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- What is this:
-
- The package includes two programs which are useful for determining ASCII values
- of characters, which is often necessary for parsing strings. It also includes a
- module and some objects which contain a variety of string manipulation methods.
- You can drag them into your project to have access to any of these methods
- throughout your program. I've also put them in a project with a simple window,
- so that you can visually test what each function will do to a given string.
- Simply alter the code in the button.action method accordingly. The source code
- and a description of the use and abuse of each function is also included.
-
- Currently, these methods only work for the standard English character set. If
- anybody wants to work with me to provide support for other character sets, get in
- touch with me. If you choose to do the modification yourself, please let me see
- the resulting code.
-
- Warranty:
-
- These work in my hands and on two different machines. I can't guarantee they're
- bug free or will work in the way you expect/desire them to. Using them on
- complicated, messy strings may have unforseen effects. They should not cause
- your system any grief, but if your Zip drive decides it wants to tango with your
- monitor after using these, i'm not liable. Please email me with bug reports.
-
- Is that it?
-
- Actually, no. I'm planning on adding functionality to this package. If you send
- me a postcard or actually decide to financially support my efforts, i'll send you
- notification by email when i add new features or fix bugs. I'm also hoping to
- add functionality which brings XBasic closer to Perl, without the
- incomprehensible mess that regular expressions are. To some
- extent, instead of asking Andrew for a feature that may be tricky to code, you
- are welcome to ask me. I'll probably add features under any of the following
- conditions:
- several people ask for them.
- they intrigues me intellectually.
- i need them myself.
- somebody's willing to pay me money.
-
- Distribution:
-
- This package may be freely distributed provided it is intact and all
- documentation is present. Modified versions may be distributed only with my
- permission.
-
- Usage license:
-
- These methods remain the property of the author, even if you put them in a
- program you copyright.
-
- For personal use: Free. If you treat them as postcard ware and include your
- email address on the card, i'll notify you when i update them.
-
- For use in shareware: a free license to the program they're used in.
-
- For commercial software: a free license to the program they're used in plus a
- negotiable amount of money.
-
- For use in a company's internal software: money. Get in touch with me.
-
- For use in a successful company's internal software: Stock options!
-
- In general, i've spent a lot of money and time on my computer and the use of it
- to make this software. Please feel free to support my morale, to increase my
- bank account, or to better my employment situation.
-
- Contact information:
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- Jay Timmer jtimmer@tuna.net
-
- 504 E89th St. 3B
- New York, NY 10128
-