vxBase 1.02  December 1, 1991

Release Notes
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        Release 1.02 corrects a stack overflow problem when evaluating
complex filter expressions. Six new functions have also been added:

        1. vxBrowseCase
        2. vxMemoRead
        3. vxReplMemo
        4. vxSetErrorCaption
        5. vxSetupPrinter
        6. vxWindowDereg

        Restrictions on multiple instances of the same program have
also been removed. A new vxBase Task-window manager has been added to
attach database select areas to windows. Whenever a window that controls
a database gets the input focus, the database attached to that window
automatically gets selected. See the "Multitasking and Multiuser
Considerations" section in the manual for detailed information.
        Multiple browse windows are now allowed (up to eight for all
tasks).
        More memo functions have been added to allow editing or
displaying memos in Visual Basic text boxes, saving them, and formatting
them for printout without having to rely on vxMemoEdit.
        vxBase now allows 24 dbfs and 32 index areas (all tasks).
        Index buffer space has been increased to allow indexing very 
large files on complex key expressions.


Installation
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	vxBase is distributed on a single diskette or on bulletin boards
as two compressed .ZIP files. The first ZIP file is vxd101.zip, which
contains the documentation in a Windows Write file. This file is
essential to understanding and using vxBase. If it is missing, contact
the author at the address below.  The documentation is separated from
the rest of vxBase to allow potential users to preview it before
installing and actually using vxBase. This is especially helpful to
potential users who extract vxBase from a bulletin board. They can
evaluate the system from a documentation standpoint before committing to
downloading the larger system.

	Unzip vxd102.zip and print it out. Users who printed the manual
for release 1.01 may consult a list on the first page of the manual
that documents the changes and additions to this release. They may
print only those pages to bring the manual up to date (except for
the Table of Contents). The manual is now more than 160 pages
long. It was formatted for an Epson 24-pin printer using standard
Roman and Courier fonts.   
        By user request, an Error Messages section has been added to the
end of the manual.

	The second ZIP file (vxb102.zip) contains the sample source code
and Visual Basic project files, vxbase.txt which includes all of the Visual
Basic declarations for the routines in the vxBase DLL and the vxBase DLL
itself.

	If you are going to upload vxBase to a bulletin board, it must be
sent as it was received - in two ZIP files.

	When the system ZIP file is decompressed, it contains this readme.doc
file and 2 more ZIP files. These ZIP files are:

	vxbdll.zip	the vxBase DLL
	vxbtest.zip	sample source code and vxbase.txt

	To install vxBase, first make a subdirectory under your \vb
directory named \vb\vxbtest and copy the vxbtest.zip file there. Unzip it
and delete the vxbtest.zip file from your hard disk. To run the sample
application it is essential that these files be in directory \vb\vxbtest
because this path is hard-coded into the sample code. If you MUST put it
somewhere else, you'll have to modify the file names in the source code to
reflect your location.

	Unzip vxbdll.zip and place the resulting file (VXBASE.DLL) in your
\windows directory.

        To run the sample program, see the Sample Application section in the
manual.

Terry Orletsky
Comsoft Inc.
#208, 10335 - 172 Street
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T5S 1K9
Phone (403) 489-5994
Fax (403) 486-4335
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