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- COPYRIGHT (C) 1989, STEVE STAMM TPC Technologies
- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED - FOR INFO CALL (615) 984-9029
-
- DISCLAIMER
- ----------
- I have done everything that I know of to make all TPC utilities safe and
- friendly. However, I make no warrenty of any kind. If you use this product
- you do so at your own risk. I will not be held responsable for any loss or
- damage resulting from its use. By using this product you are agreeing to
- these terms.
-
- DOCUMENTATION
- -------------
- When using this utility simply "TYPE" the bin file to the screen to see a
- short tutorial on how to use it.
-
- PURPOSE
- -------
- This "COM" file allows the user to display text in windows from DOS or
- from any language which allows external programs to be run. The most
- useful thing about this utility is that the programmer may pass
- parameters controling its position on the screen.
-
- SYNTAX
- ------
-
- TPCVBROW [\ROW,COL,#ROWS,#COLS,ATTRIBUTE,]FILENAME.EXT
-
- EXAMPLE:
- --------
- * Draw the window in dBASE or whatever language you are using...
- set color to gr+/gr
- @ 5 ,5 say '┌──────────────────────────────────┐'
- @ 6 ,5 say '│ Scrolling Text Demo │'
- @ 7 ,5 say '├──────────────────────────────────┤'
- @ 8 ,5 say '│ │'
- @ 9 ,5 say '│ │'
- @ 10,5 say '│ │'
- @ 11,5 say '│ │'
- @ 12,5 say '│ │'
- @ 13,5 say '│ │'
- @ 14,5 say '│ │'
- @ 15,5 say '│ │'
- @ 16,5 say '└──────────────────────────────────┘'
- * Call tpcvbrow.com to do the text browsing
- ! tpcvbrow \8,6,8,34,110,tpcvbrow.txt
-
- EXPLINATION
- -----------
- The following is an explanation of the param list passed to TPCVBROW.COM:
-
- (1) ROW........... THE SCREEN ROW TO BEGIN PRINTING
- (2) COL........... THE SCREEN COL TO BEGIN PRINTING
- (3) #ROWS......... THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ROWS
- (3) #COLS......... THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COLS
- (3) ATTRIBUTE..... THE SCREEN ATTRIBUTE
-
- NOTE
- ----
- The switches ROW, COL etc... are optional,. However, if any of the
- switches are specified all of them must be passed.
-
- REGISTRATION
- ------------
- This utility is marketed using the SHAREWARE marketing concept.
- The idea is simple. If you use it pay for it.
-
- The fee for registering TPCVBROW.COM is $25
- For registration of all TPC utilities the fee is $50
-
- For a list of all the TPC utilities send a Self Addressed Stamped
- Envelope.
-
- Send all enquiries and regestration fees to:
-
- Steve Stamm
- TPC Technologies
- P.O. 9634
- Knoxville, Tenn. 37940
-
- Thanks for your support!
-
- Steve Stamm
-