VB4Share v1.0  (Windows 95 demo - 32 bit)

This demo program demonstrates the evaluation frontend functionality of the VB4Share code.  The user should have VB4 installed and must view the demo program in Windows 95. 

VB4Share consists of just 3 modules of VB4 code which you add into any Visual Basic Version 4 project (32 bit or 16 bit). VB4Share is a turnkey system enabling you to turn any completed project into a fully functional evaluation program. The three modules add less than 24k to your project.  You set the use and time limits to suit your requirements.

VB4Share was developed to fill a need for a friendly, medium security, low cost, and easy to use shareware/evaluation frontend.  Other shareware frontend programs require you to use their framework from the very start of your application.  VB4Share, by contrast, can easily be added to turn your existing project into a time/use limited yet fully funtional evaluation program.

Sure, you could write this same program, and many of you have.  But for many shareware authors, VB4Share will be a lifesaver.  All code is well documented and easy to follow. 

The use/time information is stored and retrieved using an .INI file (which you assign a unique name) stored in the Windows directory or in the Registry in 32-bit apps.  Time is measured against the first run of the program and the computer's clock.  A person evaluating your shareware could try to find this .INI file and modify or delete it, but I think you'll agree that the vast majority of users don't know how and won't do this.  Hackers trying to break your protection can usually do so, even with the more complicated and expensive protection schemes.

VB4Share consists of an opening evaluation screen, a registration information screen in which a user can enter a registration string of your choosing, and a .BAS module which does most of the work. Generally, all you do is add these three files to your project and assign your information to the existing global variables and you are ready to go.

Toggling one line of code changes your app back to a "registered" version with no sign of the evaluation frontend.  This makes it very simple to produce an evaluation .EXE and a registered .EXE very quickly using the same project. 

VB4Share is $30 and includes detailed easy to follow instructions for setting it up to work with your existing VB4 project. To purchase VB4Share see the REGISTER.TXT file.