
             ====== COMMON QUESTIONS BY ProWindows(tm) USERS ======
         
         QUESTION: When I try to run my program in the BASIC environment, I
                   get a "SUBPROGRAM NOT DEFINED" message.  Why?

         ANSWER:   In order to use an external (non BASIC) function, you
                   must load them into BASIC.  This is done from the
                   command line by entering (for our demos) :

                        QB /AH /L litedemo.qlb          (for QuickBASIC)
                        QBX /AH /EA /L litedemo.qlb     (for BASIC PDS 7)

                   Then to be sure that you do not pass invalid parameters
                   to a function, you must include the appropriate INCLUDE
                   (.BI) file(s) in your BASIC source code.  To use
                   ProWindows LITE functions, you would use:

                        REM $INCLUDE : 'lite.bi'

                   If it still does not work, go to the "Set Paths" under
                   the "Options" menu in the QB.EXE (or QBX.EXE) and make
                   sure that the "Include Path" points to the drive and
                   directory where the ProWindows (.BI) files are.

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         QUESTION: How come my small programs create large EXE files?

         ANSWER:   If you are looking to use ProWindows(tm) to create
                   little utility programs, you might not be satisfied.
                   To do all of amazing things it does, the "window
                   manager" requires a bit of overhead.  Once you get
                   past the INITIAL overhead though, you will find that
                   programs do *NOT* get much larger.  Look at it this
                   way:  Small programs will seem big, and big programs
                   will seem small (got that?).

                   As a registered user of ProWindows(tm), you will be
                   entitled to FREE program "patches" that we are
                   developing to make your programs even smaller.  Also,
                   we include FREE OF CHARGE several utilities that can
                   trim the size of your EXE files by as much as 55%.

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         QUESTION: I just can't seem to get anything to work.  What am I
                   doing wrong?

         ANSWER:   For every complex problem, there is probably an easy
                   solution.  If you get stuck, follow the next four steps:

                        1).  Do not get mad or upset.
                        2).  Take a couple of deep long breaths and relax.
                        3).  Carefully read the file called "SUPPORT.DOC".
                        4).  Contact DSE Technical Support in the manner
                             easiet for you.  Remember: There is no such
                             thing as a "dumb question".

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         QUESTION: Why does the mouse cursor disappear when I print text to
                   a window or the screen?

         ANSWER:   Unlike BASIC's built-in PRINT statements (which use BIOS
                   calls, ProWindows print statements (which write directly
                   to video RAM) are not aware of the mouse.  When printing
                   text to a window, you should disable the mouse cursor,
                   print the text, and then re-enable it.  Try:

                        MouseCursorOff

                        ' text printing function

                        MouseCursorOn

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         QUESTION: What do I do when LINK.EXE tells me I have "TOO MANY
                   SEGMENTS"?

         ANSWER:   Cry.  Just kidding!  LINK defaults to 128 segments.  The
                   following example shows you how to increase the segments
                   to 256 (but you can use higher or lower numbers):

                        LINK /SE:256

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         QUESTION: What is "Video Recycling"?

         ANSWER:   To maintain its high speed performance when manipulating
                   windows, the Window Manager requires about 8K of memory
                   as a "scratch pad".  In standard mode, this memory is
                   allocated out of the VirMem%() array and conventional
                   memory.

                   With all the memory demands placed on the system by the
                   BASIC IDE and your programs, you want to limit the size
                   of your arrays by as much as possible.  This is the
                   purpose of the VideoRecycle() routine.  It forces the
                   Window Manager to use the unused memory of your
                   CGA/EGA/VGA cards and frees up about 24K of memory.

                   Now you can reduce the size of the VirMem%() array and
                   still maintain a large number of windows.

                   Please note that you should only use this routine during
                   program development.  When creating a stand-alone EXE
                   file, you should remove the command and increase the
                   size of the VirMem%() array (typically to 32000).

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         QUESTION: Why does my program quit and print a "REGISTRATION
                   ENCOURAGEMENT" error message?

         ANSWER:   Then the version you have is our ShareWare version.  The
                   ShareWare version works just like the registered version
                   with the exception that you must call the Notice()
                   routine within 60 seconds of calling the InitPro()
                   routine.

                   The Notice() routine displays a message reminding you of
                   your obligation to register and pay for your copy if you
                   decide to use it on a regular basis.

         NOTE:     When you register, we will send you a disk that does not
                   require the use of the Notice() routine.  Because of
                   this, the library is smaller and generates smaller EXE
                   files.

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         QUESTION: Can you name at least three famous American cows.

         ANSWER:   Yes, and we even have exclusive photographs:

                                                  /\                  __
                                                 /  \                 ||
                      (__)                 (__)  \  /               (_||_)
                      SooS                 (oo)   \/                 (oo)
               /------S\/S          /-------\/    /S          /-------\/
              / |     ||           / |     ||    /  S        / |     ||
             *  ||----||          *  ||----||___/    S      *  ||----||
                ^^    ^^             ^^    ^^                  ^^    ^^
            George Washington's     Ben Franklin's          Abe Lincoln's

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