VBSUpEx Version 1.2.0 >> SupEx120.zip

VBSUpEx makes 'light' setups out of setups built by the VB setup wizard.

It is a customizable tool to remove standard VB libraries out of the
setup. This results in smaller setup files which are faster to be downloaded.

It gives also the ability to deliver uncompressed files.
For example, SimtelNet demands an uncompressed Readme.txt in the setup.
VBSupEx does that work for you, and you do not have to care about copying
readme.txt into the setup directory, delete the readme.tx_ and edit
setup.lst.

VBSupEx also automatically writes a file 'warning.txt' into the setup
which tells the user about which files are missing and where one can
download them.

All configuration informations and the setup history are saved, so it
is easy to repeat the procedure after a new built of the setup, just by
starting VBSupEx and choosing the project file.

Editable files (e.g. *.TXT) can be edited. Optionally the changes can be
written to the original.

A refresh function writes the original (compressed or uncompressed) into
the setup directory. So after smaller changes it is not necessary to 
rerun the setup wizard.

VBSupEx is written and tested on WIN95.

To install VBSupEx, just unzip SupEx???.zip into a new directory and then
run setup, or run setup directly from WinZip.
( !! SpuEx???.zip is created by VBSUpEx !! )

VBSupEx is Shareware and may be freely distibuted as the complete
SupEx???.zip file.

Program author: Peter Schlang, EXEC Software-Entwicklung GmbH
E-mail pschlang@korschenbroich.com

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VBSupEx is intentionally without a help function, because the program
is thought to be used by programmers who should understand the
program logic.
For the same reason these hints appear in English language only.

Some things to mention here:

Before the first use of VBSUpEx be shure, that compress.exe is defined to close
its window after finishing. If this is not true, then VBSUpEx seems
to hang and you have to close the compress.exe DOS-Window manually.

VBSupEx starts on 'Single Directory Setups' only.

To use it, first build the 'normal' wizard setup and save the project as an .swt
file. Then start VBSupEx and open this .swt file by using the command
buttom 'Browse'.
VBSupEx takes all necessary information out of this .swt file.

The controlfile 'filelist.lst' is maintained by the program, but can be
edited manually by use of an editor.

In delivery filelists.lst contains the configuration VB5RTSP3 which is due
to SimtelNet (readme.txt is uncompressed).

The setup directory is always taken actually. On response on every user input the
program deletes unused files, copies them back from the original or compresses them
from the original. The setup.lst is maintained simultaniously, too.
The Warning.txt file is inserted or deleted as needed and always contains the
description of the actually missing VB files.

To uninstall VBSUpEx completely, first check the 'Prepare Uninstall'
checkmark in the 'Preferences' dialog and end preferences and VBSUpEx.
(This will delete all VBSUpEX made registry entries.)
Then run uninstall from the system control panel.

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Other:

- If you use the shareware version of the program the international
  valid rules for using shareware are in effect. Mainly that means
  that it is legally forbidden to use the program commercionally or
  regulary without beeing registered.
  More about shareware can be read in SHAREWAR.TXT 
  To register, one can use the file REGFORM.TXT included with the
  shareware version.

- Whenever the cursor switches to a hand, you can get more information
  by waiting for the tooltips.


If you find a problem or a bug, please send an e-mail including the
version number and an *.epx file which causes the problem.

Suggestions for improving the program are also welcome.

During run of VBSUpEx, you can find our e-mail adress by clicking the
EXEC logo in the main form and then in the about box again.


