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- PRO-dVelBase Lite version 1.0 "README.TXT" file
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- Thank you for your interest in PRO-dVelBase Lite. PRO-dVelBase
- Lite is the "shareware" edition of Accelerated Software's
- PRO-dVelBase (TM) vs 2.0 and is targeted for home users and small
- businesses. This will allow you to "try before you buy". The
- entire program along with documentation is distributed on disk in
- .ZIP format and you may freely copy and distribute it in its
- entirety, without cost except for a nominal disk handling fee.
- It may also be distributed via electronic bulletin boards or CD
- ROM. The documentation included in the file is only a synopsis
- of the reference manual. The complete documentation will be sent
- upon registration of the software.
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- If you are using the program regularly, we ask that you send in a
- registration fee. Only as users register the software, will
- Accelerated Software be able to continue to develop and market
- PRO-dVelBase Lite as shareware. Please help support us! With
- the registration fee, you will obtain a 200 page, indexed
- reference manual and a 100 page tutorial along with a registered
- copy of the software. A coupon worth $40.00 U.S. ($50.00
- Canadian) towards the purchase of PRO-dVelBase version 2.0 will
- also be sent. Ninety day telephone support is only available to
- registered users. The registration fee is $79.95 U.S. ($89.95
- Canadian + G.S.T.) plus shipping charges.
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- PRO-dVelBase is a non-programmable, dBASE compatible, relational,
- multi-file database management system. It allows end users to
- design sophisticated database systems without programming.
- Inventory, invoicing, point-of-sales and customer tracking
- systems can be easily designed.
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- PRO-dVelBase uses dBASE compatible files (both data and index).
- This allows other database programs such as dBASE, Clipper,
- FoxBase, dBXL, etc. to use the data from PRO-dVelBase directly
- and vice versa.
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- Forms (data entry screens) are designed by "painting" the fields
- on the screen and answering a series of questions about them.
- Relationships between various database files are also established
- by answering a series of questions. One-to-one, one-to-many and
- many-to-one relationships can be defined.
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- Queries are performed by a query-by-example method and the report
- generator is band orientated.
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- A label designer and mail merge feature is also available.
- Letters can be done with the built in word processor or imported
- from text files created by other word processors.
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- PRO-dVelBase version 2.0 is NOT marketed as shareware but through
- regular commercial distribution channels. PRO-dVelBase Lite is
- targeted for home users and small businesses while PRO-dVelBase
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- 2.0 is for larger businesses with employees, companies and
- database developers. The price of PRO-dVelBase 2.0 is $250.00
- U.S. ($295.00 Canadian + G.S.T.).
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- The following table highlights some of the differences between
- the shareware version of PRO-dVelBase Lite and PRO-dVelBase 2.0.
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- PRO-dVelBase Lite PRO-dVelBase 2.0
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- Maximum fields 127 254
- Maximum records 65535 1,000,000,000
- Maximum linked files 5 10
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- PRO-dVelBase 2.0 also has many features that PRO-dVelBase Lite
- does not have including:
- 1. Custom menus that can bypass completely PRO-dVelBase's main
- menu.
- 2. Creation of password protection screens.
- 3. Creation of query-by-form screens.
- 4. Improved report generator allowing for page breaks on any
- group and suppression of blank lines.
- 5. Creation of new database objects by just renaming old ones.
- 6. View only mode to prevent users from editing pre-existing
- records.
- 7. Batch commands that automate various database operations.
- 8. Ability to change cursor size.
- 9. Global memory fields that can be referenced by formulas in
- any database object.
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- A sample small business application is included with the
- software. This sample includes a customer database, personalized
- mailing, inventory tracking and a multi-file invoicing system.
- It can act as a skeleton for your own applications.
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- Installing and Running PRO-dVelBase
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- PRO-dVelBase Lite is distributed in .ZIP file format and requires
- a copy of PKUNZIP.EXE to uncompress it. A program directory
- should be created first. This may be done with the command,
- "MD C:\PRO" (without the quotes), from the DOS prompt. The
- program can then be uncompressed using the command,
- "PKUNZIP C:\PRO\PROLIT10.ZIP C:\PRO" (if PROLIT10.ZIP is on
- C:\PRO directory). The sample application is entitled,
- "WIDGETS.ZIP". Another subdirectory should be created to store
- the sample widgets application. This is created with the
- command, "MD C:\PRO\WIDGETS", from the DOS prompt. The widgets
- application can then be uncompressed with the command,
- "PKUNZIP C:\PRO\WIDGETS.ZIP C:\PRO\WIDGETS".
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- The CONFIG.SYS file should be changed to include the following:
- FILES=60
- BUFFERS=20
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- Be sure you are on the subdirectory in which PRO-dVelBase resides
- by typing CD\PRO followed by ENTER.
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- It is recommended that different applications be stored in
- separate subdirectories beneath the one in which PRO-dVelBase
- resides. A subdirectory may be created with the command:
- MD <DIRECTORY NAME>
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- The program may now be run directly by just typing PRO followed
- by ENTER from the DOS prompt. At the main menu, the sample
- application can be viewed by using the "Options/Change Dir"
- command to change the data directory to "WIDGETS". A form can
- then be selected and executed.
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- The documentation is contained in "README.TXT" (this file) and
- "MANUAL.TXT". These may be printed out using the command,
- "COPY *.TXT PRN", if you have a printer. Make sure you have
- enough paper in the printer as "MANUAL.TXT" has over 100 pages.
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- System Requirements
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- IBM PC/XT/AT or compatible computer with 640K RAM
- PC/MS DOS 3.0 or greater
- 80x87 math coprocessor supported
- Hard drive and printer recommended
- Supports monochrome, Hercules, CGA, EGA or VGA adapters
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- Available Through
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- Accelerated Software
- 15910 - 112A Street
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- T5X 4X3
- (403) 456-9163
- FAX: (403) 457-3582
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- Customer Questionnaire and Order Form (Please Print)
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- 1. Where did you hear about PRO-dVelBase Lite?
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- 2. What do you like best about PRO-dVelBase Lite?
- ______________________________________________________________
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- 3. What do you like least about PRO-dVelBase Lite?
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- 4. How many records are in your largest database? ___________
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- 5. Where did you get your shareware copy of PRO-dVelBase Lite?
- ___ Computer group ___ Friend ___ With a computer purchase
- ___ Bulletin board (which one?) ______________________________
- ___ Shareware distributor (which one?) _______________________
- ___ Others ____________________________
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- 6. Suggestions for PRO-dVelBase Lite improvements.
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- PRICE EXTENDED
- ITEM QTY EACH PRICE
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- PRO-dVelBase Lite 1.0 ___ x $79.95 (U.S.) _________
- ___ x $89.95 (Can.) _________
- SUBTOTAL: _________
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- 7% G.S.T. (Canadian residents only) _________
- Shipping and handling ___ x $10.00 _________
- ($10.00 per package)
- ($30.00 per package for ___ x $30.00 _________
- orders outside Canada or US)
- TOTAL: _________
- Method of Payment: [ ] Visa [ ] certified check [ ] money order
- Disk Size: [ ] 5 1/4" [ ] 3 1/2"
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- Card number__________________________ Expiry Date: __________
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- Name __________________________ Signature______________________
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- Address________________________________________________________
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- City_______________________ Prov./State_______________________
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- Country____________________ Postal/Zip Code___________________
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- Phone (____)_____-_____________ Fax (____)_____-______________
- * Please allow 3 to 4 weeks for delivery.
- * All non-Canadian purchases payable in U.S. funds.
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