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            Copyright 1994 Nelson Ford, PsL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED


=====General Windows Programming

Contents:

-----INSTALL:  Installation Programs
-----HELP:  creating help files
-----DATABASE
-----TOOLS
-----OTHER

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-----INSTALL:  Installation Programs

[BTINS111]
BT Install 1.11 is an installation program for Windows programmers.
Requires WIN31. (Bruno Tille, reg. fee: $100)

[INSPRO]
EDI Install Pro 2.0 (Eschalon Development Inc.; $100) is an installation
utility for Windows. Features included dithered and/or bit mapped
background, user selectable components, PM group creation, INI file
modification and creation, version checking, full file compression with
pack/unpack utilities, multiple disk support, and custom DLL support that
allows you to expand the capabilities of EDI Install Pro to handle almost
any possible installation requirements.

[INSTALL]
Install (Mike McLoughlin, reg. fee: $25 Pounds Sterling) is a Windows
application that will copy a file or number of files from a source location
to a destination. It can also create Program Manager groups and icons.

[INWIN]
InWin 4.0 (Softline, Inc.; $100-$300) is a global installer for
applications and files running under Windows 3.x or DOS applications/files
installing into the Windows environment. Features include error checking
and informational dialog boxes, custom headers/footers/title/program name,
and point and click end-user help. You can utilize any DOS self-extracting
executable compression routine. A "gas gauge" indicator shows the current
percentage of the install. Support is provided for up to a 10-disk
installation. An ASCII file editor (such as Notepad) is required to create
the script files.

[MODFIED]
Modified Setup1 (Johnson, L.J.; $0) adds new features to the PTK Setup
program. It provides options to do a Full Installation or Update Files, and
allows users to install in either a new program group or an existing group.

[SLSSETUP]
SLS-SETUP is a custom installation program for programmers. (Stephen Sama,
reg. fee: $25)

[SVINST]
SVInstal 2.12c installs program and data files from a distribution floppy
to a hard drive. It creates directories and copies files to them, builds a
Windows program group and loads icons, and presents a README.TXT file in a
pop-up window. (Soft Ventures, reg. fee: $42)

[WINSETUP]
WinSetup 1.0 (Money Smith Systems, Inc. ASP; $54-$104) is a compact (26K)
program for installing applications in Windows. This is designed for
shareware authors/vendors and supports multiple disk sets, self-extracting
archives, Program Manager installation, documentation viewing, and prior
post-install commands.

[WINST2]
Winston Installer 2.1 (Daniel Otis; $15) is an application installer for
Windows 3.1. Features include file compression, span multiple disks, auto
path creation, auto group creation, program initialization and un-install
information.


-----HELP:  creating help files

[CR_HELP]
CreateHelp! 2.01 (Barnes, Nic; $40) is an authoring tool for creating
Windows help files using WinWord 2.0x. Features include automatic context
identification, search and link jumps and pop-ups, auto keyword addition,
default font for titles and definitions, the ability to insert referenced
hypergraphics, and full control of compilation options from within WinWord.
Other features include point and click macro building, outline building
from a list file, summary reporting, auto page building, secondary window
support, context numbering, and full editing of the HPJ file from within
CreateHelp. The manual also includes a section explaining how to write help
files for first-timers.

[HLPWRT]
Help Writing Help 1.0 (TechnoTrends, reg. fee: $32) is designed for
developers who write Windows online Help for third party applications. The
goal is to reduce the amount of time required to learn the basics of
creating a Help system. It can also be useful if you use an authoring tool
to generate the Help code and source files. Requires VGA.

[HELLLP20]
Helllp! 2.0a is a Word for Windows macro that assists in the creation of
Windows Help files. Features include a buttonbar interface, network
support, hypertext jumps, quick table of contents generation, and more.
(Guy Software, reg. fee: $30)

[HLPRWIN]
Helper 2.0 (Brown, L.E. Jr; $15) contains a WinWord document template that
simplifies the creation of Windows Help files. It allows you to easily
edit, compile, test or modify your help files, run your favorite screen
capture utility, and manage your project files from within the WinWord
environment.

[HDK110A, HDK110B, HDK110C]
HLPDK 11.0 is a hypertext and hypermedia Help Database Development Kit. It
includes two royalty-free help engines and a help compiler with a built-in
cross reference tool. This allows you to write one help text source and
compile it to many different targets. Features include Microsoft Multimedia
Viewer support, application launching links, multiple file target database
support, user-defined link templates, and much more. (HyperAct, Inc., reg.
fee: $50)

[CAPPS]
HyperAct (Infotivity Technologies, Inc.; $?) allows the creation of dialog
boxes, edit system control files and perform other functions without
writing a single line of code because it uses standard Windows Help or
Notepad commands. All specific functions are performed by using the simple
HyperAct options. It's also usable by any help authoring system that
creates Windows HELP.

[MH]
MiniHelp Tom Campbell; $0) is a preprocessor for the Microsoft Help
Compiler. It lets you create help topic files using a simple language. It
supports topics, titles, keywords, hypertext links, comments, and font
sizing.

[QD_HELP]
Quick and Dirty Help (Allen, Phil; $20) lets you use any ASCII editor to
produce RTF files for the creation of Windows 3.0 Help Files. With QDHelp,
you can easily create help files with links, popups, bitmaps, search keys,
and browse sequences. Support is included for topic macro links, colored
text, and automatic generation of HPLJ files. The MS Help Compiler is
required.

[RC2HDK20]
RC2HDK 2.0 creates an HLPDK help template from Windows Resource Description
files. (HyperAct Inc., reg. fee: $40)

[RTFMAG]
RTF Magic (BKMA; $20) contains a WFW macro that allows the rapid conversion
of documents into Windows Help files. You use the outline feature of
WinWord to organize the information and RTF MAGIC creates a matching table
of contents in your help file. You do not have to build all the jumps,
because browse sequences and buttons are automatically added.

[RTFGEN]
RTFGen 2.01 (Baldwin, Dave; $0) converts plain ASCII files into Rich Text
Format for use with the Windows Help Compiler. This is much easier than
learning Word, or its equivalent.

[SSETUP]
Setup Studio 1.2 allows you to easily create professional-quality
installation programs for WIN31. It contains the DLL with its C/C++ Basic
functions declaration and a "Wizard" to manage files and create disk sets.
(Denis Chevron, reg. fee: $50)

[VH]
Visual Help 2.0g (WinWare, reg. fee: $49) makes it easy to create Windows
Help files without having to know any of the technical in's and out's. All
you have to do is type in (or cut-and-paste) text and push a few buttons.
You can run your help file in VH before compiling it to save time. This is
a boon for programmers, but non-programmers can also use it to create
hypertext documents for Windows. It is a stand-alone environment which does
not require WinWord.

[WINHELP]
WinHelp+ 3.0c (Stedy Software & Systems; $26) ties together tools used in
creating help files. It has a pushbutton interface for calling up editors
for RTF and BMP and other necessary input files, QD_Help (above), and the
Help Compiler itself.


-----DATABASE

[CDBW]
CDB for Windows (Daytris Information Systems; $149) is a database toolkit
for Windows programmers. A complete C-API is included with over 40
predefined database function calls. CDB is based on both the network and
relational data models and uses an ISAM methodology for key file
management. Other features include file locking, and the ability for
multiple applications to access the same database concurrently. 480K of
disk space is required.

[DBENG3]
DBEngine 3.0 (Douglas A. Bebber, reg. fee: $75) is a custom control
interface to the Paradox Engine 3.x. It allows VB and Visual C++
programmers to build multi-user network-compatible database management
applications. This is compatible with VB 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 and Visual C++
1.0.

[JORF]
JORF 2.1 (The JORF Company ASP; $85) is an object-oriented programming
language for DOS and Windows that allows easy creation of data
entry/database programs. It includes a DOS/Windows interpreter, editor,
source level debugger, context-sensitive help, and sample programs. Support
is provided for arrays, pointers, variable length records, multiple
indexes, and network access to files.

[MF_DB]
MF 1.02 (Brown, Carl; $2-$186) is a multi-user, high performance database
for Windows 3.x. Features include index-filters, structure-based records,
userdefined keys as a DLL, and more. C and VB headers are also included.
This will interface to any language capable of DLL calls.

[WINSQL]
Quasar SQL for Windows (Stellar Industries; $198-$298) makes it easy for
programmers to create relational database applications for Windows. It
takes full advantage of Windows' pull down menus, dialog boxes, icons, and
on-line help. It features a clear error-handling and reporting interface,
and a complete transaction management facility. It provides a full-featured
relational database engine, a multiple document editor, implementation of
the American Standard SQL specification, and advanced indexing
capabilities. This program gives developers a choice of front-end
development environments, including C, C++, Visual Basic, Pascal, and more.
Sample files are included. A hard disk or high density floppy is required.

[XBS110]
Xbase ISAM Driver (reg. fee: $0) contains version 1.00.0002 of the Xbase
ISAM driver. This is the same version that is currently shipping with
Access 1.1.


-----TOOLS

[VDIFF]
ARIS Visual Diff for Windows 1.1 (Alexander Riedel, reg. fee: $20) is a
programmer's utility to visually compare two text files. Differences are
shown in different colors (deleted=red, inserted=green and changed=blue).
The two compared files are shown in two syncronized windows, and file sizes
are limited only to available memory.

[ATREE]
Atree (Thomas, Monroe M.; $0) is a complete programmers interface and an
interpreter for non-programmers to experiment with Adaptive Logic Networks.
Requires Windows 3.

[AULOGGER]
Au's Logger Demonstration 1.0 (Au Software, reg. fee: $5) is a DLL that
lets you easily track your program execution by providing a record of what
occurred. It works well in debugging and can also serve as a tool for
providing customer support for your applications. Requires 837K of free
space.

[BOILER]
BoilerPlate 1.0 (Baldwin, Dave; $0) gets you started on a new OWL program
by generating the appropriate boilerplate code. You start by using Resource
Workshop or WRT to design your primary resources (menu, accelerator,
cursor, etc.). BoilerPlate then uses the resource file (and additional
information you supply) to generate code for your application.

[CODE]
Code-A-Line 1.0 is a combination outline processor, text editor and source
code printer in one. It allows you to fold and unfold program elements,
print professional file listing complete with page headers and line
numbers, and much more. (Optimax Corporation, reg. fee: $15)

[CPRESS]
Compressor 1.0 (Diversions Software, reg. fee: $0) is a file compression
utility. Its main function is to compress files to distribution disks
without having to run SetupWizard, or having to drop to DOS and type it in
yourself. Requires VBRUN300 and THREED.VBX.

[DLLMST]
DLL Master 2.03 (Shaftel Software, reg. fee: $28) lists all modules
currently loaded in memory. It then allows you to load, unload, or
decrement the use count. Module path, date, time and file size are shown,
and lists may be saved or printed. Requires WIN31 and VBRUN300.

[EXRAST]
Examining Rasters (CSO; $0) is an interactive programming tool that
explores the way rasters behave in Windows code.

[GDISTAT]
Gdistat is a GDI-Heap examiner for programmers. It draws the use of all
GDI-Objects over time as a graph. This makes it very easy to check out an
application's GDI resource handling. (Derk Steggewentz, reg. fee: $0)

[LOGFILE]
Logfile 1.0 (Raffel, Matthew P.; $10) contains a DLL that provides Windows
developers a very easy and straightforward method of recording and logging
information as a program runs. This will work with any Windows' language
which can use API calls.

[JANUSW]
JanusW 1.30 is a set of two objects which enable programmers to create
dialogs as MDI child windows, create BorDlgs from standard resources, and
standard dialogs from BorDlg resources. Included: support for CTL3D and VBX
controls. (Peter Sawatzki	, reg. fee: $0)

[LZSSLIB]
LZSSLib 1.0 (Eschalon Development Inc.; $25) is a file
compression/decompression DLL for Windows programmers. It uses the LZSS
algorithm. This should work with any language that supports DLL calling,
such as Turbo Pascal, C/C++, Actor, Visual Basic, Realizer, and
ObjectVision.

[MAKLOAD]
MakLoader (Bill Pennington, reg. fee: $6) allows you to double-click on a
MAK file in File Manager and direct it to the proper program (VC++, VBWIN,
VBDOS, or Notepad). Requires VBRUN300.

[MEMWAT]
Memory Watcher is a programmer's utility that shows DS memory information
while a program is executing. This helps take the guesswork out of how much
stack to allocate for your Windows program. This will also show you how
much you have allocated and how much is really being used. (Todd Osborne,
reg. fee: $0)

[MGSPELL2]
MGSpell 2.0 (MicroGenesis Software, reg. fee: $50) allows programmers to
easily add spell checking to any Windows program that they are
developing. Windows supported DLL for use by C, Pascal, and Visual
Basic.

[PKT111]
PackIt! 1.11.04 (Martinsen's Software, reg. fee: $23) is a Windows
front-end to Microsoft Compress and Expand. It allows command line
arguments, the ability to process multiple files at once, fast expansion
using LZEXPAND.DLL, and much more. Requires WIN31 and VBRUN300.

[PPRINT]
Pprint 01 (Michael Cornelison, reg. fee: $15) is a programmer's printing
utility for WIN31.

[PFE0506]
Programmer's File Editor for Windows 0.05.006 is a programmer-oriented text
editor for Windows. Because its file capacity is limited only by the amount
of available memory, it can handle very large files. Other features include
the ability to run DOS commands, user-configurable key mapping, full font
support, application launching, DDE support, and much more. The variety of
features available make this package a powerful integrated development
environment for any Windows programmer. (Alan Phillips, reg. fee: $0)

[SQLSNIFF]
SQL Sniffer Sample is designed to assist developers in developing Windows
based front-ends to Microsoft or Sybase SQL Server. (David L. Cherin, reg.
fee: $?)

[TDWGUI]
TDWGUI (Jorge Monasterio, reg. fee: $0) allows you to run the Turbo
Debugger as a graphical application. This should be especially useful for
those who have conflicts between their graphics card and the standard
debugger DLLs. Works only with Turbo Debugger for Windows.

[TOOLSW]
Tools:W (Gryzich, Kent; $295-$495) allows fast development of Microsoft
Windows applications using the Windows SDK. It adds dialog box input
validation, multi-user database interface, graphical display of database
records, report writing, help, start-up, DDE and more. (The author can no
longer be reached at the address provided in the documentation.)

[TDSVGA]
Turbo Debugger Drivers contains generic video drivers for Turbo Debugger
for Windows. (reg. fee: $0)

[WINDEV]
Windows Developer 1.561 (Helios Software Solutions ASP; 25 Pounds) is an
integrated program development environment. It can aid programmers in
editing, compiling, linking, and testing projects using multiple edit
windows. Other features include multi-vendor compiler support, tools to
compare files, hypertext links, context sensitive help, a built-in file
manager, and more.

[WINMON]
WinMon 1.1 (Burki, David; $25) allows Windows programmers to display
debugging information in a list box. The API to display information uses
the same variable argument list format as the standard C printf() function.
The set of APIs allow the behavior of the list to be controlled by the
application being debugged.

[WSHEAP]
Wsheap (TurboPower Software; $0) is a tool for analyzing dangling heap
space and resources in Windows applications.

[WD_NT]
Windows Developer for NT 1.52 (Helios Software Solutions ASP; 25 pounds) is
an integrated program development environment. It can aid programmers in
editing, compiling, linking, and testing projects using multiple edit
windows. Other features include multi-vendor compiler support, tools to
compare files, hypertext links, context sensitive help, a built-in file
manager, and more. Requires Windows NT, and a 386 PC running the Oct. 1992+
Beta Win32 Software Development Kit.

[WDSM]
Windows Disassembler 1.8 (Eric Grass & Todd Snoddy, reg. fee: $43)
disassembles Windows executable, DLLs, and device drivers. The generated
assembly language code is MASM 6.0 compatible and may be displayed in a
window and/or written to files. A utility is included which converts simple
MASM source code into MASM 6.0 high level syntax for reducing the amount of
source code and easier comprehension.

[WINEDIT]
WinEdit (Wilson WindowWare ASP; $60) is a programmer's editor designed for
creating and maintaining program source code. Being a Windows App, it lets
you load files as large as all the free memory available to Windows - up to
16meg. Being an ASCII file editor makes it useful in preparing files for
Windows based desktop publishing programs. Features include unlimited
number of document windows, word wrap, the ability to run compilers (or
other tools) from within WinEdit with automatic capture of error messages
to a window, search and replace, access to SDK and C 6.0 help, and fast
operation. It updates itself to cope with multiple instances and quitting
Windows sessions, and lets you view Next/Previous Error of compiler output.

[WINLITE]
Rosenthal WinLite 1.0 (Doren Rosenthal, reg. fee: $?) compresses MS-Windows
programs to help dramatically reduce their size. The menu-driven process is
totally automatic and requires no additional drivers and no modification to
source code or linking.


-----OTHER

[APTERYX]
Apteryx Lisp 1.01 is an easy-to-use interactive Lisp System for Windows
3.x. It includes an integrated editor, and user extensible Pascal code
generator. (Apteryx Lisp Ltd, reg. fee: $40 NZ)

[ASMCLOCK]
ASMClock is assembler code (and executable) whose purpose is to show that
MASM 6.0 can be used to write Windows programs. The assembler code was
translated from a sample C program in Petzold's Windows book. Requires SDK
3.0.

[COBXPRES]
COBOL Express 1.0 (N.A. Sales, reg. fee: $109) is designed to aid the
programmer in maintaining and modifying COBOL and ASCII program source
files. It utilizes an internal data dictionary composed of COBOL reserve
words and user defined symbols.

[CC_DLL]
Custom Cursor DLL 1.1a (Electron Software, reg. fee: $15) is a DLL that
contains custom cursors that you can use in your own programs. Example
programs are provided for VB, C, & Pascal.

[FUZZGEN]
FuzzGen 1.0 (Gary L. Alston, reg. fee: $15-25) is a source code generator
for Fuzzy Logic. FuzzGen allows you to graphically model decisions and
output source code in C, PASCAL, and BASIC.

[INTLDEMO]
The INTL Package (Fahller, Bjrn ASP; $55) contains a DLL that adds
international support to your applications. Also included are an INI file
with international phrases and names of weekdays and months, a
demonstration program, a Windows help file, source code, and more.

[KSLOGO]
Logo for Windows is a structured computer programming language. It can be
useful in teaching the basic programming skills and concepts of commands
and procedures. Logo can be used for anything from making simple designs to
creating complex mathematical pictures. (KiwiSoft, reg. fee: $15)

[OBJMCX]
Object Machine Demo (The Aerosoft Company, reg. fee: $5) is a teaching aid
about finite-state machines for beginners. Requires VBRUN100.

[PBCWIN]
PBCWin 1.0 (Hanlin, Thomas III; $20) is a general purpose DLL for Windows
programming. It is oriented toward VB but can be used with any language
that supports DLLs. There are 79 routines, including bit manipulation,
array initialization, PEEK, POKE, and SWAP routines, checksums and CRCs,
equipment testing, string info, and more.

[QCARD]
QCard 2.0 is a full featured, high power DLL for creating card games for
Windows 3.x. It features two full decks of cards, six cardback designs,
four jokers and X and 0 symbols. This is easily usable from Visual Basic,
C/C++, and Pascal. (Stephen Murphy, reg. fee: $0)

[SLIDER]
Slider Control 2.0 (Northeast Data Corp, reg. fee: $?) is a DLL control
that appears as a slider similar to those used on audio/video equipment.

[SMAKER21]
Suite Maker 2.1 (Robotica Automation Consultants, Inc., reg. fee: $25)
allows you to manage and execute suites of Microsoft Test scripts. It
organizes your test suites and reduces the frustration normally encountered
in running them in a multiple-tester environment. Suite Maker allows the
user to specify the command line arguments, scripts, and order of execution
for a suite and save them for future modification.

[WILREF11]
WIL Technical Reference 1.1 (Wilson WindoWare, Inc., reg. fee: $?) contains
documentation files for the Windows Interface Language as used in several
popular Wilson WindoWare programs including File Commander, Command Post,
WinBatch and WinEdit.

[WB_40L]
WinBatch 4.0L (Wilson WindoWare, Inc., reg. fee: $70) is a batch language
interpreter for the Windows environment.

[WPJ1_7]
Windows Programmer's Journal Volume 1 #7 (Peter J. Davis, reg. fee: $?) is
a monthly forum in a Help File format for programmers to share ideas
and concepts about programming in the Windows environment.

[WPJ1_8]
Windows Programmer's Journal Volume 1 #8 (Peter J. Davis, reg. fee: $?) is
a monthly forum for novice/advanced programmers to share ideas and concepts
about programming in the Windows environment. This issue contains
information in a Windows Help file and plain ASCII text.