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- T r a c e P l u s / V B X + W i n d o w s
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- Installation
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- Create a directory for TracePlus/VBX+Windows, i.e. C:\SST. Copy all
- the files contained in this ZIP file to that directory. To run the TracePlus
- demonstration, select "Run..." from the "File" menu of the Program
- Manager and type:
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- C:\SST\TPVBX
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- Press Ok or <ENTER> to start TracePlus/VBX+Windows.
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- This program is limited to storing up to 200 most recent trace
- records. The demonstration version of TracePlus/VBX will trace 12 Windows API functions
- and VBX properties with integer values (excluding enumerated properties).
- VBX methods, events, and bound control messages are also disabled.
- All other property types (strings, etc.) are available in the retail version.
- The monochrome, file, and printer log options in the Options dialog box will
- also be disabled. Otherwise all other features are fully functional.
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- All features that are disabled are enabled in the retail version.
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- Using TracePlus/VBX in Design mode
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- We recommend that you start TracePlus/VBX+Windows before Visual Basic (or any
- design environment that runs your application via an interpreter), if you will use it in
- Design mode. An alternative approach is to launch Visual Basic from TracePlus, i.e.:
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- 1. Select the Filters item from the Trace menu.
- 2. Check the box next to the words Launch application below.
- 3. Press the Choose Application button. Find the Visual Basic 4.00 .EXE file, i.e.
- VB.EXE (It usually is in the \VB directory). Double-click on it The Choose
- Application dialog box will disappear, and the filename will appear in the Filters dialog
- box.
- 4. Press Ok to close the Filters dialog box.
- 5. Press the Start button on the toolbar, or select Start from the Trace menu.
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- How TracePlus/VBX locates your VBX Controls
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- When you start TracePlus/VBX+Windows, TracePlus creates a database of VBXs it
- found on your PC. The search criteria that TracePlus uses is:
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- 1. The Windows system directory
- 2. The directories found in the DOS PATH statement.
- 3.The directory of the application you specified to launch via the Filters dialog box.
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