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dBTools Version 1.23
(c) 1990 BERNATH COMPUTER
What's new for version 1.2
A bug has been fixed which caused the system to hang if one of the
sound functions was the first to be called immediately after loading
dBTools. This has been fixed with the initialization function 0 that
should be run right after loading dBTools:
LOAD DBTOOLS
CALL DBTOOLS WITH "0"
Function 23 NOBLINK added which provides the capability of disabling
the Blink attribute in exchange for high intensity background colors,
and visa versa.
Function 24 EGAPAL provides the ability to set any of the 16 color
registers to any of the 64 EGA palette colors (EGA/VGA only).
Version 1.21 - Changes made to make dBTools compatible with dBASE IV
and QuickSilver.
Version 1.22 - This version functionally is the same as version 1.21,
which only a couple of registered users received.
Made some corrections to documentation and demo.
Added a shareware message to encourage registrations, which will of
course not be present in registered versions, and decided to raise the
price to $25. Howcum???
I'm a hacker at heart. I love programming just for the fun of it.
dBTools came about as something I wrote for myself, as I had the need
for it, and I had just learned dBASE and assembly language. As it
progressed, I realized I had a pretty neat product, so I decided to put
it out on the BBS's as shareware in October 1989. At that time I didn't
have any marketing strategy or any plans to turn it into a real income
producing business. I kept enhancing it, fixed a couple bugs, and kept
putting it out on a few BBS's as versions 1.1 and 1.2.
With some of the feedback I have been receiving from those who have
registered, I've come to realize a couple of things: First, dBTools
really is an excellent package of professional quality. Secondly, as
such it worth more than $15 and the very few registrations I have
received to date. Therefore I've raised the price (and it's still a
bargain at $25), and put in a shareware message which is just enough of
a nuisance to encourage those who are serious about using dBTools to
register their copies.
Version 1.23 - some changes based on user feedback.
Added function 25 GETKEY.
Modified HMENU to execute the menu without trapping a keystroke.
Modified VMENU to be more flexible in trapping Fkeys/control keys.
Added the Pulldown Menu system example code to the demo and the
documentation.
NOTE: If you are a prior user of dBTools later than version 1.1, you
will have to change your code on the scancode extraction from HMENU,
VMENU, and PAUSE if you use the Y option.
This will be the last enhancement of the shareware version of dBTools
(knock on wood). I am working on a "PRO" version with a number of
enhancements (see the THINGS TO COME section in the documentation),
which I will market commercially and will probably sell for $45, and to
registered users of the shareware version at a reduced rate. Of course,
I have to finish it first!
As a well known distributor of wine coolers says, "Thank you for your
support".
Scott Bernardi
BERNATH COMPUTER