Copyright: Copyright ©1995 Tuomas Salste


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General Registration Information

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This document contains general information on registering certain Visual Basic tools created by Tuomas Salste. Please read this carefully if you are planning to register any of the following programs:

* Project Analyzer

* DBtoVB Wizard

* DB Structure

* DB Lock

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Payment Method

Pricing

Distribution Media

Author Info


Payment Method
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Payment Method

There are various payment methods for paying the registration fee.

1. Cash (USD, FIM + various currencies)

2. SWIFT

3. Bank transfer (Finland only)

4. Check or Money Order

5. Credit card (VISA, Master Card, American Express)

6. First Virtual (payment system in the Internet using your credit card)

7. Invoice

The methods vary by risk, cost, currency, and time.

If you use any of methods 1-3 you can send the registration fee directly to me.

If you use any of methods 4-7 you will send the registration fee to a payment processing service called Kagi. This is an easy way to register if you want to use one of methods 4-7. See below.

The following describes each of the methods 1-7.

1. Cash

Cash is the cheapest way to pay, and it's quick too. Just send the money in a letter to me. My address is:

Tuomas Salste

Mäkitorpantie 29-31 A 12

00640  HELSINKI

FINLAND

If you don't want to pay in US Dollars, you can pay in your own currency. Finnish marks are preferred, but most currencies will do. Ask me more about the exchange rate by email (Tuomas.Salste@Helsinki.Fi). The price in Finnish marks will usually be the cheapest alternative, because I can save the exchange costs then.

Perhaps you want to wrap the money inside a paper so that it doesn't look so obvious. And, if you want to, you can register your letter. This may cost a few dollars, but should bring more security.

Risk: Low to Moderate

Cost: Low

Currency: Any

Time: Week

2. SWIFT

Use SWIFT (electronic funds transfer) to obtain maximum security. You can do SWIFT at your local bank. Email me (Tuomas.Salste@Helsinki.Fi) for more instructions and my account number. SWIFT costs vary by bank, they can be anywhere between $10 and $40. This is the fastest and most reliable payment method.

Risk: Low

Cost: High

Currency: You pay in your currency, I receive it in mine

Time: About 2 days

3. Bank transfer

This applies to Finnish customers only. Bank transfer is the best (I'd say the only) way to pay in Finland. Please email me (Tuomas.Salste@Helsinki.Fi) for more details.

Risk: None

Cost: None

Currency: FIM

Time: 1 to 2 days

4.-7. Other payment methods

(Check or Money Order, Credit card, First Virtual, Invoice)

I'm part of the Kagi payment processing service. Dozens of shareware authors use Kagi to process their registration fees. The service works as follows:

You run the REGISTER.EXE that was distributed along with the shareware package. The program will ask you for your address, the payment method you chose, your credit card number etc. and how many copies of each software you want to buy. The REGISTER.EXE program will output an order. Then you just email, fax, or snail mail the order to the Kagi service. They will notify me, and I will send you the program as usual.

Note: You don't have to run the REGISTER.EXE program of the Kagi service if you want to pay in cash or to use SWIFT. You will only need to use the Kagi service if you plan to pay by credit card, check, First Virtual or invoice.

The REGISTER.EXE program is a bit complicated, but there is more information about it in REGISTER.HLP. The WWW address of Kagi is in that help file too, in case you need further information about the service.

Remember: It's a good idea to email me a notification after you have sent your payment to Kagi. This is not obligatory, but you will get your program faster. This also has the advantage that I can answer your questions.

Risk: Low to moderate, varies by payment method

Cost: Low

Currency: Any

Time: Varies by payment method

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Distribution Media
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Distribution Media

If you have an email address, I will send you the program by email. If you don't have one, I will send you a disk by post.

Note: You will get the program faster if you provide an email address. Pricing can be cheaper with an email address, because it costs me more to send a disk. For some programs, upgrade versions are free if sent by email. See the documentation of the program for the exact pricing details.

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Author Info
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Author Info

Feel free to contact me for more information.

Email: Tuomas.Salste@Helsinki.Fi

WWW: http://www.helsinki.fi/~salste/vb.html Information about all my Visual Basic tools + other things

Phone: +358 0 728 3163

Mail address: Tuomas Salste, Mäkitorpantie 29-31 A 12, 00640  HELSINKI, FINLAND

Email is the best way to reach me for questions. See my WWW page for information and shareware versions of my other tools.

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Pricing
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Pricing

Pricing of the tools varies by program and the program version. There may be different policies considering the future versions of the program, the number of users etc.

You will find more information in the documentation of the program itself. See the Help|Pricing menu command of the program.

The source code is usually available too. Ask the author for more information.

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