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  PRODUCT  :  Paradox                                NUMBER  :  617
  VERSION  :  3.5
       OS  :  PC DOS
     DATE  :  August 26, 1991                          PAGE  :  1/3

    TITLE  :  Paradox 3.5 / Windows 3.0 Readme Update




  Running Paradox 3.5 under Windows 3.0:

  You can run Paradox 3.5 and the Paradox Personal Programmer
  (PProg) under Windows 3.0.  If you plan to do this, you need to
  do four things, in this order:

       1. Copy the .PIF and .GRP files from the \WINDOWS
          subdirectory on your Paradox Installation\Sample Tables
          disk into your Windows directory (usually C:\WINDOWS).
          The PARADOX.PIF and PPROG.PIF files allow Paradox and the
          Personal Programmer to run optimally under Windows.  If
          you choose to modify them or define your own .PIF files,
          you should always include the -win command-line option.
          PARADOX.GRP gives Windows a program manager icon for
          Paradox 3.5 that contains icons for Paradox 3.5 and the
          Paradox Personal Programmer.

       2. Make sure your Paradox system directory is in your DOS
          PATH statement, so Windows can find the files.  For
          information on the PATH statement, see your DOS manual.

       3. Run the DOS SHARE program.  Type SHARE at any DOS prompt
          to do this, or add a SHARE statement to your AUTOEXEC.BAT
          file.  SHARE must be resident to run Paradox 3.5 under
          Windows.

       4. Set up a program group in Windows to put a Paradox icon
          on the Windows Program Manager screen.  To create this
          program group, do the following:

            a. Choose File from the Windows Program
               Manager.
            b. Choose New, then choose Program Group.
            c. Fill in a description of the group to appear
               under the icon (for example, c:\windows\paradox 3.5)
            d. Fill in the full path name of the group file
               (for example, c:\windows\paradox.grp)
            e. Click OK. This will create a new program
               group (no new icons will appear but a new
               program box will appear)
            f. Next choose File from the Windows Program
               Manager to add a Paradox program icon
            g. Choose New, then choose Program Item.













  PRODUCT  :  Paradox                                NUMBER  :  617
  VERSION  :  3.5
       OS  :  PC DOS
     DATE  :  August 26, 1991                          PAGE  :  2/3

    TITLE  :  Paradox 3.5 / Windows 3.0 Readme Update




            h. Fill in a description of the program to
               appear under the icon (for example Paradox
               3.5)
            i. Fill in the full path name of the group
               item, c:\windows\paradox.pif)
            j. Now a new icon with its description will
               appear in the new program group
            k. Next choose File from the Windows Program
               Manager to add a Personal Programmer
               program Icon
            l. Fill in a description of the program to
               appear under the icon (for example PPROG
               3.5)
            m. Fill in the full path name of the group
               item, c:\windows\pprog.pif)
            j. Now a new icon with its description will
               appear in the new program group

  Windows is now set up to run either Paradox 3.5 or the Personal
  Programmer whenever you want.  Double-click on the appropriate
  icon to invoke the program.

  If you do not want to devote a program group to paradox and want
  to put the program icons in another program group simple, make
  that program group active and go through steps 1-3 and then skip
  to section f of step 4 and continue on from there.

  Paradox 3.5 runs in a bordered window when Windows is running in
  386 Enhanced Mode (You enter this mode by starting Windows with
  the command IN /3).  If you are running Windows on an 8088 or
  80286 computer, or on a 386 in real or standard mode, Paradox and
  the Personal Programmer run in full-screen mode and appear as
  they do when run outside Windows.  In this full-screen mode,
  press [ALT][ESC] to switch from Paradox to another Windows
  application.  The Paradox (or PProg) icon appears at the lower
  left corner of the Program Manager window; double-click on it to
  return to Paradox (or PProg).

  After you press a mouse button in a window, its title bar says
  Select.  This means Windows has taken over control of the
  keyboard and mouse so you can cut or paste operations Paradox
  does not support.  Press [ESC] to return control to Paradox.














  PRODUCT  :  Paradox                                NUMBER  :  617
  VERSION  :  3.5
       OS  :  PC DOS
     DATE  :  August 26, 1991                          PAGE  :  3/3

    TITLE  :  Paradox 3.5 / Windows 3.0 Readme Update




  To close files properly and prevent data loss, always exit
  Paradox using the keyboard (press [F10] and choose Exit|Yes), not
  the mouse.  If you try to exit Windows with Paradox still
  running, a warning will appear. You will be given a chance to
  exit Paradox properly; Windows will not let you exit without
  closing applications.