Welcome to MBUTILS.  Currently the MBUTILS contains a single component:
TMBCounter.  This component can provide unique keys in a multi-user 
environment.  Additional components are in the works, but none are quite
ready for prime-time yet<g>.

MBUtils is released as shareware.  I am including the code, because even if
you don't have a use for this particuliar component, you may find the code
useful.  Especially the parts pertaining to the property editors.

If you find this component useful and wish to encourage the release of 
components I may develop in the future, please register this component.
I am only asking $10 at this point.  Please either mail this to:

   Michael Bonner
   2131 Tammy Lane
   Selma, CA  93706

or use CompuServe's SWREG (G SWREG) with ID # 5708.  Note.  Distribution
via Delphi forum or CIS e-mail only.  Please don't request disks via mail.
I may consider this in future releases, but the file size is too small to
justify this option at this time.

Install the file MBUTILS.PAS to your component pallette.  This creates a
MBUTILS page containing the MBCounter component.  I would suggest creating
a directory under your DELPHI directory to hold all of your installed
components.  I.E. I use C:\DELPHI\COMPNT.  This keeps your component search
path short.  Anyway, If you do that, copy the MBUTILS.PAS and MBUTILS.DCR
files to that directory.  Then select Options | Install Components then click
on the ADD button, and use the Browse button to select the MBUTILS.PAS file.



The files Counters.??? contain a sample counters table.

The TEST project contains a test form demonstrating some of the functionality
of the MBCounter component.  To use the test project, open it and set the path
in the TESTCNT form's MBCounter1.DatabaseName to point to the location where
the COUNTERS.??? files are located.  Then run the TEST project.  The default
location for these files is C:\D-APPS\MBUTILS\, but that will probably change
on your machine.

The file MBUTILS.WPD contains the documentation in Word Perfect 6 format.
The file MBUTILS.DOC contains the docs in ascii format (printed from WP6
using the generic/text only windows driver).

Sorry, but the docs are somewhat sketchy in this version.  Feel free to ask
any questions or post any comments on the Delphi forum.  The source is 
included, so if you have any ideas for improvements, please feel free to 
post them or e-mail me.


Michael Bonner
CIS: 73250,1460