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- - The Freeware Currency Converter -
-
- -- Description --
-
- The Currency Converter is a freeware tool to convert between over
- 200 currencies. You can keep the exchange rates up to date by using
- the one-button Internet Update-function.
-
- -- Legal Information --
-
- I cannot confirm the reliability of the exchange rates. Alex Belgraver and the
- Currency Converter make no warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy
- of the data provided or to the performance or merchantability.
-
- This service is provided "AS IS" without any warranties. The coder (Alex Belgraver)
- can not be held liable for anything that happens before, during or after running
- this or any other program.
-
- -- Freeware --
-
- As I am not asking money for this little tool, I would really
- like an e-mail from the downloaders who are using the program.
-
- Any feedback is welcome. With your help I can make this
- program even better. Send your e-mail to: alex@belgraver.demon.nl
-
- -- Distribution --
-
- You can freely distribute this program, as long as you do not
- change the contents of the zipped distribution file and send
- me (alex@belgraver.demon.nl) an e-mail about it.
-
- -- Stats --
-
- Name: The Freeware Currency Converter
- Version: 1.2
- Release-Date: May 25, 1999
- Author: Alexander Belgraver
- E-mail: alex@belgraver.demon.nl
- Homepage: http://www.belgraver.demon.nl/currconv
- Zip-file: currconv.zip (280kb)
- Executable: currconv.exe (479.744 bytes)
-
-
- -- What is new --
-
- + Support for about 220 currencies out-of-the-box. (maximum set at 400)
- + Search-function in Rates-tab for easier locating of currencies.
- + New Rate-service implemented
- http://pacific.commerce.ubc.ca/xr/rates.html
- You can now switch between IMF and Pacific
- + Improved Internet-updatefuctions. (HTTP 1.0 better supported)
- + Use of the Modified-Since in the HTTP Request-header to prohibit
- from loading the same page twice when not updated.
- + Proxyserver can now be given by Hostname and IP-Address.
- Previously only Hostnames were allowed.
- + Changed webpage-link to load default browser instead of just InternetExplorer.
- + Changed emailaddress-text to a real mailto-link.
- + Faster switching from Currency-tab to others.
- + I managed to add another label & combobox to the already crowded settings tab. :)
- - Slower loading due to the lack of speed of the ListView GUI-object.
-
- -- To do --
-
- - Build in a check for new versions of the converter itself.
- - Look at the use of threading for updating of the currencies and/or the listview
- - An auto-update function for updating at start-up of program
- Preferably in the background to not interfere with user working with program.
- - Look at linking the Euro currency to the Euroland currencies of Pacific
- Editing Pacific-European Euro will not cause linked currencies to update.
- - Speed up the search-function.
-
- -- Manual and Installation --
-
- See the HTML-files in the manual folder.
-
- Thanks for downloading.
-
- Happy converting,
-
- Alexander Belgraver
-