The CD-ROM included with this book is the product of meticulous research. While this CD-ROM is smaller than those which are merely raw dumps of popular FTP or BBS sites, there are some important differences:
What you won't find on this CD-ROM is a lot of filler. There are no mammoth archives of .BMP "wallpaper" with swimsuit models, no unauthorized sound bites from Arnold Schwarzenegger movies, and absolutely no Star Trek (TM) games. The CD-ROM contains only one thing: serious Windows 3.x, Win32, and Windows 95 development tools.
Nothing is worse than investing time into evaluating a shareware product only to find that the author has dropped off the face of the earth. I have close contact with all the authors in this book. Many of them have based improvements to their software on my comments. On a CD-ROM produced by an FTP site or BBS, contact is never made with the author after the initial upload confirmation. Thus, such CD-ROMs have a high failure rate with regards to author support.
The following annotated file list also appears on the CD-ROM in a file called FILES.BBS. The file is formatted for use with PCBoard BBS and is easily convertible to other formats.
Files in Directory \PROD on CD-ROM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- File Name Size Date File Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALARM14.ZIP 35281 06-10-95 Alarm.VBX v1.4: Fire Events Like Unix "cron" BARCOD15.ZIP 46410 06-10-95 BarCod.VBX v1.4: Display and Print Barcodes BMPLST19.ZIP 41870 06-10-95 BmpLst.VBX v1.9: Owner-Draw List Boxes for VB BOYER03.ZIP 41682 01-27-95 Boyer-Moore v0.3: Fast Text Search in C CENVI2.ZIP 363036 08-04-95 CEnvi for OS/2: C-like scripting language CENVID.ZIP 409439 08-04-95 CEnvi for MS-DOS: C-like scripting language CENVIN.ZIP 446840 08-04-95 CEnvi for Windows NT: C-like script language CENVIW.ZIP 374769 08-04-95 CEnvi for Windows: C-like scripting language CMM_WIN.ZIP 229170 08-09-95 CEnvi for Windows: CMM example files CTRLZ131.ZIP 394653 05-13-95 ControlZ v1.31: Custom controls for Borland C CXTW107.ZIP 541820 07-24-95 C Exploration Tools for Windows, v1.07: analyze hierarchy of structures/functions DFINFO23.ZIP 43194 06-10-95 DFInfo.VBX v2.3: disk and file info from VBX DLGED100.ZIP 44369 02-13-94 Dialog Editor Controls Pack v1.0: lets you add dialog editing to your own application! DOM102.ZIP 573595 05-14-95 Object Domain v1.02: OOA/OOD CASE Tool for Booch methodology DVCL101.ZIP 528244 08-13-95 Voice Commander v1.01: Speech recognition using a .VBX DXTW107.ZIP 297775 07-24-95 dBASE Exploration Tools for Windows EDIPRO30.ZIP 324471 04-25-95 EDI Install Pro v3.0: ERGOTAB.ZIP 186226 03-12-95 ErgoTab.VBX: Tabbed dialog manager EXECHA.ZIP 46885 08-15-95 ExeChain: Shrinks Borland compiled files EZINST12.ZIP 54722 07-28-94 EasyInstall v1.2: A simple install set builde FADER.ZIP 48355 02-17-92 FADER custom control, like a sliding volume control (freeware) FI22NT.ZIP 1299517 08-04-95 Freeman Installer/Uninstaller Windows NT, v2. FINST22.ZIP 1322041 08-04-95 Freeman Installer/Uninstaller Windows, v2.2 FLABEL10.ZIP 38578 06-10-95 FLabel.VBX v1.0: Label w/Advanced Formatting FMDROP12.ZIP 28162 06-10-95 FMDrop.VBX v1.0: Drag-and-drop with FileMan FTP4W22L.ZIP 103046 08-25-95 FTP for Windows v2.2L: Internet FTP client that uses Winsock transport FXTW107.ZIP 308156 07-24-95 Fortran Exploration Tools for Windows GRAPHZ11.ZIP 291922 05-13-95 GraphZ v1.1: 2D-graphics plot instrumentation HELPED19.ZIP 242865 04-09-95 HelpEdit v1.9: Produce help w/o RTF editing HITIME11.ZIP 24132 06-10-95 HiTime.VBX v1.1: High Resolution Timer, accuracy up to 1ms HPGN121.ZIP 197537 04-08-95 HelpGen v1.21: Create help files using ASCII HWA11.ZIP 1247633 04-08-95 Help Writer's Assistant v1.1: WYSISWIG visual help in an Integrated Development Environment IMGLIB12.ZIP 270399 07-31-95 ImgLib v1.2: graphics file format read/write for Windows 3.1/95/NT (BMP/TIF/PCX/JPEG/more) INICON32.ZIP 30736 06-10-95 IniCon.VBX: Read/write of .INI files w/VBX INSTEZ15.ZIP 400404 07-31-95 InstallEasy v1.5: tool creates setup disks INTLB011.ZIP 288785 07-31-95 Internationalization Controls v1.1: Date, tim and currency controls that reflect Control Panel settings. ISAM120.ZIP 238369 02-19-95 ISAM Manager v1.20: C++ library ISAM/B+tree with indexes JOYSTK13.ZIP 52220 06-10-95 Joystk.VBX v1.3: read joystick w/Properties LED11.ZIP 35393 06-10-95 LED.VBX v1.3: variety of LED lights LXTW107.ZIP 296574 07-24-95 Lisp Exploration Tools for Windows, V1.07 MENUEV32.ZIP 34818 06-10-95 MenuEv.VBX v3.2: tie pre-menu event to status bars for menu-driven tips MMPP010.ZIP 553755 05-14-95 Maurizio Maccani Productivity Pack (MMPP) MODLIB01.ZIP 227405 08-13-95 ModLib: playback .MOD audio files in Windows MSLOT12.ZIP 41235 06-10-95 Mailslot.VBX v1.2: Access Windows for WorkGroups Mailslots via Properties MSMEGA10.ZIP 359991 06-10-95 Mabry Software MegaPack v1.0: contains VBXs Alarm1, Barcod1, Bmplst2, Dfinfo2, FMdrop1, Inicon3, Joystk1, Menuev3, Percnt2, Rotext1, Soundx1, and Zipinf1 MSSTAT10.ZIP 49031 06-10-95 MSStat.VBX: Multielement status bar for VB NEWSPY.ZIP 26662 09-16-91 NewSpy v1.0: clone of Windows SDK SPY.EXE NEWVIE.ZIP 174734 08-15-95 NewView: View all aspects of Windows .EXEs and DLLS including resources and MUCH more! NOBOOT10.ZIP 41668 06-10-95 NoBoot.VBX v1.0: Disable/enable CTRL-ALT-DEL OSETUP21.ZIP 456671 07-31-95 O'Setup v2.1: create install sets OSHTLS12.ZIP 561917 04-30-95 Olson Software Help Tools v.12 PARSTP30.ZIP 67666 09-22-94 Parser/TP v3.0: add runtime expression computation to any app with this DLL PCL4W12.ZIP 58912 08-07-95 Personal Communications Library for Windows, PERCNT26.ZIP 36556 06-10-95 PerCnt.VBX v2.6: flexible thermometer PICBTN11.ZIP 35127 06-10-95 PicBtn.VBX v1.1: Owner-draw BMP list boxes PROBE11.ZIP 39079 06-10-95 Probe.VBX v1.1: modify the Properties of any VBX at runtime PROMPT12.ZIP 24199 03-13-95 Prompt.VBX v1.2: multiline command prompt with history QUICKFRM.ZIP 1086833 03-18-95 QuickForm: Generate bound data forms for VB REGGEN.ZIP 175692 07-26-95 Reggen: Shareware licensing DLL and toolkit ROTEXT15.ZIP 43115 06-10-95 RoText.VBX v1.5: display labels at any angle RR100.ZIP 42747 07-14-95 Resource Reader v1.1: extract and view resources from Win32 executables (not Win16) SMTDOC.ZIP 48369 05-06-95 SmartDoc: disassemble Windows .HLP files into ASCII text or print entire .HLP files SMTP4W12.ZIP 19885 08-25-95 SMTP for Windows, v1.2: an API that provides complete SMTP (POP) mailer calls for Winsock SOUNDX14.ZIP 34876 06-10-95 Soundx.VBX v1.4: Soundex and Metaphone search for fuzzy text matching SPLINE10.ZIP 53584 03-13-95 Spline.DLL v1.0: compute many variants of splines with this DLL callable from C/VB/etc SPMATE15.ZIP 727967 05-04-95 SpelMate v1.5: DLL adds complete spell check to any app. 50K word US/UK english dicts. SS.ZIP 25284 07-28-95 SuperSpy patch (replaces SUPERSPY.EXE in MMPP010.ZIP) SWTOOLS.ZIP 55749 01-22-95 SWTools: tools to manage registration keys f shareware TASKVW30.ZIP 39324 08-26-95 TaskView 3.0: replacement for Windows TaskMan also shows DLLs belonging to each window TCP4W12.ZIP 52651 08-25-95 TCP for Windows, v1.2: an API that lets you easily write Telnet apps. for Winsock TIPS11.ZIP 32969 06-10-95 Tips.VBX v1.1: display "Tool Tips" in toolbar TPODBC.ZIP 262594 05-29-95 TracePlus/ODBC: Spy on ODBC API calls TPSQL.ZIP 268145 05-29-95 TracePlus/SQL Server: Spy on SQL Server API TPWINS.ZIP 252738 05-29-95 TracePlus/Winsock: Spy on Winsock API calls TPWLIB.ZIP 226211 05-29-95 TracePlus/Windows API: Spy on Windows API VBRUN200.ZIP 206220 04-05-93 MS Visual Basic runtime DLL files, v2.00 VBRUN300.ZIP 283371 06-16-93 MS Visual Basic runtime DLL files, v3.00 VBSCRI11.ZIP 54804 05-11-95 VBScript v1.1: VB-like scripting language to automate design time work VBXOVR20.ZIP 8564 07-31-95 Overview of VBX Studio v2.0 VBXSTD20.ZIP 1086432 07-31-95 VBX Studio v2.0: 22 innovative VBXs including VBList, VBCombo VBFList, VBTabFList, VBFCombo VBEdit, VBSpin VBTab, VB3D, VBNote. VBX_WZRD.ZIP 304135 08-29-95 VBX Wizard is your fast track to getting VBX custom controls written in C, Pascal, or Delphi VER10.ZIP 52796 06-10-95 Ver.VBX v1.0: Access VER.DLL w/mini-installer VLIB250.ZIP 541144 03-10-95 VisuaLib v2.50: 3D library for 3D rendering texture mapping, light sources, shading, more WAVE10.ZIP 41948 06-10-95 Wave.VBX v1.0: Play/read attributes of .WAV WB50Q32D.ZIP 1130893 06-15-95 WinBatch v5.0Q for Win32: structured batch language and macro recorder WB51A16I.ZIP 1030482 06-15-95 WinBatch v5.1 beta for Windows WB51A32I.ZIP 964599 06-15-95 WinBatch v5.1 beta for Win32 WCLASS16.ZIP 370022 07-19-95 With Class v1.6: OOA/OOD CASE Tool supporting WCLASS25.ZIP 1151746 08-04-95 With Class v2.5: OOA/OOD CASE Tool supporting WDJFEB92.ZIP 60539 11-29-92 Windows/DOS Developer's Journal, Feb 1992 Contains files related to FADER.ZIP WDJMAR92.ZIP 85980 11-29-92 Windows/DOS Developer's Journal, Mar 1992 Contains files related to FADER.ZIP WTERM12.ZIP 66685 08-10-95 WTerm v1.2: terminal program with x/y/zmodem upload and download. Requires PCL4W12.ZIP WINZIP95.EXE 363965 07-31-95 WinZip for Windows 95: install/uninstall software right from within ZIP files WZ60WN16.EXE 294784 03-18-95 WINZIP SHELL V5.6: INSTALL/UNINSTALL SOFTWARE right from within ZIP files WZIPSE10.EXE 122363 08-29-95 WinZip Self-Extracting Builder v1.0: create self-extracting .EXEs that unzip in Windows Z257UP.ZIP 112439 08-06-95 Zip Studio API v2.57 (upgrade only) Z3DC.ZIP 43172 03-18-95 Z3DC: Installable driver enforces 3D-look co ZIPINF12.ZIP 40062 06-10-95 ZipInf.VBX v1.2: view a ZIP file table of contents. ZSAPI25A.ZIP 546563 08-06-95 Zip Studio API v2.5 (Part 1 of 2): complete API for zipping and unzipping. ZSAPI25B.ZIP 569570 08-06-95 Zip Studio API v2.5 (Part 2 of 2) ZSSHL25.ZIP 671241 08-06-95 Zip Shell v2.5: for use with Zip Studio Files in Directory \DOC on CD-ROM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- File Name Size Date File Description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WING TXT 5508 05-25-95 Microsoft press release describing Win/G WINSDK.TXT 80230 03-20-95 CompuServe WINSDK Forum file listing SSPR.TXT 1019 07-18-95 Shareware Software Problem Report PSL.TXT 12167 07-02-95 Public software Library info for authors/users MEGAPOST.TXT 19753 06-27-95 Megapost upload service for shareware authors WINSHARE.TXT 231968 07-18-95 CompuServe WINSHARE Forum file listing SUBMIT.TXT 1739 08-21-95 Submit your own products for a future edition of this book. Complete forms and instructions REGNET.TXT 2365 07-18-95 RegNet registration service for authors/users ASPDISK.TXT 850 07-18-95 Association of Shareware Professionals Complete catalog on disk for $7.50 WALNUTCR.TXT 36597 07-19-95 Walnut Creek catalog of shareware CD-ROMS WUGNET1.TXT 668823 07-19-95 CompuServe WUGNET Forum File listing, 1 of 3 WUGNET2.TXT 629359 07-19-95 CompuServe WUGNET Forum File listing, 2 of 3 WUGNET3.TXT 527244 07-19-95 CompuServe WUGNET Forum File listing, 3 of 3 WOLRIDX1.ZIP 146209 07-18-95 WinOnline Review: index of 1200 shareware reviews available at Windows Online BBS