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- WELCOME TO OBJECTVISION 2.0
- ---------------------------------------
- Copyright (c) 1991 Borland International
- All Rights Reserved
-
-
- This README file contains important, last-minute information about
- ObjectVision 2.0.
-
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- -----------------
-
- 1. Installation
- 2. Documentation Changes
- 3. Printer Drivers
- 4. .DLL Files
- 5. Non-ASCII Sort Order
-
-
- 1. INSTALLATION
- ---------------
-
- When using Windows 386 Enhanced Mode, the installation program may
- indicate that there is insufficient disk space to install
- ObjectVision due to the Windows swap file. Although you may have
- sufficient disk space when Windows is not running, Windows allocates
- some of this space for its own use. To install ObjectVision in this
- situation, you should run Windows in Standard Mode by typing "win /s"
- at the DOS prompt.
-
- Do not attempt to run the install program from a network drive. To
- install ObjectVision from a network, first copy INSTALL.EXE and
- OV2.LZ to a local drive. Start INSTALL on the local drive and then
- specify the network drive as the source location for the remaining
- files.
-
- If you install the runtime version of ObjectVision on the same
- computer as the development version, your WIN.INI will contain the
- settings for whichever version you installed last. The Paradox Engine
- and Btrieve sections will be reset to default values. The HomeDir
- value in the ObjectVision section will contain the path to the last
- version you installed. Since the HomeDir value is used to locate
- DLL's and other system files when ObjectVision is not in your path,
- you should manually edit it to contain the correct value if you delete
- or change the path of the last version installed.
-
-
- 2. DOCUMENTATION CHANGES
- ------------------------
-
- 2.1 Errors in the "Getting Started" manual:
-
- - On page 21, the paragraphs at the bottom of the page that
- describe Print Form and Print All omitted this sentence:
-
- "When a form contains a table object, the total number of
- forms printed depends on the number of values in the link.
- Print Form and Print All print the entire contents of a
- table object."
-
- - On page 22, the second sentence in the first paragraph should be
- deleted. Instead, this sentence should be included:
-
- "You can't use @PRINTLINK with a link to a table object;
- those linknames do not appear in the list of links to
- print."
-
- - On page 68, Table 4.4 should be moved to page 56, where readers
- are instructed to add the other fields to the sample application.
- "Sales Order" should be removed from the list in Table 4.4, and
- the second line in Table 4.4 should read:
-
- "Contact Name" "Tax Exempt"
-
- - In the paragraph below Table 4.4, the last sentence should read:
-
- "If you've entered any values in the fields, choose
- Edit|Clear All to clear them from the form."
-
- 2.2 Errors in the "Reference Guide" manual:
-
- - On page 47, the description of a scroll bar on a table is
- incomplete. It should read:
-
- "The scroll box in the scroll bar will be in one of
- three positions. It is at the top when there is no
- linked data above the table. It is at the bottom
- when there is no linked data below the table.
- Otherwise, it is in the middle."
-
- - On page 141, the description of @LINKVALUE should have only one
- argument--"DataField." "LinkName" should be removed from the
- argument list, the sentence that describes "LinkName" should be
- deleted, and the Examples should have each instance of
- "Customers" deleted from the argument list.
-
- - On page 155, the description of @PRINTLINK should include the
- sentence:
-
- "You can't use @PRINTLINK with a link to a table object.
- The link won't appear in the list of links to print."
-
- - On page 228, the description of the Btrieve DEC field type should
- read:
-
- "The number is stored as a packed decimal."
-
- - On page 229, the description of the Btrieve MONEY field type
- should read:
-
- "The number is stored as a packed decimal."
-
-
- 3. PRINTER DRIVERS
- ------------------
-
- If you experience long print times, improved drivers may be available that
- reduce print times considerably. If the most recent drivers aren't in
- your copy of Windows 3.0, you can order the "Windows 3.0 Supplemental
- Driver Library" software from Microsoft for a nominal charge by calling
- (800) 426-9400. These drivers are also available on CompuServe. Just type
- GO MSCON and scan for the keyword SDL in the Microsoft Software Library.
-
-
- 4. .DLL FILES
- -------------
-
- When you install ObjectVision, the .DLL files for the Paradox Engine
- and Novell's Btrieve are placed in your ObjectVision directory. However,
- .DLL files you get from other sources might be different versions that
- are placed in different directories.
-
- Only one .DLL gets loaded into memory. If there are multiple versions
- on your disk, the first one loaded is the one that is used. This can
- cause problems when an application needs a later version of the .DLL
- but an earlier version is already loaded. In a situation like this, the
- application won't run properly.
-
- When ObjectVision loads the .DLL, it will look first in its own
- directory, then the Windows directory, and then any directory in your
- PATH statement.
-
- Use the date stamp on the .DLL file to decide which is most recent
- version. If there is an earlier version of the DLL in the Windows
- directory, overwrite it. If there is a later version in the Windows
- directory, just delete the version in ObjectVision's directory.
- If there are copies of the .DLL in other directories, place the most
- recent one in the Windows directory.
-
- If you are using Windows 3.1, you should delete the following .DLL
- files from your ObjectVision directory:
-
- OLECLI.DLL
- SHELL.DLL
-
-
- 5. NON-ASCII SORT ORDER
- -----------------------
-
- Before using existing Paradox or Btrieve tables with non-ASCII sort orders,
- open the Control Panel's International icon and choose the language and
- country settings that match the table's sort order. When you create
- Paradox or Btrieve tables with ObjectVision, your current language and
- country settings are automatically used.
-