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VisPro/REXX by HockWare
Self-Running Demonstration
==========================
To run the self-running demonstration, simply copy all the files
in this archive into a directory and run the program DEMO.EXE.
The demo must be run under OS/2 Version 2.0 or later.
ABOUT VISPRO/REXX
VisPro/REXX allows you to use the REXX programming language
to create powerful applications with a graphical user interface. The
applications you create might be for your own use, or they may be
distributed to other people free of charge.
VisPro/REXX is easy to use because it hides all the complexities of
OS/2 2.0 Presentation Manager programming. You use forms to
create your projects; each form represents a window that the user of
your application will see. The objects that you use to create your
applications are represented graphically on a tool bar. You simply
select the objects you want to use in your application and then copy
them to the canvas, which is the area in which you lay out or design
your applications.
JUST LIKE THE WORKPLACE SHELL
VisPro/REXX is fully integrated into the Workplace Shell. This
means that if you are familiar with the Workplace Shell,
VisPro/REXX will look and feel natural and instinctive.
VisPro/REXX employs such features as drag and drop, direct
editing, pop-up menus, multiple views, and settings notebooks.
VisPro/REXX supports the OS/2 font and color palettes, so you can
easily change the font or color of your objects.
DRAG AND DROP PROGRAMMING
VisPro/REXX provides drag and drop capabilities throughout the
product. The most distinctive of these capabilities is drag and drop
programming. You begin by specifying an event for an object (for
example, the user selects a push button). Select the object and drag
it to the Event window. In the Event window, a window appears,
allowing you to select the action you want to perform. The choices
are presented in simple terms, and you do not need to know the
REXX statement for the action you select; VisPro/REXX generates
it for you.
THE BUSINESS GRAPHICS BONUS
VisPro/REXX comes with its own business graphics capability.
These graphics can be used, for example, to monitor your
company's financial status. To incorporate business graphics into
your application, you simply select the business graphic object from
the tool bar and add it to the canvas. The business graphics include
pie charts, bar charts, stacked bar charts, line charts, and area
charts.
THE STORY BEHIND VISPRO/REXX
HockWare developed VisPro/REXX with a small team of
developers that have highly-developed skills in CUA '91 user
interface design, Presentation Manager and OS/2 Workplace Shell
programming, object-oriented programming, and data base design.
HockWare has an ideal: to create visually appealing, easy to use
graphical user interface products that allow you to take advantage of
the rich function built into OS/2.
At HockWare, we understand the real power of OS/2, and we want
to make that power available to you. What better way to open up
all the features and flexibility of OS/2 than to create a visual
programming tool that allows you to create your own OS/2
applications?
The graphical user interface provided by OS/2's Workplace Shell
makes it easy for you to exploit the function of OS/2, and
VisPro/REXX's interface emulates the Workplace Shell. Because of
this consistency in VisPro/REXX's interface, you can begin
designing your own Presentation Manager applications for OS/2 in
no time at all.
ACHIEVING THE CUA '91 IDEAL
The objective of the common user access (CUA) '91 standard is to
make all OS/2 products share the same look and feel. Once you
learn one object-oriented CUA '91 application, you can go to
another CUA '91 application and immediately begin using it.
HockWare understands the CUA '91 standards thoroughly, and we
put this ideal into practice for VisPro/REXX. Because it is a truly
CUA '91 conforming product, VisPro/REXX is itself an exemplary
OS/2 application.
"Either consciously or subconsciously, when using a development
tool, the programmer will model parts of their own application
after that development tool." -- Dave Hock
HockWare takes this belief to heart, and we created an interface to
VisPro/REXX that not only makes it easy to create powerful
applications, but also serves as a model for what an OS/2
application should be.
A PROGRAMMING TOOL ON A SINGLE DISKETTE?
VisPro/REXX's small size is a tribute to OS/2 and stands out as an
example of what can be achieved when the function of OS/2 is fully
exploited. VisPro/REXX ships on a single 720 KB diskette and
requires a scant 1.8 MB of disk space. The applications you
can create with VisPro/REXX also require a minimum of disk space.
AND FINALLY...WHY REXX?
HockWare chose REXX as the language for their first visual
programming tool because it is popular and easy to learn. It comes
with OS/2 and is a strategic language for OS/2, providing support to
APPC, HLLAPI, and OS/2 2.0 Database Manager.
You do not have to be a REXX expert to use VisPro/REXX. At the
same time, programmers who have developed in REXX for years
will have more fun than ever when they see the amazing graphical
user interface results they can now achieve.
WITH VISPRO/REXX YOU GET...
* The VisPro/REXX product
* A complete, self-running demonstration
* Over 250 online help panels containing detailed information
* Sample programs that help you learn to use VisPro/REXX and can
be used as models for your own applications
* A 200-page illustrated guide that includes an overview, conceptual
information, task descriptions, trouble-shooting techniques, and
instructions for reproducing the sample programs included with
VisPro/REXX
* A registration card that, when returned to HockWare, Inc.,
entitles you to product updates and 90 days of free technical
support
HOCKWARE, Inc.
P.O. Box 336
Cary, NC 27512-0336
U.S.A.
Sales: (919) 387-7391
FAX: (919) 380-0757