NAReadme.txt Created 8/23/96.

This is the readme file for NAlarm32. It contains information that 
is not in the manual, and includes hints and tips, workarounds, etc.

Entire contents Copyright (c) 1996 by Nanoware, Inc.  All rights
reserved.  All trade names referenced herein are property of their
respective companies.

NOTICE!!! To help understand the use of this control there is an
online help file NAlarm32.hlp file installed into the windows
system directory as well as a sample VB application installed in the
directory C:\NAlarm32 (open the NAlarm32.vbp file with VB4).

The download version has a license file that allows a developer
to use NAlarm32 for development purposes (in the development 
environment).  When the application is finally made into an EXE 
and run, a dialog box will appear that states that the control 
is not registered.  Then, whenever an alarm is set, the SetAlarm
method will return an error code indicating that the control is 
unregistered (this doesn't happen in the development
environment). The intent is to allow developers 
to use this control free of charge during development (to ensure 
that it meets their requirements) and then, before releasing 
a product to ensure that we get paid.  Nanoware, Inc. 
believes that this method of distribution provides the 
fairest method of letting developers use its products, yet 
still get paid when a developer sees value in the product.  

Upon registering the control, Nanoware, Inc. will ship you 
diskettes with the most current version, a License file that
will allow distribution (that doesn't display the unregistered 
dialog box) as well as a printed manual. Once installed, all you will
need to do is open your project and make a new EXE.  This will remove
the dialog box and the error string from the EXE.


Registration is only $15.00 + $4.95 ($5.95 intl) s&h and 
applicable tax. Please use the order form included in the
zip file.  Payment may be made by check or Compuserve members 
may order online through SWREG.  See the order form (order.txt) 
for more information.


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Misc Information not in the manual or online help file.
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Errata #1:

NAlarm32 clears all alarms at midnight and then fires the
TimeEvent event.  Care must be taken not to set any alarms
right before midnight, as they might not fire.  This may 
occur because the system may be busy performing some other
task.  As a concrete example, if you set an alarm for 
23:59:59 there is a small possibility that the system may 
become busy at 23:59:58++ and not allow the event to fire
at 23:59:59.  Typically, if this happens at any other time
of the day, the software will just fire it when the system
becomes "unbusy".  When this occurs at midnight, the new
time when the system becomes unbusy is after midnight.  NAlarm
will respond to the date rollover by clearing all alarms,
even the one that didn't get executed.

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The following is a list of changes for using the downloaded version.
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Installation procedure for the downloaded version:

1.  Create a temporary directory.
2.  Unzip the NAlarm32.zip file into the temp directory.
3.  Run the setup.exe program.  Follow onscreen directions.
4.  Review the readme file for any late-breaking changes.


Distribution of downloaded version:

Do not ship the downloaded version with your application,
as it must be purchased and you must create an EXE with the correct
license file before you may ship product.
You may however distribute the downloaded version 
of the control to developers for them to evaluate it for
use in their products.



The software license is modified as follows:

Section 2 is not applicable since you are not to ship the downloaded 
version of the control with any application.


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