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- echo ║ WELCOME TO THE VEDIT FAMILY DEMO ON THE IBM PC ║
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- echo If you prefer, you can first copy the demo disk to your hard disk; this is
- echo necessary if you want to run the Compiler Support portion of the demo.
- echo Be sure you are logged onto your hard disk and then follow these steps:
- echo
- echo MD \VDEMO
- echo CD \VDEMO
- echo COPY A:*.*
- echo DEMO
- echo
- echo Otherwise make a copy of the disk since you can accidentally alter its files
- echo during the demo! To run the demo from a floppy disk place the disk into
- echo drive "A", log onto drive "A:" and give the DOS command:
- echo
- echo DEMO
- echo
- echo Feel free to copy the demo disk! Make copies for your friends, etc.
- echo Please copy the entire disk, so that all files are intact.
- echo
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- echo To run the Compiler Support:
- echo
- echo Follow the steps above to copy the files to your hard disk. Run the program
- echo VCSD.COM which will create the addition files needed to run the Compiler
- echo Support:
- echo
- echo VCSD
- echo
- echo You will be able to compile, link and run the two supplied example programs
- echo ADDER.C and EGA43.ASM; each purposely contains several obvious syntax errors
- echo for you to correct.
- echo
- echo The Compiler Support is initially set up for Microsoft C (5.x or 6.0), and
- echo MASM. If you prefer to use Borland's Turbo C and Turbo Assembler run the
- echo batch file "BORLAND.BAT":
- echo
- echo BORLAND
- echo
- echo Print the file COMPILE.DEM which gives detailed instructions on the Compiler
- echo Support portion of the demo. You can use VEDIT for this:
- echo
- echo VDEMO -X PRINT COMPILE.DEM
- echo
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- echo
- echo To start up the Compiler Support you can use the batch file "COMPILE.BAT":
- echo
- echo COMPILE ADDER.C
- echo
- echo Alternatively, if you have installed the V-SWAP program described below,
- echo you can start up the Compiler Support while editing a file by just pressing
- echo ALT-I.
- echo
- echo Follow the instructions printed from COMPILE.DEM.
- echo
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- echo The V-SWAP Program:
- echo
- echo V-SWAP is a small TSR program with which VEDIT can completely swap itself
- echo and any desired TSRs out of memory in order to run the largest compilers
- echo and debuggers. V-SWAP is normally run from your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, but for
- echo this demo you can run it manually:
- echo
- echo VSWAP /E:512
- echo
- echo (If your environment is larger than 512 bytes, increase the "/E:nnn"
- echo parameter.)
- echo
- echo Now edit the file ADDER.C: (you may need the "-B" option with B/W monitors)
- echo
- echo VDEMO ADDER.C or VDEMO -B ADDER.C
- echo
- echo To start up the Compiler Support you now only need to press ALT-I.
- echo
- echo If desired, you can remove V-SWAP from memory after completing the demo
- echo by giving the DOS command:
- echo
- echo VSWAP /R
- echo
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- echo
- echo To fully utilize V-SWAP it should be run from within your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
- echo Place the command "VSWAP /E:512" before other TSRs such as desktop utilities.
- echo All TSRs following the VSWAP command will be swapped out of memory. In most
- echo cases, V-SWAP can even swap network drives out of memory. (However, the VSWAP
- echo command must follow any disk cache programs.)
- echo
- echo After modifying your AUTOEXEC.BAT you must re-boot for the changes to take
- echo effect.
- echo
- echo When VEDIT shells out to DOS (runs DOS programs) V-SWAP will swap VEDIT and
- echo other TSRs out of memory. In effect you can then have more memory available
- echo than when you entered VEDIT!
- echo
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- echo Description of files on disk:
- echo
- echo VDEMO.EXE A fully functional VEDIT PLUS for the IBM PC. Its only
- echo restriction is that it can only readily edit very small files.
- echo However, it is perfect for editing Batch files and short
- echo letters. (See below for editing large files.)
- echo
- echo VSWAP.EXE A small TSR with which VEDIT can completely swap itself and any
- echo desired TSRs out of memory in order to run large compilers and
- echo debuggers. The command "VSWAP /H" displays all VSWAP options.
- echo
- echo VVHELP.HLP Help file accessed by [HELP] function - ALT-F1. You can
- echo print the ".HLP" files for more information about VEDIT.
- echo
- echo VPHELP.HLP Help file accessed by "H" command.
- echo
- echo HELP.BAT Demonstrates how a simple Help system can be implemented using
- echo this demo VEDIT PLUS and the DISPLAY.VDM macro. It displays
- echo the file HELP.TXT. Feel free to create your own HELP.TXT
- echo file. This is a good way to keep track of the names of all the
- echo programs you have on your hard disk.
- echo
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- echo PRINT.VDM Simple "macro" for printing any text file. It prints the
- echo filename, date and page number on each page and is a nice
- echo alternative to the DOS "PRINT" command. To print the file
- echo "myfile" give the DOS command:
- echo
- echo VDEMO -X PRINT myfile
- echo
- echo DISPLAY.VDM Simple "macro" for displaying any text file. Uses a window to
- echo give instructions and is a nice alternative to the DOS "TYPE"
- echo command. To display the file "myfile" give the DOS command:
- echo
- echo VDEMO -X DISPLAY myfile
- echo
- echo Alternatively, you can create a batch file "D.BAT" containing
- echo "VDEMO -X DISPLAY %%1". Then use the simpler command:
- echo
- echo D myfile
- echo
- echo WORDSTAR.KEY These files are alternate keyboard layouts which emulate
- echo WORDPERF.KEY WordStar and Word Perfect. Instructions for using them are
- echo given below.
- echo
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- echo DEMO.VDM The main part of the demo "macro".
- echo
- echo DEMOxx.VDM Additional "subroutines" which make up the demo. They are
- echo automatically loaded by DEMO.VDM.
- echo
- echo DEMOxx.TXT Text files and instruction files which make up the demo.
- echo Automatically loaded by DEMO.VDM.
- echo
- echo VPCS.COM Running this "archive" program creates the files needed to run
- echo the Compiler Support portion of the demo. This should be done
- echo on a hard disk; a 360K floppy cannot hold all of the files.
- echo
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- echo Editing small files:
- echo
- echo VDEMO.EXE is restricted to editing small files. However, it is perfect for
- echo editing DOS "batch" files and short letters. To edit "myfile.txt" give the
- echo command:
- echo
- echo VDEMO myfile.txt or VDEMO -B myfile.txt
- echo
- echo The "-B" option is needed only if you have a B/W monitor and notice that
- echo the pull-down menus are blank.
- echo
- echo For the on-line help to work, VDEMO must be able to find its ".HLP" files in
- echo the current directory, or in "\VDEMO" of the current drive.
- echo
- echo The "real" VEDIT can be configured to find its help files in any desired
- echo directory of any drive.
- echo
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- echo Editing large files:
- echo
- echo If you attempt to edit a file larger than 1024 bytes with VDEMO, it will read
- echo the file into memory without complaint. HOWEVER, when you save the file, it
- echo will only write the first 1024 bytes and give the message:
- echo
- echo FILE IS TOO LARGE FOR DEMO VERSION - USE {FILE, QUIT} TO QUIT
- echo
- echo You can select {FILE, Quit, Exit} to quit and return to DOS. Alternatively, if
- echo you are determined to save the entire file, you can repeatedly select
- echo {FILE, Exit} - each will save another 1024 bytes.
- echo
- echo Obviously, the real VEDIT has no such limitation with large files.
- echo
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- echo Changing the Keyboard Layout:
- echo
- echo The "real" product includes a configuration program which lets you change
- echo the keyboard layout built into VEDIT. However, VEDIT also lets you load
- echo a temporary new keyboard layout at any time by selecting {MISC, Keystroke
- echo Macros, Load from File} from the menu system.
- echo
- echo To make it easier to emulate WordStar or Word Perfect, two files WORDSTAR.KEY
- echo and WORDPERF.KEY are supplied. You can load these at any time by selecting
- echo {MISC, Keystroke Macros, Load from File}; at the prompt enter the name of the
- echo desired ".KEY" file.
- echo
- echo Note: The instructions during the demo are set up for the default
- echo keyboard layout. Therefore, we suggest finishing the demo before
- echo changing the keyboard layout.
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- echo Enjoy the demo and be sure to contact us if you have any questions.
- echo
- echo Greenview Data Inc.
- echo P.O. Box 1586
- echo Ann Arbor, MI 48106
- echo
- echo Toll Free: (800) 45-VEDIT (U.S. and Canada)
- echo Telephone: (313) 996-1299
- echo Fax: (313) 996-1308
- echo
- echo
- echo NOTES: To print this file, give the DOS command:
- echo
- echo VDEMO -X PRINT READ-ME.BAT
- echo
- echo If you notice letters missing from VEDIT's pull-down menus when
- echo running on a monochrome display, you most likely have the contrast
- echo control on your monitor adjusted too low.
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