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- VISUAL BASIC OFFICE - Version 1.1
- Marquette Computer Consultants, 22 Sirard Lane
- San Rafael, CA 94901-1066 (415)459-0835
- CompuServe 70413,3405
-
- INSTALLING/UPGRADING VISUAL BASIC OFFICE
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- To install VBOffice 1.1 simply unzip these files into a new directory. If
- VBOffice is already installed, just install these files over your current
- ones. If you wish to return to the previous version of the program, simply
- unzip these same files from your previous ZIP file (VBO103.ZIP). There
- have been no changes to the format of VBOFFICE.DAT or VBOFFICE.INI, so
- it's easy to backpedal should you want to.
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- NEW FEATURES!
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- This release of VBOffice features the ScratchPad, which allows you to
- collect code from various places in your project into a single text
- editor. The ScratchPad can fetch selected text from Notepad or from VB's
- code windows with the click of a button. When you're done, VBOffice saves
- the text into Code Librarian or Code Typist file (depending on where you
- launched the ScratchPad from!).
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- The ScratchPad also automatically pops up when you *copy* the current Sub
- or Function into the Code Librarian; you use the ScratchPad to select and
- copy API, TYPE and CONST declarations into your modules. Now you can
- create plug & play Code Librarian files which have the required API calls
- 'bundled in.'
-
- There's also another placement option for the buttonbar; on top of VB
- itself! Now VBOffice can be configured to take up *no* additional screen
- space!
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- DESCRIPTIONS FOR THOSE WHO STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS:
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- VBOffice is a VB add-in which enhances the VB programming environment. VBO
- provides popup windows which give quick access to program, help, document
- and VBX Files. VBOffice also features advanced code management functions,
- extended undo via the Clipboard Monitor and API call evaluation assistance
- with the Handle List and SpyMode.
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- You can use VBOffice automatically by replacing all calls to VB.EXE with
- calls to VBOFFICE.EXE in all Program Manager entries. If VB is correctly
- installed, VBOffice can launch it when it starts; it can also load the
- project you specify on the command line.
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- REGISTERING VISUAL BASIC OFFICE
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- If you're on CompuServe you can register this program by going to the
- Shareware Registration Database (GO SWREG) and registering program 1262.
- The $40.00 fee will be deducted from your CompuServe bill. For more
- details, open VBOFFICE.HLP and click on "Registering Online."
-
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- REVISION HISTORY...
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- 1.1 Added the ScratchPad text editor; coded it for use in creating new
- Code Librarian and Code Typist modules; also coded it to allow
- user to bundle API calls into new Code Librarian files.
- ScratchPad can also load and save text files and has an AutoPop
- option which pops it to the top when the mouse moves over it.
- Also added positioning option to place the ButtonBar on *top* of
- Visual Basic; now VBOffice can be configured to take up *NO*
- additional screen space! Improved functions to obtain selected
- text from code modules using new API calls.
-
- FIXES: Modified the routine to determine the actual location of
- VB.EXE; If it's not specified in the INI file or the registration
- database the user is prompted to enter it's full path and
- filename. This eliminated some inconsistencies with running VBO
- under Windows NT.
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- 1.03 Maintenance Release 09/16/93. Modified popup windows to be
- modeless dialog children of Visual Basic using a newly discovered
- technique. This speeds up the program overall, since all forms are
- hidden more quickly when VB is minimize/d and the old code to do
- this no longer takes up system time. File Import/Export routines
- now return to original directory upon completion (no more "disk
- not in drive A:" message). Fixed problem reading captions with
- commas. HotKey settings are now correctly saved between sessions.
-
- 1.01 Maintenance Release: 09/05/93. Fixed bug which crashed VBOffice
- when the buttonbar was on the bottom of the screen and a popup
- window was loaded for the first time. Code now correctly
- positions all popup windows with default values when first loaded,
- regardless of the position of the button bar. Also repaired
- problem which occurred when loading more than one HLP file at a
- time.
-
- 1.00 Initial release: 09/01/93.
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- DISCLAIMERS AND LEGAL NOTICES
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- Barry Seymour and Marquette Computer Consultants provides no warranties
- for this software (either expressed or implied) of any kind. By using this
- software, you agree to do so at your own risk and assume all
- responsibility for any results from using it.
-
- NO LIABILITY: Barry Seymour and Marquette Computer Consultants shall not
- be held liable, in any event, for any damages resulting from the use,
- misuse, or inability to use this software.
-
- COPYRIGHT: This software is owned by Barry Seymour and Marquette Computer
- Consultants and is protected by both United States copyright laws, and
- international treaty provisions.
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