This is the second beta prototype of Dolphin and the first complete version to be released. We would like to thank all the people who have already tested the first release and we hope you like the enhancements we have made, though please continue to e-mail us your comments.
The following changes have been made since the last release:
+ The new installer now handles the setting up of the program files and BDE alias
+ The context-sensitive help is now fully functioning
+ The tutorials are now complete, and contain full text descriptions for all topics
+ The preset database usage statistics have been implemented
+ Quiz usage is now given via a 'Tip of the day' style prompt
+ User's profile settings are now upgraded upon the correct completion of higher level tests
+ Number of small bug fixes
Any updates to this software will be posted on the Dolphin website which can be found by pointing your WWW browser at:
Please send any comments or suggestions regarding this software to either of the following e-mail addresses:
rsutcliffe@enterprise.net
imran@enterprise.net
Installing the BDE
The setup wizard requires the Borland Database Engine (BDE) to be setup prior to execution. Please note that if you are not already running a version of Delphi you must first download and install the BDE before you can run Dolphin.
If you haven't downloaded the BDE along with Dolphin, you can retrieve it from any of the following locations:
Once downloaded, extract the zip file (BDE252.ZIP) to your TEMP directory and run the setup program. Once the BDE has installed on your system run the BDE configuration application (BDECFG.EXE).
Known Problems
1) If Dolphin displays an error box stating 'Path not found. File: c:\xxxx' or 'Unknown database. Alias: DOLPHIN', simply close down Dolphin and re-check the alias name and path.
2) Some users will see a error box stating 'EDatabase errror in Module Dolphin.exe at 0004:11ED', this is because you are running the Delphi 1.x version of Dolphin on a system that contains Delphi 2.0, or vice versa. Because of certain changes made to the BDE by Borland this version will not run properly on your system. To resolve this problem download the Delphi 2.0 recompile. You can retrieve the Delphi 2.0 compatible version from:
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS FILE ONLY CONTAINS THE EXECUTABLE - IT DOES NOT CONTAIN THE HELP FILE OR TUTORIAL DATABASE.
3) If for any reason the setup wizard fails, simply extract the DOLPHIN.ZIP file to a directory of your choice and run the BDE configuration program.
From the BDE configuration program select the 'Aliases' tab, and click the 'New Alias' button. In the 'Add new alias' dialog enter 'DOLPHIN' as the new alias name and select the 'OK' button.
In the 'Parameters' box select the 'DEFAULT DRIVER' box and choose 'PARADOX'. Once you have done this select the 'PATH' control and enter the file path where the Dolphin database resides (i.e. C:\WINAPPS\DOLPHIN\DATA).
Select 'Save' from the 'File' menu and the exit. You are now ready to run Dolphin. If you have installed the BDE, and setup the alias correctly Dolphin should run straight away.