Readme file for the OPEN OBJECT LIBRARY

1. What is the OPEN OBJECT LIBRARY?
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The Open Object Library (OOL) is a C++ class library for Warp 3 or higher.
It contains classes for 
- controls, menus, dialogs and other types of windows
- files, (named) pipes, DDE
- graphic objects and printer-support
- semaphores and other useful things like interfaces to Java, WebExplorer, REXX
  and DIVE.

The OOL works with following compilers:
- IBM Visual Age C++ 3.0
- EMX/GCC 0.9b or higher
- Watcom C/C++ 10.0
Import librarys and DLLs for this compilers are delivered with this package.

The OOL contains HTML-documentation for most of the classes (Netscape or any
other browser required which supports frames). 

The OOL is copyrighted freeware.


2. How to install the OOL
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To install the OOL you need a drive wich allows long filenames (if you don't
need the HTML-documentation you can install it on a FAT-drive).

Copy the zipped file to a place you want o and unzip the file:
>unzip ool.zip

For the begining you should read OOL.HTM (directory OOL\DOC, no frames) where
you find detailed instructions how to work with the OOL.
