May 19, 1995

This sample component illustrates a number of techniques
in developing components in Delphi.

First, you do not need to be a Delphi wizard to do it.  I
have only had the product for about a month, and although
I do a lot of VB, I have not done any Pascal since the
early days of TP in the mid-80's and have never seriously
tried to create a useful VBX.

Second, this component encapsulates another component, the
calendar, found on the samples palette.  The component was
built by putting a wrapper around the dialog box housing
the calendar and buttons.  The technique for doing this
is illustrated in the CWG manual.

Third, there is a nag dialog box that appears in design
mode whenever the component is dropped on a form, or a
project containing the component is loaded into the
development environment.  The nag does not appear in 
the executable.

Fourth, an About property was added that displays a
copyright message (same as the nag) whenever the '...'
button is pressed.

A registered version of this control is available for
US$15 and the source for US$25.

Included in this zip file is a demo executable that can
run as a free-standing program.

To install the component:
	Click on Options|Install Components
	Click on Add
	Click on Browse
	Select popdlg.dcu
	Click on OK
	Click on OK

It will be installed on your 'Samples' palette.
	

Thanks for taking a look.

Don Weiss
12100 Cherry Lane
Olathe, KS  66061
dweiss@primenet.com

