Free Trial-Run Components for Delphi ------------------------------------ TurboPower Software wants to make it easy for Delphi programmers to try our native VCL components. So we are offering *free* Trial-Run components based on our commercial products. These free tools have the full functionality of the commercial versions, but can run only when Delphi is also running on the PC. To deliver an application using these components, you must purchase the applicable commercial products. Check back from time to time at the download site where you found this file, or at one of the sites listed at the end of this file. We will be enhancing and adding to the Trial-Run components. Feel free to pass the TurboPower Trial-Run components along to other Delphi programmers. TurboPower Products for Delphi ------------------------------ Orpheus ======= A collection of native VCL data entry components, including: o validated data-aware fields for string, numeric, currency, and date/time variables o form controller for managing validation error events and providing configurable command/key mappings for all Orpheus components o text editor with 16MB capacity, undo/redo, word wrap, find/replace o list box with unlimited capacity, multiple selection, multiple colors o notebook page with Win'95 style top or side tabs o flexible table that holds edit fields, combo boxes, bitmaps, checkboxes, and more o two-way, four-way, and five-way spinners o calendar with an extensive library of date/time routines o progress/meter component o text file viewer with buffered, unlimited capacity o rotated label component o timer pool, array editors, and more o fully customizable table component which can hold up to 16K columns by 2 billion rows o transfer component to facilitate data transfer to and from components on forms For additional information about Orpheus, download ORPHEUS.BRO (ORPHS.BRO on CompuServe) or ORPHBRO.EXE (contains a Windows Write file that includes screen shots from the product). For the Trial-Run version of Orpheus, download ORPHTR.EXE, which contains the components, examples, and interface files, and/or ORPHLP.EXE, which contains the complete Delphi-compatible context-sensitive help system for the product. The commercial version of Orpheus has a list price of $199. Owners of TurboPower's Data Entry Workshop can upgrade to Orpheus for $119. Orpheus is available for immediate shipment. Async Professional for Delphi ============================= A collection of native VCL serial communication components, including: o comport component for controlling the serial port attributes including baud rate, parity, hardware and software control and so on o comport properties and methods for sending and receiving data o comport events for received data, matched data, line errors, modem status events, and timed events o advanced event-driven architecture that allows all operations to run in the background with high efficiency o support for COMM.DRV and compatible replacement drivers o built-in debugging tools (I/O tracing and low-level dispatch logging) o ANSI emulation component o terminal window component o Xmodem and Ymodem file transfer protocols o Zmodem file transfer protocol with crash recovery and 8K block option o Kermit file transfer protocol with sliding windows and long block options o CompuServe B+ file transfer protocol with 2K block support o built-in protocol status dialog o built-in protocol logging component o modem database with configuration commands for 100+ modems o modem control component for configuring, dialing and answering a modem o phonebook and dialer components to use with the modem and modem database For additional information about Async Professional for Delphi, download APD.BRO. For the Trial-Run version of Async Professional for Delphi, download APDTR.EXE, which contains the components, examples, and interface files, and/or APDHLP.EXE, which contains the complete Delphi-compatible context-sensitive help system for the product. The commercial version of Async Profssional for Delphi has a list price of $179. Owners of Async Professional and Async Professional for C/C++ can upgrade to Async Professional for Delphi for $119. Owners of Async Professional for Windows who purchased it before August 12, 1995 are eligible for a free upgrade to the Delphi version. Call the TurboPower sales/information line (800-333-4160 or 719-260-9136) for more information. Async Professional for Delphi is available for immediate shipment. B-Tree Filer ============ A small, fast, network-compatible database toolbox, including: o databases up to 2 billion records with up to 100 indexes o support for single user, NetWare, and any network that supports the DOS locking call o fixed length and variable length records o coded linked directly into your EXE or stored in a DLL o compatible versions for Delphi/Pascal and C/C++ o support for DOS, DOS protected mode, and Windows in the same package o utility units for sorting, reindexing, reorganizing, importing/exporting dBase data files o visual database browsers for Delphi, Turbo Vision, ObjectWindows Library, Object Professional, and generic DOS For additional information about B-Tree Filer, download BTREE.BRO. B-Tree Filer versions 5.51 and later are compatible with Delphi, and include a native VCL component for browsing Filer databases. A Trial-Run version of B-Tree Filer is not available. The list price of B-Tree Filer for Pascal/Delphi is $199. Win/Sys Library =============== System level tools for Windows, including: o fast 1D and 2D arrays up to 64MB o DPMI access o quick sort up to 64MB of data o general purpose data structures for lists, stacks, queues, balanced trees, bit sets, dictionaries, and huge collections o comprehensive routines for string, date, and time manipulation o heap analysis reports for finding memory leaks o support for Delphi, Pascal, BC++, and VC++ For additional information about Win/Sys Library, download WINSYS.BRO. The current version of Win/Sys Library is compatible with Delphi, although the data structures are implemented as language independent pseudo-objects rather than Delphi classes. No Trial-Run version of Win/Sys Library is planned. The list price of Win/Sys Library is $149. Using the Trial-Run Components ------------------------------ The Trial-Run files you download are self-extracting archives. Create a directory for each Trial-Run product and run the Trial-Run file from that directory. Then look for a Windows Write file named README.WRI in that directory for additional information about using the Trial-Run version. The Trial-Run components are supplied in the form of DCU (Delphi Compiled Unit) files. Once installed into Delphi, they are used just like any other Delphi component. You can design with them and even compile and run applications as long as Delphi itself is concurrently running. If you attempt to run a compiled executable when Delphi isn't running, you'll get a warning dialog and the application will then halt. In addition to the compiled DCU files, the Trial-Run archive also includes the interface sections from the component source units. The interface files (files with an INT extension) are provided to allow you to view the actual component class declarations and to provide a simple reference to the unpublished methods and properties. The Orpheus Trial-Run includes the complete production context-sensitive help system. The Async Professional for Delphi Trial-Run will contain the same as soon as it is available; for now it contains a partial version of the documentation. Please note that technical support is not available for the Trial-Run components. If you have difficulty installing the Trial-Run components, please call (719) 260-6641. If you have comments or suggestions, however, we would appreciate hearing about them by e-mail as described in the following section. Download sites where TurboPower places the Trial-Run components include: CompuServe : PCVENB library 6 DELPHI library 22 Internet ftp : tpower.com/pub/turbopower/tpsfiles TurboPower BBS : 719-260-9726 How to Buy TurboPower Products ------------------------------ For more information or to place orders, contact us by any of the following methods: Telephone : 800-333-4160 (sales in the USA & Canada) 719-260-9136 (international sales) 719-260-7151 (fax) CompuServe : e-mail to 76004,2611 Internet : e-mail to 76004.2611@compuserve.com World-Wide Web : http://www.tpower.com Postal mail : TurboPower Software P.O. Box 49009 Colorado Springs, CO 80949-9009 TurboPower business hours are 8am to 6pm Mountain Time. When You Purchase TurboPower Products ------------------------------------- Commercial products from TurboPower include full source code, free technical support via phone, e-mail, and fax, comprehensive printed documentation, extensive demos, and a 60 day money-back guarantee. There are no royalties for distributing applications based on TurboPower products. TPTRIAL.TXT: updated 11/22/95