--------------------------------------- Visual Basic Tip of the Day README File June 1995 --------------------------------------- (C) Copyright Visual Advantage, Inc., 1995 CONTENTS I. DESCRIPTION II. FILES III. RUNNING THE PROGRAM IV. WARRANTY I. DESCRIPTION --------------- 'Visual Basic Tip of the Day' is a shareware product. You may use the software on a trial basis for a reasonable amount of time, after which time you should register the product if you find it useful. To register this software, please send $4.95 to: Visual Advantage, Inc. P.O. Box 39415 Louisville, KY 40233-9415 'Visual Basic Tip of the Day' is intended to present a different tip each day when you launch Visual Basic. Thus, instead of launching VB, launch 'Tip of the Day.' 'Tip' will in turn launch VB. Use the 'VB Dir' button to change the location of your VB directory. 'Tip of the Day' is not intended to be a tutorial, but rather to bring your attention to the existence of some commands, tips, tricks, and reference sources that you may not be familiar with. If you have used VB before, you will undoubtedly be familiar with some (or many) of the items. There are over 250 tips split into 3 different experience levels. Experiment and find a level suitable to your experience. If you are an experienced VB programmer and do not find this program useful, feel free to pass it on to a friend or coworker. II. FILES --------- There are a total of six files needed to run "Visual Basic Tip of the Day". 1) TIP.EXE 2) NOV.INI 3) INT.INI 4) ADV.INI 5) THREED.VBX 6) VBRUN300.DLL --------------------- The following 4 files should be placed in a new directory, e.g. "C:\TIPS": TIP.EXE, NOV.INI, INT.INI, and ADV.INI --------------------- Follow the following steps to copy the THREED.VBX file: If you DO have a "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM" directory, and THREED.VBX does not exist in that directory then copy THREED.VBX to "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM" If you DO NOT have a "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM" directory, then check to see if THREED.VBX exists in the "C:\WINDOWS" directory. If it does not exist, then copy THREED.VBX to "C:\WINDOWS" --------------------- Follow the same steps for VBRUN300.DLL as given above for THREED.VBX. III. RUNNING THE PROGRAM ------------------------ To run 'Visual Basic Tip of the Day', add the TIP.EXE program as a new item in your 'Visual Basic' program group. Then, instead of launching Visual Basic each day, run 'VB Tip of the Day'. 'Tip of the Day' will automatically launch Visual Basic. NOTE: If Visual Basic is not installed in the "C:\VB" directory on your machine, you will have to click on the 'VB Dir' button on the 'Tip of the Day' main screen to tell 'Tip' where VB is installed on your machine. IV. WARRANTY ------------ VISUAL ADVANTAGE, INC. DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES RELATING TO THIS SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ALL SUCH WARRANTIES ARE EXPRESSLY AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMED. NEITHER VISUAL ADVANTAGE, INC. NOR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION, OR DELIVERY OF THIS SOFTWARE SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH SOFTWARE EVEN IF VISUAL ADVANTAGE, INC. HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR CLAIMS. IN NO EVENT SHALL VISUAL ADVANTAGE, INC.'S LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES EVER EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE LICENSE TO USE THE SOFTWARE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF CLAIM. THE PERSON USING THE SOFTWARE BEARS ALL RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE. Some states do not allow the exclusion of the limit of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the above limitation may not apply to you. This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Kentucky and shall inure to the benefit of Visual Advantage, Inc. and any successors, administrators, heirs and assigns. Any action or proceeding brought by either party against the other arising out of or related to this agreement shall be brought only in a STATE or FEDERAL COURT of competent jurisdiction located in Jefferson County, Kentucky. The parties hereby consent to in personam jurisdiction of said courts. *************************************************************************