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COPYRIGHT (C) 1989, STEVE STAMM TPC Technologies
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED - FOR INFO CALL (615) 984-9029
DISCLAIMER
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I have done everything that I know of to make all TPC utilities safe and
friendly. However, I make no warrenty of any kind. If you use this product
you do so at your own risk. I will not be held responsable for any loss or
damage resulting from its use. By using this product you are agreeing to
these terms.
DOCUMENTATION
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When using this utility simply "TYPE" the bin file to the screen to see a
short tutorial on how to use it.
PURPOSE
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This "COM" file allows the user to display text in windows from DOS or
from any language which allows external programs to be run. The most
useful thing about this utility is that the programmer may pass
parameters controling its position on the screen.
SYNTAX
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TPCVBROW [\ROW,COL,#ROWS,#COLS,ATTRIBUTE,]FILENAME.EXT
EXAMPLE:
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* Draw the window in dBASE or whatever language you are using...
set color to gr+/gr
@ 5 ,5 say '┌──────────────────────────────────┐'
@ 6 ,5 say '│ Scrolling Text Demo │'
@ 7 ,5 say '├──────────────────────────────────┤'
@ 8 ,5 say '│ │'
@ 9 ,5 say '│ │'
@ 10,5 say '│ │'
@ 11,5 say '│ │'
@ 12,5 say '│ │'
@ 13,5 say '│ │'
@ 14,5 say '│ │'
@ 15,5 say '│ │'
@ 16,5 say '└──────────────────────────────────┘'
* Call tpcvbrow.com to do the text browsing
! tpcvbrow \8,6,8,34,110,tpcvbrow.txt
EXPLINATION
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The following is an explanation of the param list passed to TPCVBROW.COM:
(1) ROW........... THE SCREEN ROW TO BEGIN PRINTING
(2) COL........... THE SCREEN COL TO BEGIN PRINTING
(3) #ROWS......... THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ROWS
(3) #COLS......... THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COLS
(3) ATTRIBUTE..... THE SCREEN ATTRIBUTE
NOTE
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The switches ROW, COL etc... are optional,. However, if any of the
switches are specified all of them must be passed.
REGISTRATION
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This utility is marketed using the SHAREWARE marketing concept.
The idea is simple. If you use it pay for it.
The fee for registering TPCVBROW.COM is $25
For registration of all TPC utilities the fee is $50
For a list of all the TPC utilities send a Self Addressed Stamped
Envelope.
Send all enquiries and regestration fees to:
Steve Stamm
TPC Technologies
P.O. 9634
Knoxville, Tenn. 37940
Thanks for your support!
Steve Stamm