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- Prospero Software Products Limited
- 41 Athol Street
- Douglas
- Isle of Man IM1 1LA
- United Kingdom
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- CONTACT: Frank Vipond
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- PHN: +44 (0)1624-681090
- FAX: +44 (0)1624-681097
- EMAIL: CompuServe 100332,1257
-
- About File PSPNUM.ZIP:
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- This ZIP file contains a full working demonstration of version
- 1.8 of the PSPNUM VBX (a Custom Control for use with Microsoft
- Visual Basic V1.0 or later or with compatible environments).
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- The PSPNUM VBX is a special type of Edit Box control. You use
- it only for decimal numbers or decimal numeric arrays. You specify
- through edit masks how you want numeric values displayed in the
- edit box e.g. "123.45-" or "US$123.45CR". The VBX also supports
- a range of operations for numbers - add, subtract etc.
-
- This VBX addresses the shortcomings of 1) the native VB
- 'currency' data type and of 2) floating-point data for
- accurate storage and manipulation of numeric field/array
- values. If you are familiar with decimal numeric fields/arrays
- from commercial programming languages such as RPG or COBOL,
- then the PSPNUM VBX should be both intuitive and very useful.
-
- One of the documents (see below) in the ZIP file contains
- a much fuller description of how different PSPNUM is from
- alternative numeric data types available in VB.
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- PSPNUM1.ZIP Contents:
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- Use 'PKUNZIP -d PSPNUM1.ZIP' to unzip the contents with one
- subdirectory. Total unzipped size is approx 500K (0.5 MB)
- giving the following files:
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- PSPNUM.VBX: The PSPNUM VBX (demo version). This has ALL the
- functionality of the production version, but only allows a
- limited number of instances of the PSPNUM control to be in
- use at any point in time. You may need to move/copy the VBX
- to another directory for general testing/use.
-
- PSPNUMUG.DOC: Full 40-page PSPNUM User Guide. Prepared using
- Microsoft Word for Windows. In particular, see sections
- 1.3 and Appendix B for an explanation of why PSPNUM is better
- than the VB 'currency' data type or floating-point fields.
-
- PSPNUMUG.PCL: Print to file of *.DOC above. Can be printed
- directly to any laser printer that understands Hewlett-
- Packard PCL (Printer Control Language).
-
- DEMO\*.*: A full VB 3.0 project with several forms showing the
- capabilities of PSPNUM. Open project PSPD1.MAK from within
- VB itself. You can regenerate PSPD1.EXE yourself or run
- it directly from the UNZIP directory.
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- Further Action:
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- PSPNUM is NOT freeware/shareware.
-
- PSPNUM1.ZIP provides enough for a very full demonstration
- and evaluation of the PSPNUM VBX. You may well find the
- demo version useful without acquiring the full production
- version. However we strongly believe that it is not in your
- best interests to use unsupported software. If you acquire
- the full production version of PSPNUM in terms of our license
- agreement, we can support you, help you, and upgrade your
- software if needs be. Whereas as an unlicensed user, you
- really are on your own.
-
- We welcome any enquiries about the PSPNUM VBX (contact
- details at top of this file). License and full pricing
- information available on request. Indicative pricing:
- Single License US$75, Licenses 2-10 US$25 each, further
- Licenses US$10 each. Relicensing deals and corporate
- licenses available.
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