Jetpack is a collection of 10 ActiveX controls designed to enhance any VB5 or VB6 database application with minimal effort and very little coding. For example, adding the table design control to your form at design time, setting a few properties and a single line of code gives you all the functionality needed to create or modify a Jet database table including fields, indexes, properties and attributes.
Other controls in Jetpack include graphical query builder; organising tables between databases; compact, repair and conversion; data import/export for ODBC, Jet MDB, dBase, FoxPro, Paradox, Excel, Text, and SQL server; record searching; data form editing; automatic report generation.
The Jetpack product is the end result of many years of development that has gone into making QUERYer, our other popular database management tool.
The Jetpack controls are 'light-weight' ocx controls that are added individually to your application as needed. They all use a run-time dll which contains the bulk of the code - this avoids a lot of duplication. Alternatively the Jetpack controls are available individually. As separate controls they do not require a run-time dll, but individually are larger in size.
Jetpack comes with extensive VB sample code to demonstrate all of its features.
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Author: Chisel Software
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AUSTRALIA
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VENDOR INFORMATION
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The following information is for Shareware Distributors and Disk Vendors
who wish to distribute the Jetpack package, including an extract from
the license agreement and suggested program descriptions and keywords.
Distribution
The following paragraph is an extract from the license agreement regarding the distribution of the Shareware version of Jetpack:
Provided that you verify that you are distributing the Shareware Version
in its original archive file, you are hereby licenced to make as many
copies of the Shareware version of this software and documentation as
you wish; give exact copies of the original Shareware version to anyone;
and distribute the Shareware version of the software and documentation
in its unmodified form via electronic means.
Suggested One Line Program Description:
Jetpack is a collection of 10 ActiveX controls designed to enhance any Visual Basic 5 or 6 database application with minimal effort and very little coding. Features include a Visual Queryer, Table designer, Import/Export, Find Record, Database maintenance, Database Organiser, and more...
Suggested Keywords:
ActiveX OCX Control Query Table Data Report Database SQL Access Jet DAO ODBC Lotus Dbase FoxPro Paradox Btrieve Excel Utility Shareware Visual Basic
Suggested Brief Program Description:
Jetpack is a collection of 10 ActiveX controls designed to enhance any Visual Basic 5 or 6 database application with minimal effort and very little coding. Features include a Visual Queryer, Table designer, Import/Export, Find Record, Database maintenance, Database Organiser, and more...
Unlike conventional controls that are painted onto a form and integrated into the rest of an application, the Jetpack controls (most of them) are not visible at run-time. A Jetpack control's functionality tend to be of a higher-order. For example, adding the Table Design control to your form at design time, setting a few properties and a single line of code gives you all the functionality needed to create or modify a Jet database table including fields, indexes, properties and attributes.
GENERAL INFORMATION
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This is a time-stamped evaluation version of Jetpack. A message box reporting the number of evaluation days elapsed since installation will be displayed at run-time whenever a Jetpack control is used in an application.
Unlike many evaluation versions of OCXs, you can actually compile the Jetpack controls. Once you purchase the licenced version of Jetpack and install it, you open each application that uses the evaluation version and recompile the exe. The evaluation controls will be automatically upgraded to the licenced versions and the nag screens go away forever.
Migrating from the evaluation to licenced version does NOT require any changes to your code.
INSTALLATION
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The evaluation version of these controls are installed and registered in the installation directory. There is no need to copy them to the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
The licenced version of these controls are installed and registered in the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. After the installation of the licenced version any evaluation version files can be safely deleted.
The installation file has command line options that can be used to test the installation script and to install this software manually. This is useful for a number of reasons. For example installing to a network version of Windows can cause problems if the user does not have write privileges to some of the Windows directories. Using Manual Mode installation allows you to nominate alternative directories.
The following installation modes are available:
Test Mode - /T
When you run the installation executable with the /T command line option, the installation script will be tested. Although the installation will look the same, no changes to your system will be made. No files will be copied and no INI or Program Manager changes will be made. This mode is useful when testing an installation before any files are copied.
Manual Mode - /M
The /M option runs the installation in manual mode. You will be prompted for the locations of your Windows, System, and Temp directories. You can specify any directories, if they do not exist they will be created. Any changes to INI files will be saved into the Windows directory you specify. With this option you can have the installation run without installing any files into your real Windows and System directory. You can then manually copy the files to their proper destination.
Extract Mode - /X & /Z
If you run the installation executable with the /X option, a list of the files contained will be displayed. You can select some of the files to extract them from the installation. This can be used if the files have been deleted or corrupted on the destination computer. This also can be used by BBS sysops to scan certain files for a virus without installing them. If you place a directory name after the /X option, all of the files in the installation will be extracted into the specified directory. The /Z performs the same function as the /X option except that Windows is exited after the files are extracted.
Silent Mode - /S
The /S option runs the installation in silent mode. The background gradient is not displayed and the progress bar is not shown. Messages or prompts that your installation uses will not be displayed. The default values of all variables will be used during the installation. This is useful in networked environments for background installations.
For example to install Jetpack in manual mode:
select Run on the Start Button and enter: Jet60jpe.EXE /M
SUPPORT QUESTONS
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If you have a technical question about Jetpack, check the online help and user manual. If your question is still unanswered, try our web site FAQ section at http://www.chiselsoftware.com/faq/index.html or email support at support@chiselsoftware.com
REPORTING ENHANCEMENTS/BUGS
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We are very interested to hear from you if you have an idea for something you'd like the software to do differently. If you come across an idea that you think might make a nice enhancement to Jetpack, your input is always welcome.
If you experience something you think might be a bug in Jetpack, please report it to us. Describe what you did, what happened, which control you were using, what version of Jetpack you have, any error messages received, what kind of computer you have, which operating system you're using, and anything else you think might be relevant.
Bugs and enhancements can be sent to feedback@chiselsoftware.com, or alternatively, you can fill out our on-line form at http://www.chiselsoftware.com/feedback.html . You will receive an automated response indicating that your report has been received and forwarded to our technical staff. Unless additional information is needed, you may not receive a direct response.
LICENSE AND LEGAL INFORMATION
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IMPORTANT
As part of the installation process, you will be asked to accept the terms of this Agreement. This Agreement is a legal contract, which specifies the terms of the license and warranty limitation between you and Chisel Software for this product and documentation, "the SOFTWARE". You should carefully read the following terms and conditions before installing or using this SOFTWARE. Unless you have a different license agreement signed by Chisel Software, installation or use of this SOFTWARE indicates your acceptance of this license agreement and warranty limitation terms contained in the Agreement. If you do not agree to the terms of this Agreement, promptly delete and return all copies of the SOFTWARE to Chisel Software.
LICENSE TO USE
One copy of the shareware version of the SOFTWARE may be used by a single person for evaluation purposes without charge for 30 days. Subsequent downloads of the shareware version by or for the same user do not extend, renew, or otherwise restart the term of the license for the shareware version.
One copy of the registered version of the SOFTWARE may either be used by a single person who uses the SOFTWARE personally on one or more computers, or installed on a single workstation used non-simultaneously by multiple people, but not both. You may access the registered version of the SOFTWARE through a network, provided that you have obtained individual licenses for the SOFTWARE covering all workstations that will access the SOFTWARE through the network. For instance, if eight different workstations will access the SOFTWARE on the network, each workstation must have its own license, regardless of whether they use the SOFTWARE at different times or concurrently. Site licenses of the SOFTWARE may be obtained from Chisel Software which cover each workstation at one location.
You may make a reasonable number of copies of the registered version of the SOFTWARE for backup and archival purposes.
You may create application software using the SOFTWARE and you may incorporate the SOFTWARE, in executable form, in such application software.
Licensee MAY NOT distribute the SOFTWARE, in any format, to other users for development purposes. In particular, if you create a control using the SOFTWARE as a constituent control, You MAY NOT distribute the control created with the SOFTWARE (in any format) to users for development purposes.
LICENSE TO REDISTRIBUTE
Provided that you verify that you are distributing the Shareware Version in its original archive file, you are hereby licensed to make as many copies of the Shareware version of this SOFTWARE and documentation as you wish; give exact copies of the original Shareware version to anyone; and distribute the Shareware version of the SOFTWARE and documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means. There is no charge for any of the above.
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THIS SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.
Because of the various hardware and software environments into which the SOFTWARE may be put, no warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is offered. Good data processing procedure dictates that any program be thoroughly tested with non-critical data before relying on it. The user must assume the entire risk of using the program.
In no event will Chisel Software, be liable for incidental, consequential, indirect or other damages including, without limitation, any lost profits or lost savings arising from the use of, or inability to use the SOFTWARE even if Chisel Software has been advised of the possibility of such damages, or for any claim by any other party. ANY LIABILITY OF CHISEL SOFTWARE WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF REGISTRATION FEE.
