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- RELEASE NOTES
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- Code.Print for Visual Basic
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- Contents
- ========
- Evaluation License
- Installation
- Un-Installation
- Default Fonts
- Creating a Default Configuration
- Files Required by Code.Print
- Networks
- Documentation
- Printer Drivers
- History
- How to Contact Caladonia
-
- Evaluation License
- ==================
-
- This program is a shareware product.
-
- To facilitate your evaluation, you have
- full access to all features of this
- program.
-
- You can use this program 20 times after
- first installation. The program will
- tell you when your evaluation period is
- over.
-
- At the end of the evaluation period you
- must either buy this software or remove
- it from your system. You will be given
- an opportunity to buy this program when
- the evaluation period has expired.
-
- No features will be disabled at the end
- of the evaluation period but a reminder
- screen will occasionally interrupt your
- interaction with the program.
-
- The program will not display reminder
- screens during the evaluation period.
- For your convenience, the title bar will
- display the number of runs remaining in
- your evaluation period.
-
- An evaluation copy notice does appear on
- the bottom of all printed output.
-
- At any time during the evaluation period
- you may purchase this software. Select
- the How to Buy! menu on the main program
- dialog for more information about
- purchasing and user benefits.
-
-
- Installation
- ============
-
- To install Code.Print, place the
- distribution files onto a floppy disk or
- into a temporary directory on your hard
- disk.
-
- From Windows, run SETUP.EXE included
- with the distribution files.
-
- Follow the installation instructions in
- the setup program.
-
- NOTE: Code.Print will not operate
- without first being installed by the
- provided setup program. Code.Print will
- not run if the files are manually
- expanded from the SETUP.EXE file.
-
-
- Un-Installation
- ===============
-
- To uninstall Code.Print, execute the
- program UNINSTAL.EXE that is installed
- in the program directory or select
- Add/Remove Programs in the c ontrol
- panel in Win95. The UNINSTALL program
- will remove all program files, ini
- settings and registry entries. Shared
- files are deleted on user approval. The
- uninstaller supports Win95 shared file
- metering.
-
- Default Fonts
- =============
- By default, Code.Print tries to print
- everything in 10 point Courier. It
- selects the Courier font by asking the
- printer device context to give it the
- first font name containing the letters
- "Cour"; if no font matches the request,
- Code.Print asks for the first font in
- the list.
-
- Whether or not your system has a font
- named Courier, it is a good idea to
- select some fonts that you know work
- well with your printer and make them the
- defaults for Code.Print.
-
- For information on how to change the
- default fonts, see "Creating a Default
- Configuration" below.
-
- ---------------------------------------
- TIP
- If you will switch printers
- from time to time, it may be
- best to choose TrueType fonts
- as your defaults. Because
- TrueType fonts are device-
- independent, the fonts you
- choose will always be
- available, no matter what
- printer you use.
-
- To be sure that only TrueType
- fonts are reported to
- Code.Print when you select
- default fonts:
-
- 1. Run the Windows Control
- Panel.
- 2. Click the Fonts icon.
- 3. Push the TrueType button.
- 4. Check the box labeled
- "Show Only TrueType Fonts in
- Applications."
- 5. Push the Ok button to
- confirm your choice.
- 6. Push the Cancel button to
- dismiss the Fonts dialog.
-
- Then run Code.Print and follow
- the steps listed in "Creating a
- Default Configuration."
- ----------------------------------------
-
-
-
- Creating a Default Configuration
- ================================
- When you first install Code.Print, there
- is no CPVB.INI file in the Code.Print
- directory. We recommend that you create
- one.
-
- To create CPVB.INI
- ------------------
-
- 1. Run Code.Print.
-
- 2. Press the Properties button.
-
- 3. Choose the Fonts tab.
-
- The controls for selecting fonts will
- appear in the dialog. In a group
- labeled "Section" are four radio
- buttons labeled "Header," "Title,"
- "Code," and "Comment." These are the
- sections of a printout for which you
- can specify an individual font.
-
- 4. Select the font you prefer for each
- of the four sections.
-
- 5. If you wish to set any other property
- settings do so. The Help system
- details each setting's function.
-
- 6. When you are satisfied with your
- selections, press the Set Default
- button near the bottom of the
- properties dialog.
-
- Code.Print will create the file
- CPVB.INI in your Code.Print
- directory. This file stores all
- property options you have selected,
- and Code.Print will initialize to
- these settings every time you run the
- program.
-
- 9. Push the Apply button if you want to
- apply them to the current session.
- Push the Close button to dismiss the
- dialog.
-
-
-
-
- Files Required by Code.Print
- ============================
-
- Code.Print for Visual Basic requires the
- Visual Basic runtime dynamic link
- library, CPVBSW.DLL, VBRUN300.DLL,
- CMDIALOG.VBX, SS3D.VBX, CBK.VBX,
- DWSPYDLL.DLL, CALL32.DLL.
-
-
- Networks
- ========
-
- Code.Print for Visual Basic maintains
- the file CPVB.INI to store configuration
- information. If you are installing
- Code.Print for Visual Basic onto a
- network drive, be sure anyone using
- Code.Print can write to that directory.
- Printing to a network may require you to
- set the Code.Print "Print While
- Processing" check box to off. This
- makes Code.Print generate the output as
- a single multi-page print job. If
- "Print While Processing" is checked,
- each page is generated as a separate
- document and thus will be treated by the
- network as a separate print job.
-
- You may need to adjust the timeout
- setting on the print server. The
- Code.Print output stream is not
- continuous and causes some networks to
- believe the document is finished
- prematurely. If adjusting the timeout
- has no effect, redirect the output to a
- file or use a spooler program to collect
- the output before sending it to the
- network.
-
- Although Code.Print can be installed on
- a network, only one user at a time may
- run Code.Print if you have a single user
- license. If you require more than one
- user to be able to run Code.Print at the
- same time then you will need to obtain a
- license for each user.
-
- Multiple licenses are dicounted
- according to a sliding scale. (See the
- How to Buy menu in after selecting
- Information on the Main Form.)
-
- Documentation
- =============
-
- Code.Print for Visual Basic is an easy
- to use program. All of the functions
- contained in Code.Print for Visual Basic
- are documented in the Windows on-line
- help system. There is no user manual.
-
-
- Printer Drivers
- ===============
-
- Code.Print for Visual Basic is designed
- to use the printer fonts and drivers
- that are available in your current
- Windows environment. Printing speed will
- depend on what fonts and drivers you are
- using. It is best to experiment. Some
- fonts can be slower than others.
- Code.Print will display a message
- "Waiting for Printer..." while the
- printer driver is processing page and
- font data. Since processing has been
- passed from the program to your printer
- driver, Code.Print will not respond
- immediately to a cancelation request
- while the "Waiting for Printer..."
- message is displayed.
-
-
- NOTE! Code.Print does not work with the
- Generic / Text Only Printer
- Driver. This driver does not
- respond to any font or style
- operations and generates an error
- condition on every attempt to
- change the printer object.
- Code.Print will try to gracefully
- back out of this situation but
- will probably crash and dump the
- program. This driver is
- guaranteed NOT TO WORK. If you
- are using a dot matrix printer
- and want fast output, use the
- high speed fonts available in
- many dot matrix drivers.
-
-
- History
- =======
-
- Code.Print for Visual Basic
- Revision History
-
- v1.00 - Released March 20, 1992
-
- v1.6a - Released April 20, 1992
-
- v2.00 - Released September 15, 1992
- Added many user
- requested features.
-
- v2.00a - Released October 11, 1992
- Maintanence Release
- Fixed long string word
- wrap bug.
-
- v2.10 - Released October 19, 1992
- Fixed "Illegal File Name" bug.
-
- v2.10a - Released October 26, 1992
- Fixed "Over Flow"
- error and Title/File
- Name overlap problem.
-
- v2.20 - Release December 12,
- 1992 (Feb 08, 1993)
- Provided VB 2.0
- compatibility. Size
- of EXE reduced by 50%.
- Larger procedures list
- box. Several
- efficiency
- improvements. Added
- auto VB version and
- binary file detection.
- Uses Windows help
- system. Fixed
- overflow error.
-
- v2.21 - Release July 24, 1993
- Fixed Code/Comment
- font alignment
- problem. Added form
- declaration omit
- functionality.
-
-
- v2.22 - Release August 22, 1993
- Added VB 3.0
- compatibility
-
- v2.23 - Released June 15, 1995
- Fixed print to File
- Cancel error.
- Overhauled and updated
- user interface and
- help system
-
- v2.24 - Released Sept 18, 1995
- Added VB4 syntax and
- project file support
-
- v2.25 - Released December 23, 1995
- Added full long file
- name support. Fixed
- Get/Set property
- function parser bug.
-
- v2.26 - Released Jan 12, 1996
- Fixed Fit Routines on
- Page Bug Replaced
- InstantBuy with
- QuickBuy
-
- v2.27 - Released Jan 22, 1997
- Minor tweeks. Added
- improved InstantBuy
- module.
-
- How to Contact Caladonia
- ========================
-
- Code.Print for Visual Basic is a
- Shareware product of Caladonia Systems,
- Inc. You can contact us via the methods
- below:
-
- Mail:
- Caladonia Systems, Inc.
- P.O. Box 670
- Lopez, WA 98261
-
- Tech Support, Information, Voice
- Mail: (360) 468-4700
-
- FAX: (206) 727-8086
-
- email: info@caladonia.com
-
- web: www.caladonia.com
-
-
-
-
- Commments, questions, and suggestions
- are welcome and encouraged.
-
-
- Code.Print is a Trademark of Caladonia
- Systems, Inc. Code.Print for Visual
- Basic (c) Copyright 1992-1995 All Rights
- Reserved. Visual Basic is a Trademark of
- Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a
- Trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
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