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                     VUGuage OCX Control  

              Copyright 1995 Northeast Data Corp.

                     All Rights Reserved

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   Release 1.0

   December 1995


This document describes the VUGuage OLE Custom Control. 


               CONTENTS

1. Product Description
2. Legal Information
3. Installation
4. Usage
5. Demonstration Application
6. Ordering Information
7. Support
8. Version release notes

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1. Product Description

The VUGuage OCX Control is a Microsoft Windows OLE 2.0 custom control
that presents a needle guage control similar to those seen on the 
dashboard of a car.

This control is compatible with MS Windows 3.1 through Windows '95. It

Being a 16-bit OLE control, the programmer can add the VUGuage Control 
to the tool palette in Visual Basic 4.0 (16-bit), or to any programming
environment that supports 16-bit OCX control (MS Access, for example). 

Use of the VUGuage Control in a finished application requires the
VUGuage Control DLL (VUGUAGE.OCX) to be installed with the application.

There are properties available that allow the programmer to control
the behavior and appearance of the Control. The VUGuage can appear
in four different orientations. Colors of various parts of the control
can be adjusted, and there are 3D properties that let you specify such
things as borders and bevels.

A High and Low limit can be set, which will cause an event to be sent
to your application when either condition occurs.

The range of the VUGuage can be set to any range with low and high values
varying from 0 to 32767.


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2. Legal Information

The purchaser of the VUGuage Control is allowed to use it and
distribute it in applications without paying any royalty, and without
printing or displaying a copyright notice for the control. This only
includes distribution of the VUGuage Control DLL (VUGUAGE.OCX). It does 
not include distribution of the VUGuage.lic file, or the documentation 
that comes with the Control. 

The purchaser of the VUGuage Control may distribute the control DLL with
applications that are networked (multiple users accessing the DLL from
a file server) without paying any license fees to Northeast Data Corp.


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3. Installation

Note: OCX controls REQUIRE OLE V2.02 or higher. Lower versions will cause
the control registration to fail.


Create a "VUGUAGE" directory on your hard disk and copy all files from
the distribution disk to the directory. These files include:


   VUGUAGE.OCX
   VUGUAGE.LIC          (only supplied with registered version)
   README.TXT (this file)
   REGSVR.EXE
   PROJECT1.VBP         (Visual Basic 4.0 16-bit demo program)
   FORM1.FRM   

If you have downloaded the ZIP file from Compuserve, use
PKUNZIP to extract the files into the directory.

Using the RUN command from the Program Manager, 
Run the REGSVR program to register the control:

   REGSVR VUGUAGE.OCX


From Visual Basic 4.0, open the PROJECT1.VBP file.

If you have Microsoft Access V2.0, start it and create a form or report.
From the Edit menu, choose Insert Object, and check the Custom Control
radio button. Choose the VUGuage control to insert it into the form or
report.




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4. Usage


PROPERTIES
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   About...    - Displays the about dialog box for the VUGuage control.

   BackColor   - Sets the background color.

   BorderColor - Color of the border. The border is the region between
                 the outer and inner bevels.

   BorderWidth - Width of the border in pixels. 

   FaceColor   - Color of the dial area inside the guage.

   HighAlarm   - Guage position value that will cause a high alarm event.

   HighAlarmColor - Color of the band on the guage that represents high
                    alarm values.

   HiliteColor - Color of the top and left sides of the inner and outer
                 bevels if the bevel properties are set to "Raised"
                 or "Solid".

                 Color of the bottom and right sides if the bevel
                 properties are set to "Inset".

   InnerBevel  - Solid (3), Inset (0), or Raised (2).

   InnerBevelWidth - The width of the inner bevel in pixels.

   LowAlarm    - Guage position value that will cause a low alarm event.

   LowAlarmColor - Color of the band on the guage that represents low
                 alarm values.

   Max         - Maximum VUGuage value. This must be greater than the
                 minimum VUGuage value.

   Min         - Minimum VUGuage value. This must be less than the maximum
                 VUGuage value.

   NeedleColor - Color of the needle.

   Orientation - Bottom(0), Left(1), Right(2), Top(3)

   OuterBevel  - Solid (2), Inset (0), or Raised (1).
 
   OuterBevelWidth - The width of the outer bevel in pixels.

   Pos         - Current VUGuage position. This must be a value between
                 or including the current minimum and maximum values of
                 the VUGuage.

   ShadowColor - Black (0), Gray (1).  The color of the left and top
                 sides of the outer and inner bevels when the bevel
                 styles are "Inset". The color of the bottom and right
                 sides when the style is set to "Raised".

   TickColor   - Color of tick marks.

   TickMarks   - The number of tick marks to display.



EVENTS
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   Alarm

      The Alarm parameter is:

         1 - Low alarm 
         2 - High alarm


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5. Demonstration Application

The VB demo app displays a single VUGuage. The guage range is set 0-100.
A standard scrollbar control is used to adjust the position of the guage
needle. The Alarm event is handled by displaying a messagebox whenever
an alarm occurs. 



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6. Ordering Information

The software can be ordered by filling out the registration information
displayed when the control is first loaded. The registered version of
this software does not display the registration dialog boxes. You may
also register by using the SWREG forum on Compuserve. See the registration
dialog box for the SWREG ID number for this software.


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7. Support

Technical support is available only for registered users.

For technical support, call 716-247-5934 from 8:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m
Monday through Friday. You may also send a FAX to this same number.


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8. Version Release Notes

Version 1.0  - December 1995

   First release.
