TVBEGIN  
                                 Version 1.5
                                   
TurboVision Begin (TVBEGIN) is a tool for creating a simple TurboVision 
program using TP Version 6.0.  It can be used by the TP programmer to create 
his/her first TurboVision program.  The program can also be useful for
making the beginning skeleton program for a new TurboVision Program. I wrote 
the program because I did not like modifying old code. The program writes
new code with the program name entered.

You only have two menu options at the start of the program. The first
menu option is for the About dialog and Exit. The Second is to Make the 
program. The make menu has two options. The first is for program 
information.  The program's name (8 characters, the '.PAS 
extention will be added as the file name ) is the first info line needed.
The program does not check if a file name exists so be sure to use a name
that does not have the PAS extention. If you do not enter any information,
the default names will be used and you will have to slightly modify the
resulting code.  Program Description is the next info line. This is just
a short description about the program for the About dialog. The last
info line is for the authors name and should not need an explanation.
The second option in the Make menu is to begin making the program.
That is all there is to it. 

The created program's new option brings up a dialog box.  This dialog box 
allows you to enter a line of text.  The entered text then appears on the
first line of the window.  Each line of text entered will always appear on
the first line.  I will leave it to you to scroll it down. 


Neil Rubenking's book, Turbo Pascal 6.0 Techniques and Utilities, broke
my mental barrier for using TurboVision. The MakeMenu utility has also 
been of great help. My thanks go to him for his help.

TVBEGIN contains only two files
TVBEGIN.EXE
TVBEGIN.TXT
Since you are reading this, you at least have TVBEGIN.TXT.
This program may be distributed freely but this file must be included
when distributed. This Version (1.0) is FREEWARE. It may not be sold
or combined in any package without the copyright holders permission.
No warranty is offered with this code whatsoever, including its fitness
for any particular purpose. The copyright holder shall not be liable for
damages of any kind that may arise from its use.

If you have any comments or enhancements, please let me know. I can be
contacted through Compuserve. 

Bill Romano
User ID 70125,213


Revision History

11/1/91
Fixed cosmetic problem on status line.  Exit was Alt-X not Alt-F3
11/15/91
Added a window and input dialog box to put entered text in the window