ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ FiveWin 1.6 ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ CA-Clipper for Windows library (C) A.Linares & F.Pulp¢n, 1993-4 ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ VERY IMPORTANT ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ * To use FiveWin is necessary to use a Windows linker because we are going to create Windows executables. FiveWin supports: - Microsoft LINK.exe versions: from 5.1 to 5.5 and later: This linker is provided by Microsoft as a complementary tool in some on their products: Microsoft C, Microsoft MsDos Visual Basic, others... If you use a version prior to 5.3 you have to especify at the \INCLUDE .DEF file : Exetype Windows [without 3.1] Later you have to use the tool we provide ExeType.exe to change the Windows EXE version so Windows won't say anything when running the EXE. Latest version, 5.5 is the fastest but it is much more memory hungry when linking. If you use it you have to specify inside Windows system.ini [386enh] section the name dosxnt.386 or it won't work from inside a DOS box. - Blinker 3.0 : In our opinion this is the best!- - Borland TLINK.EXE it is NOT supported. We are working on this trying to make it compatible. - RTLINK.EXE and other MsDos linkers: Obviously they are not supported. They are only MsDos linkers. ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ INCOMPABILITIES ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ * 286 computers are NOT supported. * You can not run more than one instance of a program. The way to avoid this limitation is to make a copy of your EXE with a diferent name: copy MYPROG.EXE --> MYPROG1.EXE Now, you can run MYPROG.EXE and MYPROG1.EXE at the same time. * We have been checking the new Borland's C++ 4.0 BWCC.DLL and be aware that we have found some problems with colors in controls. It seems the new BWCC.DLL does not work properly, or at least in the same manner as in previous version. ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ STARTING ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ * We recomed you to start looking at the examples we provide at \EXAMPLES directory. In that directory you will find BUILD.BAT wich is the one you have to use to build your EXEs: BUILD program * Don't specify .PRG when calling BUILD. * Check the paths inside BUILD.BAT to properly access Clipper compiler and libraries. * Read the Norton Guide placed at \MANUAL. * When LINKING _always_ specify FiveWin.lib as the first library -before Clipper.lib, Extend.lib, etc...- ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ NUMBER OF OPENED FILES ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ * By default a Windows application may only open up to 20 files. * If you need to use more files ( DBFs, NTXs, etc... ) you may use the following function: SetHandleCount( nMaxNumber ) --> nAvilableNumber * Besides that it is necesary to specify at SYSTEM.INI the following: [386Enh] PERVMFILES=nHandlesNumber Where nHandlesNumber must be equal to the number of files specified at config.sys. ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ UPGRADES ³ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ * Becuase the such a lot Windows possibilities, we expect to frecuently upgrade FiveWin, and also correcting bugs, etc... * We will inform you of new upgrades, patches, etc... also we will place regular info at CompuServe CA-Clipper forum. ________________ We hope you will enjoy FiveWin. We have done our best to offer you a very high quality product. Antonio Linares & Francisco Pulp¢n, 1993-4 **************** All the marks mentioned on the documentation of FiveWin are trademarks of their respective holders.