Page 1 PRO-dVelBase Lite version 1.0 "README.TXT" file =============================================== Thank you for your interest in PRO-dVelBase Lite. PRO-dVelBase Lite is the "shareware" edition of Accelerated Software's PRO-dVelBase (TM) vs 2.0 and is targeted for home users and small businesses. This will allow you to "try before you buy". The entire program along with documentation is distributed on disk in .ZIP format and you may freely copy and distribute it in its entirety, without cost except for a nominal disk handling fee. It may also be distributed via electronic bulletin boards or CD ROM. The documentation included in the file is only a synopsis of the reference manual. The complete documentation will be sent upon registration of the software. If you are using the program regularly, we ask that you send in a registration fee. Only as users register the software, will Accelerated Software be able to continue to develop and market PRO-dVelBase Lite as shareware. Please help support us! With the registration fee, you will obtain a 200 page, indexed reference manual and a 100 page tutorial along with a registered copy of the software. A coupon worth $40.00 U.S. ($50.00 Canadian) towards the purchase of PRO-dVelBase version 2.0 will also be sent. Ninety day telephone support is only available to registered users. The registration fee is $79.95 U.S. ($89.95 Canadian + G.S.T.) plus shipping charges. PRO-dVelBase is a non-programmable, dBASE compatible, relational, multi-file database management system. It allows end users to design sophisticated database systems without programming. Inventory, invoicing, point-of-sales and customer tracking systems can be easily designed. PRO-dVelBase uses dBASE compatible files (both data and index). This allows other database programs such as dBASE, Clipper, FoxBase, dBXL, etc. to use the data from PRO-dVelBase directly and vice versa. Forms (data entry screens) are designed by "painting" the fields on the screen and answering a series of questions about them. Relationships between various database files are also established by answering a series of questions. One-to-one, one-to-many and many-to-one relationships can be defined. Queries are performed by a query-by-example method and the report generator is band orientated. A label designer and mail merge feature is also available. Letters can be done with the built in word processor or imported from text files created by other word processors. PRO-dVelBase version 2.0 is NOT marketed as shareware but through regular commercial distribution channels. PRO-dVelBase Lite is targeted for home users and small businesses while PRO-dVelBase Page 2 2.0 is for larger businesses with employees, companies and database developers. The price of PRO-dVelBase 2.0 is $250.00 U.S. ($295.00 Canadian + G.S.T.). The following table highlights some of the differences between the shareware version of PRO-dVelBase Lite and PRO-dVelBase 2.0. PRO-dVelBase Lite PRO-dVelBase 2.0 ----------------- ---------------- Maximum fields 127 254 Maximum records 65535 1,000,000,000 Maximum linked files 5 10 PRO-dVelBase 2.0 also has many features that PRO-dVelBase Lite does not have including: 1. Custom menus that can bypass completely PRO-dVelBase's main menu. 2. Creation of password protection screens. 3. Creation of query-by-form screens. 4. Improved report generator allowing for page breaks on any group and suppression of blank lines. 5. Creation of new database objects by just renaming old ones. 6. View only mode to prevent users from editing pre-existing records. 7. Batch commands that automate various database operations. 8. Ability to change cursor size. 9. Global memory fields that can be referenced by formulas in any database object. A sample small business application is included with the software. This sample includes a customer database, personalized mailing, inventory tracking and a multi-file invoicing system. It can act as a skeleton for your own applications. Installing and Running PRO-dVelBase =================================== PRO-dVelBase Lite is distributed in .ZIP file format and requires a copy of PKUNZIP.EXE to uncompress it. A program directory should be created first. This may be done with the command, "MD C:\PRO" (without the quotes), from the DOS prompt. The program can then be uncompressed using the command, "PKUNZIP C:\PRO\PROLIT10.ZIP C:\PRO" (if PROLIT10.ZIP is on C:\PRO directory). The sample application is entitled, "WIDGETS.ZIP". Another subdirectory should be created to store the sample widgets application. This is created with the command, "MD C:\PRO\WIDGETS", from the DOS prompt. The widgets application can then be uncompressed with the command, "PKUNZIP C:\PRO\WIDGETS.ZIP C:\PRO\WIDGETS". The CONFIG.SYS file should be changed to include the following: FILES=60 BUFFERS=20 Page 3 Be sure you are on the subdirectory in which PRO-dVelBase resides by typing CD\PRO followed by ENTER. It is recommended that different applications be stored in separate subdirectories beneath the one in which PRO-dVelBase resides. A subdirectory may be created with the command: MD The program may now be run directly by just typing PRO followed by ENTER from the DOS prompt. At the main menu, the sample application can be viewed by using the "Options/Change Dir" command to change the data directory to "WIDGETS". A form can then be selected and executed. The documentation is contained in "README.TXT" (this file) and "MANUAL.TXT". These may be printed out using the command, "COPY *.TXT PRN", if you have a printer. Make sure you have enough paper in the printer as "MANUAL.TXT" has over 100 pages. System Requirements =================== IBM PC/XT/AT or compatible computer with 640K RAM PC/MS DOS 3.0 or greater 80x87 math coprocessor supported Hard drive and printer recommended Supports monochrome, Hercules, CGA, EGA or VGA adapters Available Through ================= Accelerated Software 15910 - 112A Street Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5X 4X3 (403) 456-9163 FAX: (403) 457-3582 Page 4 Customer Questionnaire and Order Form (Please Print) ==================================================== 1. Where did you hear about PRO-dVelBase Lite? ______________________________________________________________ 2. What do you like best about PRO-dVelBase Lite? ______________________________________________________________ 3. What do you like least about PRO-dVelBase Lite? ______________________________________________________________ 4. How many records are in your largest database? ___________ 5. Where did you get your shareware copy of PRO-dVelBase Lite? ___ Computer group ___ Friend ___ With a computer purchase ___ Bulletin board (which one?) ______________________________ ___ Shareware distributor (which one?) _______________________ ___ Others ____________________________ 6. Suggestions for PRO-dVelBase Lite improvements. PRICE EXTENDED ITEM QTY EACH PRICE ---------------------- --- ----- --------- PRO-dVelBase Lite 1.0 ___ x $79.95 (U.S.) _________ ___ x $89.95 (Can.) _________ SUBTOTAL: _________ 7% G.S.T. (Canadian residents only) _________ Shipping and handling ___ x $10.00 _________ ($10.00 per package) ($30.00 per package for ___ x $30.00 _________ orders outside Canada or US) TOTAL: _________ Method of Payment: [ ] Visa [ ] certified check [ ] money order Disk Size: [ ] 5 1/4" [ ] 3 1/2" Card number__________________________ Expiry Date: __________ Name __________________________ Signature______________________ Address________________________________________________________ City_______________________ Prov./State_______________________ Country____________________ Postal/Zip Code___________________ Phone (____)_____-_____________ Fax (____)_____-______________ * Please allow 3 to 4 weeks for delivery. * All non-Canadian purchases payable in U.S. funds.