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Release Date Product Description
** Type Alias
09/21/95 PW50 forms show how to create, delete, and check for
aliases and alias paths, as well as how to save IDAPI
configuration and manipulate IDAPI settings in WIN.INI.
Also demonstrates use of database type variables. From
the December '95 Paradox Informant.
** Type Animation
07/01/93 Bouncing balls are smart objects for Paradox for Windows.
Each ball contains all code needed to ricochet within a
rectangular container (and more). Demonstrates use of
position property and timer method to produce moving
objects.
07/01/93 An ObjectPAL animated face which winks, blinks, and looks
around. Demonstrates use of stacked bitmaps and visible
property to produce simple animation.
** Type Applications
01/26/92 An amortization schedule creation program with PAL source
code.
04/18/92 Tabulates the number, face value, and purchase cost of
U.S. Savings Bonds. Contains complete PAL source code.
09/03/91 A PAL script that will output your mailing list sorted
for the bundles required by the US Postal Service for
Third Class mail.
01/17/92 A fully-documented accounting register package (checkbook
tracking program).
09/11/88 Script to run an auto-numbering check register with a
running balance. Provides check numbers starting at 1000.
May add account numbers for tax purposes.
03/21/92 Easy way to keep track of your checking account. This PAL
program reconciles easily, prints checks, and uses a
dynamic popup routine. All source code is included.
01/04/93 Sample processes from this company's various commercial
products.
03/16/93 Complete invoicing/accounting/journal program - demo
version - requires Paradox 4.0.
06/06/92 A mailing list management program with Paradox source
code. Quite elaborate.
10/28/92 A PAL Org Chart process. From 11/92 Paradox Informant. By
Tony Goodman.
01/16/93 An interface "shell" for multiple applications, includes
several small sample apps, like PhoneList, ToDoList.
01/17/93 Complete program
includes query, workspace, dialog box, event handling,
etc. Source code included, too.
01/14/92 A membership application with complete state abbreviation
table to demonstrate PopUp Menus. From 2/92 Issue.
03/21/93 A demo for using the sample tables that come with PdoxWin
- from LAPALS presentation.
06/01/92 Script, table, and report which can be used to generate
lottery numbers that can be used for most state's lottery
games.
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01/20/93 Demo of vertical market application for automotive
industry repair centers - other products also available.
01/02/94 Paradox for DOS application (no source code) to run a
Disc Jockey business.
02/14/94 Simple, but complete, client mailing list application
with full Paradox for DOS 4.0 source code. Supports
incremental search, selection dialog, merge file creation
and more.
04/20/93 Robust example of ObjectPAL coding of a phone driven
Order Entry Application. Primarily presented as a
learning tool. Not full featured, but has most elements
of this type of application. No reports.
05/02/94 A system to track clients in Paradox for Windows. Source
code available for $99.
01/05/94 Tracks and schedules and budgets for time of volunteer
and paid medical professionals (EMTs). Paradox 4.x for
DOS.
07/07/94 Paradox 4.5 for Windows (only) database that tracks
employment opportunities, with contacts, resumes sent,
employers, etc.
06/07/94 Paradox for Windows 4.5 program to track office personnel
locations and "While you were out" messages.
09/14/94 A system to track clients in Paradox for Windows 5.0.
Source code available for $99.
09/14/94 Paradox for Windows 5.0 program to track office personnel
locations and "While you were out" messages.
01/01/95 Address and phone management system. Autodialer and
reports by area code, category, phone number, zip code,
etc.
12/05/94 Incomplete Paradox for Windows application with several
UI designs that could be expanded for other use. Includes
Tabs, Pciture Builder (Date), and more. Source code
included.
02/24/95 Paradox for Windows application for managing calendar, to
do list, and address book.
01/18/95 Amortization program written in Paradox for DOS 3.5.
01/20/95 Amortization program written in Paradox for DOS 4.5.
05/01/95 Form-table combination demonstrating progressive
filtering of a table view to match user input (e.g. a
person's name). Useful for locating a partially known
value.
05/27/95 Lotus ScreenCam demonstration of the Suspect Image
Database, which organizes and retrieves data on criminal
suspects, including color photos. The case study is
reviewed in the July 95 Paradox Informant. The shorter
version is SID.ZIP.
05/27/95 Lotus ScreenCam demonstration of the Suspect Image
Database, which organizes and retrieves data on criminal
suspects, including color photos. The case study is
reviewed in the July 95 Paradox Informant. The longer
version is DEMO2.ZIP.
07/08/95 Business management specific to selling Mary Kay
Cosmetics. Includes order entry and tracking, customer
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profiling, and account tracking and reporting. Assists
in business accounting and sales and inventory management.
07/26/95 Demonstration database of U.S. companies and their fax
numbers. Searchable by name, location and SIC code (a
list of SIC codes is provided). Demo version is fully
functional but contains only a fraction of the entire
database.
09/10/95 Another Lotus ScreenCam demonstration of the Suspect
Image Database v2.5, which organizes and retrieves data
on criminal suspects, including color photos. Case study
is reviewed in the July 95 Paradox Informant. See also
SID.ZIP and DEMO2.ZIP.
04/05/95 P4W 5.0 staff management app includes table (with OLE
field for photos), form, and reports for detail
presentation, labels, and status reporting.
04/05/95 Staff time-tracking app for P4W 5.0 includes tables for
staff and hours, 2 data entry forms, and a report printed
directly by a button on the main form.
04/05/95 P4W 5.0 contact manager includes tables, forms, and
reports for contacts, calls (to contacts), and a tickler
file (a to-do list related to contacts).
** Type Arrays
07/16/93 Displays a dialog box of currently defined arrays. User
can select one and display its contents. After first use
in a session, you must use Update to update the list of
arrays if you create or release an array.
04/06/94 Source code demonstrating the creation and use of two and
three-dimensional arrays in PAL. From the May'94 Paradox
Informant article.
07/30/94 Set of DLLs to add two and three dimensional arrays with
smallint, longint, and number elements to Paradox for
Windows.
** Type AutoIncrement
12/28/90 Uses the WAIT command and the CMAX function to increment
a field in a table. Use with COEDIT mode.
** Type Backup
06/07/93 Backup and restore program using a dialog box. Includes
disk formatting, clearing, checks disk space, and uses
PKZIP. Requires Paradox 4.0 and DOS 5.0 or greater.
** Type Barcode
12/09/93 Produces black and white PCX bar code graphic images for
use with Paradox or other systems which have PCX import
capability. Includes UPC A & E, EAN/IAN 8 & 13,
Interleaved 2 of 5, Code 39, Code 128, Standard 2 of 5
and PostNet. 300x300 dpi resolution.
06/07/94 Sample TrueType font from the C39Tools font package, a
collection of Code 39 fonts in TrueType and Type 1
format. These are commonly used for inventory, ID and
tracking purposes. This demo has only 6 characters, but
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includes source code for Pdx Windows.
06/10/94 Sample application code for using a barcode data entry
system. Also prints mailing labels that include a
POSTNET code.
** Type Benchmarking
11/24/92 Builds tables and adds records to them to create an I/O
performance index.
05/14/93 Benchmarking exercise (with source code) to compare
Paradox for DOS and Windows.
** Type Browse
08/17/91 Script for browsing and sorting tables. The script is a
generic procedure. The name of the table, and required
details are passed as parameters.
08/17/92 PAL script which emulates a dBASE browse with a SET
FILTER TO. Lets you browse through a subset of the
records of a table and edit them without first performing
a query.
03/17/92 Browses a Paradox table in a window. Optionally executes
the procedure named in the last argument when F10 is
pressed. Returns current field to retval. Highly
configurable.
07/22/93 File browser and launcher. Source code is in German. You
can use it as a standard File dialog box. It returns the
current path. You can launch any windows file which has
an extension in the WIN.INI file. Browse Paradox tables,
forms, etc. and start them.
07/13/94 EXE lets you browse all Paradox 3.5/4.0 tables in a
specified directory. It builds a temporary table of Pdx
database files and opens a scrollable list box into this
table. From the table list, any table can be opened and
viewed. C++ source code avail.
** Type Bug Fix
04/30/92 Code and two COM files which fix a delay problem when
launching Paradox 3.5 from WordPerfect Office.
** Type Buttons
02/10/93 Borland-style buttons for PdoxWin. To use, just clip and
paste into your forms. They know how to behave as if they
were Borland 2-state pushbuttons. They consist of a box
object containing two bitmap objects.
07/26/92 PAL code for buttons in a Wait Proc. From August 1992
issue of Paradox Informant. By Tony Goodman.
02/20/93 Using button objects and OPAL to create a toggle effect.
06/15/93 Two forms with Borland style push buttons. Includes help
file and example of a slider control.
07/20/93 Sample buttons, with Paradox for Windows source, using
button values and PostAction method to show how buttons
can be used in groups to set a value from some
enumeration or individually to toggle between true and
false.
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07/19/93 Paradox for DOS procedure that shows how to hide buttons
in a dialog box.
02/18/94 P4W form and reusable library to control Button fonts.
Includes checkbox and radiobuttons that turn font bold
when activated.. Full source code.
02/11/94 Shows technique for changing radio button field objects
by dynamically changing Displaytype property of field
object and using the linked list properties of radio
buttons to arrange display of the buttons.
05/02/94 Paradox for Windows form which demonstrates different
techniques for creating a robust two-state pushbutton.
Builds on concepts mentioned in the May '94 Paradox
Informant article "A Simple Button".
05/03/94 Examples and technical information showing how to
construct Paradox for Windows buttons that look and act
like Paradox's built in buttons.
03/31/94 BTTrackr. A Paradox for Windows button behavior tracking
demonstration. From the May 1994 Paradox Informant
article by Kadavanich and Cary Jensen.
04/07/94 Custom buttons written in ObjectPAL, most suitable for
speed bar applications. The can operate in normal (up,
down) and "latch up/down" mode. They generate a
mouseclick event each time they are released with the
mouse over them.
07/06/94 Simple toggles to turn off/on tracer and debugging while
running the form.
07/06/94 Small Paradox for Windows routine which dynamically
resizes buttons in relation to the width of its text
label. Very useful for OPAL programmers who wish to
eventually produce non-English versions of their
applications (with longer labels).
07/17/94 Normal 16 color buttons with a bitmap and label text. The
text can be modified and translated without affecting the
bitmap image. Borland style.
02/05/95 Document, in Word 6 format, and sample form showing
functions for graphic buttons, dynamic resizing of
buttons according to label text, default buttons,
keyboard accelerators, etc.
03/07/95 ObjectPAL resource library with xButtons includes, button
styles, resource bubble map, resource bitmaps, 3D dialog
frames, 800 bitmaps (150 xButton Borland style), new
Borland style bitmap code to use with normal buttons. 1st
of 4 files, see XB_PARTn.
03/02/95 ObjectPAL resource library with xButtons includes, button
styles, resource bubble map, resource bitmaps, 3D dialog
frames, 800 bitmaps (150 xButton Borland style), new
Borland style bitmap code to use with normal buttons. 2nd
of 4 files, see XB_READ.
03/02/95 ObjectPAL resource library with xButtons includes, button
styles, resource bubble map, resource bitmaps, 3D dialog
frames, 800 bitmaps (150 xButton Borland style), new
Borland style bitmap code to use with normal buttons. 3rd
of 4 files, see XB_READ.
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03/02/95 ObjectPAL resource library with xButtons includes, button
styles, resource bubble map, resource bitmaps, 3D dialog
frames, 800 bitmaps (150 xButton Borland style), new
Borland style bitmap code to use with normal buttons. 4th
of 4 files, see XB_READ.
02/06/95 Paradox for Windows 5.0 form which demonstrates two state
buttons. You push them in and they stay in until you push
them again.
** Type Calculated Fields
03/17/93 How to calculate a calculated field.
11/07/95 PW50 form shows how to change the value of a field
programmatically using mathematical operations attached
to the ChangeValue methods of other fields. Works like a
hand-made calculated field and is therefore more flexible
than regular calculated fields.
** Type Clones
12/29/91 Program written in C with Paradox Engine which allows
browsing of Paradox tables from the DOS command line.
12/28/91 Simple Windows table browser written in MicroSoft Visual
Basic with Paradox Engine. Includes a structure and data
viewer.
** Type Code Management
07/11/93 Allows you to get all of the code attached to objects on
your forms and write them into an ASCII file. Once this
has been done you can edit that file and then have
CodeHelper read that file and it will modify the methods
on your form.
12/27/94 Lets ObjectPAL programmers exchange methods between any
two code-bearing files (forms, libraries and scripts).
Alternative to Windows cut and paste.
01/23/95 Noweb document assists in 'weaving' and 'tangling' chunks
of code and descriptive text for the benefit of compilers
and human readers respectively. From the April 95 Paradox
Informant.
03/16/95 Non-modal dialog box contains buttons for copying and
pasting source code to and from forms/objects. From the
May 95 Paradox Informant.
06/01/93 Paradox code pre-processor, like C style pre-processors.
Supports conditional code, macros and more. Adds "System"
(preprocessor) variables similar to DOS variables or
simple C #defines. Conditional code similar to #if and
#endif.
08/24/95 Demos of framework strategies for P4W: automatic
form-level calls to a main library, automatic calls by
all methods to tables for special instructions, and
insertion of objects to intercept bubbled events. From
the October 95 Paradox Informant.
05/01/95 P4W 5.0 dialog form reformats code in forms, libraries,
and scripts in a selected directory. Handles indentation
(replacing tabs with spaces) and comment formatting.
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Uses a selectable-list interface. From the October 95
Paradox Informant.
** Type Communication
03/18/93 Example of calling Comm API for a dialer.
05/30/92 PAL script which emulates Borland Sidekick phone number
dialer. Once installed, Alt+D will highlight the first
number with a dash. Space bar will highlight the next,
and <CR> will dial the number.
12/29/91 A PAL routine that dials a telephone number that is
specified in your program. It does not shell to DOS and,
once setup, can be called from any Paradox mode.
04/09/92 Phone dialer which can handle any of the following
formats: aaa-aaaa, (aaa) aaa-aaaa, aaa-aaa-aaaa,
1-aaa-aaa-aaaa, or 1-aaa-aaaa. Supports com 1-4.
01/01/92 An MCI Mail electronic mail database system written in C
and PAL. The C portion of the code requires Paradox
Engine.
05/20/89 A script and library file to permit serial communications
within a Paradox application.
04/27/89 Resident interrupt handler that establishes serial
communications and then loads Paradox. Serial port
communications are routed through the keyboard buffer and
serial input functions as another keyboard.
07/01/93 Small bitmap with all necessary code attached which will
use your modem to dial the telephone number in the active
field. Cut and paste functionality.
07/16/93 MCI text processing for Paradox for Windows updated.
03/08/95 Method for Paradox for Windows, through DDE links, to
manage Delrina's WinFax Pro 3.0 for the transmission of
faxes. Takes three arguments that specify the operation
to be performed, fax phone number, and the name of the
recipient.
05/07/94 Paradox Compuserve message handling application. Lets
users of TapCis and OzCis store CIS message and catalog
files. Source code taken from the PDOXDOS libraries,
Paradox Informant articles and Paradox 4 Developer's
Guide book.
05/07/94 Collects CIS message threads into one Paradox 4.0
database file.
03/30/94 Fix for library problem with PMail, by Gary Handley of
Clothing Control Systems.
05/29/94 Simple modem dialer DLL and sample PDOXWIN form to show
how to use it.
11/17/94 Sample Paradox for Windows FSL which shows how to
integrate WinFax 4.0 fax program with Paradox.
12/29/94 Borland Tech Note 2747 shows how to configure Paradox 5.0
for Windows Object Exchange for a cc:Mail account.
03/01/95 Paradox 4.5 for Windows routine to have modem dial phone
numbers. Keeps track of duration of calls. Offers a range
of reports on logged calls.
05/09/95 Windows DLL allowing user to send alphanumeric messages
to pagers. Requires one function call from any language
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supporting DLL calls. Registered version lifts
40-character limit, allows multiple messages per call,
and allows control of pop-up display.
03/19/95 Command line fax utilities package designed for use in
applications. Registered version does PCL5 converting,
graphics, send/receive, fax viewing, fax log, variable
resolution and page lengths, and more. Demo version does
ASCII fax sending only.
07/19/95 P4D app marks records in a table, then faxes those
records (via query-and-report) using the QuickLink II fax
TSR. A DOS batch file loads the TSR before starting
Paradox. See the readme file for info on QLII. From the
August 95 Paradox Informant.
03/18/93 P4W 5.0 form-library combination lets the user dial a
number from any COM port. Includes a button option for
tone/pulse and instructions on building in a redial
function.
11/14/95 PW50 form contains a button which can be pasted onto any
form. Button uses Windows API calls to dial a modem, and
will not interrupt data transmissions by other Windows
applications.
11/13/95 PW50 form uses DDE to automate faxing with WinFax Pro.
Form contains a tableframe bound to a customer table and
buttons that check/uncheck records for inclusion in a fax
broadcast. From the December '95 Paradox Informant.
** Type Compiler
09/30/94 Files necessary to compile Renaissance applications with
TurboPAL. A sample TPJ is included.
03/30/95 Questions and answers about Target Software's TurboPAL
Paradox compiler.
** Type Configuration
03/06/88 Script and library for procedures that will determine the
configuration of the Paradox system in use and report to
screen, printer, or file.
07/07/91 Script to determine whether Paradox is currently in
Protected Mode.
02/14/93 No longer available. Reads .ini files for system control
parameters for PFWin. No support from author.
06/12/93 Opens a standard Windows "File Open" dialog box and lets
you select a PDOXWORK.INI file. If you click the OK
button, the program sorts the INI file so that you can
switch within the folder using the arrow keys. Keeps last
ini entry current when moving.
12/14/93 Version 1.12 of a Paradox for DOS script which allows
retrieval of information from and writes of information
to an initialization (.INI) file.
01/27/94 Paradox for Windows script which allows user to edit
about a dozen items in an application specifi INI file,
using text fields, numeric fields, radio buttons and
check boxes. Allows user to save new settings, cancel, or
re-read the existing settings.
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** Type Containership
09/03/93 Supporting files used to illustrate Paradox for Windows'
containership hierarchy. From the October 1993 Paradox
Informant article.
10/11/93 Supporting files used to illustrate Paradox for Windows'
containership hierarchy. From the November 1993 Paradox
Informant article. (See also MP1093).
** Type Converter
08/26/92 Paradox 4.0 tool for removing the tedium of converting
tables and libraries from earlier versions of Paradox to
version 4.0.
10/28/92 Code for stripping CIS Mail using the PAL Match()
function. From 11/92 Paradox Informant.
10/13/92 Creates a table from Borland Technical Faxes. Includes
Query/report processes.
09/24/92 Procs and documentation to create Word Perfect Macros and
MailMerge files from within Paradox.
07/01/93 Sample form to export any table to an ASCII text file.
08/23/93 Several routines to assist in developing ObjectPAL
scripts to import text files. Read text files much faster
than with built-in TextStream routines. Easily manipulate
fields in comma delimited files. Reduce import time by 67%
07/31/93 Access to and control over the Export Dialog Box using
ObjectPAL. All file formats supported by Paradox for
Windows are supported. How to use EXPORT.FSL to export a
file.
07/31/93 Paradox for Windows code to import delimited text files
using ObjectPAL. This code does not use the TextStream
object. Calls the import dialog box and fills in
parameters to execute the import. 10 times faster than
TextStream and TCursor code.
07/22/93 Paradox for Windows code to import fixes length ASCII
text files using ObjectPAL. Written entirely in ObjectPAL.
09/23/94 Import ASCII data into an existing Paradox for Windows
table. Exits with errorlevels to aid in batch files.
Creates ASCII table of un-loadable data. Supports memo
fields.
04/18/95 Converts Paradox for DOS objects to Paradox for Windows
objects.
03/30/94 File required for transporting objects using Borland's
Object Exchange (OBEX) with Lotus Notes or CC:Mail.
07/19/94 A DOS utility that converts Paradox tables and indexes
from one block size to another.
05/28/94 Paradox Forum (on CompuServe) file library catalog
manager. Shows how to translate text files using OPAL
while keeping track of Paradox resources on CompuServe.
12/05/94 Converts a QBE file into a query string.
10/11/94 PFW procedure work around for Pdx 5's bug in
importASCIIFix. It accepts the same parameters so that
you can use a simple search and replace.
12/27/94 Rich Text Format (RTF) file generator library for
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ObjectPAL. Also a demo form that displays RTF code for
formatted memos.
01/05/95 "Roll your own" TextStream import/export utilities. From
the Feb'95 Paradox Informant.
08/29/94 Utility to send your data to Word for Windows. Features
drag-n-drop data entry, hot-keys, and reusable objects.
From the Feb'95 Paradox Informant.
07/07/95 Advertisement in Windows Write format for Open Exchange
for Windows 1.1, a comprehensive data converter.
05/30/95 Animated demonstration of Open Exchange for Windows 1.1
(VBX/Developer's Kit), a comprehensive data converter.
09/21/95 demo-it! tour of Open Exchange for Windows 1.1 tools
(Open Exchange Pro, VBX/Developer's Kit, Open Exchange
DLL), including overviews, guided tours, questions &
answers, and ordering information.
10/13/95 Product Q&A data sheet on the Open Exchange DLL in
Windows Write format, including some information on the
VBX/Developer's Kit and Open Exchange Pro. Also includes
support and ordering information.
06/07/95 MS Powerpoint presentation containing feature
descriptions and ordering information for Open Exchange
for Windows 1.1, a comprehensive data converter.
10/16/95 Update to Open Exchange Pro. Version 1.50.40. This
update is for registered users and contains changed files
only. Contains new features, bug fixes, and support for
new spreadsheet drivers. The update for the Developer's
Edition is DEVUPD.ZIP.
** Type Crosstab
09/03/93 A demonstration of working with Crosstabs in Paradox 4.x.
Includes sample tables and script. From the October'93
Paradox Informant article.
10/11/93 Supporting files and code from the Pseudo 2-D Dynarrays
article in the November'93 Paradox Informant. See also
KT1093 (the first in the series of articles).
03/31/94 Demonstration of using Crosstabs in Paradox for Windows.
From the May '94 Paradox Informant article.
06/08/95 P4W 5.0 library that generates crosstab tables. Example
form for calling the library is missing.
** Type Data Compression
05/27/92 Paradox utility to clean up slack space in library files.
Shows compression progress and final size reduction.
Source code is available for $5.
08/24/94 Compact all Paradox for Windows and DOS files in a
directory.
** Type Data Dictionary
09/28/92 Documents all objects in a directory - tables, forms,
reports, scripts, graphs, etc.
10/26/92 Interactive Data Dictionary to design, maintain, and
document a Paradox application database.
10/25/92 Interactive Data Dictionary to design, maintain, and
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document a Paradox application database - descriptive
document.
10/26/92 Interactive Data Dictionary to design, maintain, and
document a Paradox application database - Help/Tutorial
files.
04/01/95 Interactive data and script dictionary/project manager
for Paradox for DOS developers. Development, maintenance
and documentation support. Manages multiple 3.5/4.0/4.5
projects. Online help facility.
03/23/95 Set of data dictionary tools lets user extract and store
table structure information in PW tables and allows bulk
changes and table rebuilds to match. From the May 95
Paradox Informant.
** Type Data Entry
12/29/91 Enhancements to the PAL ACCEPT command. Allows editing in
field view rather than just [backspace] and
[ctrl][backspace] as with the accept command.
12/28/91 Utility for use with DoWait that simplifies and manages
the IMAGENO() function for embedded forms. From 10/91
Issue.
09/20/90 Code which demonstrates a "smartkey" approach for keying
a customer or similar table. Useful for quickly accessing
customer accounts for order taking or cash application.
11/08/91 Data Entry Screen Controller. A direct method for
controlling the entry of Paradox forms, with or without
PAL programming. A 12/3/92 version is available from the
author.
09/26/89 Generic code that presents a menu to allow editing,
inserting and deleting of table entries.
09/29/92 A collection of processes for handling unique IDs. From
10/92 Paradox Informant.
09/09/88 Enables editing of related items based on a predefined
key within a standard Paradox form. Batches are used so
that the programmer can allow the user to cancel the
edits made to the related table, no matter how many were
made.
09/15/94 Database keeps track of The Simpsons television show
episodes. Tracks title, season, code, and notes on each
show. Includes data through the fifth season. ObjectPAL
code is available for $99.
** Type Data Model
03/08/93 Customer summary demonstration form from the Borland
International Conference session "Editable View in
Paradox for Windows". Demonstrates using a query in a
data-model to create a fully editable view.
03/09/94 Tutorial documenting anomaly in bound forms displaying 1
to many data model with multi record master. The detail
table may not receive a datunlockrecord or datapostrecord
action when the detail record is not posted. Includes
work around code.
03/31/94 Tricks in using the Paradox for Windows Data Model. This
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file includes all supporting files discussed in Kevin
Smith's article in the May 1994 Paradox Informant.
05/16/94 The how and why to placing the same table twice in a Data
Model. From the September 1994 Paradox Informant magazine
article.
09/19/95 Sample PW50 forms demonstrate 2 methods for working
around record locking restrictions imposed by referential
integrity. Strategy allows docking of multiple detail
records by "faking" the one-to-many relationship. From
the November '95 Paradox Informant.
** Type Date
02/15/93 A calendar program for PdoxWin. A very early effort at
objectpal with a minor bug. Not polished, but the author
offers an improved version for those who are interested.
12/27/91 Pop up calendar while in Paradox. May be called via a
setkey. From 5/91 Paradox Informant issue.
12/05/91 A PAL script that verifies that the user is in a date
field. If the date field is blank, it is replaced with
the system date. If the user presses '+' the date value
is incremented. If the user presses '-' it is
decremented.
05/29/92 Displays a date/time box with a message to the user to
replace battery, run SETUP utility, or contact their
dealer if the time is incorrect.
08/30/92 Paradox 4.0 PAL script and documentation to produce a
dialog box with a keyboard or mouse scrollable calendar.
User can select date by directly by entering it in an
edit box.
12/29/91 Converts Julian date input to Paradox dates. When your
source material contains Julian dates, this allows you to
input them directly to a Paradox date field.
12/11/91 Code demonstrating how to Query a table with a month
field, and replace the date with the month in YYMM
format. Prompts user for month and selects preceding 12.
This will be helpful in generating a 12 month report.
09/16/93 Obsolete. View and print Paradox 4.0 and 4.5 data in
calendar format. Any table with a date field can be
transformed into a calendar. Monthly, multi-week, weekly,
and daily calendars are available. Demo version for 1992
only.
03/25/92 A left/right scrollable window and a procedure to convert
a Julian date to a regular Paradox date.
05/01/93 Demo of using an embedded calendar on an order entry
form. View or use calendar dates from user defined range
of dates.
10/11/93 Paradox for Windows scrollable calendar with all source
code. Use keyboard or mouse to scroll through the
calendar. Dates can also be entered directly into the
calendar. Can be used for lookup/help in date type fields.
08/24/94 Popup calendar for any Paradox for Windows 5.0
application. Displays a calendar and lets user select a
date with the mouse. User modifiable for special dates
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and holidays. Configurable color and messages.
12/27/93 Two dialog boxes to set system time and date, written in
C with source and compiled EXEs. Useful for "post dating"
and correcting for daylight savings time.
01/26/94 Monthly calendar utility script/table/report combination.
Prints attractive calendar pages. Demonstrates
manipulation of report objects under OPAL and other
intermediate techniques.
02/09/94 Paradox for Windows 20 ObjectPAL code to display a time
of day clock, updated every second, in the right most
section of the status/message area. Illustrates how to
divert messages to any part of the status/message bar.
05/05/94 Adds several time related features to PW applications.
Including Windows multitasking during any process, adding
clocks and indicators.
07/21/94 PdxDOS script to get dates in a dialog box. Has 4 custom
buttons and extensive error checking of input dates
(including leap years and centuries). Buttons for quick
search this week, next week, this month and next month.
08/23/94 Paradox for Windows procedure which takes two valid dates
and a "HOLIDAYS" table to calculate business days in a
given period of time.
02/28/94 Popup calendar for any Paradox for Windows 3 application.
Displays a calendar and lets user select a date with the
mouse. User modifiable for special dates and holidays.
Configurable color and messages.
10/28/94 Drop Down Date Box that works with Paradox 4.5 and 5.0
for Windows. Similar to the date boxes in Lotus
Organizer, but with some added functionality.
10/23/94 Drop Down Date Box that works with Paradox 5.0 for
Windows. Similar to the date boxes in Lotus Organizer,
but with some added functionality.
06/09/95 P4W 5.0 form that presents a calendar on screen. Users
can use mouse or keyboard to change date. Returns a date
value. Defaults to current date, but another date can be
passed. See calendar.txt for improvements over earlier
versions.
11/17/94 Sample calendar for Paradox for Windows with appointment
tables. Source code available from the author.
04/21/95 P4W 5.0 form-library combination for calculating a
person's age, a Julian date, the week in which a date
falls, and the dates of the first and last days of the
month in which a date falls. From the June 95 Paradox
Informant.
06/25/95 P4W 5.0 form calculates a wide variety of dates, times,
and intervals between dates. Includes a table of U.S.
holidays for 1994 and 1995.
09/21/95 P4D dialog script lets user specify shipping and reminder
dates. Runs in English or German. Includes a table of
public holidays and shows week-of-year. See
documentation text file for important credit and contact
information. Call before faxing.
10/10/95 P4W 5.0 dialog form returns current date, yesterday's
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date, a specified date, a date range since a specified
date, or a date range between 2 dates. Readme file
includes calling code. Intended for use with GetDate2,
from "Killer Paradox 5 for Windows."
10/20/95 PW50 script-table-report set creates and displays a
monthly calendar of appointments. User initializes
(creates) the calendar by entering start and finish
dates. Script fills the table and runs the report. From
the January '96 Paradox Informant.
** Type DDE
06/09/94 Dialog box that allows you to export data from Paradox
for Windows to Word for Windows. Creates a new WinWord
document with an internal table, the first row of which
contains the field names. Binary, graphic, and OLE data
fields cannot be exported.
05/25/93 A walkthrough of using DDE and OLE with Paradox for
Windows, with examples.
04/04/94 Transfers OLE objects to/from Clipboard. Lets you save
OLE object to a file and reload from the file. Useful for
Paradox for Windows 4.5, which lacks full OLE
capabilities. Requires VBRUN300.DLL.
08/24/94 DDE at work in Paradox for Windows. This example presents
how to use DDE to the Windows program Manager. From the
Oct'94 issue of Paradox Informant Magazine.
** Type Debugger
11/25/91 No longer marketed or supported. Test data generator for
Paradox applications.
10/28/92 Self-contained error trapping utility for Paradox 4.0,
including file-writing ability. (Enhanced version of 3.5
process in DANUTL) From 11/92 Paradox Informant.
02/10/93 A partial listing of ObjectPAL constants for debugging.
04/09/92 Pops up a screen with all global variables currently in
memory, letting you browse regardless of your current
mode. Especially useful for debugging programs.
06/13/93 Form containing UIObject types with which a person can
interact and see events that are triggered displayed in a
table at the bottom of the form. Based on Dan Calhoun's
Paradox Informant article.
07/22/93 Logs all errors on the stack to a table in the working
directory and allows the user to browse the error
messages. Examples of logging routines in ObjectPAL from
Paradox Informant Sept.'93 issue.
02/16/94 Event tracer demo for Paradox for Windows. Records every
event in a form and presents formatted listing of
sequence of events as they occur. Translates event IDs
and prints the text values for reason and error codes and
marks events internal/external.
02/16/94 Debugging tool for Paradox for DOS 4.5. From the Paradox
Informant Magazine March 1994 article.
03/15/94 System procedures for the TracTuner utility featured in
the March 1994 and April 1994 issues of Paradox Informant.
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03/31/94 Third in a series on the TracTuner debugging tool for
Paradox for DOS. From the May 1994 Paradox Informant
article.
04/24/94 Scrollable Watch Windows for TracTuner. From the June
1994 Paradox Informant article.
08/09/94 Fifth in a series on the TracTuner debugging tool for
Paradox for DOS. From the September 1994 Paradox
Informant article.
** Type Demonstrator
10/01/95 Builds demos and tutorials via scripts that start and
control Windows applications through keystrokes and mouse
actions. Scripts can pause to display text, graphics,
menus, and input dialog boxes. Also works as a Windows
batch language.
** Type Development
11/24/92 From 12/92 Paradox Informant - several generic processes
for your programming toolbox - query generator, lock
checker, table viewer.
06/13/93 Project manager for cataloging your system or application
along with performing global method replacement and
UIObject name changes. Source code available for $15.
Define an alias named "Project" that maps to the
directory you UNZIP to, open PRJ$MGR.DLL
10/19/94 Paradox for Windows add-in that contains a combination of
powerful utilities for Windows including a folder, file,
language, documentation, object browser and additions
utility.
05/16/94 Demonstrates how to design a set of cursors using
Borland's Resource Workshop. From July 1994 issue of
Paradox Informant.
11/30/94 Paradox for Windows 5.0 application (Toolbar for
developers) which simplifies form and design procedures.
Toolbar will always select the topmost form or report on
the Paradox desktop and attach itself to this
form/report. Re-aligns to form after changes.
05/05/95 Delivers selectable groups of forms, reports, libraries
and scripts into another directory. From the July 95
Paradox Informant.
06/09/95 P4W 5.0 form with information on the Aragon Tool Box v5.0.
07/22/95 P4W 5.0 dialog form delivers forms, reports, libraries,
and scripts. Source and destination directories are
selectable via the P4W Directory Browser, and object
types are selectable via check boxes. Includes progress
bar.
12/16/95 PW script delivers all coded files (forms, libraries,
scripts, reports) from a source to a target directory.
Also copies tables, queries, bitmaps, initialization, and
configuration files.
** Type Dialog Box
03/21/93 A form to make forms that look like the Borland dialog
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boxes.
09/09/88 Scripts to draw boxes in center of the screen with up to
3 lines of messages. Includes error checking.
02/04/93 Author asks that code NOT be redistributed. Part of the
continuing Event Manager series - from 1/93 Paradox
Informant.
06/28/92 Primer on using ShowDialog. From the July 1992 Paradox
Informant.
12/28/91 Creates dialog boxes that are displayed on the PAL
Canvas. Provides an alternative method to "message" the
user and get user input to simple questions.
06/28/92 Paradox 4.0 Message Window - from 6/92 Paradox Informant.
11/24/92 A well commented example of how to wordwrap a text string
in a dialog box with an OK button.
04/04/94 Fully functional, but crippled, version of Dialog Box
utility (make boxes with limited # of parameters).
Paradox 4.0 or 4.5 required for use of the code created
by this program.
12/17/90 Script to provide an extension to the "accept" command in
Paradox, by limiting the possible choices to those in a
pop-up window. Several utility procedures for setting up
the pop-ups are included.
11/08/92 Uses ACCEPT from a dialog box to input expressions into a
query.
12/14/91 Three procedures for producing centered messages on
screen, with choice of line, attributes, sleep time, wait
for keypress, etc.
02/08/92 Shadowed box, auto-size, auto-located, displays text from
array that must be named SBText and should be private to
the procedure calling ShadowBox().
03/22/93 How to create a vertical menu within a dialog box - from
4/93 Paradox Informant.
03/24/94 Allows you to quickly create dialog boxes scripts for
Paradox 4.x. Using the mouse you may easily place and
move control elements in your dialog box. You may then
save the dialog box to a PAL script. Supports 4.5
SHOWDIALOG statement.
07/16/93 Creates a centered lookup dialog box for user selection
of the passed LookupArray.
08/25/93 Window sizing utility to assist in determining exact
dimensions and positions of forms being designed. Also a
good demonstration of including Windows Help in
application.
06/10/93 Paradox message display utility script. Makes messages
consistent, easily changeable everywhere, allows multiple
applications to share messages, makes
internationalization easier, allows reports of messages
for use in user manuals, etc.
11/18/93 Generic multi-line message box dialogs. Paradox for DOS
source for MsgOk, MsgYesNo, MsgNoYes, and MsgYesNoCancel
dialog boxes. Text can be centered within dialog box or
even set to blink. Dialog title and button labels can be
specified as parameters.
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11/10/94 Paradox for DOS 4.5 library with procedures for
displaying message boxes, "OK" boxes, "OK Cancel" boxes,
etc. on screen, with automatic centering on screen,
aligned text, and buttons.
03/11/94 Plug-in multi-selection listbox dialogs for Paradox for
Windows. Single listbox. Twin listbox dialog.
10/25/93 Call restructure dialog box from within ObjectPAL. The
continue to send pack and/or other instructions with
sendkeys. You can send any keystrokes possible with
sendkeys and any that are accepted from within the
restructure dialog box.
08/01/94 A collection of Paradox for DOS dialog boxes for
displaying common messages, reminiscent of PFW style.
09/06/94 Sample of a Paradox for Windows 5.0 Chicago (Win'95)
style dialog box. Includes indented title bar and
dragging support.
09/06/94 Generic Dialog Box handler for Paradox for DOS 4.5.
09/05/94 Lets you create popular Microsoft type dialog boxes.
Emulates a real life folder, like Lotus Organizer. Uses a
template form, copies it to the target form and then
manipulates it for your purpose.
12/13/94 Set of over 50 custom dialog boxes and ObjectPAL
extensions to Paradox for Windows. Includes ultimate
table lookup dialog, which lets users incrementally
locate. Also supports pattern searching and multiple sort
orders within a table lookup.
11/13/94 Test form and library that show how change your dialog
boxes to Chicago style dialog boxes.
10/24/94 DLL callable from ObjectPAL that lets you creation dialog
windows with miniature caption bars like the toolbox type
windows seen in Visual Basic and Excel. Ability to
read/write the Windows Clipboard and change to 60
different mouse cursors included.
02/13/95 Paradox for Windows code showing how to use tabular
tableview's "visible" property in a display form to
simulate a drop down selection box which will display and
allow selection from a standard .DB table.
08/06/95 Alternative to P4W view() method lets programmer trap for
return values. Returns "Cancel" when user presses Cancel
button, "OK" when user presses OK button.
09/12/95 P4D 4.x library of dialog box generation tools and
utilities quickly creates dialog boxes with pushbuttons,
text entry fields, radio buttons, and pick lists. Layout
is automatic and 1 MB manual is included. Registered
version allows access to PAL code.
06/16/95 P4W 5.0 dialog form automates trapping for hot key
combinations for buttons and fields by using a unique
object naming scheme. Also traps for Enter and Escape
keys. From the August 95 Paradox Informant.
09/26/95 Script-based demo of author's P4D 4.x library of dialog
box generation tools. Includes demonstration forms,
tables, and libraries. Source code in demo script is
accessible.
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** Type Directory
11/16/90 Allows switching directories through the use of a hot
key. Written for use on a network but can be changed to
use on a stand alone system.
02/20/93 Hotkey script for directory changes.
03/18/89 An executable file with C source. When run in a
directory, the file outputs a PAL script that will pop-up
a change directory list permitting the user to change to
any of the subdirectories off the directory it was run in.
06/28/92 PAL code to let user locate and select a Paradox table
anywhere on a system, including across hard disks. From
7/92 Issue.
01/10/88 Generic maintenance/restructure processes with Day/Date
triggers.
02/23/93 Allows the user to select a directory, then a file from
that directory, for further use.
12/07/91 A script to allow you to import a directory listing into
a Paradox table, which will form the basis for a DOS
shell.
02/10/93 C program that allows the user to change directories with
a dialog box in 4.0, network drive compatible.
02/21/93 4.0 Compatible vs Standard mode benchmark tests.
07/09/91 A procedure to check a DOS path name for validity and
return a value that can be used to branch to appropriate
action.
11/21/88 Allows a "remarks" field to be associated with a table -
for use with the Data Entry Toolkit.
01/01/87 Provides inventory of databases, forms, reports,
procedure libraries, library contents, scripts, or files.
Shows database size in bytes, number of records,
structure, validity checks. Pares down database to occupy
minimum amount of diskspace. Reports.
03/09/92 PAL source code to take a path entered by a user and
return z=the path, y=0=invalid, y=1=found, y=-1 syntax
error.
10/08/93 Directory tree browser for Paradox for DOS 4.5 or higher.
03/21/94 Lets a Paradox developer easily determine the existence,
date, and size of files from within a PAL script, or from
the DOS command line.
11/27/93 Paradox for DOS program which determines if a disk is
ready, free space, bytes, sectors, total clusters, and
free clusters. All values are returned in variables or DY
are numbers. 1=Drive not ready, 2=diskette write
protected.
08/10/94 ObjectPAL 4.5 script which walks a directory tree and
gets total bytes in files and byte count for each
subdirectory.
02/01/95 Directory browser for Paradox for Windows. The form
returns a string value as selected directory or "cancel".
The form doesn't close automatically after selection.
04/13/95 Compares available files in two directories, noting file
sizes, dates, attributes, etc. Reports duplicate files
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between directories, making it useful for confirming
backups.
08/20/95 DOS DIR utility supporting multiple paths and
directories, sorting files throughout sub-trees,
indenting by directory level, and delimited output for
use in databases and word processors.
06/28/95 DOS and Windows demos of author's easy-to-use,
professional installation program for software or
datafiles. Full product is royalty-free and includes
Windows group and icon creation, .INI file changes,
system checks, network capability, and more.
08/21/95 P4W 5.0 form and .INI file demonstrate use of RDA via
aliases to keep forms, reports, data, and temporary
tables in separate directories. Aliases are defined in
the .INI file and added by a custom method. From the
September 95 Paradox Informant.
12/06/95 PW50 form lets the user create a text file listing all
files in a directory. Uses EnumFileList to fill a table
with valid filenames, then uses ExportASCIIFix to copy
the table to a text file.
** Type Display
05/26/95 PW50 sample forms use ZoomBestFit to size themselves on
startup regardless of screen resolution, and call an OPal
library when resized or maximized. The library makes
Windows API calls to control form dimemsions. From the
December '95 Paradox Informant.
** Type Distribution
07/20/95 Creates self-installing compressed distribution disks.
Spans multiple disks and recreates subdirectory
structures. Distribution sets and their parameters are
stored so they can be redone at any time.
09/28/95 P4W 5.0 forms simplify project building and distribution
diskette creation for the developer, and make
installation easy enough for end users. Includes
flexible project destinations, ProgMan icon creation,
etc. From the October 95 Paradox Informant.
08/20/95 Compact executable features compression, sub-directory
support, execution of user-specified commands, and a
simple script. Also includes international support via
user-defined messages. Registered version supports
3rd-party compression.
** Type DLL
08/21/95 Demonstration of DLL creation using Borland C++ and DLL
usage by a P4W 5.0 form. Sample DLL inverts any text
string given it by the calling P4W method or procedure.
From the September 95 Paradox Informant.
** Type Documentor
01/01/92 Creates a set of documentation tables in a directory of
your choosing that provide detailed information on
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tables, fields, reports, forms, procedures, and your
system. New version due Oct. 93.
03/22/91 PAL script that will print the structure of tables in the
current directory, and list their family numbers.
02/10/89 Will extract information about a form and create a text
file that can be printed and stored.
12/04/91 Analyzes tables, fields, reports, and forms. Field
analyzer finds table record size, block size, and wasted
disk space. Recommends restructuring and lets you know
what Image and ValCheck settings have been applied to
fields. Works with Paradox 3.5.
12/30/91 Assists in documenting procedure libraries, Paradox
tables, and Paradox forms. Uses familiar Paradox-style
menus that help make the interface easy to use. - no
longer supported.
08/29/88 Prints script names in an application, procedure names in
a library, scripts or procedures invoked by other scripts
or procedures, private and global variables and a graphic
representation of the application's execution sequence.
11/19/91 An executable that will generate a report on all Paradox
forms or reports (based on a command line switch) found
in the current directory. Output is an ASCII
comma-delimited file that can be imported into Paradox,
or other programs.
06/20/88 An executable that will document all scripts in the
default subdirectory. Provides module cross referencing,
error reports, and lists scripts not used by your program.
02/22/92 Command line EXE file to create a report documenting the
structure of Paradox tables.
10/05/92 Demo of a PAL programmer's utility. Provides graphical
analysis with action flow of your scripts and procedure
call diagrams. Procedure and variable usage reports.
Prepares final writelib statements automatically.
03/05/89 Sample output of ScriptView source code analyzer for PAL.
See SV.Zip in the library for the ScriptView Demo.
07/17/93 Enumerator Professional. Prints all source code from
libraries and all objects in one or more forms. Prints
multiple forms and multiple libraries at one time.
01/09/94 Lets you print source code of multiple forms and/or
libraries with a single button press. Prints single or
multiple table structures at the same time. Can check a
form/library source code size, number of UiObjects and
the file size.
06/19/93 Produces documentation for Paradox 4.0 for DOS
applications. Requires 132 column printer. Source code
documented in Dutch language.
02/16/94 PAL script diagramming utility. Displays or prints
scripts graphically showing control block structures by
drawing lines between For...EndFor loops, If structures,
etc. German and English Paradox versions support. Dialog
box interface requires Pdox4.
08/19/94 PdxWin 4.5-5.0. Select any number of Paradox (including
Paradox for Windows) tables and print table structure,
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referential integrity information, secondary index
information, and DOS file statistics reports. Complete
ObjectPAL source code included.
02/01/94 Complete Paradox for Windows program which automates
printing of professional reports of OPAL source code and
UIO containership hierarchies. Includes source code.
03/18/93 Paradox 4.0 program to track table definitions and
statistics for a developed system. Will read Paradox
table structures and store them in a master description
table when added, and lets user update, edit, and delete
tables.
09/29/93 Paradox 4.0 program to analyze scripts in a target
directory and populate Paradox tables with the following
data for each script: script name, defined procedures,
procedure calls and defined variables. Detail report
shows all procedure calls. More.
07/13/93 Routine to check/document dialog boxes. It can pull all
the dbox info and send it to the screen, file, or
printer. All pushbutton, accept, checkbox, radiobutton,
picklist and variables are displayed. Also TAG, VALUE, TO
and TITLE information.
09/14/93 Upgrade kit for ScriptView 4.0. Using this patch, you can
upgrade ScriptView from 4.00 to 4.01.
08/12/93 Paradox source code and table documentor combined into
one form.
10/28/93 Lists table structures and their links in a DTP
environment, using Pagemaker 5 as a report writer for
Paradox.
12/08/93 Paradox 4.5 for DOS table inspector and table documentor.
01/07/94 Keeps track of everything you develop in Paradox for
Windows - tables, forms, reports, scripts, queries and
libraries, all in one central place.
02/18/94 Creates ASCII representations of tables, queries, and
table structures. These ASCII text files can then be
imported into any document that can insert text files.
Includes context sensitive help.
10/19/94 Complete Paradox for Windows visual and text
documentation for reports, forms, scripts, libraries,
tables, and queries. View, print, and scale PW Object
Tree and data model. Reports details of data model's link
information. Print in several modes.
08/26/94 Comprehensive documentation addin for Paradox for
Windows. Allows you to document files, tables, fields,
Valchecks, indexes, lookups, RI, passwords, objects,
properties and ObjectPAL source code. Includes compile
and deliver utilities and code browser.
01/30/94 Produces documentation for Paradox 4.5 for DOS
applications. Enhancements over previous version include
improved layout (80 columns, 60 lines) with page breaks
and page numbers and ability to select a disk drive.
Source code now in English.
02/15/94 P4W utility which produces 2 sided DTP style source code
reports, with alternate left and right page layouts with
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a binding gutter. Full source and RSL included.
06/01/94 ObjectPAL utilities that provide a simple means of
documenting an application. These utilities also
demonstrate a variety of useful ObjectPAL techniques.
06/14/94 Paradox for DOS 4.5 utility that lets you inspect
attributes of any item with a mouse right-button click.
Advanced programming techniques demonstrated in full,
commented source code.
06/12/94 Demo version of ezTools. Includes a GREP and ezDIF to
compare two forms of libraries and report differences.
Useful in version control systems. Lets developers find
all references to any specified string.
08/05/94 Documents content of Paradox forms. Runs as a Pdx 4.0 or
4.5 application, but will document 3.0-4.5 in any
combination.
09/12/94 Simple ObjectPAL utility that integrates all the steps
you'd normally take to get field names from a form into
one place.
08/08/94 A property inspector template form with look and feel of
a QuattroPro inspector dialog box and another template
which simulates the OS/2 2.x property notebook.
02/09/93 Small Paradox 4.5 utility to automate documenting table
structures.
08/27/94 EXE which prints Paradox 4.0 table structures. Returns
error levels to calling batch file or application.
12/25/94 LIBrary ANalysis is a replacement for the INFOLIB PAL
command. Useful for maintaining large Paradox for DOS
applications.
01/07/95 Source generator that outputs all the methods in a form.
The output file name is that form name .?8T. ? is F for
forms, L for libraries. Output to the editor will use
Windows Notepad.exe. Source code available for $15
registration fee.
12/04/94 Paradox for Windows tool to simplify printing source code
and delivering applications.
03/22/95 Source code documentation using OPal and DDE. Uses
enumsource and enumsourcetofile to generate all source
code for a given form and then prints it via a DDE link
to MS Word for Windows. From the April 95 Paradox
Informant.
02/18/95 Source Code Documentor for one or more forms.
Demonstrates use of pick lists and enumsource. From the
April 95 Paradox Informant.
03/27/95 Source code indenter for Paradox for Windows. Works on
forms on disk and open forms. Will format and indent all
code for an object, align and format comments and write
code to a test file for documentation.
08/15/95 Single P4W form that generates table and field
dictionaries (tab-delimited for use in word processors).
All necessary tables are generated at run-time.
** Type Duplicate
06/08/93 Avoids creation of duplicate records by checking for key
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violations and returning TRUE or FALSE. Useful for
editing lookup tables.
** Type Editor
02/20/93 Opens the 4.0 editor and maximizes the memo window.
09/17/92 Library to enhance the operation of the Paradox 4.0
editor.
04/22/91 Replacement for the Paradox internal editor. Provides a
friendly interface, multi-file editing capacity, full
support for debugger. Control E takes you to the
offending line in the script. Background printing is
supported.
09/21/89 Uses Paradox key sequences including F1 for help on PAL
functions and commands, and an ASCII chart. Directly
supports view of Paradox Objects include Multitable
Forms, Reports and Tables. Sizeable images allows viewing
of multiple images at once.
08/12/92 A script editor created exclusively for Paradox.
Features a Paradox like user interface that should be
intuitive to experienced Paradox users. Instructions for
configuring Paradox to use ScEdit as the internal editor
are supplied.
03/09/93 A stand alone text editor with most common functions -
can open 20 files at once.
08/30/94 ObjectPAL form which will do a global search and replace
(on substrings and whole words) on all the source code in
any form.
** Type Editor Support
03/07/89 A library that will prevent having to hard code the name
of the editor that will be used by paradox in your PAL
programs. Also included is a library builder by the same
vendor.
09/22/93 Use the 4.0 PAL Editor and WAIT/GETEVENT to view files.
03/01/89 .exe file for using Brief Editor with Paradox.
04/13/92 Makes a file named "TAGS" that can be used with the VI
editor to quickly access any PAL procedure in a set of
specified files. Each PAL source file is scanned for PROC
function definitions. Each function name becomes a tag. C
source is $10.
07/26/91 A set of files to configure Semware's Qedit as a
dedicated Paradox script editor.
03/06/93 QEdit macros for use with Paradox, including PAL command
help.
04/03/90 Set-up and configuration files for preparing Semware's
Qedit as a Paradox Editor. Includes QEdit macros for
Paradox.
11/08/88 Allows the user to select a table to examine, then
creates a Structure table in a window with the Brief
Editor.
08/09/93 Memory resident utility that will expand short defined
strings into long defined strings as you type. It can be
used with almost any text editor, but the author uses it
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extensively with the Paradox editor. E.g., iie could
expand to IF ISEMPTY("") THEN.
05/12/88 No longer supported. Demonstrates method of using the
Brief editor on Paradox scripts. Brief can be restarted
on its previous environment, with several file intact,
using a single keystroke. Brief environment for Paradox
will not interfere with Brief.
09/27/93 Global text search and replace program for Object PAL.
With this program, you type the string you want to search
for (even tabs). Use the mouse to change fields. Start a
search in a number of forms and/or libraries you have
selected.
** Type Education
01/23/94 Easy to use Paradox for Windows application to teach
children mathematics. Also demonstrates ObjectPal
techniques. Contains all files, source code and manual.
** Type Error Handler
09/09/93 Unexpected Condition Tracking and Analysis Program for
Paradox Database, version 1s. Executable program which
detects whether Paradox crashed from an Unexpected
Condition or Refresh Exception. Keeps a log file of the
suer name, date, time, error message.
10/27/93 Error handling demo forms. Two forms from Tim Colling's
DBA Dec'93 and Jan'94 articles and LAPALS presentation on
10/27/93. Used to explain error handling in ObjectPAL.
Intended to be used with the sample tables that come with
Paradox for Windows.
02/08/94 Logs and prints information whenever a runtime error
exception is encountered in Paradox for DOS. Lets you
track user, script, line, procedure, etc. where errors
occur. Allows graceful return from programmer defined
"acceptable errors".
** Type Event Model
02/18/94 Generates PAL code for the event trapping procedure
Processwait(trigger, event, cycle number). It will also
generate code for the event driven wait endwait. gives
you options to add tags from your ShowPulldownmenus. Tags
can be entered manually.
08/03/93 Event model sample scripts from "An Eventful Model" in
the September 1993 Paradox Informant. Paradox 4.0 code.
11/08/93 Paradox-Windows form which can help the Paradox developer
understand action events. Lets you examine the action
events that take place behind the scenes as you interact
with a PdoxWin form. Provides useful insight on the event
model.
12/10/93 Paradox 4.x event library. From the January 1994 Paradox
Informant article.
01/17/94 Demonstration of the PW event model with supporting forms
and ObjectPAL code. From the Feb'94 issue of Paradox
Informant magazine.
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02/13/94 Author's experiences with the event model, a description
of a few of the action events and some comments on when
and how to use them. In Write format.
03/31/94 Demonstration of the PW event model with supporting forms
and ObjectPAL code. From the May'94 issue of Paradox
Informant magazine.
03/15/94 A demonstration of tracking events in Paradox for
Windows. Includes sample objects reference in the article
(Paradox Informant April'94).
03/15/94 A demonstration of tracking events in Paradox for
Windows. Includes sample objects reference in the article
(Paradox Informant April'94). Slightly different than
CJ0494.ZIP?
05/16/94 Demonstration of the PW event model using dot notation to
influence program output. From the May 1994 issue of
Paradox Informant magazine.
04/12/94 Event tracking form for Paradox for Windows. It lists the
events and their order of execution. Each time an event
occurs, an entry beginning with the word "Begin" appears.
After entry, doDefault makes Pdx do default behavior for
event.
08/29/94 PdxWin code which demonstrates how to gather events from
a form and send them to a central library where the
events can be acted on.
** Type Experts
12/20/94 Learn how to add your own experts to Paradox for Windows
5.0. From the 1-95 issue of Paradox Informant.
** Type Export/Import
06/20/89 Converts Paradox table in a WordPerfect 5.0 merge file.
Each field is separated by a ^R and each record by a ^E
with line feeds added.
06/14/92 AutoCAD will export a text file of current CAD generated
drawings. This script is then run to verify the
information and insert it into a Paradox database. Set up
for Banyan networks, but can be easily converted to
standalone use.
02/19/91 .exe program to import fixed length ASCII files - shipped
with 3.0 and 3.5, works with 4.0, too.
04/23/91 A Paradox script that will prepare a WordPerfect
secondary merge file from a Paradox table. Field names
will be accessible to WordPerfect.
07/18/92 Stand alone program which exports Paradox 3.0/3.5 tables
into fixed length fielded ASCII, comma/quote delimited
ASCII, comma delimited ASCII, tab delimited ASCII, or
WordPerfect 5.1 secondary merge format.
03/25/93 Import the EMS Shareware Directory tables into these 3.5
and 4.0 Paradox tables. These structures already have
keys, indexes, forms, and report specs.
12/10/91 A Paradox table to WordPerfect 5.1 conversion utility.
Conversion may be done in either direction. WordPerfect
target may be either a WP table or secondary merge file.
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07/17/87 Routines to allow access of non-indexed Paradox tables
from outside of the Paradox environment. May open an
existing table or create and open a new table.
02/22/93 Converts Paradox, dBase, FoxPro, 1-2-3, etc, to
WordPerfect merge files. View and sort before converting.
01/07/90 Menu driven data manipulation and retrieval system. Many
types of data conversion and methods of data location are
provided.
02/08/94 Allows importing and exporting of ASCII data into Paradox
3.5 or 4.0 for analysis, manipulation and reporting.
Supports indexes, networks, validations and lookups,
special number and date formats. Network and runtime
versions are available. 50 rec limit
09/12/95 One-button P4W import tool that handles times in many
formats, converting them to hh:mm:ss AM/PM format.
08/26/95 Multiple database utility for Windows. Allows browsing,
editing, and reporting of popular PC database formats
including dBase III+, IV, FoxPro 2.0, 2.5, 2.6, Paradox
3.x, 4.x, Access, Excel, and Lotus. Sorts, filters, and
converts between formats.
08/26/95 Multiple Windows database utility. Allows browsing,
editing, and reporting of popular PC data formats
including dBase, FoxPro, Paradox, Access, Excel, and
Lotus. Sorts, filters, and converts. Upgrade from v1.6
only. Full version is WINBR.ZIP.
09/23/95 Checks ASCII tables for all errors before importing to
P4W 5.0. Checks for misplaced delimiters, wrong number
of fields, invalid numeric formats, and more. Lets the
user substitute specified characters for embedded
delimiters.
11/01/95 Programmable converter/editor supports conversion,
auto-editing, text extraction, table lookup, retabbing,
selective copying, report formatting, filtering,
recasing, column switching, and more. See order form
(included) for ordering address information.
10/22/95 PW script provides an alternative to the standard
ImportASCIIVar method, which truncates memo fields to
255-character alpha fields. Includes sample input and
output files. Errors in import are written to an error
log file.
12/21/95 Sample PW70 form demonstrates data import from ASCII
files. Includes discussion of Import/Export Experts and
uses methods built into the DataTransfer object type.
Also includes a sample ASCII table. From the January '96
Paradox Informant.
** Type File Management
02/09/93 Keep track of your PdoxWin tables and forms with this
browser.
05/25/93 No longer sold. DLL for file management in Paradox for
Windows. Supports File Open dialogs that look like the
standard Windows file dialogs, but they understand
PdoxWin aliases. Separate controls for aliases and
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drives. Define your own filters.
05/03/93 Sets of Paradox tables and scripts which demonstrate
failure of PAL COPY command when copying from one
directory to another.
11/02/93 Paradox for Windows form which will kill all FDL files
when given an alias name.
02/08/94 P4W utility which copies multiple files (tables with
related files or forms/queries, etc.) without corrupting
index files or creating other problems. Includes a button
to delete multiple files at once.
05/04/95 Collection of scripts help incorporate P4W 5.0's File
Browser into applications. Supports the use of filters,
aliases, full pathnames, and selection of multiple files.
From the June 95 Paradox Informant.
11/01/94 Royalty free deletion utility. Deletes all files in a
specified directory except archive files. No screen
display or confirmation needed. Pascal source code
included.
07/20/95 Creates self-restoring backups of a single directory or
subtree. Includes an archive option and keeps a data
file of past backups so that subsequent backups can be
made by selection from a list. Makes light work of large
database backups.
09/24/95 Adds file management functions like find, copy, delete,
rename, and makedir to the open and save dialogs of
Windows applications that use the Windows common dialogs
in COMMDLG.DLL. Use for 16-bit operating systems only.
10/13/95 Date-sensitive P4D script copies changed application
files to .ZIP archives.
** Type Filters
01/11/95 Shows how to use filters with ObjectPAL code. From the
Mar'95 Paradox Informant.
** Type Finance
06/24/93 A series of scripts and procedures for New York
businesses with sales in multiple tax jurisdictions. Now
you can easily fill out form ST-100. Requires Paradox 3.5
or 3.5 RunTime.
06/12/93 Paradox for Windows form for calculating monthly payments
based on a loan amount, interest rate, and term. Shows
how to create a table from inside a form, how to
generate, hide and show a report, and change field values
based on user input.
05/24/93 Phone entry code generator for Schwab Telebroker.
Generates phone codes and commission codes for stock and
options purchases.
09/03/93 Mortgage calculator, Copy Field utility, and sample
application that illustrates the use of PAL for DOS. From
Oct'93 issue of Paradox Informant.
09/14/94 Loan amortization program for Paradox for Windows 5.0.
Calculates payments based on principle, term, and rate.
Loans may be entered and deleted at will.
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02/17/95 Code to check for erroneous credit card number using
modulus-10 check digit method.
** Type Forms
08/25/92 Lets you copy Paradox forms, or parts of Paradox forms to
other forms, including video attributes. Uses the
save-and-fetch model letting you save up to nine screen
areas (or windows) and then insert them into other forms.
03/25/92 A procedure allowing custom cursor movement in forms.
05/27/93 Form illustrating having memos interact with a table to
create a 3D table style.
11/22/93 ObjectPAL compiled library designed to simplify form data
and message passing in Paradox for Windows applications.
Contains methods for passing data between forms,
controlling multiple forms on the desktop,
auto-incrementing numbers and more.
07/09/93 Uses getevent to trap the row and column of the mouse
allows you to evaluate which button has been chosen.
Uses buttons on the form instead of displaying a dialog
box. You can also set up hot keys by trapping that
button's alt key combination.
07/16/93 Lets ObjectPAL programmer try different sizes for forms
by immediately tracking coordinates. Once the form is the
right size, its coordinates are automatically stored in
the clipboard for immediate use in code.
07/11/93 Demo of two Paradox for Windows techniques for passing
values between forms without using a library as an
intermediary.
09/07/93 Paradox for Windows utility to enhance the form design
process. A floating custom speedbar avoids repetitive
trips to the default menu or speedbar, for quicker form
creation. Options for design align, sizing, spacing,
form, query, report, and more.
09/29/93 Un-hide or close any Paradox for Windows form, hidden or
not. No more using "close All" to get back from "losing"
a hidden form.
10/02/93 Paradox for Windows form which demonstrates dragging and
resizing objects while in view mode. All code which
enables this behavior is attached to the form.
10/13/93 PFW form containing a custom method indicating whether an
open form is in a design window or a form window (whether
it is running or being designed). Works in PFW 1.0 or
4.5, though it will recompile under 4.5.
11/17/93 Script (saved with source) to re-compile all of your
forms. Allows easy upgrade from P4W 1.0 to 4.5 while
avoiding "compiling..." messages. Will recompile all
forms in your current directory.
01/16/94 Demonstration of controlling the order in which P4W forms
can be accessed by a user. From the February 1994 Paradox
Informant article.
12/12/93 Add vertical scroll bars to Paradox 4.x for DOS forms.
From article in Paradox Informant February 1994 issue.
03/18/94 Tip to make Paradox for Windows forms update their size
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automatically, using a single line of code.
03/25/94 Control forms in Paradox for Windows. Allows disabling
the min or max button on a form without disabling the
function. Source available from the author for free on
request to CIS.
04/27/94 A technique in dynamically resizing forms in ObjectPAL.
Excellent tool when distributing apps to users running at
different screen resolutions. From the June 1994 Paradox
Informant.
08/28/94 Demonstration of having key values "float" to be the
first record in the many of one-to-many view through a
Paradox for Windows form. From the Paradox Informant, May
1994 issue.
04/27/94 Sample Paradox for Windows 4.5 form which demonstrates a
method for moving uiobjects on a running form with a
"drag & drop" interface. All code is attached to the form.
03/15/94 Lets you share a table between two forms, keep displayed
record synchronized between two forms, and highlight a
record. From the article in the April 1994 Paradox
Informant.
07/14/94 Animated, fire breathing, object oriented, float-on-top
trash can for Paradox 4 for Windows. Shows techniques for
drag and drop between forms.
09/10/94 Paradox for Windows 5.0 form which shows how to create a
dialog box that displays the last compile information.
Form can be minimized and the title bar will show the
last data and code sections.
08/03/94 Simple About Box with animation and scrolling. Easily
customized. Created using timers and moving text boxes.
08/10/94 Paradox for Windows form which demonstrates a technique
for changing tabstops (and other field properties) for
fields on a tableframe, affecting every record on the
tableframe. The form also demonstrates some sophisticated
highlighting concepts.
10/06/94 PW 5.0 routine to automatically center an object. Also
includes some undocumented powers. From the 12-94 issue
of the Paradox Informant.
11/06/94 3-D looking forms in PW5.0. From the 12-94 issue of
Paradox Informant.
01/06/95 Paradox for DOS procedures to Save/Restore a given work
environment onto the workspace. Display a formview, save
it, then move to other tables/forms and still be able to
return to the original table and form by restoring it.
Source included.
01/09/95 Add hilite bars to forms without coding. Includes a demo
form with a clip object hilite bar. Just paste into a
table frame and add 4 lines of code. For Paradox 4.5 and
5.0. Shows 1st and last record, focus and non-focus.
Colors easily customized.
01/06/95 Form which demonstrates a scheme for persistent record
highlighting, including highlight bar color change with
focus change & hilight bar scrolling in frames without
focus (scroll bar scrolling). Also shows how to style
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data based on data values.
01/17/95 P4W 5.0 dialog form allowing one-click access to
alignment, sizing, and spacing control for objects in
another form or report. Was ALIGNOBJ.ZIP.
02/16/95 Shows how to simulate multiple pages over a multi-record
object using Paradox for Windows' object grouping.
Beginnings of a "Tab" user interface metaphor for
splitting MROs over multiple apges.
02/08/95 Lets you assign a large number of fields to individual
field objects on a form. Dialog box which floats on your
desktop and is aware of the form and selected objects
which currently have focus.
02/07/95 Shows a way to stack forms and use the mouse on index
tabs.
01/28/95 Library and demo form that show how to drag fields in a
form onto any other object on the form. Undelivered code
with all drag&drop code in the library only. The demo has
four table frames where the user can move records between
tables. For PdoxWin 5.0.
01/22/95 Prototype TableFrame and "clip object" for persistant
record hilighting and on-the-fly data styling based on
data value. Lets you either cut/paste the clip object to
your form or use existing Tframe defined to your table.
Very fast.
03/28/95 P4W utility for removing colons, underscores, and spaces
from field labels in forms and reports. From the May 95
Paradox Informant.
05/01/95 Simple About Box DLL with animation and scrolling. Easily
customized. Created using timers and moving text boxes.
Written with Delphi. Source code provided to registrants.
05/16/95 Paradox for DOS code showing how to re-sequence records
in CoEdit mode in an embedded multi-record form.
07/02/95 P4W 5.0 dialog form allows the user to change the color
and pattern of the calling form without putting it in
design mode (works also on delivered forms).
05/09/95 P4W 5.0 dialog form for manipulating other open form
windows in design mode or at run time. Designed to be
extended to develop custom utilities. From the July 95
Paradox Informant.
09/19/94 Tips and sample code for speeding up P4W forms. Issues
addressed include code placement, screen control, form
sequence, variable declaration, and use of tcursors.
10/26/95 PW50 form demonstrates many visual effects including
marquee text, moving/growing boxes, a rising thermometer,
text rising over the horizon, and 3D motion. Created in
800x600x256c graphics mode.
04/27/94 PdxWin (4.5, 5.0, 7.0) form demonstrates a simple drag
and drop between tableframes used to select some or all
records. Does not allow suer to put the form into edit
mode.
** Type Forms, Multiple
09/14/91 An example Paradox application using multiple data entry
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windows. Demonstrates several interesting user interface
design concepts.
05/10/93 Example of one form opening a second based on selected
record in the first. Uses the customer and orders sample
tables that come with the product. Open the supplied
customer form, select any record and click the button on
the form.
07/19/93 Demo of implementing multi-form ObjectPAL applications
with examples of making calls and passing values to other
forms. From September 1993 Paradox Informant article.
** Type Games
02/18/87 Baseball trivia game written entirely in Paradox.
10/02/92 A small, mouse-driven game for Paradox 4.0.
11/07/93 Paradox for Windows Tic Tac Toe game. Copy to a
directory, make the directory the working directory, and
open the form TicTac.
12/29/93 ObjectPAL game based on the popular MineSweeper games for
Mac and Windows environments. An instructional tool for
learning ObjectPAL. Demonstrates dynamic and resizable
arrays, direct manipulation, vectors, recursion, and
UIObjects. By Joseph Fung.
03/27/94 Tick-Tack-Toe game that can be played in a Paradox 4.5
window.
04/20/94 Educational game for children 6+ years (with some
interest for older children and adults). Stresses memory,
the ability to produce and evaluate logical statements,
and building hypothesis. Can be used for teaching Boolean
truth tables and symbols.
06/29/94 Paradox for DOS 4.5 action game with source code.
Snake-like action.
10/07/95 P4W 5.0 poker game modelled after hand-held gaming toys.
Looks best on 800x600x256c video. Standard draw poker, 5
cards, one draw of up to 5. Players should bet before
dealing, and can save their games.
11/17/95 Fully functional Bingo manager supports rule setting,
multiple card sets, and multiple-game matches. Requires
PW50 (interactive or run-time).
** Type Graphics
03/17/93 Demo of screen print utility - works with HP, PostScript,
etc., change colors, intensity, and more.
05/09/92 Allows display of graphics in small or full screen
format. Also supports printing on HP LaserJet or DeskJet.
Developers edition available - demo version.
09/04/92 Generates a logo in a nice frame with VERY VERY BIG
letters on your screen. LIB file and demo source code.
02/17/93 Obsolete file. See BITMAP2. A table of icons, symbols,
and graphics that can be added to PdoxWin.
07/01/93 A more versatile version of Bargraph. This object will
resize itself to fit a container. Upward compatible with
Bargraph.
05/28/93 Demonstration of integrating simple tools to improve
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opening/title screens of Paradox applications. From
Borland San Diego conference. This screen shows the
origin of the Paradox name. Includes a standard and serif
font to be called using RUN command.
06/10/93 Paradox for Windows table containing over 50 of the
bitmaps used throughout Paradox for Windows. Stored as
graphics fields so you can copy them to the Windows
clipboard for later use in your own Paradox for Windows
applications.
07/21/93 An exercise to draw a maze on the screen. From David
Faulkner's September 1993 Paradox Informant article.
08/10/93 A demo of faking two-dimensional graphs in reports.
10/04/93 All-OPAL graphic viewer which replaces VIEWER.FSL. File
delete, keyboard operation and slide show.
11/08/93 3D moving graph for Paradox 4.5 and 4.0. Sample routine
from RENAISSANCE.
05/20/94 Windows BMP file of the CIS Paradox for Windows forum.
04/26/94 At form open, or during form use, add the "special
effect" of graphics expansion or shrink with this
delivered library method. Also includes demo form.
05/01/94 Manages ClipObjects. Allows assignment by class, name,
version and description. Eliminates form size
limitations, data model conflicts, etc.
08/19/94 Use RTL method to "fade" UIObjects from one color to
another. Has a translucent option and syntax builder.
Source code included.
04/07/95 Animation of ducks on a pond, for user's amusement during
wait periods.
01/23/95 Demo form which lets you change Windows wallpaper from
within PdoxWin by making permanent changes to WIN.INI.
Demonstrates using WIN API and reading/writing sections
of WIN.INI.
05/06/95 Borland Developers Conference, August 6-9, 1995 San Diego
logo.
07/20/95 Tutorial on creating splash/flash/logo forms.
07/16/95 Simple splash form example using a timer event.
06/21/95 Non-modal, non-resizable P4W 5.0 form displays any
specified bitmap. Sizes itself to present the graphic at
centre of user's screen, with scroll bars if the image is
larger than the screen. From the August 95 Paradox
Informant.
11/30/95 Demo version of Paradox add-on that lets users view
"drill-down" graphs of their data, selecting subsets and
supersets interactively, without technical knowledge of
the system or data structure.
** Type Hardware Info.
10/28/92 Two procs that let you change the DOS date and/or time
from within Paradox. From 11/92 Paradox Informant.
08/17/93 Builds Paradox database of all files and directories on a
drive or Novell volume. Calculates branch sizes. Tracks
growth.
11/21/93 A COM program which will produce a Paradox for DOS script
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file which, when run, will create a dynarray with an
element indicating the status of a given floppy drive.
Includes ASM source code.
02/16/94 Windows Systems Resource Monitor in ObjectPAL,
implemented using Windows APIs. Illustrates undocumented
Windows API functions, creating MS style "about" boxes
that can be used in any PDOXWIN form or script without
the need to create extra forms.
02/23/95 Paradox for Windows code that uses gdi calls to determine
the number of colors supported by the current video
driver.
10/15/95 DOS TSR provides workaround for problems reporting disk
space on large (over 2 GB) drives. TSR intercepts
requests for disk space information and substitutes
"reasonable" data. See documentation for detailed
pricing and registration information.
** Type Help
04/14/89 Script that creates an exploding window on the PAL canvas.
03/23/93 Context sensitive help screen manager for 4.0 - well
documented.
08/26/92 PAL code to add keyword sensitive help to the Paradox 4.0
editor. From the September 1992 issue of Paradox
Informant.
06/19/91 A series of PAL procedures which implement a help system.
The system is explained in Foobar.sc.
07/04/92 Displays extensive help screens in Paradox applications.
Includes pull-down menus and full mouse support. search
for text. Can be customized.
07/07/90 An example application from an article in Data Based
Advisor magazine demonstrating Lookup Table help
procedures.
06/13/93 Contents of the code disk for the presentation on
"Enhancing LookupHelpFill". It contains code used in the
demo. You will need the conference paper to get through
the explanation of the code.
02/27/94 Technique for building MS-Word 6.0-like tabbed index
options/help form. Also demonstrates setxy(),
convertPointWithRespectTo(), and point() methods.
07/23/94 A demo showing a typical Windows help system
implementation for PW. Includes sample application and
help file. See August 1994 Paradox Informant magazine for
article text.
07/23/94 Demonstration forms and table, and all the bitmaps
necessary to implement the balloon help techniques
described in the August 1994 Paradox Informant article.
07/23/94 Using the Windows API to implement "floating help" in a
PW application. From the August 1994 Paradox Informant
magazine article.
07/24/94 NetWare API calls using ObjectPAL. Includes login time,
internetwork address, and more.
10/11/94 Paradox for Windows form which demonstrates a technique
for paging through a table based help/support system
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using a slider bar. A different look and feel.
05/15/95 Code and text showing how to call directly to the Windows
Help search box from Paradox for Windows using a custom
.hlp file. This lets you add a "Search for help on..."
menu item to your form.
08/20/95 Comprehensive WYSIWYG Help authoring tool, includes
project management, button designer, window designer,
image designer, and a variety of reports on projects.
Includes topic import from other Help projects and
constants for context reference.
06/25/95 Sample P4W 5.0 form and Windows Help files demonstrate
creation of help using MS Word for Windows and MS Help
Compiler(s). Covers jump text, definitions, browse
sequences, and use of graphics. From the August 95
Paradox Informant.
07/21/95 Windows help file wizard creates hypertext catalogues,
employee or product lists, and CD file listings from
Paradox and other database table formats including
ODBC-compliant databases. Requires Microsoft Help
Compiler.
07/21/95 WYSIWYG editor creates new and edits (decompiles)
existing Windows help files. Displays graphics and text.
Topic tree lets user view topic structure of the file and
create links and topics via drag-and-drop interface.
** Type Icons
02/13/93 Speedbar icons.
08/10/93 Speedbar icons for PdoxWin.
02/16/94 Icons for use in PW apps. May be used from the Windows
desktop or on buttons in your forms. These icons are
placed on PW forms so you can cut and paste into your own
forms. From the March'94 Paradox Informant magazine
article.
02/16/94 A collection of over 1000 icons on PW forms you can use
in your own PW forms and buttons. Cut and paste to your
own forms and buttons. From the March 1994 issue of
Paradox Informant Magazine.
** Type Index
02/05/93 Scripts to prevent Key violation during a Co-edit session.
07/13/92 Eliminates "Table and index based on different sort
order" messages. Deletes the old index and reindexes the
table using any sort order. Lets you index multiple
tables in multiple directories at once. Handles passwords
for protected tables.
09/06/91 Builds a new table from an old table in any sort order
according to specified field order and number of fields
in the key.
02/06/93 Command-line utility to rebuild primary and secondary
indexes, including 4.0 compound indexes.
05/03/92 Lets end users test and rebuild Paradox indexes. Uses a
rebuild table which contains a master listing of the key
fields for every keyed table in an application.
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12/02/92 DOS command line EXE for Paradox 3.5 and 4.0 table
indexing utility. Creates primary, single key secondary,
and multi-field secondary indexes for Paradox 4.0 tables
and primary and single key secondary indexes for 3.5
tables.
** Type Information
06/22/93 File viewer for TI Notes (see files PDX_ALL.ZIP and
P4W_ALL.ZIP in the PAL Utility Library for large
collections of Paradox TI notes). Offers text search.
06/30/93 Text file listing books, journals, and newsletters for
Paradox for Windows as of Feb 17, 1995.
07/01/93 Product description of Borland's Interbase product,
responding to questions on CompuServe.
01/08/96 Complete set of Paradox for Windows technotes through 8
January 1996. An index of these notes can be found in
TI8806.
05/24/93 A complete list of U.S.A. support numbers for Borland
products, including techfax, BBS, toll free, 900, etc.
02/24/95 Catalog of articles from back issues of Paradox
Informant. Back issues are available for $6.25 each.
08/31/93 Three paradox tables of SOME of the papers presented at
the last two Borland conferences. Mostly covers Paradox
DOS 4.0.
09/27/93 Newpal.db, newpal.rsl and newpal.fsl. these files come
with Paradox for Windows 4.5 and document the new
methods, procedures, constants and properties available
in ObjectPAL in Paradox for Windows 4.5. These work with
P4W 1.0 and 4.5.
05/04/95 Listing of all Borland Paradox for Windows technical
information sheets as of 5-4-95.
03/01/94 List of fixes implemented in Paradox for Windows 4.5
inline release. 13 specific problem areas are fixed.
07/22/94 Overview of "Borland Assist" free and fee-based support
options. Assists in selecting the support program that's
right for you.
07/22/94 Technical and customer support telephone numbers for
Borland International.
08/10/94 Text file listing new features of Paradox 5.0.
08/24/94 Imports Borland TI notes into a table with 11 separate
components. 3D version updated for Paradox for Windows
5.0 and 4.5.
05/18/95 Table of contents and ordering information for
Prestwood's "What Every Paradox 5 for Windows Programmer
Should Know" book.
10/31/94 Shortcut guide for Paradox for Windows. Fast, easy, and
complete guide to keyboard shortcuts in Windows WRI
format.
01/18/96 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ ver 2.6) from
comp.databases.paradox on Internet network news/USENET.
11/08/94 Outline of the book "Creating Paradox for Windows
Applications" by Vince Kellen and Bill Todd.
11/07/94 Rich Text Format (RTF) file comparing Paradox for Windows
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5.0 with MS-Access 2.0.
11/09/94 List of books from third party publishers supporting
Borland products, including dBase 5.0 for Windows and
DOS, Borland C++, Turbo C++, Borland Pascal and Turbo
Pascal. In text, Word and Write formats.
01/17/95 Information on joining Borland's Paradox Developers
Partners program.
01/10/95 Messages from Borland regarding future support for
Paradox for DOS.
12/29/94 Borland Technote 2748 shows how to recreate the
PDXLITE.INI file.
05/18/95 28K Windows Help file with lots of information about
coding in ObjectPAL. Focuses on naming objects and
variables, when to use .value, etc.
12/20/94 Borland Technote 1283 offers suggestions for identifying
the source of GPFs by simplifying your operating
environment.
01/06/95 Frequently asked questions from Borland's Paradox forum
on CompuServe.
02/23/95 Appendix to client/server white paper. See CSPAPR.zip.
02/23/95 White paper on upsizing applications. Helps Paradox for
Windows programmers move local applications to
client/server applications. See CSAPDX.zip for the
appendix.
11/21/95 Collective wisdom of Paradox for DOS, gathered from
numerous discussion threads in the Paradox for DOS forum
on CompuServe.
05/15/95 202 record database of information for Paradox DOS
programmers and users.
05/02/95 Borland Technote 2774 provides answers to frequently
asked questions about PdxWin time and timestamp fields.
05/15/95 Borland Technote 2658 provides answers to common
questions about calculated fields in PdxWin. Also
provides examples on using calculated fields.
05/04/95 Borland Technote 2655 is a listing of technical
information documents as referenced in the Help library.
05/15/95 Borland Technote 2650 provides answers to frequently
asked questions about interactive queries in PdxWin.
05/15/95 Borland Technote 2507 provides answers to frequently
asked questions about reports in PdxWin.
07/21/95 Technote with simple Paradox for DOS source code to get a
non-abbreviated month. Month names are stored in a table
for extraction based on abbreviated month.
01/02/96 Listing of all Borland Paradox for DOS technical
information sheets listing user groups, consultants,
third party products, and training centers.
05/12/93 Technote listing all books and journals about Paradox for
DOS.
05/16/95 Listing of all Borland Paradox for DOS technical
information sheets as of 5-16-95.
06/13/95 Paradox 3.X copy of the PxWisdom file. Database of
information for Paradox DOS programmers and users.
03/01/95 Paper outlining some OOP methodologies useful in library
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design. MS-Word 6.0 format.
06/25/95 Lists all Borland Connections Training members by state.
06/25/95 Lists all Borland Connections developers by state.
07/11/95 Submission guidelines for PC Developer magazine.
Includes subscription, advertising, free sample issue,
etc. information.
09/13/95 Information on becoming a field tester for the next
version of Paradox for Windows.
08/25/95 DataStar International training materials description and
price list. Workshops in Paradox for DOS and Windows
including advanced programming in PAL and ObjectPal.
08/28/95 Document explaining each section of the PDOXWIN.INI file.
08/14/95 Text file explaining settings in the PDOXWIN.INI file.
10/07/95 Text transcript of the Paradox Virtual User Group meeting
held on CompuServe on September 6, 1995, at 6 pm PST.
General, multi-threaded discussion of developments in the
Paradox/database industry and the positioning of Paradox
in the marketplace.
11/29/95 Self-extracting, self-installing files with information
on submissions for Borland Developers Conference 96.
Readme file contains textual information. Also includes
sample submissions in Paradox and DBase tables and a
Delphi-created submission builder.
12/16/95 Text transcript of the Paradox Virtual User Group meeting
held on CompuServe on November 21, 1995, at 6 pm PST.
General, multi-threaded discussion of developments in the
Paradox/database industry and the positioning of Paradox
in the marketplace.
01/02/96 Information on accessing Paradox files on the Borland
Download BBS.
01/02/96 Information on uploading Paradox files to the Borland
Download BBS.
01/02/96 Listing of budgeting and planning packages developed for
use with DOS or Windows versions of Paradox.
01/02/96 Listing of data processing packages developed for use
with DOS or Windows versions of Paradox.
01/02/96 Listing of financial analysis packages developed for use
with DOS or Windows versions of Paradox.
01/02/96 Listing of human resources packages developed for use
with DOS or Windows versions of Paradox.
01/02/96 Listing of marketing and sales packages developed for use
with DOS or Windows versions of Paradox.
** Type Installation
12/19/94 Borland Tech Note 2734 is a list of installation issues
you may encounter when installing Paradox 5.0 for Windows.
08/29/95 Creates target directory on user's C: drive, handles
multiple install disks, creates Program Manager group and
icons, and runs any executable on completion of the
install routine.
** Type Interface
01/08/93 C program to control dialog boxes - from 1/93 Paradox
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03/21/93 How to use Paradox program as a fax server.
03/06/93 .exe file that will get the date/time stamp of a file
from DOS and return it to Paradox as a variable.
11/01/91 Generates one or more Paradox table definitions from a
simplified input definition language and places output on
a Pascal 'Inc' type file in standardized format ready for
the Turbo PAscal compiler.
05/20/93 Sample code to initiate a DDE link between PdoxWin and
WordPerfect for Windows.
12/10/93 Demonstration and all PW supporting files for using Q+E
Database Library with Paradox for Windows. From the
January 1994 issue of Paradox Informant.
06/10/95 Shows how to make the connection from PDoxWin 5 to Oracle
7 using SQL Link 2 and SQL*Net 2. Includes TCP/IP
connection information for Spry's Air, Netmanage's
Chameleon, etc.
02/19/95 Creates a catalog in RTF format from a Paradox table for
use by the Windows Help System. Example uses a product
catalog table. From the April 95 Paradox Informant.
07/12/95 Shows how to build a sequence number generator as an
Oracle database object and retrieve numbers into a local
PdxWin application.
** Type Internals
11/15/94 Borland C++ code, EXE and Pdx Windows script to reset the
autoincrement field of a Paradox 5.0 table.
** Type Internationalizatn
09/29/94 Paradox for DOS compose key procedure which is assigned
to Ctrl-W with SETKEY. Similar to compose key in
WordPerfect. Assists users who need to use ASCII codes
and accented characters.
** Type Internet
08/05/94 Loads the CICA Windows and Borland file indexes into
Paradox database and displays them.
** Type Keyboard
04/25/94 Pnemonic Extenders adds hot-key support to Paradox for
Windows. PW lacks mnemonic support for all design objects
except custom menus. This library/prototyped objects
combination provides automated hot-key support for all
other design objects. 6'94 PInf.
03/19/94 Useful reference for setting up Keyboard macros. For
example, Setkey -120 Sort Table() on Field(). Put this in
your INIT script and Alt-1 will sort the current table on
the current field.
08/01/94 PdxDOS script showing the elements of a KEY EVENT.
Modification of the script on page 210 of the PAL
Programmer's Guide. Handy for finding ASCII codes for
characters 33-126.
10/19/94 A generic hot key handler for Paradox for Windows. Will
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allow the user to use Alt or Ctrl keys to "press" a
button. From the November 1994 Paradox Informant Magazine.
** Type Library
09/02/88 Allows copying of selected procedures to another library.
Creates a table of all procedures from all scripts in the
current directory.
07/20/91 Script and executable that permit you to simplify storing
your scripts to procedure libraries by entering meta
commands, which are ignored during normal execution, but
will be processed by the libgen utility to generate a
procedure library.
11/05/91 A programmer's utility to provide detailed information on
procedures, relative size and total size in the library.
09/13/91 PAL script and lib file for utility functions in library
development with a menu driven interface. Add to a
library, copy from one library to another, create a new
library, list, etc.
11/09/91 An executable utility that will examine a procedure
library and writes a script to play out of date scripts
in the library.
11/30/90 A utility for updating libraries used with the Personal
Programmer.
08/22/91 Plays scripts to create your application library while
displaying the procedure names in 3-column format.
12/23/92 Creates temporary libraries thru macros.
07/16/93 Program Library Utility Selector (PLUS) user interface
script for accessing library utility procedures. Includes
a variety of date functions.
03/13/95 Demonstration of techniques to share components. From the
Mar'95 issue of Paradox Informant magazine.
03/28/95 Demonstration of techniques to generate library
components automatically. From the April 95 issue of
Paradox Informant magazine.
04/24/95 Demonstrates use of libraries to optimize performance via
global variables, shared tcursors and dialog forms, and
extension libraries for bypassing Windows code size
limitations. From the June 95 Paradox Informant.
09/01/95 Detailed text discussion of PW libraries, including
background, design and development strategies, and error
messages. Includes several example libraries and scripts,
as well as a generous set of references to other
resources.
** Type Locate
12/05/93 UI tool lets users quickly advance to the first instance
of an alpha field which begins with a letter they choose.
Code is in "clickbox" (var, mouseup, mouserightup
methods) which is the box containing the letters.
12/29/93 PAL source and discussion on a Get Record function coded
in much the same way as the LOCATE of previous versions
of Paradox.
07/01/94 Workaround for the Getrecord function. Similar syntax,
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performance and function, but without the tablebuffer
L11. Also contains a general table placement utility.
08/20/95 DLL locates records based on expression indexes of DBase
tables with similar behavior to the DBase SEEK function.
Includes a sample DBase table and P4W 5.0 form. Paradox
Technical Support does not provide support on this DLL.
** Type Look Up
06/15/88 Modification of popup.sc from Borland that lets you
define a lookup table and allows storing of the field key
while displaying the longer field description for the
user to select.
10/02/95 Sample PW50 form and tables demonstrate a simple method
for adding new values to lookup tables during data entry.
Solution uses a TCursor and is based on the
peFieldNotInLookupTable error code. From the November '95
Paradox Informant.
** Type MailMerge
08/18/93 Methods to execute a WordPerfect for Windows merge from
Paradox for Windows. Improvements over attempts to issue
execute(mergeexecute(".... ")), execute(printfull()),
DDE, and sleep statements. Uses WP for Windows MACRO with
passed variables.
12/30/94 Techniques and tools to export Paradox 4.5 data to
WordPerfect for DOS 6a.
04/10/95 WordPerfect merge application creates letters, envelopes,
labels, and fax cover sheets. Paradox table, data
document, form documents, and letter template included.
Requires P4W 5.0 and WordPerfect 6.1.
** Type Math
12/29/91 A pop-up calculator with source code.
02/01/93 Calculator for 4.0 Standard mode.
11/11/90 Pop-up calculator that will permit the user to perform
math operations within your PAL application.
01/22/93 A collection of date/time calculation and comparison
procedures.
03/20/93 Simple routine to prompt the user for financial info,
then calculate estimated taxes due. Uses 1993 rates as
examples.
10/14/92 Calculates the number of months in a period of time.
10/16/92 Popup Calculator for 4.0 "Standard" interface. Includes
source code.
02/24/90 Statistical analysis simulation generator - requires
advanced knowledge in statistical modeling.
10/11/93 Supporting files for the "Extending ObjectPAL" series.
From Paradox Informant November'93 issue.
02/02/94 Unsupported. Paradox for DOS library of functions for
date, time, base and check writing. Professional
documented with full source code and excellent
explanations.
04/08/94 Paradox for DOS 3.5 procedure to round numbers the way
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bankers do. Rounds the 5 to the right of an even number
down and the five to the right of an odd number up.
05/12/95 Will take random samples from a table and place them in a
second table.
05/09/95 Demonstration of matrix algebra under P4D and PAL.
Strategies examined use queries, arrays, and dynarrays.
From the June 95 Paradox Informant.
05/03/95 Restricted version of full product statistically analyzes
Paradox data with all output in Paradox tables. Works on
tables of up to 100 records and lacks manual, OPal
interface, and Help file. Requires P4W 5.0.
** Type Memo Fields
02/05/93 Two forms for importing and exporting memo fields.
12/29/91 Enables the use of memo fields in Paradox. Information is
saved in a Paradox table. From 6/91 Paradox Informant
issue.
09/02/92 No longer available from author. Conversion Utility to
convert Kmemo memo fields to Paradox 4.0 memo fields.
12/29/91 Memo routine that simulates unlimited length memo fields
within Paradox. Refer to the article "Roll Your Own Memo
Fields" article in the September 1992 issue of Paradox
Informant.
06/16/93 Program selects the text in a formatted memo field and
changes the font to Arial or Roman at the touch of a
button. Uses the same active command to take the selected
information, change its properties and save it back to
the field.
08/07/93 Demo on using Memos and Blobs in Paradox 4.x. From the
Dcember 1993 Paradox Informant.
10/29/93 P4W form which demonstrates two different techniques for
counting words in a memo field. One handles counts less
than 32K, the other for any size memo field.
10/26/93 P4W form which demonstrates how to add WPWin style font
attribute changes to formatted memo fields and selected
text. Bold, italic, strikeout and underline can be added
with Ctrl-B, Ctrl-I, etc. Ctrl-N resets to normal.
09/14/94 Full function memo editor for use with Paradox for
Windows 4.5. Includes text justification, bold,
underline, italic and overstrike. Also includes a demo
form and table showing how Memoview can be used.
07/24/94 Controlling memo views in Paradox 5.0 for Windows forms.
Shows how to move from front to back.
03/09/95 Import and export utility for variable length memo fields.
04/10/95 Simple script that changes the font typeface and size of
a formatted memo field.
08/31/95 Generic memo (through fieldview on memo in wait field) or
ASCII file viewer. Contains many general purpose
user-interface procs (yes/no, continue/cancel, zoom) and
a simple error proc. Designed to help the developer
understand event model in P4D 4.5.
** Type Memory
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01/11/93 DPMI16BI.OVL file from Paradox 4.01. This file can be
used with Paradox for DOS 4.02 to resolve memory related
problems at startup.
10/26/93 Compacts Windows memory. Author believes this will reduce
Paradox for Windows 1.0 and 4.5 crashes. Paradox for
Windows fragments memory very effectively, and this
program cleans up after it.
03/09/94 Gets amount of free conventional memory.
** Type Menu
04/03/89 Paradox for DOS scripts and supporting files that will
form the basis of a menuing system. The source code is
all included and makes for valuable study.
03/21/93 A form for controlling menu enable/disable activity.
07/25/91 A series of routines, and a script to write to a library.
The scripts provide for the creation of customized drop
down menus.
12/29/91 A script and procedure libraries that assist in the
development and utilization of menus and submenus. From
7/91 Paradox Informant issue.
12/29/91 Creates full screen menus employing ring style menus like
Paradox. Displays all menu options and descriptions on
the center of the screen.
10/28/91 Table based vertical menu system with built in, developer
defined, online table based help system.
06/28/92 No redistribution. PAL source code for tracking and
displaying boxes, vertical bounce bar menu with optional
vertical scrolling, and demo code which shows how to use
these to construct menus. Encapsulation with PAL. From
the July 1992 Paradox Informant.
02/27/92 DropDown Menu Creation system for Paradox - crippled
version is fully functional, but makes limited number of
sub-menus. Fully registered version for $65.
04/07/91 Menu generator for Paradox applications. Parameters for
the menu are provided by the developer in a script, and
the needed code is created. Paradox 3.5 source code for
the menu script generator is included.
01/17/89 Advanced code that modifies the behavior of standard
Popup menus. Well documented.
07/26/92 Pull Down menus and event handling demo from the August
1992 Paradox Informant.
12/29/91 Illustrates one technique for assembling scroll bar
menus. Useful for displaying input choices to a user
based on values in a field from a table. From 5/91
Paradox Informant issue.
02/16/92 Procedures for a bounce bar menu with up to 18 lines of
choices, optional splash screen, optional transparent
shadow, navigation via arrow keys, and first letter
selection.
02/04/88 No longer marketed. Provides context sensitive help
screens associated with menu choices displayed by
Showmenu. Pressing the F1 key results in a help screen
for the highlighted selection. If no help text is
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available, Paradox default help is shown.
05/13/92 Creates Paradox for DOS menus by simply editing a menu
database and adding one option per record. Selections
will automatically be placed on the canvas as a series of
cascading menus. Source available for $30.
10/21/92 A Demo of a user interface library with tiled menus.
Creates an attractive interface. Price includes source
code, examples, and limited support.
05/21/93 ParaWin menu development tool. Instant viewing of menus
in bar or floating form. Automatic generation of constant
identifiers and constant values. Support for initial
enabled, disabled, and grayed. Support for action, break,
popup, separator, vertical.
07/11/93 Text based user interface that simulates a GUI.
Eliminates developer coding for menus. An unlimited
number of applications may be written with the program.
To run, unzip to \menustr directory and type PARADOX
MMSTART in the \menustr directory.
06/28/95 Makes building custom menus easy. Writes the menu
building and menu action code for you. Assigns menu
constants and loads code, variables, and constants into a
form and displays custom menu. You build or paste your
uiObjects on this form. P4W 4.5 or 5.0
02/16/94 Create and maintain Paradox for Windows menus. Robust,
table driven tool. From March 1994 Paradox Informant
magazine article.
09/14/94 Demo version of Menu Object Manager. Menu builder and
code generator that supports every menu option in Paradox
and lets you attach custom actions to your menus and
pushbuttons.
10/14/94 Single form that provides the equivalent menu commands.
10/26/94 Custom menu tips and tricks using MenuCommand. From the
12-94 Paradox Informant.
11/27/94 PAL script that lets you enter a menu definition and then
generates a PAL menu script suitable as a top level menu
for an application. Generates Showmenu, ShoPopUp or
ShowPulldown code as desired.
05/18/94 Menu system for Paradox.
01/30/95 Demonstrates how to use the Windows API to modify your PW
menu. From the Mar'95 Paradox Informant.
02/22/95 Demonstrates further use of the Windows API to modify
your PW menu, including deleting menu items, modifying
the control menu, adding graphics to menus, etc. From the
April 95 Paradox Informant.
05/19/95 Creates Paradox for DOS menus by simply editing a menu
database and adding one option per record. Selections
will automatically be placed on the canvas as a series of
cascading menus. Typeahead menu selection. Source
available for $35.
05/17/95 P4W 5.0 form manipulates PW's interactive menu, adding
pop-up menus to uiobjects and applying standard
interactive PW menu commands to custom menus and pop-ups.
From the July 95 Paradox Informant.
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06/28/95 P4D 4.x dialog form lets users integrate their own
scripts and reports into custom menus. Arrays and
scripts are used to build and store menu structures.
From the September 95 Paradox Informant.
01/17/96 Easy-to-use menuing system for PD. Customizable with any
text editor including the PDox Editor. One script creates
the menu while another activates it.
12/18/95 PW70 script installs the Object Experts on the Tools
menu, letting the user open an Object Expert while a
field, button, text, or chart is selected. The install
script makes the necessary changes to the Windows
Registry when run.
01/19/96 Pdox DOS procedure which starts a DOS screensaver after a
specified keyboard inactivity interval. Includes a sample
screen saver EXE.
** Type Merge
04/28/94 Paradox for DOS script which allows two dissimilar
structure tables to be merged. Limited to 60 fields.
** Type Misc.
04/07/91 3 file set - various tutorials and examples of Paradox
programming techniques.
04/07/91 3 file set - various tutorials and examples of Paradox
programming techniques.
04/08/91 3 file set - various tutorials and examples of Paradox
programming techniques.
01/17/93 Creates "audit" trail records of your data.
08/26/92 Not available from the author, even for free. Procedure
to let user decide if a table is to be printed. Gets all
input with one variable and only uses a SWITCH structure
to check whether an input is for an acceptance line or
for an individual report.
12/23/91 An assortment of generic procedures and utility processes.
03/22/93 Companion to 4/93 Paradox Informant article - details
unavailable at release time.
03/25/92 Not distributed by author, even for free. Ideas for Init
scripts. Check custom Config for tampering, check space
on hard drive, get sizes of projected largest tables, set
function keys, and message user based on day of week.
09/20/92 No longer supported. A fast, small popup utility like
Paradox's PopUp2 procedure. Uses Paintcanvas to write a
buffered string of items to the screen. searches forward
by first letter and returns item, item number, or both.
07/26/92 Adding records "on the fly" demo with PAL source code.
From the August 1992 Paradox Informant article.
01/18/96 Over 70 Paradox routines ranging from simple to complex.
Covers such topics as user-entered data, formatting of
data, removing or replacing unwanted characters, and a
timing routine that prints a message on the bottom of the
screen.
11/29/95 Generates PAL code for Paradox for DOS 4.0. Supports
multi-level drop-down menus, assignable hot letters for
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menu choices, vertical menus, and multi-page help
screens. Includes new utilities for Paradox.
07/07/88 List of names, addresses, phone numbers, and notes that
pops up over table or form view images in a scrollable
form. Can be searched in any field. Current image is
restored after exiting.
11/27/92 3 file set - assorted tutorials and examples of Paradox
programming techniques - price shown is for the book.
11/27/92 3 file set - assorted tutorials and examples of Paradox
programming techniques - price shown is for the book.
11/27/92 3 file set - assorted tutorials and examples of Paradox
programming techniques - price shown is for the book.
08/03/92 Discussion document on PAL programming standards
originally written for PAradox 3.5. Currently being
revised in greater detail for Paradox 4.0/4.5. Expected
release date is 1st quarter 1994.
03/22/93 companion to 4/93 Paradox Informant article - details
unavailable at release time.
12/04/91 A general function library of 127 procedures for Paradox
4. Pull down or pop up menus, data entry control system.
Help system and text editor. Query and report processing.
A demo system is included in the EMS's library as
WBSLIB.ZIP.
05/25/93 Core Library for the Application Workshop, and add-on
library for Paradox/DOS 4.0. Numerous PAL procedures plus
utilities that actually modify the way the Workshop
behaves.
05/25/93 Code from Code Clinic of the Borland International
Conference. From sessions INTERFACE ISSUES, CUSTOM HELP,
and GENERIC UTILITIES.
07/16/93 Samples tables and queries for the "PAL100" column by
Randolph Brown in the August 1993 Paradox Informant.
10/03/94 Paradox for Windows utility to inspect your forms,
tables, libraries, etc. Helps you use multiple sessions
by managing private directories. Provides an Inspector
allowing you to view table structures, link information,
and source code.
02/24/93 Training form that gives users a visual "cause and
effect" showing different ways of using TCURSORS and
filling drop down lists based on selections made in other
drop down lists.
07/15/93 Over 100 Paradox for DOS 4.X functions in a library
(source code available from the author). Includes string
processing, arrya processing, database manipulation, and
user interface functions. Scrolling tape calculator,
monthly calculator, progress scale.
06/17/93 Paradox 4.0 utility library. Check drive ready, sound,
print ready, clear window, edit record, edit table, get
date from user, get dir name, get mask, get monitor type,
get user name, exit to DOS, set default colors, and many
other functions.
09/08/92 Paradox for DOS 3.5 Detool kit rebuilt to Paradox 4.0
level. Unsupported Borland product. Never formally
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12/10/93 Source code and supporting files for Randolph Brown's "In
Control" series of articles from the January issue of
Paradox Informant magazine. Part II of mini series
teaching PAL programming basics.
12/25/93 Set of PdxDOS procedures to save ANSWER.R and other
family members in a table, and retrieve them later. No
need to keep lots of temp tables whose only purpose is to
hold family members that get copied back to the newer
answers in the future.
01/05/94 Calculates the size a piece of OPAL code will occupy when
compiled. Useful for seeing how close you are to the 64K
limit. Includes source code.
01/07/94 Form which demonstrates how to get MENU...OPEN/NEW
menuactions to work, the truncate() bug, and how to
switch Winstyle using WINAPI function from within OPAL.
07/28/94 Table field list utility (Select several tables while in
the File Browser by holding down the shift key. Speeds
table selection. If none chosen no blank report is run.)
ObjectPAL installation utility creates a .ZIP file for
unzipping onto client PC.
02/22/94 ObjectPAL "master class" demonstrating normalized data
model linking 2 single keyed tables with a double keyed
cross reference table, manipulation of tableframes in a
1-1 relationship, working model of a tableframe with code
for many purposes.
02/26/94 Collects CIS catalog files into one Paradox 4.0 database
file. Required by CISMSG. Can be used standalone to
process TAPCIS style *.CAT files.
03/15/94 Supporting files demonstrating a variety of techniques in
Paradox for Windows. From the April 1994 Paradox
Informant.
04/28/94 Shows how to convert the Paradox 3.5 WAIT command to
version 4.5. From the July 1994 issue of Paradox
Informant.
06/06/94 Alternate DPMI server which was supported originally
under Paradox 4.0.
10/01/94 PdxWin library lets you make linked groups of tabs. Lets
you have tabs of subTabs, with subtabs linked to tabs.
Also offers a good emulation of the Borland fancy
buttons. Also turn text boxes into calendars, analog
clock, and swap data between forms.
07/23/94 Demo of new methods in and what's new with ObjectPAL in
Paradox 5.0 for Windows.
09/09/94 Miscellaneous programming techniques, coding tricks,
impossible ObjectPAL and custom ObjectPAL for reports.
From the Oct'94 Paradox Informant magazine.
12/12/94 Paradox for Windows function which copies a table into
RAM.
11/30/94 Tool, with PdxWin source code, that conserves objects,
including source, Bitmaps and Tablelinks. Includes a
custom control 3D bitmap and a small speedbar. Can use
WorXBench library.
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11/28/94 Offers access to some of the features of TUTILITY without
letting end users trash table structures, etc. Shows how
to modify other FDL files when you don't have access to
their source code.
01/19/95 Shows how to handle some tricky situations where
ChangeValue and NewValue don't act as expected.
02/07/95 A generic wait procedure using execevent and dynarrays.
Easily modified to add more features.
03/19/95 Paradox for Windows 5.0/5.04 and Runtime functions to:
direct printer select from within OPAL, retained printer
setup dialog, direct get/set printer setup, and lists all
PW errors (included undocumented ones).
01/14/95 Precise object placement, effect of compile with debug,
project tracking and automatic resizing. How to play
audio clips, handle numeric data in undefined fields,
respond to mouseEnter events in forms without focus. From
the Feb'95 Paradox Informant.
02/23/95 How to play audio clips, handle numeric data in undefined
fields, respond to mouseEnter events in forms without
focus. From the Mar'95 Paradox Informant.
04/27/95 PAL utilities to see contents of ZIP file, get color
attributes, view date formats, list subdirectories,
catalog forms, catalog reports, and crash and burn
analysis tool.
05/11/95 Implementing a help system for PW applications, changing
the appearance of the lookup help dialog box, displaying
tableframe and multi-record object fields as check boxes.
From the June 95 Paradox Informant.
06/16/95 Precise object placement in forms, the effect of compile
with debug, tracking project-related issues, dynamic page
sizing to prevent white space in forms. From the July 95
Paradox Informant.
06/02/95 P4W 5.0 forms demonstrating dynamic drop-down edit lists
and the use of SetGen filters.
06/16/95 Paradox for DOS code showing how to display a
pickdynarray in a dialog box so that the dialog box is
updated automatically as a user scrolls the picklist.
09/23/95 Form-table combination listing all files in CompuServe's
PDoxWIN libraries. Data is taken from each library's
PXW##.ZIP files, which are updated twice monthly. This
file itself is updated monthly.
09/23/95 2 PDox 3.x tables listing all files in CompuServe's
PDoxDOS libraries. Data is taken from each library's
PXW##.ZIP files, which are updated twice monthly. This
file itself is updated monthly.
09/23/95 PDox 4.x table listing all files in CompuServe's PDoxDOS
libraries. Data is taken from each library's PXW##.ZIP
files, which are updated twice monthly. This file itself
is updated monthly.
07/19/95 Demo P4W 5.0 form with buttons that scroll values up/down
while pressed
bitmap indicator lights show true/false values
custom method closes P4W child windows (forms,
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tableviews, libraries, reports, queries). From the
September 95 Paradox Informant.
07/12/95 Source code for all tools/utilities for P4W written by
Michael Isbell from 1993 to 1995, including Property
Inspector, Fielder, Sizer, Smaller, and Windows Lister.
09/29/95 Sample of author's base library, including routines for
giving dialog boxes 3-D borders, creating balloon help,
customizing error messages, menus, enabling/disabling
actions, key combinations, and more.
08/13/95 Database browser with edit, query, sorting, and printing
capabilities. Supports Access 1.1, FoxPro, dBase III,
dBase IV, Paradox, and Btrieve. Features sizable grid
columns, column totals, reports (to printer, text file,
and clipboard), and LAN support
09/09/95 Using strings of 255+ characters. Determining if PW's
previous run terminated abnormally. Creating
Check/Uncheck All buttons for multiple objects without
hard coding object names. Tiling child windows
vertically. From the November '95 Paradox Informant.
11/25/95 Creating a generic form for viewing and editing tables in
PW (runtime version). Using the FileBrowser method to let
the user select a single file. Displaying balloon help
for a button. From the January '96 Paradox Informant.
** Type Network
02/09/93 Procedure for automating DOS backup commands. Uses
Radiobuttons, Checkbuttons, and dialog boxes for easy end
use. Tie into any application.
01/11/93 Work with multiple versions of Paradox on a network.
05/11/92 An encrypted Paradox script for testing network
applications.
06/28/92 Locking program with C++ code. From the July 1992 issue
of Paradox Informant.
03/25/92 No longer supported. Procedures for locking both one and
two tables, passing the appropriate lock types. From 3/91
Paradox Informant issue.
01/14/93 A discussion of the locking mechanisms of Borland
products and their interoperability - by Kevin Smith.
10/09/89 Executable program to retrieve and display the highest
priority record lock in the table specified.
05/14/93 Dumps your Paradox Lock (.lck) files so you can see their
contents. Great diagnostic tool for troubleshooting
network problems. Featured in the October 1993 Paradox
Informant.
09/03/93 Script demonstrating the use of the undocumented
"CONFIGURE" function. This script sets up a user's
Paradox environment on a network. From the article in the
October 1993 Paradox Informant.
01/19/93 Dumps your Paradox Net (.net) files so you can see their
contents. Great diagnostic tool for troubleshooting
network problems. Featured in the October 1993 Paradox
Informant.
08/17/92 Borland Technote 1109 gives a basic understanding of
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record locks to Paradox network administrators and
(especially) PAL programmers.
07/18/94 Discussion on using Interbase 3.3d with Paradox for DOS
4.5 and Lantastic.
07/18/94 Displays a dialog box with a list of current Paradox
users and users logged onto a Novell server, along with
system time. Selecting one of the Novell users will
display an additional dialog box prompting for a message
to be sent, via SEND to the user.
07/21/94 Multi-user table locking demonstration for Paradox DOS.
From the September 1994 Paradox Informant magazine
article.
08/02/94 Paradox for Windows DLL used to get user name in a Novel
environment.
10/25/94 ObjectPAL callable DLL which returns a pointer to a
string containing the network username from Novell
NetWare 1000.
02/01/95 Shows how to use an Oracle (adaptable to other RDMSes)
long raw field to hold PdoxWin objects. Helps maintain
concurrency of objects across distributed systems.
Objects can be uploaded by the administrator and then
downloaded during application startup.
06/05/95 Allows P4W 5.0 users to open tables in a shared directory
without knowing their network control file locations, and
to find the IDAPI net files used by other users on the
network.
09/03/95 Executable recursively deletes leftover *.LCK files from
DOS startup files before network connections are
established, eliminating problems with multiple lock
files.
08/21/95 P4W 5.0 scripts/forms/tables demonstrate multi-user
issues. Emphasis on differences between tables, forms,
and tcursors, types of locks, placing locks with OPal,
using errorcode() methods over disabledefault(). From
the September 95 Paradox Informant.
10/10/95 Detailed instructions and FAQ on transferring data
between 2 unnetworked PCs using a null modem cable and
InterLink, which is included in MS-DOS 6.x.
10/08/95 A DLL that lets the user change the network control file
directory on the fly, open tables in shared directories
without knowing the control file's location, use
alternate net files without restarting PW, and more. Tech
support not available.
** Type Obj-Oriented Prgm.
10/23/94 Paradox for Windows forms with more examples of OOP
techniques demonstrated in OOP Inheritance file.
10/19/94 OOP techniques in a Paradox for Windows 5.0 form.
10/03/94 Forms which show techniques for making ObjectPAL behave
in a true object oriented manner. Includes examples of
sub-classed table frames push buttons and drop down
lists. Inheritance, polymorphism, and virtual methods.
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** Type Object, Properties
09/17/95 P4W 5.0 form shows all combinations of object and object
pattern colors for previewing. Also shows how to set
colors and patterns via OPal code, and how to use a
drop-down list.
** Type ODBC
01/16/95 For those accessing data through ODBC. Shows you all ODBC
operations made by your program, including parameters,
return values, execution time, and SQL Queries. May be
coupled with the JET Inspector.
** Type PAL Extension
12/07/91 An extension to the "Accept" command in PAL, which
permits using the arrow keys to move between "Accept"
fields.
11/24/92 From 12/92 Paradox Informant - fully functional Date
trapping Dialog Box which scrolls calendar pages to
correspond with the User requests.
01/19/93 Reads the Paradox.net or Pdoxusrs.net file for extensive
network user information.
09/09/88 Use of Setkeys for such things as copy lines of script,
report, or form, execute a string in debug mode, show
memory variable, show an array and its positions, clear
field of a table, and show current library, number of
images and drivespace.
** Type Patch
09/30/94 Modified Renaissance script that corrects the problem of
"cross-linked" procedures in a Renaissance application.
09/19/94 Updates to Borland's Paradox for Windows 5.0 experts for
report, form and label.
12/23/94 Replacement ezdialog.dll for use with ezDialogs with
Paradox for Windows 5.0 runtime.
12/15/94 Lists bugs fixed in Pdoxwin 5.0 inline release dated
12/6/94.
02/03/95 third fix for Isbell's Property Inspector program.
Eliminates the GPF caused when, after removing all forms
from the desktop except the project viewer, the PI does
not hide, and a right click on the PV causes a GPF.
02/01/95 Copy this file to WorxBench directory to fix filemanager
errors and update some general functions in Neuman's
WorXBench program.
06/01/95 Fixes for Paradox for Windows 5.0 RunTime. Includes fixes
to: include instructions for using compress.exe, prevents
directories from being created on install disks instead
of HD, has RTLAUNCH load PDXRWIN instead of PFWRUN, and
more.
/ / Patch to upgrade TurboPAL 1.1, dated May 1, 1995, to
1.2A, dated July 25, 1995.
05/03/95 Patch to upgrade TurboPAL 1.00a to 1.1.
/ / Patch to upgrade TurboPAL 1.2A, dated July 25, 1995, to
1.3, dated September 26, 1995. Works only for users of
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01/08/96 Self-extracting executable fixes several problems with
the Object Explorer in PW70, including GPFs, pane redraw
problems, and context change update problems.
** Type Pick List
03/26/93 A library of utilities for manipulating lists. High level
routines provide standard ways to select items from lists.
03/09/93 Sample form allowing selection from a list in a dialog
box.
01/04/80 Table browsing utility for Paradox 4.0. Good for lookup
tables and other record selections. Creates its own
slider and scroll buttons, has mouse sensitivity, search
capability, and can return the value of any field in the
table.
07/16/93 Paradox routines to mark records in a table for later
processing.
09/03/93 Examples of drop-down lists in Paradox for Windows. From
October 1993 Paradox Informant.
09/16/93 Paradox for Windows form which shows how a selection list
can be dynamically resized via ObjectPal statements.
Works with all font sizes, but has a few problems with
certain frame definitions (other than none) and/or the
list is empty.
04/15/94 Allows multiple choices to be made from a modal dialog
style listbox (Paradox for Windows). A double click of
the mouse toggles a list item from black (unselected) to
red (selected). Another double click will restore the
item's original status.
05/23/94 Demonstrates how to cripple the default behavior of a
dropdown list, forcing the list to always stay down. Also
shows how to test for list dropped/not dropped status.
09/19/94 PdxWin form demonstrating a two-list dialog
(available/selected) with reusable code for item add,
remove, transfer, move item up a slot, move item to top,
list sort and more.
10/15/94 Form lets you pick a file from the FileBrowser and
generate a picklist from one of the fields. Once a list
is made you can pick and remove files from it. Breaks
Borland's 36 item popup menu limitation. Selections
placed in a table for future use.
09/27/94 PAL 4.x utility to handle large arrays. PickArray
eventhandler. Includes script to add record picking PROCs
to a library. From the Nov'94 Paradox Informant magazine.
03/29/95 Sample application demonstrates configurable lists and
drop-down edit fields that users can modify at run-time.
From the May 95 Paradox Informant.
09/27/93 P4W 4.5 form locates values in a drop-down edit list as
the user types. Procedure is case-sensitive.
** Type Picture Value
09/12/94 Paradox for DOS script which returns a picture string for
several annoying situations, such as init caps and DOS
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10/19/95 PD script lets the user change the picture value for any
field in selected tables in the current directory.
Originally created for changing date-field picture values
in anticipation of the year 2000.
** Type Printer Control
01/25/87 Removes form feeds from report files generated by Paradox.
09/25/91 A set of Paradox tables with descriptions of PCL printer
commands.
08/18/92 COM program to test printer port - PrinterStatus().
01/04/95 Print manager dialog box for Paradox for DOS 4.x. Allows
the user to select printers and ports from within an
application. Preview a report, print report to a file,
and determine number of pages before printing. Checks
printer errors while printing.
09/29/92 Generic Paradox 4.0 Dialog Box to control printing - to
screen/file/printer. From 10/92 Paradox Informant.
12/09/87 Text file with MANY printer control listings.
10/25/92 A table that can be absorbed into the Paradox 4.0 Custom
Script - for adding LaserJet printer configurations to
the Printer Setups.
07/01/93 Demo source code shows a work around for printing without
using textstream methods. Determines if printer exists or
is off line.
12/03/93 Forms table and script to print sample overlay file to
Postscript printers. Any form you use can be incorporated
into your reports or hard coded into reports. Sample
invoice form included.
04/14/94 P4W 4.5 form that builds labels for you. For Avery labels
5160, 5260, 5161, 5261, 5163, or 5164. Also other labels,
if you specify dimensions.
03/05/94 Simple speedbar specifically for reports. Lets you view
the report, navigate between pages, page setup and
printer setup keys. Report menus appear on top, but user
is restricted from using them by excluding design mode
entry.
02/08/94 Scripts, with examples and DOC files, to set page layouts
and fonts for LaserJet printers for use with Paradox DOS
report settings.
06/27/94 Explains how to do cyclic printer changes without GDI
resource leaks. Includes sample forms with source code
for use in your applications. To be used with PALAPI by
Zindler.
06/19/94 Paradox for Windows 4.5 (and RT) functions to: direct
printer select from within OPAL, retained printer setup
dialog, direct get/set printer setup, and lists all PW
errors (included undocumented ones).
** Type Program Generator
06/24/92 High end developer's toolkit with generic library of 60
routines, data dictionary, and database management tools.
Also includes a completed application for marketing. All
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02/15/92 Reads the workspace and translates the query images into
PAL code, or, if the workspace is empty, prompts for a
QuerySave script which is played and then translated.
12/12/92 From 12/92 Paradox Informant - converts Query images to
PAL code.
05/27/94 Paradox 4.5 Event_Driven_Wait code generator. Added
features include a Dialog Box Procedure Code Generator
(adding triggers tags etc.), documenting table forms and
fields, viewing val check, etc.
03/25/94 PdxWin application builder. Automatically goes through
sub-directories and rebuilds all forms, reports,
libraries and scripts. Uses user defined alias to build a
copy of an application in the destination Alias'
sub-directory. Rebuild with 1 command.
06/05/94 Lets you point and shoot at Paradox tables to generate
CREATE statements for use in PdxWin applications. Saves
having to type the code to create a table.
08/29/94 Code generator for Paradox DOS 4.5. Capable of creating
custom pulldown menus based on a table and access groups.
09/12/94 Detailed information on AppExpert and its Object Catalog.
Includes instructions on creating object controls and a
collection of object controls for your use. Includes LED
buttons, light switches, odometer, data entry toolpad,
enhanced listbox, etc.
12/06/94 Manage and trace project file changes. Source code
backup, editing, delivery and maintenance for FSL, LSL,
and SSL with OPAL code for Paradox Windows. Menu
generator, 3D/2D 2 state buttons, Code Helper, file
manager, method browser and much more.
06/05/94 PdxWin 4.5 utility creates CREATE statements using an
existing table as a template. Puts generated statements
on the clipboard, so they can be directly inserted into
code.
** Type Program Launcher
09/01/94 Paradox application launching utility that works with
Paradox 4.5 and 5.0. Many features.
12/01/94 EXE that lets you start a Paradox application. Useful in
"hiding" Paradox from end users. Will show user "Please
wait. Loading <your app name>"
10/07/95 Delphi product allows easy configuration of Paradox
Start-Up options. Registered version lets developer
specify their own BMP splash screen for distributed
applications. Self-extracting, self-installing update to
Power Start (PWRSTART.ZIP).
04/19/95 Eliminates a common error message on start up of Power
Start (PWRSTART.ZIP). Rewrite of PWRSTART.EXE to be
copied over original.
** Type Progress
12/09/91 Script that provides a gauge of percentage completed for
lengthy processes. Reassures user that his computer has
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not locked up.
09/13/88 Reports the time that a job started, estimated completion
time, time process has been running with a graphic
representation. Must be put in a library and called
inside the loop that reads the records to be processed.
05/28/91 Script to provide a continuous graphic representation of
the percentage of a long process that has completed.
02/12/93 A form to implement progress bars (percent completed)
with OPAL.
02/12/93 How to create a thermometer "percent completed" form.
10/15/93 Easy to use progress bar you can paste into your forms.
Includes demo.
08/30/94 Graphic progress bar which can be called by your methods
while running. You can change the size of the box, and
its internal boxes, and can change the font types, sizes,
colors, etc.
05/16/95 Percentage complete indicator for Paradox for DOS. Sets
up window, updates the completed bar and removes the
window when 100% complete.
09/09/95 Demonstration of progress bars with minimal coding.
Includes 3 examples, one in Win95 style, the others using
a moving bitmap.
** Type PXEngine
10/16/91 A program written with the vendor's WinObj library for
C++. Permits browsing of a Paradox table from DOS.
Demonstrates the abilities of the vendors WinObj, which
permits direct access to Paradox objects when using the
Paradox Engine.
08/04/91 The original Fonedex was a example application with
minimal user interface distributed by Borland with the
Paradox Engine. The C code included here shows how to
extend that program. Utility files are worth study.
10/08/91 An object oriented wrapper for the Paradox Engine.
Creates a PXObject through which the Paradox Engine
functions and procedures are accessed. This is a port to
Turbo Pascal for Windows, based on work by Brian Corll.
09/22/91 A Turbo Pascal object oriented wrapper for the Paradox
Engine. Source code only for a TPU. Most, but not all,
Paradox Engine functions and procedures are supported.
05/17/91 Utilities providing object oriented programming support
for the Paradox Engine in C++. Includes a code generator
that will scan your tables and output the PXEngine code
to create them in your application. All source and a demo
included.
07/30/91 Turbo Pascal source and TPU providing a shell for the
Paradox Engine.
06/24/90 Aids in developing applications in C to access Paradox
tables. Utilizes point and shoot menu and mouse driven
interface to generate calls to Paradox Engine based upon
file structures.
08/25/92 On screen demo of PARAGen code generating system. Options
include: functions, language, brace style, speed or size,
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error checking, OOP support, etc. Output is a PXEngine
code module. The Windows 3.x version is in PGENW.ZIP.
08/25/92 Simple invoice and TODO list tickler database
applications whose code is generated in Turbo Pascal, C,
and C++ by the vendor's Paradox Engine Code Generator.
See PDOCCD for documentation.
08/27/92 On screen demo of PARAGen code generating system. Options
include: functions, language, brace style, speed or size,
error checking, OOP support, etc. Output is a PXEngine
code module. The DOS version is in PGEND.ZIP.
08/25/92 Documentation for the vendor's Paragen code generator for
the Paradox Engine. Complete on-line users guide (340+
pages) and reference manual for generated functions,
including OOP class reference. Numerous examples and
helpful information.
04/06/92 A collection of source Pascal source code for Turbo
Pascal for use with the Paradox engine. A generic invoice
system is presented.
06/28/90 C++ classes for the Paradox Engine. Permits easier use of
the Paradox Engine for C++. Simply include the header
file in your C++ application.
12/09/91 C code for a procedure that will unlock a directory, such
as a private directory, that has been locked by Paradox.
Such a directory is inaccessible to the Paradox Engine,
so this procedure must be used to unlock it.
12/11/91 C++ class definitions for the Paradox Engine. Requires
the Paradox Engine v. 2.0 and C++.
06/02/91 A user interface library for C++ that provides internal
support for Paradox objects. Features a data entry
screen painter that will output C++ code for data entry
form generation.
03/01/93 PXWINENG.DLL file from the Paradox Engine. Not used by
Paradox for Windows (only used if you have an application
that already uses pxengwin.dll).
10/02/93 No longer sold. Windows custom control that lets Visual
Basic and Visual C++ programmers build database
applications using the Paradox Engine.
07/12/94 Opening and creating tables with BDE. From the September
1994 Paradox Informant magazine article.
10/20/94 Demonstrates use of the Borland Database Engine with a
sample application written using the BDE.
** Type Query
06/14/92 Run this program and include the statement
autolib="asklib" at the beginning of your script and you
can code your queries within your scripts without using
ask/querysave.
02/26/93 A form that works with queries and reports.
05/29/93 Alternative query generator using OPAL's querystring to
compile queries at runtime. Not a replacement for
PdoxWin's QBE facility, but useful for doing one time
queries to retrieve information beyond the scope of the
TableView search function.
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11/02/93 P4W form which will load all QBE files in a directory
into a table. You can then print and document the QBE
files. Be sure to rename the table and empty afterward,
or it will keep loading and loading.
12/10/93 Demonstration of dynamic queries in ObjectPAL from the
Jan'94 issue of Paradox Informant magazine.
12/10/93 Demonstration of creating queries on ObjectPAL. From
Jan'94 Paradox Informant Magazine.
12/10/93 Tables, source code, and supporting objects (written by
Luke Chung) for a demo illustrating the use of ad-hoc
queries in PAL applications. Three methods explored are
multi-record table list of choices, form with checkboxes,
and showmenu with choices.
02/24/94 Alternative to Paradox for Windows' own query language.
pwQueries save you time, look better and are easier to
use. Queries can be run standalone or integrated into
your own applications.
03/12/94 VCR control panel that you paste onto a form to allow
quick seeks to records that satisfy query conditions.
Lookup lists and extensive design dependency checks.
Master-detail searches across detail tables are easily
implemented.
08/22/94 Tilde variables usage in Paradox for Windows. From the
Oct'94 Paradox Informant magazine.
11/05/94 22 ObjectPAL methods in a Paradox 5.0 library to build
and manipulate query strings, with example form. From the
diskette in the book "Creating Paradox for Windows
Applications", published by New Riders.
12/05/94 Generic ObjectPAL method to create dynamic queries. From
the 1-95 issue of Paradox Informant.
12/02/94 Files from the Paradox Queries article in the 1-95 issue
of Paradox Informant.
02/17/95 Converts queries saved with the Scripts QuerySave menu
choices to the equivalent PAL commands. The tables used
in the query are not needed for the conversion.
Documentation explains benefits of converting a saved
query to PAL. Requires Pdx for DOS 4.5.
01/13/95 Create user-defined queries at run-time and overcome some
of the ObjectPAL limitations of the query object.
10/12/94 Shows an alternative to using queries to get a filtered
view of your data. From the Dec'94 Paradox Informant.
03/08/95 Front end for Paradox 4.0 "ASK" function. Lets user
select from any of 60 fields in any available table. They
can then filter using any number of criteria on any
field. Context sensitive help. This crippled version
allows works with only first 5 fields.
11/01/95 PW50 form-script-report collection lets user perform ad
hoc queries on single and multiple tables. Can be run
from any regular, run-time, stand-alone, or networked
application. Results can be viewed in a report or
printable tableview.
12/21/95 PW70 scripts demonstrate OPal query methods, new in
version 7.0, which replace lengthy string manipulations
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in programming queries. Files include sample tables. From
the January '96 Paradox Informant.
** Type Record
12/11/93 Demonstrates the speed benefits of using Record data
type. Includes sample forms with code. From Paradox
Informant February 1994 issue.
** Type Record Move
07/11/91 A Utility with Turbo Pascal source code that will take
two Paradox tables and combine them into a single table
using a keyed update. TurboPower's Object Professional
is necessary for recompilation.
09/04/91 A utility script that will copy the contents in a field
in one table to a field in another table, assuming the
two fields are assignment compatible.
10/20/91 An executable utility that will copy records between
Paradox tables having different structures. Can be used
to initialize a table having the same key fields as
another, or to convert blanks to zero in numeric fields.
V1.6x 2/93 is available for Pdx4.0.
** Type Reference
12/29/92 From 11/92 Paradox Informant article, with additional
comments - issues concerning upgrades from 3.5 to 4.0 of
existing apps.
10/26/90 Script that makes screen output of the entire ASCII
character set.
12/07/91 A short paper which explains how the PAL programmer can
pass an array to a procedure.
06/26/89 Discussions abstracted from Compuserve on how to
automatically increment a field in a Paradox table.
05/15/91 A reference document that presents Codd's Rules of
Relational Integrity, and evaluates Paradox, dBaseIV and
ANSI SQL against that standard.
11/18/91 A White Paper released by Borland on its strategy for the
future of Database development. Contains much valuable
information for the database programmer, administrator or
user.
01/08/93 Borland Technical release describing the Developer's
Partners program.
01/26/92 An introduction to the WAIT command and its simple use.
11/06/92 Descriptions of all current FMS products.
05/16/91 A reference document that explains the types of
Many-to-Many relationships and their impact on database
design.
11/23/88 Simple inventory maintenance examples.
10/22/92 Description of latest version of this product, which can
create sophisticated pulldown menus in 3.5 or 4.0.
12/21/88 An .exe file that lists PAL commands and functions, with
explanations and examples of each.
07/28/92 Description and ordering information for the only
magazine devoted exclusively to Paradox and related
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issues.
08/17/89 Code listings and tables from the August 1989 issue of
the Paradox Users' Journal.
08/17/89 Code listings and tables from the September 1989 issue of
the Paradox Users' Journal.
05/31/89 Discussion on PAL procedure swapping and library usage by
the author of "Programming By Example".
05/15/91 A reference document measuring Paradox query performance
under high load conditions.
12/09/87 List of restrictions Paradox places on user created names
that may cause conflicts with Paradox reserved words.
10/19/90 PAL script examples demonstrating the use of various
commands, such as "accept", "match", and others. Shows
how to paint the canvas, set the record to a specific
record, fill a range of date values, etc.
06/30/93 Borland release concerning description and guidelines for
Team Borland membership.
01/02/92 All of the 1991 and Jan 1992 Tech Reports issued by
Borland. A large group of files that provide detailed
information on advanced Paradox.
05/13/92 All of the 1992 thru May Tech Reports issued by Borland.
A large group of files that provide detailed information
on advanced Paradox.
05/13/92 Displays Borland Tech Fax Database (see Tech91 and Tech92
files in the PAL Utility Library).
07/21/95 Complete set of available Technical Bulletins for Paradox
for DOS as of 21 July 1995. Through TI8998.
04/16/91 A diskette-based training program for new users of
Paradox. Eleven modules take about 30-40 minutes each and
cover creating a table
viewing, entering and changing information
and querying plus advance topics. Network versions are
available.
11/01/95 All Borland News TIs up to 1 November 1995, zipped into
one file.
04/29/94 Simple app with a table of the Paradox for Windows
Technote Notes (with category, TI #, and description.).
You view the list via a form and click a button to view
the actual TechNote in a Windows Notepad window.
03/30/94 Response of author to a critical review by Jerry Coffey
of the "What Every Paradox for Windows Programmer Should
Know" book in the March 1994 Paradox Informant.
11/16/93 Directory and descriptions of all Paradox for DOS
technical information sheets as of 11/16/93. One copy
organized by category and one organized by date.
08/25/95 Set of 3 text files cataloguing all P4W TI's by date, all
P4W TI's by category, and all user groups, consultants,
training centres, and add-ins.
06/25/94
12/05/93 Paradox for DOS test used for Paradox Engineers.
09/20/95 Contains published articles in Paradox table format,
beginning with the June 92 issue. Can be queried by date,
author, or subject. Updated monthly.
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05/12/95 Excerpts from Shoolman's "Training Wheels: OPAL Cookbook".
04/18/95 Paradox Informant Magazine index for DOS and non Paradox
for Windows 5.0 users.
06/01/95 Text file proposing interface standards for P4W 5.0
applications. Issues raised include menu and button
styles. Author requests comments or suggestions from
Paradox users and developers.
07/10/95 Press release announcing 3rd edition of catalog of
add-ins and 3rd-party products. Will be released to
coincide with P4W 6.0 for Windows 95.
09/19/94 List of books on P4W 5.0. Includes ISBN numbers,
publishers' telephone numbers, prices, and brief
descriptions.
07/08/95 Complete listing of all third-party publications on P4D
4.0-4.5 and P4W 4.5-5.0. Copied with permission from
Borland's World Wide Web page, http://www.borland.com.
07/20/95 Library of PDx Windows API constants in decimal.
09/04/95 Contents and ordering information for the Paradox
Informant Works '95 CD-Rom, which contains all articles
published in 1995 and will be available December 1995.
10/07/95 Application-independent document reader, can be used to
view Paradox Informant documents uploaded to CompuServe.
Self-extracting, self-installing executable. Supports
cross-linked documents, article threads, copy & paste,
full screen mode, and more.
10/10/95 List of Paradox titles from leading publishers,
categorized by Paradox version.
** Type Repair
12/21/88 A utility with both menu driven and command line
interface for verifying the integrity of Paradox tables,
and rebuilding damaged tables.
12/15/92 Newest version of Tutility - earliest shipments of
Paradox 4.0 did not include this file.
03/08/94 Paradox table diagnostics program. Analyzes tables and
indexes for damage. Checks for over 50 types of damage,
including invalid data.
07/16/93 BATch file to verify Paradox tables. From Doug Borresen's
August 1993 Paradox Informant article.
11/29/93 Discussion on reasons for corruption in Paradox tables
and procedures to handle corrupted tables and their
families in Paradox.
03/01/94 Rebuilds all Paradox tables in the specified directory
without using any of your original tables. This removes
all possible sources of corruption from the Paradox table
header and its family (key, secondary indexes, etc.) but
NOT forms, reports, etc.
07/07/94 Helps your recover unsaved or lost forms, scripts and
libraries.
09/27/94 Table repair utility update for Paradox 5.0 for Windows.
01/10/95 RTF and Word 2.0 format documents describing the TUTILITY
API for Paradox 5.0. Shows relevant DLL functions used to
create ObjectPAL applications that verify and rebuild
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tables automatically. Includes sample source code.
12/20/94 Borland Technote 1889 shows how to build or repair a
missing or damaged OBEX.INI file. Also useful for
establishing a "fresh start" in configuring OBEX. The new
OBEX.INI will not have any established accounts.
09/27/94 Five updated files for use with Paradox for Windows 5.0
Table Repair Utility. Not needed for 5.01. By Robert Muir?
07/09/95 Uses the P4W 5.0 table repair utility and the Windows API
to repair and verify one table or a group of tables not
necessarily in the same directory.
10/10/95 PW50 form provides an easy-to-use interface to the Table
Repair Utility (TUtility) through the ObjectPal API.
Supports verify/rebuild of multiple tables and reports on
rebuild results. From the November '95 Paradox Informant.
** Type Report
02/28/90 Allows users to create on-the-fly reports from ad-hoc
queries with headers, printer control, etc.
12/29/91 No longer sold/available from the author. A set of
procedures for ad hoc querying of tables.
11/24/92 From 12/92 Paradox Informant - replace linked fields in
reports with Calculated fields so that you don't lose
them during Restructures.
01/26/95 Demo of complete report writer program for Paradox 4.0,
includes tutorial and documentation - 3.5 version also
available.
03/03/93 Cut and paste utility for the 4.0 report generator - from
3/93 Paradox Informant.
01/12/89 No longer sold or supported. A script to copy a line in a
report specification from one part of the report to
another. The fields can optionally be converted from
regular to summary. The shareware version of the script
is encrypted and inserts a delay.
08/02/87 Allows for the production of a horizontal graph from a
Paradox table.
03/28/91 Allows printing of a report giving the line item total as
a percentage of a group. Utilizes CALC SUM.
01/05/91 Allows user to put boxes, lines, etc., into reports as
embedded variables. Also allows for font changes on HP
Laserjet printer.
12/26/92 Automated report generation menu for 4.0 - includes all
code, self contained processes.
03/03/93 Create labels for HP printers on-the-fly - from 3/93
Paradox Informant.
10/28/92 A procedure for identifying Forms and Reports. From 11/92
Paradox Informant.
08/14/91 Allows for generation of reports from outside of Paradox
- written in C. May specify report title, column
headings, fields to be included and field positions.
01/05/93 Print one record from a table on-the-fly, including memo
fields.
08/05/91 Script to facilitate printing reports on a network.
Avoids repeated generation of the report.
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05/21/88 A procedure that will place a variable in a report or
form. The user specifies the parameters: TableName,
Report or Form, Report/Form number, and variable.
01/09/92 Series of procedures that allow for single step report
settings. Use a hotkey to call. From 1/92 Paradox
Informant issue.
02/12/94 Utility which gives expanded capabilities with the report
generator - move, copy, summarize, etc. Allows you to
move, copy, or summarize fields on a Paradox for DOS
report. Manipulates and summarizes long calculated
fields. 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 support.
12/09/91 A script that will save a report or form specification
during design. After the save, the user is returned to
the report or form, with the cursor in the position it
was when the save-it script was invoked.
03/23/93 Word wrap text with PRINT or FILEWRITE in 4.0.
06/30/93 Alternative to built in screen viewer of reports. Shows
how to use README.COM distributed with Paradox to read
reports with forward and reverse scrolling and fast exit.
08/26/92 A demo written by Luke Chung showing the creation of
multiple one-to-many relationships in a single report.
From September 1992 Paradox Informant article.
09/01/93 Demonstrates how to create and use your own methods in
reports for Paradox for Windows.
08/19/93 Simple set of Paradox for DOS procedures to let you
create a straightforward report. PRINT FROM, PRINT TO
selections, NUMERICAL/ALPHABETIC sequence,
ASCENDING/DESCENDING, specific report to
PRINTER/SCREEN/FILE, PORT to print to, and number of
copies.
12/02/90 Limited demo version of the commercially distributed
APFORM product. Provides easy editing facilities for form
and report editing. Allows you to move, copy and erase
areas on reports and forms. Has documentation facilities.
11/11/93 Simple procedure that allows the user to popup a dialog
box in the REPORT MODE in Paradox. The user can
automatically insert a Company Name, Report Description,
Date, Time, Page details at predetermined places in the
report.
12/17/93 ObjectPAL control when previewing PW reports to the
screen.
01/17/94 Example of avoiding line squeeze on the last field of a
report.
02/16/94 Not supported by the author. Not available from the
author. Tips and techniques for using the Paradox 4.5 for
DOS report designer. From the March 1994 Paradox
Informant magazine article.
02/16/94 Reporting dialog box for Paradox for Windows that allows
the user to select the sort order and range of a report.
From the March 1994 Paradox Informant article.
02/10/94 Paradox for DOS routine which compresses a standard
answer table report to fit as much as possible on a
report page. Only completes a compression if it can
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reduce report width by one or more pages.
09/25/94 Lets Pdx 4.5/5.0 users preview reports on screen without
showing a default menu. Open, select, close, page,
scroll, zoom, move, resize, maximize restore, quick
print, options print, and printer setup , all from a tiny
speedbar. FSL source included.
03/11/94 Improvements to Paradox for Windows report previewer.
Lets you deny users access to design-mode menu commands
and allows wait on a report in ObjectPAL, just like
waiting for a form. Real working examples and user and
developer help.
03/15/94 Supporting files demonstrating report techniques in
Paradox for Windows. From the April 1994 Paradox
Informant article.
05/17/94 Demonstrates how to control report output at run-time on
undelivered and delivered report objects. From July 1994
issue of Paradox Informant.
07/24/94 PW report techniques for Paradox for Windows 5.0. Report
manager dialog box. From the September 1994 Paradox
Informant magazine issue.
09/20/94 Borland Technote 2698 demonstrates a technique to reset
page numbers in a report based on each new group.
09/18/94 Shows how to calculate percent-of-total values on a
Paradox 5.0 report with no up-front queries and no
ObjectPAL. Simple, spreadsheet like syntax. Includes
table and demonstration report.
01/30/95 Runtime report utility to preview reports to the screen
and prevent user from going elsewhere until they close
the report.
03/05/95 Lets users preview reports and still maintain control
over the Paradox desktop. Hides all normal Windows
controls.
06/01/93 P4W 4.5 form demonstration of how to print just the
current record in a report.
08/08/95 Printer drivers and font files for R&R Report Writer 6
for DOS. May be used with R&R Report Writer version 4
and above.
12/10/95 Limited evaluation copy of full product, a toolset of
custom dialogs available within Crystal Reports that
dynamically selects records, changes sort order, modifies
display text, etc. See documentation for complete pricing
information.
** Type Runtime
06/10/93 A PAL 4.0 script and explanatory text that open virtually
all the functionality of Runtime for interactive use.
** Type Screen Control
01/05/90 Writes an exploding window to the PAL canvas in a user
specified color and size, with or without a shadow behind
the window. For size and speed sake, this procedure does
no error checking for box corners which are out of
bounds. Rows 0-24, Columns 0-79.
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04/30/92 Paradox 3.5 application which demonstrates buttons,
cascading forms, progress bars, and pop-up boxes.
03/09/92 This replaces the ACCEPT command with a process that acts
like a field in a table, with the associated cursor
controls.
09/23/94 PAL code to highlight an entire field. From the August
1992 issue of Paradox Informant.
09/09/88 Displays moving boxes on the screen.
07/03/89 This splash screen looks just like the Paradox splash
screen (thru version 3.5), with color and mono options,
and user-defined messages.
03/14/87 Creates a sizeable help screen "pop-up" window.
07/16/93 PAL code to create boxes on screen. Character definitions
for single and double line boxes. Also box "undo"
functions to remove a painted box from the screen.
04/17/93 Line draw tool for fancy reports and forms. Will only
draw on the screen that was visible when the script is
called.
04/17/93 Paradox script for drawing boxes of any size on screen.
Set variables before calling script, defining vertical
start position, horizontal position, width, and box
length.
04/17/93 Utility for drawing border characters. Sets up and uses
global variable 'last_border'.
06/23/93 Lets Paradox applications take advantage of EGA and VGA
adapter features not normally available to Paradox for
DOS. Allows writing 43/50 line screens, basic text
writing boxes, coloring of screen areas, and text
centering.
12/21/93 Demonstration of two programs to enable Paradox to
display high intensity background colors on Paradox forms
and the PAL canvas. For Paradox 3.x and 4.x.
01/24/94 PAL procedures to print barcode from Paradox for DOS 4.x.
Barcodes are printed using PCL 3 codes compatible with
most HP LaserJet printers.
01/28/94 Paradox for DOS scripts to insert and view low and high
ASCII control and display characters (all between 0 and
255) in a dialog box.
04/28/94 Change video mode of Paradox for DOS through script
control. Dialog box script with choices for 25, 43 and 50
line EGA/VGA mode. Can be executed with a SETKEY or just
played as a normal script. Can be run with tables and
forms on the desktop.
07/28/94 Lets you edit a PdxDOS form, color the form in its basic
color, place a border on the form and (after pressing
AltC) the box will be displayed with shadow and sunny
lines. Single and double line boxes and boxes with text
in the top line supported.
10/31/94 Marque text display, calling other Windows applications.
From the 12-94 issue of Paradox Informant.
10/28/94 Example of a problem using the SetHighLight function on a
wrapped field. Shows what works and what doesn't.
12/14/94 PdxWin routine to display a blinking red light when an
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application is disable and a green light when enabled.
01/22/95 Paradox for Windows routine to get rid of unwanted text
highlights during scrolling. Yet another highlight
algorithm.
02/16/95 Paradox for Windows tool to let you change the resolution
of forms and reports in Paradox. You can change a
1024x768 form to an 800x600 or 640x480 form, or an
800x600 to 640x480.
08/25/95 Captures all or portions of the screen. Also accepts
input from the clipboard or bitmaps. Sends capture to
the printer, clipboard, or a file. Provides full DDE
support for integration into applications.
09/01/95 Sends all or portions of the screen, clipboard contents,
or files to the printer, fax, clipboard, or a file.
Switches default printer, printer orientation, routes
printer information to files. Works from icons and hot
keys.
** Type Search
12/08/91 A menu driven search script. Allows the user to search a
table for the first or last occurrence of the search
value, then previous or next value. Continues until user
accepts value or aborts procedure.
03/25/92 A procedure to locate a value from the bottom of a table.
10/05/92 Demonstrates table search and window canvas control in
4.0.
07/27/89 Scans all fields of the table and locates the first
occurrence of the user specified search value. The
search is not case sensitive. Wild cards are supported.
03/25/92 Multiple table (popup window) lookup utility with
vertical scroll bar and Ctrl-Z searches on
user-selectable fields. Parameter control over colors,
window size, and screen placement.
12/10/93 Demonstrates a method for incremental searches in
ObjectPAL applications. From the January 1994 Paradox
Informant article.
12/27/93 Sort/Filter tool for use in Paradox for Windows
applications. From the February 1994 issue of Paradox
Informant.
01/19/94 Paradox for Windows code which allows user to select a
record from a table view on a form and then display the
entire record in another form. Good look-up solution.
10/12/94 Indexed Paradox for Windows 5 table with California
Lottery 6-51 results through 10/8/94 and a form to search
for any hits of three or more numbers for a given set of
six numbers. Demonstrates a simple search technique
comparing two arrays.
10/22/94 Interactive search and replace utility for Paradox
tables. Extensive error checking. Wildcard search any
value in any field (except dates). Globally or
selectively replace found values. For Paradox 3.5 and 4.0
for DOS.
11/18/94 Small and fast method for a search using a TCursor. The
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active index of the TCursor is used.
12/05/94 Techniques to extract top 10 records using Paradox for
Windows 5.0. Shows how a query may not always work best.
12/09/94 Borland Technote 2606 demonstrates a technique to do
incremental searches using OPAL's built in keyPhysical
method. The result of the search is displayed in a single
column table frame.
02/13/95 Paradox for Windows floating incremental search
component. Includes source code.
09/20/95 DLL-based dialog box features a selectable list of fields
from the specified table, a table grid which displays the
answer set, and a text field which displays the SQL
generated for the search. Early problems calling from
Paradox have been fixed.
** Type Security
09/14/92 Locks your application onto one authorized PC and
prohibits movement to another PC or even to another
directory. Copy-protects your application and allows
complete on-site or remote (phone) control of site
licenses.
09/30/88 Lets you easily add password protection to your
applications and scripts.
05/11/88 Small program which allows the user to alter his/her
password.
06/20/89 No longer supported. Password Entry system for Paradox
applications. User will have to present a current valid
password to access the application. Passwords must be
renewed every 90 days.
12/15/92 Complete demo of various security measures that can be
controlled within a Paradox application.
08/29/93 Sample code to get a password from a user when they "log
into" a Paradox for Windows application.
01/12/94 ObjectPAL code to get a user's name and company from
Windows (the name the user entered when Windows was
installed).
12/21/94 Password recovery for Paradox 5.x, 4.5, 4.0 and 3.5. 100%
recovery of all passwords. Script and table file
recovery. Requires security code to prevent unauthorized
use.
04/25/94 Paradox for DOS script with generic, and simple,
procedures for tracking logins and logouts for an
application. Helps build a database of users who reboot
without quitting an application.
05/06/94 Self-contained password entry field with the "Labelled"
display option on. It can display any visible character
in a settable edit region and store up to 1 32 character
password. Case sensitivity can be enabled/disabled.
04/21/94 Simple dialog box password script to get user input for
table/script/menu access. Extensive documentation and
some error handling included.
07/15/94 Unsupported. Paradox for DOS script to password protect
applications. Limits access to data to ONLY though the
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application. Restrictions to those with correct password.
Individual access rights on user by user basis. Traceable
errors and abends.
10/04/95 PW50 dialog uses an input field of zero width and a text
object to display mask characters as a password is typed.
Includes a call script which loads an application or
exits PW. Supports Enter/Escape hot keys. From the
December '95 Paradox Informant.
** Type Setkey
05/06/89 A utility that will prevent the user from deleting
records by inadvertently pressing the Del key. When the
Del key is pressed, a confirmation window will pop up.
12/27/91 Procedure requiring confirmation for deleting records.
Can be called in any PAL program or by a setkey macro
from interactive Paradox. From 9/90 Paradox Informant
issue.
03/07/90 Easily allows up to 132 characters to be assigned to any
hot key to perform specific commands.
** Type Sort
10/27/94 Bubble sort for Paradox for Windows 5.0. From the article
in the Dec'94 issue of Paradox Informant magazine.
** Type Sound
08/26/92 Object oriented PAL piano sound recorder. From the July
1992 Paradox Informant.
06/20/93 Music database demo with sound.
07/16/93 Report file for music database.
07/12/93 Working demonstration of Paradox for Windows code to edit
and play .WAV files using sound recorder as an OLE object.
07/22/93 Demo binding in new methods into Paradox. Lets Paradox
for Windows play WAV files.
12/10/93 Jingle Bells (Christmas holiday music) song in Paradox
SOUND statements.
11/04/94 Lets you play WAV files using ObjectPAL. 10K DLL and demo
form.
** Type Soundex
05/05/92 Soundex algorithm for Paradox (lets you search for a
field by the way the field sounds, rather than its actual
spelling). Metaphone algorithm is also included. Adapted
from Computer Language magazine Dec.'90 pp.39-43.
11/24/92 Not available from author. From 12/92 Paradox Informant -
match and find records using the Soundex phonetic system.
01/17/94 A P4W routine to convert a last name to a soundex code,
for "look-alike" retrieval.
11/17/94 PAL code to return a four character soundex code for a
specified string. The case of the string does not matter
(always converted to upper case).
08/20/95 Text file on the implementation of the SoundEx algorithm
in OPal to assist in searching for words that sound
similar. Includes code and discussion of the algorithm,
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** Type Speedbar
07/16/93 A demo of how to create your own Paradox for Windows
speedbars. From Richard Wagner's August 1993 Paradox
Informant article.
09/29/93 A fully customizable speedbar that mimics Paradox's own.
10/17/93 Replacement for Paradox for Windows speedbar without the
icons you don't use. Full source code.
10/14/93 Speedbar that duplicates the Table, Form, Query, Report
and Library icons that disappear when you open anything
on the desktop. Also Paradox speedBar toggle on/off. Can
be placed anywhere, including over Paradox speedbar.
11/12/93 Custom speedbar for both form and tableview use. Features
responsive buttons, repetitive performance, support
tableframe & MRO in a form, and tableview window.
Replaces Paradox for Windows' speedbar, with same look
and feel. Movable via mouse.
02/16/94 Slick speedbar for PW applications. From Paradox
Informant March 1994 issue.
08/10/94 Unique and creative approach to a programmable speedbar
in PW. From March 1994 Paradox Informant issue.
03/08/95 Simple form which overwrites the Pdx toolbar with your
own customized icons. Simple to change and add to.
Includes an empty toolbar template and an example toolbar
that mimics the main Pdx toolbar.
** Type Spell Check
04/08/94 Spelling check add-on for Paradox 4.x for DOS. Features
multiple dictionary setup, licensing for runtime and
network use, database independent engine, and sample code
for Paradox and dBASE applications. 178,000 word
dictionary.
04/06/94 Paradox for Windows 4.5 spell check program. You can
check any FIELD at an average of 275 words per second.
You can automatically add any word to the custom
dictionary. Memos larger than 15,000 characters are not
supported.
08/01/94 Spell checker for Paradox 4.5 for Windows with a 40,000
word dictionary. 100K and 200K word general and
additional specialized dictionaries are provided to those
who register.
06/13/94 Spell check text, memo, and formatted memo fields in a PW
table. Includes a dictionary database that you can start
with and add to as needed. From the Nov'94 issue of
Paradox Informant magazine.
06/13/94 Checks words in an edit field against a dictionary table.
Familiar look and feel for users of WordPerfect Spell
Checker.
** Type SQL
09/25/92 Article on Paradox / SQL relationships.
08/31/92 An article about Paradox 4.0's SQL Link, and the
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hardware/software concerns associated with its use - from
5/92 Paradox Informant.
04/22/92 Extensive tutorial information on using Borland's SQL
Link to let Paradox users access SQL based relational
database servers.
07/08/92 Article explaining how Paradox SQL Link and Paradox make
it easy to access and change server data without writing
code.
08/31/92 Article describing what a programmer needs to know to
build a turnkey system using Paradox/Paradox SQL Link as
a front end to a server database. The included example is
for Digital's Rdb/VMS.
10/18/93 Paradox for DOS script which allows user to add local
table to remote tables.
06/10/94 Object PAL utility to view standard Paradox tables and/or
SQL server(SYBASE) tables. SQL Link must be installed
for SQL server tables.
05/26/94 Object PAL application to view standard Paradox tables
and/or SQL Server (Sybase) tables, if you have installed
SQL Link. Display structure, indexes, contents of
selected table, user list of SQL Server, object
dependency information, & do Ad Hoc queries.
12/21/94 Paradox for Windows 5.0 techniques to allow SQL queries
against local data. Local SQL also has some limitations.
From the 1-95 issue of Paradox Informant.
01/16/95 For those accessing Sybase SQL Server. Shows you all
DB-Library operations made by your program, including
parameters, return values, execution time, and SQL
Queries.
05/09/95 Paradox for Windows 5.0 expert which generates SQL
scripts to replicate existing Paradox tables on a SQL
server. The current version (Beta) generates scripts for
Sybase SQL Server 4.x.
05/19/95 Custom method using a tcursor to verify connection to an
Oracle 7 database on a Unix box. Based on use of SQL Link
2 and SQL *Net 2.
07/07/95 Sample code in a P4W 5.0 form demonstrates the use of
ObjectPal variables in executeSQL statements.
07/04/95 Information on connecting Paradox to Sybase SQL Server
running on Windows NT through SQL Link or ODBC. Protocol
used is NamedPipes.
08/22/95 P4W form listing examples of Oracle 7 field types and
their corresponding P4W 5.0 field types as generated by a
query.
07/21/95 Demo version of SQLGEN v1.0a includes all features of the
full product but works only on the demo tables provided.
Documentation includes ordering information.
12/11/95 Multi-page PW form shows how to connect PW to Personal
Oracle 7 (vs. previous versions of Oracle). Includes
changes to WIN.INI and a complete listing of ORACLE.INI,
as well as screen shots of the BDE Configuration Utility.
** Type String Function
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09/03/92 Paradox 4.0 utility procedures to wordwrap any length
string to any number of lines and a pop-up dialog box for
use in error displays.
09/20/92 PAL code to format a number to be used in the middle of a
sentence, where extra spaces would look unprofessional.
12/29/91 Reformats data that already exists in a table. Such uses
might be to convert alphanumeric fields from all upper
case to all lower case or to having just the first letter
capitalized, etc.
12/29/91 ValCheck alternative which supports proper case, but
allows override for strings like "Attorneys at Law". From
3/91 issue.
01/01/80 String routines that allow determination of number of
"elements" in a delimited string and ability to extract
them. Vertical menu systems that are not table based.
Demo checkbook application.
03/25/92 Procedure that converts numbers to words for check
printing. For example, 14.36 converts to "Fourteen
Dollars and 36 Cents".
04/03/91 Example of how to convert a numeric value to its English
expression. For example, "123" becomes "One Hundred
Twenty-three".
08/22/91 A script that prints several lines of text to screen or
printer with full word wrap. For use with long
variables. Specify variable name, line length to
display, line to display.
02/02/92 Converts a number to a character string in Dollar and
Cent format. For example, 10.50 would be converted to
"Ten Dollars and Fifty Cents".
12/29/91 Parses titles (Mr., Mrs., etc.) and names from a single
field to separate fields. Demo includes tables and sample
reports.
06/14/92 Simple text parsing algorithm with PAL source code.
02/09/93 A demo showing how to work with text strings in PdoxWin.
09/20/92 Converts "normal" time to military time to allow
arithmetic on times in Paradox programs. "CTIME("2:00")
returns a value "1400". Supports 24 hour time.
09/22/88 Will convert dollar amount expressed as a number to one
expressed as words.
05/29/93 Form to convert a number to a string for writing checks.
06/30/93 PAL string function EndStr(string,Num) which returns the
last Num characters from a given string.
12/20/94 PrintString Windows DLL. Allows you to take direct
control of your default Windows printer to output text
strings directly to it, much as the DOS version of
Paradox does. Allows Paradox for Windows to
prtPrint("Hello!",1)
06/17/93 Formatting utility that uses tables in your working
directory. It will convert the data string in that field
and write the change into a field of the appropriate
type. String types mmddyy, ddmmyy, yyddmm, yymmdd,
yy/mm/dd, etc. Sound (WAV) support.
09/06/93 PAL 4.0 procedure which accepts a numeric value and
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converts it to its English-worded equivalent. For
example, 12.23 is returned as TWELVE and 23/100. Good for
writing checks.
07/16/93 No longer supported. Procedure which accepts a string
variable name and an offset into the string. It converts
the byte at the offset into an integer.
10/24/93 Prints the dollar amount on a check. For example,
10,999.99 will be converted to "******** 10,999.99".
Useful when you are limited to less than 50 characters to
print the check amount.
05/09/94 Paradox for DOS script which converts dollar amounts
(numeric) to word strings for check printing. Based on a
script published in the Dec'93 Paradox Developer's
Journal. Modified to use "X dollars and Y cents" or "X
and Y/100 dollars" output.
04/18/94 Simple procedure that parses a numerical value of dollars
and returns the English equivalent. Includes asterisks
for check writing.
03/16/94 Shows how to use the Paradox for DOS editor to do
wordwrap in PAL applications. From the June 1994 Paradox
Informant.
01/23/94 This is NOT supported or available from the author.
Converts Paradox currency (or number) field to a text
string for printing on a check. No negative numbers, but
can handle numbers up to 999,999,999,999.99. From the
April 1994 Paradox Informant article.
08/15/94 Code to extract the last four characters of an
alphanumeric field and place those characters in another
field of the same type in the same table.
08/15/94 Paradox for DOS code to remove alpha characters from a
mixed alphanumeric field. e.g. A23D45 will become 2345.
02/17/95 Simple Paradox for Windows form to convert dollar amounts
to a text string. for example, $56.24 would be converted
to "Fifty Six Dollars and 24/100 Cents".
05/28/95 Recursive parsing routine that parses a string of any
length using user supplied string separators.
05/23/95 PAL procedure that formats a string for a query. Deals
with punctuation marks, reserved words, wildcard search
characters, etc.
07/16/95 Paradox for Windows script that changes text fields to
proper capitalization, as used in names and addresses.
12/20/95 Set of PW50 scripts uses TCursor scans and string methods
to format name fields (from full name to last and first
names) and date fields (from YYMMDD strings to valid date
field values). From the January '96 Paradox Informant.
** Type Structure
09/16/91 A set of scripts that will compare the structure of two
tables. Reports may be directed to file, screen or
printer. Full structure or just differences can be
reported. You may restructure either table from within
the script.
02/22/93 Uses the DOS Tree.com to build a table of the "tree" of
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the current drive.
04/25/90 An executable program, with C code included, to display
the structure of a valid paradox table, and optionally to
create a PAL query image for use in scripts.
11/14/92 C program that takes the usual Tools/Info/Inventory
process, and adds the available DOS info (date, time,
attribs, filesize, etc) to the resultant table.
07/31/90 Creates Utility tables that contain information on table
structure, formats, valchecks, lookups, and families. -
No longer supported.
07/12/91 A command line executable that displays the structure of
a Paradox table and indicates key fields.
01/26/93 Utility to examine and restructure your tables when
needed.
12/13/90 A simple script that will print a formatted report of the
structure of a user specified table.
05/06/89 This script prompts the user for a table to examine, then
prints a report of its structure.
01/27/92 Displays table structure of Paradox tables to the screen
and creates a file in the same directory as the table.
Also available as a command line version.
04/04/92 .EXE programs that analyze table structures and families
create reports to screen or file.
12/21/92 Prepares a detailed report on all tables in a given
directory, including field information and record count.
11/02/92 Creates a list of tables for the user to select from,
then creates a structure report for selected tables.
12/03/92 Lists the Paradox version of all tables in a given
directory, optionally converts tables to other version.
07/16/93 C source code and executable program to display the
structure of any Paradox table from the DOS command line.
Registered users get a version that is fully multi-user
ready and configurable.
08/01/94 Procedure to make an answer table conform to another
table's structure. Use this when the structures are so
different that you cannot copy a report between them
successfully. Will work when the source table has more,
or less, fields than answer table.
11/06/94 Generates table structure reports and creates OPAL
"CREATE" statements for a structure.
01/06/95 Utility that lets you view the structure of two tables at
the same time.
02/17/95 Unsupported. Method to denormalize a table, creating new
columns for unique data sets. Specify key for answer
table and data columns and the program does the rest.
Includes Paradox for DOS source code and sample database.
07/06/95 Text file containing instructions and tips for printing
table structure. Includes an advertisement for the Print
Table Structure Guide, a P4W 5.0 shareware expert
available as PTSG10.ZIP or PTSGUIDE.ZIP.
05/23/95 P4W 5.0 expert creates reports on the structure of one or
more tables. Includes several user-selectable designs.
Registered version offers improved performance, .INI file
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support, design control, directory tracking, and bug
fixes.
05/30/95 Restricted demonstration of RESTRUCT.DLL, which will add,
drop, and move fields, modify valchecks, table lookups,
primary & secondary indexes, referential integrity,
master & auxiliary passwords, and table & language
drivers.
01/16/96 Prints Paradox, DBase, and ASCII table structures created
with Paradox or Delphi Database Desktop. Requires the
Borland Database Engine (IDAPI). Features configurable
zebra shading color, system date printing, definable
password list, and more.
05/24/95 Allows OPal programmers to add, delete, modify, and move
fields using direct calls to the Borland Database Engine.
No support for validity checks.
10/22/95 Demo of the Organized Database Inspector, which browses
and prints any database structure supported by the
Borland Database Engine, including Paradox. Includes
customizable reports. Demo prints "DEMO" on reports
instead of actual data.
** Type Style Sheets
02/03/95 Paradox utility that lets you create, store and apply
style sheets to forms and reports. You can save up to 60
style sheets in a gallery. 40 pre-defined style sheets
are provided.
** Type Tabbed Notebook
07/25/95 P4W 5.0 dialog form uses bringtotop() method and box and
group objects to create tabbed-notebook tool. Each
"page" consists of 2 raised boxes (the page and its tab)
and a borderless box which "joins" them. From the
September 95 Paradox Informant.
11/13/95 PW50 forms demonstrate creation of a Win95-style tabbed
notebook. Includes tables of underlying data. Emphasis is
on use of groups and stacked pages. A helper form assists
in the creation of tabs for the notebook.
12/08/95 Author's variation on John Moore's Tabbed Notebook
(JM9509.ZIP). Includes improvements in keyboard
navigation, field highlighting, and code placement.
** Type Table Frame
02/15/94 Paradox for Windows form to display a large notepad for a
tableframe. Current record is highlighted with a
transparent colored box while notepad is displayed.
05/15/94 Tiny demo of how to have a tableFrame cursor that
"remains" when focus departs for other fields.
10/01/94 Form demonstrates how to maintain selected record's ID
when scrolling from left to right causes selected record
info to disappear.
09/29/94 Simple method to keep Tableframe records hilighted. Needs
only a very little generic code. Requires Paradox for
Windows 5 because it uses the FirstRow property.
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09/23/94 Technique to keep current record in a table highlighted
while moving to another field or table. Only 15 lines of
code.
11/12/94 Simple method to keep Tableframe records hilighted. This
one uses a pointer instead of record coloring. Needs only
a very little generic code. Requires Paradox for Windows
5 because it uses the FirtRow property.
03/22/95 Shows two tables which scroll horizontally together. The
first table is the detail. The second is a single record
table used to display the columnar totals.
07/18/95 Sample P4W 5.0 application demonstrates several options
for making cursor navigation more intuitive in forms
containing tableframes. Methods let arrow keys move
cursor off tableframe. From the August 95 Paradox
Informant.
11/13/95 PW50 Expert installs code in tableframe objects to give
them a current record indicator that persists when focus
moves off the tableframe. The Expert renames the record
object within the tableframe and attaches code to it.
11/25/95 PW50 Expert adds code to a selected tableframe, creating
a persistent highlight on the current record. The code
renames the record object contained by the tableframe,
and allows the user to select a custom highlight for the
record.
** Type Table Packing
05/10/94 Executes a modify/restructure on all tables in a
specified directory. Used to reclaim orphaned space in
tables resulting from deletion, editing, and conversion
of tables from previous versions to 4.5 version.
** Type Tables, Compare
01/19/93 Select two tables and find the values that are missing
from one of the tables.
** Type Tables, Copying
10/02/95 Sample PW50 form and tables demonstrate end-user copying
of master and detail records in one step. One detail
table is not in the form's data model. Also demonstrates
cascading (master and detail) deletes. From the November
'95 Paradox Informant.
** Type Tabulation
06/20/88 Executes cross tabulation of a table.
** Type Text Editing
01/04/94 Lets you do global search and replace operations on a PW
form or a group of forms. Search, search and replace, or
search and PROMPT before replacing options.
** Type Timer
10/05/94 Demo of Paradox 4.5 and 5.0 timer and iff functions.
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** Type Tool Box
07/03/92 Toolkit for Paradox developers. Provides user interface
enhancements, printer configuration, on line help, and
application installation modules. Assists in development
of professional applications.
06/04/88 A collection of utility functions from the vendor's data
entry toolkit.
02/09/94 Trial version of Visage. Point, click, and float through
Paradox 4.x. Project folders, object icons, drive icons,
action icons, office applications, drag and drop object
icons, and smart toolbox.
08/23/93 Paradox for Windows utilities to explore database
structure, capture source code, and determine load times
of your forms.
01/18/94 Sliders and switches to use as tools in Paradox for
Windows, and a sample form to demonstrate their usage.
05/18/94 Paradox for Windows forms, tables, reports, etc.
available from one central location. Full set of
inspection/edit tools. Complete table analysis (field
structure, size, record count, indexes, etc.). Methods
locator (forms, script, and libraries). More.
06/08/94 Integrated toolset. Menubuilder lets users preview and
attach menus and actions to forms. CodeBrowser allows
viewing and modifying code from multiple forms and
libraries. StructureBrowser allows viewing table and
index information.
11/20/94 For Paradox for Windows 4.5 and 5.0. Manages a database
of ClipObjects. Allows assignment of a class, name,
version, description, etc. to each ClipObject.
07/20/94 Saves Paradox objects in a table. Improves on Prototype
objects since it allows nesting of objects to be saved as
well. Uses a binary type to write the objects, and so is
very fast.
03/14/95 Paradox for Windows 5.0 forms, tables, reports, etc.
available from one central location. Full set of
inspection/edit tools. Complete table analysis (field
structure, size, record count, indexes, etc.). Methods
locator (forms, script, and libraries).
04/25/95 P4W 5.0 form allowing one-click access to many items
hidden in the Paradox design menus, including Align Left,
Right, Center, Align Top, Bottom, Middle, Compile, Save
and Deliver forms. Earlier version was DesignToolPad 1.1
(DESGN.ZIP)
09/21/95 Stores clip objects in tables, accesses compile
information, delivers multiple code objects, documents
multiple tables and code objects, retrieves hidden forms.
Also contains an installation library and a screen shot
tool for documentation.
09/19/95 Includes: app deliverer (see APPDELVR.ZIP)
structure enumerator (works on tables and form data
models and prints reports)
modem dialer with port selection and Exit Windows
procedures
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about dialog box which displays system resources. Source
included.
07/14/95 2 Lotus ScreenCam demos of the commercial product. The
first demonstrates creation of a cheque-writing app using
App Expert. The second shows the various tools and
experts creating and manipulating unrelated text, field,
menu, and button objects.
01/03/96 DLL for use in PW. Includes system info, about box, back
up, and restore using pkZip and Delphi-style messages
with bitmap buttons. Includes a PW50 form showing how to
make calls to the DLL.
** Type Translator
07/06/92 Searches script files for keywords and builds a list. Can
be used to find Paradox 4.0 reserved words in 3.5 scripts
for upgrades.
11/15/93 Paradox for Windows 4.5 program which will resave,
deliver, and open all documents (forms, reports, scripts
and libraries) in the working directory. Designed to help
migrate applications from PFW 1.0 to PFW 4.5. Requires
PFW 4.5.
11/29/93 Paradox library which provides a common programming
interface that allows developers to write Paradox for DOS
applications for various languages (French, Spanish,
Italian, Hebrew, Danish, Finnish, Swedish, Dutch, German,
Norwegian, etc.).
07/05/95 Version .10 of a chart showing equivalent/related
functions between PAL and Delphi.
** Type Tutorial
03/22/93 Examples of how to build 1-to-many-to-many relationships
with Dynarrays - from 4/93 Paradox Informant.
05/30/90 No longer supported. Do not call. Interactive
demonstration of Multi-table relationships.
03/26/90 No longer available from author. This paper was written
by Dan Ehrmann to explain the basic theory of
normalization of tables in Paradox.
06/28/92 Source code from article series in Paradox Informant -
12/91 issue.
06/28/92 Source code from article series in Paradox Informant -
1/92 issue.
06/28/92 Source code from article series in Paradox Informant -
2/92 issue - Windows Invoicing.
06/28/92 Source code from article series in Paradox Informant -
3/92 issue.
06/28/92 Source code from article series in Paradox Informant -
4/92 issue - Pascal / Paradox Engine.
06/28/92 Source code from article series in Paradox Informant -
5/92 issue.
04/22/88 A collection of macro-type example scripts - definitely
just for beginners.
02/13/93 A collection of scripts that demonstrate user keypress
traps within applications.
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03/03/92 Quattro Pro spreadsheet with graphics for a slideshow to
introduce Paradox.
06/27/92 Session notes from 8 part training program - great for
beginners!.
10/16/91 A tutorial on the use of procedures in PAL. Entry level
help in using procedures.
01/04/93 35 re-created examples directly from the 4.0 programming
guide - now you can try them without writing them
yourself!.
06/14/91 An introduction to PAL language by designing an
application from start to finish. Organized into chapters
using a top down design philosophy. This is one of the
five chapters.
07/17/93 Supporting files for the Intro to ObjectPAL article in
September '93 Paradox Informant. By Drew Wright.
09/03/93 Supporting files for the Intro to ObjectPAL article in
October '93 Paradox Informant. By Drew Wright.
05/16/94 Simple Paradox for Windows example showing how to use a
library.
10/13/94 Forms which demonstrate how filters and ranges work.
"Filter" lets a user examine how setGenFilter,
dropGenFilter and getGenFilter work. SetRange and
getRange are also demonstrated. The OpenForm demonstrates
how one form may open another.
** Type User Interface
06/28/92 Paradox 4.0 wait handlers. From the July 1992 Paradox
Informant.
12/09/93 Paradox for Windows library which displays messages that
would normally appear only at the bottom of the screen at
both the bottom and next to the button that called it.
Includes a demonstration form.
03/16/94 Demo Paradox for Windows application showing some
interesting user interface techniques. From the June 1994
Paradox Informant.
05/09/94 Paradox for Windows example of a deck of cards that can
contain different objects. MouseClick on the card's tab
to bring the card to the top.
03/28/94 Techniques in closing ObjectPAL applications. From the
May'94 Paradox Informant article.
10/03/94 Form which lets you read and display records from a
table, use pointer to move through the displayed records,
and lets you press the Enter key to run custom code using
values in the fields of the record selected.
10/04/94 Vertical and horizontal scrollbars/sliders for Paradox
for Windows. From the Feb'95 Paradox Informant.
03/11/95 This PdxWin form demonstrates how one scroll bar can
scroll two text objects at the same time.
10/03/95 Set of forms and scripts speed up opening, design,
deletion of files in P4W. Open via script, not form, but
leave form open if you intend to use it again.
** Type User Messages
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06/24/90 A program to create a Fortune Cookie/Quote of the Day
message that can be used in Paradox and/or a PAL app.
10/06/93 Form with attached code to let your applications write to
and read from all four areas on the status bar. Also
enables you to block all messages sent by PFW or the RTL
message procedure.
06/21/95 1-2-3, Microsoft, and Delphi style yellow hint boxes that
you can call from ObjectPAL programs.
01/13/96 PW text object works as a scrolling banner. Includes
custom methods to start and stop scrolling and update
text messages. Retrieves messages from an .INI file
(included), and allows on-the-fly message updates. See
ReadMe file for installations and usage.
** Type Validation
12/13/90 Automatically sets Picture ValChecks according to an
example data row. Goes through all the fields in a table
and sets an appropriate ValCheck picture for every alpha
field. Will key off field name to determine proper type.
12/12/91 Well commented script to copy all val check settings from
one table to another. Tables must have the same field
names in order for the val checks to be copied. They are
copied field by field.
02/20/93 Creates a key field value based on date and repetition.
05/03/92 Eliminates writing many separate procedures to accept and
verify the values entered by users. A lookup table
contains code/A3* field and a description field. GetCode
returns a value code which may be used in a report query.
11/12/92 Examples of how to control 4.0 canvas while using lookup
tables/event management.
12/29/91 User inputs a name and this script generates a new ID
number and checks that it is not a duplicate.
05/07/91 A database of the Picture clauses for 28 different
picture specifications, with data entry form and 2 report
specs.
01/06/89 Not supported. A collection of ValCheck "Pictures" for
table editing.
01/26/92 Single step ValChecks.
02/10/89 A table of "Picture" strings.
10/21/93 Two scripts which will download all field valchecks into
a single table, allowing both editing and reporting, and
then uploads back to originating tables.
08/26/94 Highly maintainable approach to field validation using
Paradox for Windows containership. From the Oct'94 issue
of Paradox Informant magazine.
02/05/95 Document, in Word 6 format, and sample form showing how
to validate data entry, enter passwords without
displaying them, and playing sounds in Paradox for
Windows.
11/11/93 14 different drop-down lists demonstrating methods of
controlling list data source and user input. From the
December 93 Paradox Informant.
06/30/95 Two scripts to get and set valchecks and format
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(settings) for table fields. Inventory list of current
directory is used to designate tables. Uses 4.5 Tableinfo
command, so Pdx 4.5 is required.
** Type Variables
01/31/95 Simple demonstration of Self. Defining ObjectPAL's
elusive object variable.
** Type VBX
08/11/94 Shows how a VBX custom control can be used from Paradox
for Windows applications (linked to a form). This is a
very limited function product at the moment, but the FSL
and readme indicate what should be possible with the
final release.
11/13/94 Shows how a VBX custom control can be used from Paradox
for Windows applications (linked to a form). This is a
very limited function product at the moment, but the FSL
and readme indicate what should be possible with the
final release.
** Type Version Control
05/11/95 Manage multiple applications, deliver collections of
objects, and archive versions. The included MenuExpert is
a true WYSIWYG menu designer that integrates your ProjEx
forms and reports. Supports multiple menus per
application. Demo limited to 2 projects
** Type Video
06/07/93 A DLL to interface to the MCI AVI device driver. Will
allow complete control over videos from Paradox for
Windows. It will appear that the video is tied to PDW.
Comes with the DLL, an example form and extensive help
file. V1.1 is available from author.
05/16/93 A DLL for Paradox for Windows with functions for a simple
interface to the audio/video multimedia interface.
** Type Windows
02/23/93 Simple example of calling a DLL from PdoxWin - no Borland
support.
02/23/93 How to use complex data types in a DLL - no Borland
support - for information only.
09/23/92 Create secondary indexes on 3.5 tables in Windows.
02/05/93 Generates a report that lists all the fonts in your
system.
03/14/93 Simple demo of the call to Windows API from OPAL. A more
recent version is available.
10/30/92 Generic sample code for controlling mouse scrolling in
4.0 "Standard" mode.
09/10/92 An icon for Paradox for use with MicroSoft Windows.
09/17/91 No longer sold or supported by author. Can create and
modify Paradox tables under Windows 3.0 and then
generated C or C++ code to manipulate those tables. Uses
Paradox Engine.
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06/30/93 Paradox for Windows DLL file (no documentation). Uses
GetOpenFileName, GetSaveFileName, ChooseColor common
dialogs.
10/11/93 Windows recorder macros for Paradox for Windows users.
Adds keyboard shortcuts for repetitive tasks such as
saving, aligning objects, etc. From the November 1993
Paradox Informant.
12/29/93 A DLL that returns the internal version number of Windows
programs and the accompanying PW forms. From Paradox
Informant February 1994 issue.
01/16/94 A demonstration on how to write a Windows dynamic link
library (DLL) in C. Includes compiled DLL and C source
code. From the February 1994 Paradox Informant article.
04/03/94 Paradox for Windows form which will shut down all
applications and exit Windows to DOS without requiring
user confirmation.
02/03/94 Windows 3.1 API cross reference list of function names to
their respective module (DLL) names. Alphabetized by
function name in Windows 3.1 Write document format.
10/01/93 Windows Recorder file that is set up to aid productivity
of people programming in Paradox for Windows.
11/02/94 Form and library which demonstrate a simple means of
encapsulating the Windows API message boxes in an
ObjectPAL method.
03/14/95 Four line form that shows how an MDI child will put focus
on itself when you drag the mouse cursor over it. A user
can activate one of several open child windows by just
moving the cursor over it. Useful if MDI child windows
overlap each other.
02/23/95 A form-and-library combination that uses the Windows API
to copy and paste between string variables and the
Windows Clipboard. From the April 95 Paradox Informant.
03/28/95 Manipulates Windows styles (control menu boxes,
maximize/minimize buttons, frame styles, etc.) through
calls to the Windows API. From the May 95 Paradox
Informant.
04/11/95 Paradox for Windows development tool that shows a list of
open windows you can leave open. Lists desktop forms,
desktop windows and Windows windows.
08/20/95 Executable functions useful in the event of a GPF while
running P4W versions 1-5. Lets the user run P4W again
without restarting Windows. Paradox Technical Support
does not provide support on this program.
09/26/95 Windows system monitor lets the user view heap, tasks,
windows, classes, modules, file handles, DOS, stack, and
memory information. Also lets the user trace messages,
set up automatic timers for real-time tracing, control
program access, and more.
** Type Workspace
03/03/93 Card game using event handling examples - from 3/93
Paradox Informant.
10/28/92 Author asks that code NOT be redistributed. Source code
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and examples for managing Events in Paradox 4.0.
03/21/93 A reference map of all 4.0 WAIT and Event triggers and
their values.
02/03/93 Follows user interaction with the various elements of the
workspace - from 2/93 Paradox Informant.
03/20/93 Short, but sweet - how to control random edit requests in
runtime.
06/28/92 Save / Restore PAL Canvas process written in C. - From
6/92 Paradox Informant.
11/13/91 A utility that lets the user save the workspace setup,
leave and perform other processes and return to the
workspace as it was left.
02/22/93 Author asks that code NOT be redistributed. Latest
versions of the Event Manager collection - EventMan,
HelpMan, ButtonMan, Calculator, Calendar.
01/08/93 Navigation utility - icon buttons for PgUp, PgDn, Home,
End, etc - from 1/93 Paradox Informant.
09/29/92 Author asks that code NOT be redistributed. Source code
and examples for managing Events in Paradox 4.0. From
10/92 Paradox Informant.
09/08/92 Interactive demo of Events and Triggers in 4.0. Can be
used for learning and as a diagnostic tool.
03/22/93 Examples of WAIT and EVENT handling in 4.0.
02/06/93 A "smart" object form that allows windows to re-open in
the same size and position as they were previously.
08/26/92 Program to test and alter window attributes in 4.0
Standard mode.
01/14/94 Form for testing various winstyle combinations in open
and/or openasdialog. Wait toggle, entry field for
undocumented values. Check valid/invalid combinations,
behavior and appearance.
04/06/95 Demonstrates how to send Windows messages to other
applications or P4W itself through OPal and the Windows
API. Functions include minimizing, maximizing, restoring,
tiling and cascading. From the June 95 Paradox Informant.
** Type Zipcode etc.
07/14/89 Lookup tables of U.S. and International telephone and
U.S. Postal Zip codes.
03/04/91 A look up table of 41,844 U.S. Zip codes. Your
application can use the table so that a user will give
the zip code, and your application will fill in the City
and State.
06/07/89 Indexed database of zipcodes.
01/02/94 Database of California ZIP Codes, cities, and sales tax
rates (Yes!, they actually have different sales taxes
from one side of the street to another. Every area has
myriad little "addon" taxes for earthquakes, tourist
support, airports, etc. etc.)
12/28/94 Paradox for Windows OPAL code to do US first class mail
pre-sorts and to print labels. Computes total mailing
cost based on current mailing rates.
02/04/95 Zip codes of the 50 states in Paradox for Windows
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database format.