VB API ASSISTANT
                                
                 Copyright 1994 by Brian W. Fry
                       All Rights Reserved
                        CIS:  70732,1327

VB API Assistant provides a convenient means of copying
and pasting Windows API Functions (and Subs), Constants, and 
Types (Structures) into your VB program.  It makes use of text 
files you specify for obtaining this info - since the 
professional edition of VB comes w/ files containing these 
definitions,  I have not supplied them for the sake of 
minimizing download time.  However,  if you require such files 
I will be glad to provide you w/ my version.  I have broken the 
defintions/declarations into three files:  one for Functions, 
one for Constants, and one for Types (structures).  The basic 
version comes w/ a Constants.txt file that contains Constants 
used w/ VB - this file may also be used.  In Fact, Any text
file can be searched for these definitions.

The first time you use the program,  you will need to specify 
the files you wish to use as sources.  You can use a separate 
file for each option (Constant, Functions, Types) as I do;  Or 
you may use a single large file such as is shipped w/ the VB
Pro edition.  After this you will not have to specify a source 
file unless you want to change it.

Your default source text files can be changed at any time by
using the appropriate option button in cinjunction w/ the
File/Load menu.

Use in simple:  simply select the constants, functions, types 
that you want to include in your VB program;  add the to the 
right list box,  select the target file and click the Copy to 
VB button.  Done.  You may copy all your functions to the 
target list box,  select the constants option button,  add all 
your desired constants to the target list box,  etc.  before 
you copy to VB.  A bulk process.

Typical Windows multiple selection processes are supported w/i 
the list boxes.  Double clicking on a single selection will 
either add or remove the selection depending on whether the 
selection is in the source or target list box.

Experiment w/ it.

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INSTALLATION

No Setup is included to minimize download time.  But install is 
a snap.  Just copy bfVBHLPR.DLL to your windows\system 
subdirectory and add the APIASST.EXEto a program manager 
group.  That's it.

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If you have any questions, comments, suggestions,  or require 
source files for the API declarations,  please contact me via 
CompuServe Mail.  My ID is at the beginning of this file and 
may also be accessed from the About menu in the program.

Hope it is of use.