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- WELCOME TO PARADOX FOR WINDOWS 4.5
- ----------------------------------
-
- This file contains important, late-breaking information
- about Paradox, including revisions to the documentation.
-
- This README is one of five online files included with
- Paradox. You'll find additional information in these files:
-
- File Contains
- ---- --------
-
- UPGRADE.TXT New features of the interactive Paradox
- product.
-
- NEWPAL.DB A Paradox table containing new and enhanced
- ObjectPAL methods, procedures, and
- properties, including SQL-specific ObjectPAL
- methods. See the "Using NEWPAL.DB" section of
- UPGRADE.TXT for details on working with this
- table.
-
- HELPME.TXT Tips and techniques for working with Paradox.
-
- SETTINGS.TXT An explanation of .INI file settings.
-
- UPGRADE, HELPME, and README, are included as icons in your
- Paradox for Windows 4.5 Windows group. To open SETTINGS, use
- the text editor of your choice.
-
-
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- -----------------
-
- 1. Installation Information
- 2. Documentation Errors
- 3. Deleting optional software
- 4. TUTILITY Notes
- 5. QuickStart Labels upgrade
-
-
- 1. INSTALLATION INFORMATION
- ---------------------------
-
- - If you install Paradox on a machine that has a VGA
- driver, but is using a monochrome display, the check
- boxes on the Installation dialog box do not paint
- correctly. You can assume that all check boxes are
- checked by default.
-
- - If, during the installation process, the Install program
- attempts to overwrite a file that has the DOS Read-Only
- attribute, Paradox returns you to the Installation dialog
- box without completing the installation. You must remove
- the Read-Only attribute before attempting to install
- again.
-
- - Following are points to be aware of when installing the
- Workgroup Desktop:
-
- - It is recommended that you have 6 MB or more of RAM
- installed in your system to run the Workgroup Desktop.
-
- - If you rename the Paradox for Windows directory after
- installing, you must modify WIN.INI. Edit the WGDIR
- setting in the [PDOXWIN] group so that it points to the
- subdirectory containing the workgroup files. For
- example,
-
- [PDOXWIN]
- WGDIR=C:\PFW45\WORKGRP
-
- - If you rename the Object Exchange directory you must
- you must modify WIN.INI. Edit the OBEXDIR setting in
- the [OBEX] group so that it points to the directory
- containing the Object Exchange executables. For
- example,
-
- [OBEX]
- OBEXDIR=C:\APPS\OBEX
-
- - Do not delete the OBEX.INI file; it is not recreated
- when you use OBEX. Keep a backup copy of this file.
-
- - If you are a user of LOTUS cc:Mail 1.1 or later:
-
- To use VIM (Vendor Independent Messaging) as a
- transport with Object Exchange you must have the
- cc:Mail executable directory in your DOS path.
-
- If your version of cc:Mail does not include VIM.DLL,
- or if you would like to upgrade to the latest
- version, please contact cc:Mail Technical Support at
- (415) 966-4900. You can download this file from the
- cc:Mail bulletin board at (415) 691-0410 (8,N,1) or
- from the CompuServe Information Service in the Lotus
- forum.
-
-
- 2. DOCUMENTATION ERRORS
- -----------------------
- - The Paradox for Windows printed documentation does not
- reflect new features and changes in Paradox. See the
- UPGRADE.TXT and NEWPAL.DB files for details on new or
- enhanced features.
-
- "Getting Started"
- -----------------
- - You must run DOS SHARE if you want to use multiple
- instances of Paradox or ODAPI clients (such as the
- Workgroup Desktop or the Database Desktop included with
- Quattro Pro for Windows.) If you do not run SHARE in this
- situation, the second instance will not load.
-
- The SHARE.EXE command (in either your AUTOEXEC.BAT or
- your CONFIG.SYS) should include these optional
- parameters:
-
- SHARE /F:4096 /L:400
-
- The /F parameter allocates file space for the DOS storage
- area used to record file-sharing information. The default
- value is 2048. The /L parameter sets the number of files
- that can be locked at one time. The default value is 20.
-
- "User's Guide"
- --------------
- - The field _Invariant Field ID in the STRUCT.DB table is
- used internally by Paradox to identify fields for use in
- associated design documents.
-
- - When you export data to or import data from an ASCII
- file, your date, numeric, and currency fields use the
- settings from your Windows Control Panel.
-
- - If a Windows file association already exists for a .DBF
- or .QBE file, Paradox will overwrite it during
- installation.
-
- - Under certain conditions in a multiuser environment,
- forms bound to unkeyed (unindexed) tables may lose track
- of the current record during a lengthy operation. You can
- avoid this situation entirely by using keyed tables.
-
- - Page 57: The paragraph describing the write lock states
- "Other users can place a read lock on a table that you
- have a write lock on." It should state "Other users can
- place an open lock on a table that you have a write lock
- on."
-
- - When designing a graph in the Report Design window, the
- Data Type option is not available from the Define Graph
- dialog box.
-
- "ObjectPAL Reference"
- ---------------------
-
- - AnyType:unAssign() does not return a value. The correct
- syntax is unAssign().
-
- "Workgroup Desktop Guide"
- -------------------------
-
- p. 20 The first sentence on the page should be: "Username
- is your MAPI service mail box name (for example,
- your Windows for Workgroups or Microsoft Mail
- name)."
-
- p. 32 In the screen shot of the Select Names dialog box,
- the second name in the Names List panel should be:
- Barbara Tyler / MCI ID: 123-4567 (MCI)
-
- p. 34 In the screen shot of the Select Names dialog box,
- the seventh name in the Names List panel should be:
- Barbara Tyler / MCI ID: 123-4567 (MCI)
-
- p. 42 In the screen shot of the Use Object dialog box, the
- top radio button in the Version panel should be
- labeled Latest.
-
- p. 45 The message "Version: Current" shown in Figure 5-1
- doesn't appear on the workgroup form:
-
- If you chose to use the "Latest" version of the table
- data (from the Use Objects dialog box), the message
- "Out-of-date" appears on the workgroup form if a new
- version of the table data is received while you have
- the form open. Click the Update Now button to use
- this latest version.
-
- If you chose to use a back version of the table data,
- the "Version:" message indicates which back version
- you're using. For example, if you selected back
- version 2, the message displays "Version: back 2".
- If another version of the table data is issued while
- you have the workgroup form open, the message "Out-
- of-date" appears. Click the Update Now button to use
- the new back version 2.
-
- p. 46 The description under Manual Updating is incorrect.
- The "Out of Date?" message doesn't appear on a
- workgroup form when you open it. Click the Update
- Now button when you first open a workgroup form if
- you want to be sure you're using the latest version
- of the form's table data.
-
- If a new version of the table data is issued while
- you have the workgroup form open, the "Out-of-date"
- message appears, at which point you can click the
- Update Now button to use the latest version.
-
- p. 62 enumAccounts requires a full lock on the table
- specified by the tableName argument. This method
- does not try to place the lock itself.
-
- p. 64 enumAlerts requires a full lock on the table
- specified by the tableName argument. This method
- does not try to place the lock itself.
-
- p. 66 enumPublications requires a full lock on the table
- specified by the tableName argument. This method
- does not try to place the lock itself.
-
- p. 67 enumSubscriptions requires a full lock on the table
- specified by the tableName argument. This method
- does not try to place the lock itself.
-
- p. 93 The statement
-
- msgInfo("Object type required.",
- "Choose Table Data, Publication, or
- Subscription.")
-
- should be
-
- msgInfo("Object type required.",
- "Choose Table Data, Query Result, or File Set.")
-
- p. 94 saveAs requires a full lock on the table specified by
- the tableName argument. This method does not try to
- place the lock itself.
-
- p. 97 tableRefresh requires a full lock on the table
- specified by the tableName argument. This method
- does not try to place the lock itself.
-
- p. 101 In the code attached to the form's built-in open
- method, the statement immediately following the call
- to doDefault should contain double backslashes, as
- follows:
-
- wgLib.open("C:\\PDOXWIN\\WORKGRP\\WGPAL")
-
- p. 106 The statement
-
- msgInfo("Object type required.",
- "Choose Table Data, Publication, or
- Subscription.")
-
- should be
-
- msgInfo("Object type required.",
- "Choose Table Data, Query Result, or File Set.")
-
-
- 3. DELETING OPTIONAL SOFTWARE
- -----------------------------
-
- After installing and becoming familiar with Paradox, you
- might decide to delete some of the optional software
- components (such as sample files). The following table shows
- what files you can delete and where they are located. This
- table assumes you accepted the default locations when you
- installed Paradox.
-
- To remove Delete Directories Delete Files
- --------- ------------------ ------------
-
- Sample files (used in C:\PDOXWIN\SAMPLE All
- examples in "Getting
- Started" and the "User's
- Guide"
-
- ObjectPAL sample files C:\PDOXWIN\EXAMPLES ADDRESS.*
- CHECKS.*
- CUST.*
- LETTERS.*
- PDXPAINT.*
- RASTEROP.*
- SLOTS.*
- XXX.*
-
- SQL Tools C:\PDOXWIN\EXAMPLES SQL*.*
-
- The ObjectPAL sample C:\PDOXWIN\DIVEPLAN All
- application
-
- The Workgroup Desktop C:\OBEX All
- engine (OBEX)
-
- Stored Workgroup C:\OBEX\OBJSTORE All
- Desktop files
-
- Workgroup Desktop C:\PDOXWIN\ADDRESS All
- address information
-
- Workgroup Desktop C:\PDOXWIN\WORKGRP All
- program files
-
-
-
- 4. TUTILITY NOTES
- -----------------
-
- TUTILITY checks a Paradox table for damage and rebuilds it
- if necessary. Paradox tables can be damaged by power
- failures, hardware failures, bad network cards or
- connections, removing a floppy disk that Paradox is
- accessing, or rebooting the system while Paradox is active
- in memory. You should always make regular backups of your
- important data.
-
- To start TUTILITY, type TUTILITY at the DOS prompt, then
- press [Enter]. If you installed Paradox in the PDOXWIN
- directory, you can also start TUTILITY from its icon in the
- Paradox for Windows group. If you installed to a different
- directory, you have to edit TUTILITY.PIF before you can
- start TUTILITY from its icon.
-
- Additional instructions and a description of program options
- are provided in the TUTILITY.DOC file. Online help is also
- available when you run the program. Command-line help is
- available by typing TUTILITY -help.
-
-
- 5. QUICKSTART LABELS UPGRADE
- -----------------------------
-
- If you purchased Borland's QuickStart Labels package, for
- use with Paradox for Windows 1.0, please call Borland
- Customer Support (408) 461-9000 for an upgrade.
-
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