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PRO-dVelBase Lite version 1.0 "README.TXT" file
===============================================
Thank you for your interest in PRO-dVelBase Lite. PRO-dVelBase
Lite is the "shareware" edition of Accelerated Software's
PRO-dVelBase (TM) vs 2.0 and is targeted for home users and small
businesses. This will allow you to "try before you buy". The
entire program along with documentation is distributed on disk in
.ZIP format and you may freely copy and distribute it in its
entirety, without cost except for a nominal disk handling fee.
It may also be distributed via electronic bulletin boards or CD
ROM. The documentation included in the file is only a synopsis
of the reference manual. The complete documentation will be sent
upon registration of the software.
If you are using the program regularly, we ask that you send in a
registration fee. Only as users register the software, will
Accelerated Software be able to continue to develop and market
PRO-dVelBase Lite as shareware. Please help support us! With
the registration fee, you will obtain a 200 page, indexed
reference manual and a 100 page tutorial along with a registered
copy of the software. A coupon worth $40.00 U.S. ($50.00
Canadian) towards the purchase of PRO-dVelBase version 2.0 will
also be sent. Ninety day telephone support is only available to
registered users. The registration fee is $79.95 U.S. ($89.95
Canadian + G.S.T.) plus shipping charges.
PRO-dVelBase is a non-programmable, dBASE compatible, relational,
multi-file database management system. It allows end users to
design sophisticated database systems without programming.
Inventory, invoicing, point-of-sales and customer tracking
systems can be easily designed.
PRO-dVelBase uses dBASE compatible files (both data and index).
This allows other database programs such as dBASE, Clipper,
FoxBase, dBXL, etc. to use the data from PRO-dVelBase directly
and vice versa.
Forms (data entry screens) are designed by "painting" the fields
on the screen and answering a series of questions about them.
Relationships between various database files are also established
by answering a series of questions. One-to-one, one-to-many and
many-to-one relationships can be defined.
Queries are performed by a query-by-example method and the report
generator is band orientated.
A label designer and mail merge feature is also available.
Letters can be done with the built in word processor or imported
from text files created by other word processors.
PRO-dVelBase version 2.0 is NOT marketed as shareware but through
regular commercial distribution channels. PRO-dVelBase Lite is
targeted for home users and small businesses while PRO-dVelBase
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2.0 is for larger businesses with employees, companies and
database developers. The price of PRO-dVelBase 2.0 is $250.00
U.S. ($295.00 Canadian + G.S.T.).
The following table highlights some of the differences between
the shareware version of PRO-dVelBase Lite and PRO-dVelBase 2.0.
PRO-dVelBase Lite PRO-dVelBase 2.0
----------------- ----------------
Maximum fields 127 254
Maximum records 65535 1,000,000,000
Maximum linked files 5 10
PRO-dVelBase 2.0 also has many features that PRO-dVelBase Lite
does not have including:
1. Custom menus that can bypass completely PRO-dVelBase's main
menu.
2. Creation of password protection screens.
3. Creation of query-by-form screens.
4. Improved report generator allowing for page breaks on any
group and suppression of blank lines.
5. Creation of new database objects by just renaming old ones.
6. View only mode to prevent users from editing pre-existing
records.
7. Batch commands that automate various database operations.
8. Ability to change cursor size.
9. Global memory fields that can be referenced by formulas in
any database object.
A sample small business application is included with the
software. This sample includes a customer database, personalized
mailing, inventory tracking and a multi-file invoicing system.
It can act as a skeleton for your own applications.
Installing and Running PRO-dVelBase
===================================
PRO-dVelBase Lite is distributed in .ZIP file format and requires
a copy of PKUNZIP.EXE to uncompress it. A program directory
should be created first. This may be done with the command,
"MD C:\PRO" (without the quotes), from the DOS prompt. The
program can then be uncompressed using the command,
"PKUNZIP C:\PRO\PROLIT10.ZIP C:\PRO" (if PROLIT10.ZIP is on
C:\PRO directory). The sample application is entitled,
"WIDGETS.ZIP". Another subdirectory should be created to store
the sample widgets application. This is created with the
command, "MD C:\PRO\WIDGETS", from the DOS prompt. The widgets
application can then be uncompressed with the command,
"PKUNZIP C:\PRO\WIDGETS.ZIP C:\PRO\WIDGETS".
The CONFIG.SYS file should be changed to include the following:
FILES=60
BUFFERS=20
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Be sure you are on the subdirectory in which PRO-dVelBase resides
by typing CD\PRO followed by ENTER.
It is recommended that different applications be stored in
separate subdirectories beneath the one in which PRO-dVelBase
resides. A subdirectory may be created with the command:
MD <DIRECTORY NAME>
The program may now be run directly by just typing PRO followed
by ENTER from the DOS prompt. At the main menu, the sample
application can be viewed by using the "Options/Change Dir"
command to change the data directory to "WIDGETS". A form can
then be selected and executed.
The documentation is contained in "README.TXT" (this file) and
"MANUAL.TXT". These may be printed out using the command,
"COPY *.TXT PRN", if you have a printer. Make sure you have
enough paper in the printer as "MANUAL.TXT" has over 100 pages.
System Requirements
===================
IBM PC/XT/AT or compatible computer with 640K RAM
PC/MS DOS 3.0 or greater
80x87 math coprocessor supported
Hard drive and printer recommended
Supports monochrome, Hercules, CGA, EGA or VGA adapters
Available Through
=================
Accelerated Software
15910 - 112A Street
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T5X 4X3
(403) 456-9163
FAX: (403) 457-3582
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Customer Questionnaire and Order Form (Please Print)
====================================================
1. Where did you hear about PRO-dVelBase Lite?
______________________________________________________________
2. What do you like best about PRO-dVelBase Lite?
______________________________________________________________
3. What do you like least about PRO-dVelBase Lite?
______________________________________________________________
4. How many records are in your largest database? ___________
5. Where did you get your shareware copy of PRO-dVelBase Lite?
___ Computer group ___ Friend ___ With a computer purchase
___ Bulletin board (which one?) ______________________________
___ Shareware distributor (which one?) _______________________
___ Others ____________________________
6. Suggestions for PRO-dVelBase Lite improvements.
PRICE EXTENDED
ITEM QTY EACH PRICE
---------------------- --- ----- ---------
PRO-dVelBase Lite 1.0 ___ x $79.95 (U.S.) _________
___ x $89.95 (Can.) _________
SUBTOTAL: _________
7% G.S.T. (Canadian residents only) _________
Shipping and handling ___ x $10.00 _________
($10.00 per package)
($30.00 per package for ___ x $30.00 _________
orders outside Canada or US)
TOTAL: _________
Method of Payment: [ ] Visa [ ] certified check [ ] money order
Disk Size: [ ] 5 1/4" [ ] 3 1/2"
Card number__________________________ Expiry Date: __________
Name __________________________ Signature______________________
Address________________________________________________________
City_______________________ Prov./State_______________________
Country____________________ Postal/Zip Code___________________
Phone (____)_____-_____________ Fax (____)_____-______________
* Please allow 3 to 4 weeks for delivery.
* All non-Canadian purchases payable in U.S. funds.