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- Visual Programming Armoury.
- Version 1.23 was built on June 3, 1999.
- Copyright (c) 1996-1999 Terminal-Complex Ltd.
-
- ***** Brief Overview *****
-
- Visual Programming Armoury is an IDE for C++ and Java. It implements a concept of
- multidimensional desktop. The ergonomics of VPA helps you maintain large projects.
- There are 3 frameworks: C++, Persistence Smith and Java. All of them are compiler-
- independent structured processors of source code. C++ framework includes a designer
- of event-driven composite GUI and a resource editor. Persistence Smith framework is
- built upon the object-relational layer which allows you to interact with business
- objects instead of going directly to RDBMS. An extended semantics of C++ provides
- full-featured capability to program a back-end's logic: queries and updates are
- issued against the object model instead of the storage one. Diagrams of persistent
- class helps you design applied object model. Thus a system that uses relational
- database is engineered in terms of object-oriented methodology. All of your code
- is completely portable between variety of database products. The set of class
- libraries formalize GUI up to high-level primitives which query, retrieve, navigate,
- edit data, aid input, do printing job. Java framework supports class diagrams and
- reverse engineering of source code.
-
- ***** System Requirements *****
-
- Visual Programming Armoury runs on Windows 95/98/NT on Intel hardware. A 486/DX
- or faster processor and at least 16MB of RAM are recommended. You should have 8MB
- of free disk space plus 4MB additional temporary disk space available during setup
- process before attempting to install the software.
-
- To build C++ projects any compiler is suitable. You may customize makefile and rules
- of parsing errors and warnings according to the examples supplied. Persistence Smith
- framework is shipped with class libraries in Microsoft Visual C++ format. To build
- and run Java projects a Java platform must be installed. In spite of absence of C++
- or Java compilers you may analyse demo projects, create new ones, explore class
- libraries shipped with VPA, execute modeling, write source code and document it.
-
- ***** Installation *****
-
- After installation set up PATH, INCLUDE, LIB, CLASSPATH environment variables as
- shown below and restart the system. INCLUDE and LIB are necessary for C++ and
- Persistence Smith. CLASSPATH is necessary for Java framework.
-
- For Windows 95/98 alter autoexec.bat:
- SET PATH=%PATH%;c:\tcvpa\bin
- SET INCLUDE=%INCLUDE%;c:\tcvpa\include
- SET LIB=%LIB%;c:\tcvpa\lib
- SET CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;c:\tcvpa\lib\tcUtils.zip
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- For Windows NT alter "Control Panel / System / Environment / User Variables":
- add c:\tcvpa\bin to PATH
- add c:\tcvpa\include to INCLUDE
- add c:\tcvpa\lib to LIB
- add c:\tcvpa\lib\tcUtils.zip to CLASSPATH
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- ***** Licensing and Distribution Rights *****
-
- Visual Programming Armoury is a freeware program. This means that you may use
- it free of charge. You may also distribute it freely to others so they may try it.
-
- ***** Contact Information *****
-
- Address
- Terminal-Complex Ltd.
- 189620, Oktjabrsky Boulevard 14/33, Pushkin, Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
-
- Telephone
- +7 (812) 466-5711
- +7 (812) 466-2858
-
- Fax
- +7 (812) 466-5830
-
- E-Mail
- polymorph@mail.ru
-
- Web Site
- http://www.polymorph.spb.ru
-