BooksNexus(tm): book library records 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� v1.3 (for DOS) BooksNexus must be installed on a hard drive. Do not attempt to install to, or run the program on, a floppy drive. To install, type: A:INSTALL or B:INSTALL There must be about 1.2mb of free space available on the target hard drive or the install process will be incomplete, with indication of an error and an exit to DOS. The source drive (containing install.exe) must be different from the target drive. After installation, the program uses about 580k of space. The install process will create a directory on the destination drive, the default selection being \BOOKSNX. The install process does NOT modify your path, autoexec.bat, or config.sys. The 3 primary files included in this package are: README.TXT (this file) INSTALL.EXE __007.EXE 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � � � The following paragraph relates *ONLY* to bulletin board downloads: � � � � If this program has been downloaded from a BBS or information service, � � the three files mentioned above may be moved to a diskette from which � � INSTALL.EXE is to be used, as indicated previously. You may also run � � INSTALL.EXE from your downloads directory *IF* you are installing to a � � *DIFFERENT* logical drive from the one in which INSTALL.EXE exists. � � Do not attempt to install TO a floppy drive. � � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� For an alternative installation, copy the self-extracting file __007.EXE to a directory and simply execute that file. __007.EXE may then be deleted from the directory. Use of INSTALL.EXE provides verification along with installation and provides opportunity to print the documentation (about 15 pages). After a new installation, the following 7 files must be present in the \BOOKSNX directory for a complete installation: PRINTER.DB ORDER.FRM BOOKSNX.DB BOOKSNX.EXE BOOKSNX.DOC _7OVERL.EXE _ADMIN7.PCX (Several index files (*.ix) will be built when the program first executes.) After installation, type: BOOKSNX to run the program. In the program itself, press to access the on-line documentation. WINDOWS 3.1 and WINDOWS 95 SETUP --------------------------------- Q. How may I add this program to my Windows environment? A. Windows 3.1: ------------ To set up this application to run from Windows(R) 3.1 Program Manager, first install the program normally from DOS or within a full DOS window. Next, make the desired Program Group in which you wish to place this program the current group (that is, click on the Title Bar of the group to highlight it as the current one). From the File Menu, select New. Then select Program Item. Choose OK. Type in "BooksNexus" as the Description line. For the Command Line, enter the drive, directory, and name of the executable filename; i.e., C:\BOOKSNX\BOOKSNX.EXE if you have installed to the C: drive and in the default directory name suggested by the Installation program. For the Working Directory, indicate the above directory: C:\BOOKSNX You may skip the Shortcut Key designation and the Run Minimized check box. In the Program Item Properties box, click on OK. The Program Group item for the application will be created. To launch the program from Windows, you need only double-click on the resulting default icon for the program. Make sure you are running this program in a full MS-DOS screen; it will not run in an MS-DOS window. This setting is made in your _DEFAULT.PIF file (in the Windows directory) with the PIF File Editor. To start the PIF Editor, open the Main program group and double-click on the PIF Editor icon. When the PIF Editor window is open, select the File menu, then Open. Choose the _DEFAULT.PIF file in the Windows directory. Click on OK to open the file in the Editor. Select Full Screen under Display Usage if it is not already selected. Click on the check box for Close Window on Exit to place an X in that box if it does not yet contain one. Generally, you may leave the Video Memory setting set on Text and all other settings are left alone as they originally appeared. Click on the File menu, then select Save. You may then close out the PIF Editor. (Please note that the Display Usage setting is only applicable in 386 Enhanced mode and the instructions in this paragraph are only applicable to Windows 3.1.) Windows 95: ----------- This program has been fully tested by RCCO Research to run under Windows 95. Many users will note immediate benefits in terms of the program's execution speed and smoothness of the video screens, particularly if you are running Windows 95 on a Pentium (or 80486) system. To set up the application to run in Windows 95, first install the program normally from a full MS-DOS screen. (See the Readme.txt file for instructions in running Install.exe from MS-DOS.) You must observe MS-DOS filenaming conventions when naming a directory (folder) in which the program will be installed (most users will accept the suggested default, C:\BOOKSNX); that is, the folder name must be eight characters or less with no spaces or other characters not allowable under traditional MS-DOS naming conventions. When reading the program's online documenta- tion, you may wish to mentally substitute the word "folder" whenever "directory" is mentioned. In Windows 95, to add this program to your Start Menu: 1. Click on Start. 2. Move the mouse pointer up to Settings. 3. Click on Taskbar... 4. Select the 'Start Menu Programs' tab. 5. Click on Add. 6. Click on Browse, then navigate to the application's executable file, BOOKSNX.EXE, by first double-clicking to the folder or sub-folder in which it exists. Select BOOKSNX.EXE. Click on Open. 7. Now the Command line shows the path to the application's executable file. Click on Next. 8. Choose a folder in which the shortcut to the program will appear (or select New Folder if one is desired). 9. Click on Next. 10. At the prompt 'Select a name for the shortcut,' type in "BooksNexus." 11. Click on Finish. This returns you to the Taskbar Properties window. 12. Under the Advanced Settings you will have to specify that this program is to run in a FULL MS-DOS SCREEN. This program will not run in an MS-DOS window. Advanced Settings (on the Taskbar Properties window): A. Click on Advanced. B. Click on the plus sign (+) to open the Programs folder. C. Click on the folder containing the new shortcut to the program. D. RIGHT-click on the shortcut itself. Select Properties. Click on the Program tab, then click on the "Close on exit" box to place a check mark there. Next, click on the Screen tab. Click on Full-Screen under Usage. Click on Apply at the bottom of the window. Click on OK. E. Close out the Exploring window. 13. When you return to the Taskbar Properties window for the final time, click on OK. Q. Isn't there really a way to run this program in an MS-DOS window (rather than a full screen)? A. There is, but you must accept the condition that the startup splashscreen logo will not be usable. It is actually only the logo display that requires a full DOS screen, not the program code itself. Here is how to run the rest of the program from an MS-DOS window: You will be running the overlay file directly, rather than using the loader program (BOOKSNX.EXE) that displays the logo image while the program loads. The result is a few seconds of blank screen before the program appears, but it will then run well in an MS-DOS window under the Microsoft Windows operating system. Simply specify that the program file to execute is _7OVERL.EXE rather than BOOKSNX.EXE. BOOKSNX.EXE must still be present at all times in the program directory/folder, however; you must not delete or move this file. We suggest that the MS-DOS window be set to run Maximized (appearing as the full width of the 640x480 VGA screen, with the proportional height displayed automatically), utilizing the 8 x 12 Bitmap (NOT TrueType) font. In this manner, the program will appear its optimal best within an MS-DOS window. Of course, while running in an MS-DOS window, you may utilize the Copy and Paste functions of the Windows Clipboard as well as do multitasking and task switching between other application windows. (C) Copyright 1994 - 97 RCCO Research Associates. A few of the many programs from RCCO Research: ---------------------------------------------- DOS Programs ------------- MONEY & BANKS(tm), Personal Banking Manager (for DOS) PASS: Appointments Scheduler(tm) (for DOS) BooksNexus(tm): book library records (for DOS) StampsNexus(tm): philatelic collection records (for DOS) VideoNexus(tm): video collection records (for DOS) AudioNexus(tm): music library records (for DOS) CoinsNexus(tm): numismatic collection records (for DOS) SportsNexus(tm): sports cards collection records (for DOS) PhotoNexus(tm): photography collection records (for DOS) DocumentsNexus(tm): projects/documents development records (for DOS) CellarNexus(tm): wine collection records (for DOS) RegistryNexus(tm): assets/possessions records (for DOS) Display::Runner(tm), pcx images sequencer for store/show advertising/sales messages (for DOS- or Windows-based systems) Development Tools ------------------ Trade::Show(tm), pcx images sequencer for demos/presentations (for DOS- or Windows-based systems) Facade(tm), developers' pcx splashscreen display for DOS applications Facade-C (Facade for Clipper), a Clipper-specific edition of Facade, developers' pcx splashscreen display Image::Runner(tm), developers' pcx display utility for DOS applications Visible::Setup(tm), developers' installation utility for DOS applications Visible::Setup-G, VGA splashcreen edition of Visible::Setup(tm), developers' installation utility for DOS apps Visible::Serialization(tm), developers' serialization utilities (append serial numbers (or other identifiers) to DOS or Windows .exe's) Visible::Source(tm), developers' code listings repository (for Windows 3.1 or greater) Windows 3.1 programs --------------------- WOLFGANG(tm): automotive service records for Windows (v3.1 or greater) BIBLIOTEK(tm): book library records for Windows (v3.1 or greater) CinemaNexus(tm): video collection records for Windows (v3.1 or greater) MusicaNexus(tm): audio library records for Windows (v3.1 or greater) DataNexus(tm): quick database viewer/editor (Paradox & dBASE tables) for Windows (v3.1 or greater) FormsNexus(tm): laser-ready office forms suite for Windows (v3.1 or greater) InterNexus(tm): internet mailbase / log (with binary objects storage) for Windows (v3.1 or greater) DesignsNexus(tm): a repository for conceptual & visible objects (with binary objects storage) for Windows (v3.1 or greater) ImageryNexus(tm): image objects reference / container (with binary objects storage) for Windows (v3.1 or greater) ProjectsNexus(tm): projects/objects/documents development records (with binary objects storage) for Windows (v3.1 or greater) MFTC: Mutual Fund Tax Calculator for Windows 3.1 (v3.1 or greater) taXcel: stay-on-top Sales Tax Calculator for Windows (v3.1 or greater) TopSide: stay-on-top Calendar for Windows (v3.1 or greater) PORTFOLIO PAGES: Personal Investments Management for Windows (v3.1 or greater) 32-bit Windows programs ------------------------ taXcel32: stay-on-top Sales Tax Calculator for 32-bit Windows TopSide32: stay-on-top Calendar for 32-bit Windows Portfolio Pages32: Personal Investments Management for 32-bit Windows MFTC32: Mutual Fund Tax Calculator, 32-bit edition, for 32-bit Windows Visible::Source32: developers' code listings repository for 32-bit Windows BibleNexus: King James Version of The Holy Bible (for Windows 95) Please consult your favorite user-supported software source for the availability of current DOS and Windows(R) versions of RCCO Research programs. 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