

                             Vendor Information


     This file provides information for Software Distributors, Disk
     Vendors, Webmasters, etc. who would like to distribute our program(s).

     For information, contact:        Rob W. Smetana
                                      Rob-Smetana@Worldnet.Att.Net
                                      Pro~Formance    (415) 863-0530
                                      132 Alpine Terrace
                                      San Francisco, CA  94117
                                      


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     1.  Program Information
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     Name:         Pro~Formance Data Tool  (PDT)      Version:    3.2c

     Distribution
     Name:         PDT_3.2c.???  (where "???" is ZIP, ARJ or LZH)


     Categories:   DATABASE, dBASE, EBCDIC, FILE EDITORS, BINARY EDITORS

     Keywords:     Browse, Edit, dBase, Database, EBCDIC, Pro~Formance

     Files:        Readme.Bat
                   What's.New
                   Install.Bat

                   PDT.Exe
                   PDT.Txt          Manual
                   PDT.Ref          \  help
                   PDT.Psl          /  files

                   Translate.Exe     To scrub high ASCII characters
                                     when printing manuals.

                   Sample_?.Dat      Sample (example) data files

                   Sample_?.Str      Sample (example) "structure files"

                   Catalog.Txt       Describes our many programs
                   To-Order.Txt

                   Vendor.Txt
                   File-ID.Diz
                   SDN.ID
                                                                       


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     2.  Descriptions
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     1-liner       PDT 3.2c, The ultimate, 2-gig file editor!


     10 lines      Pro~Formance Data Tool (PDT 3.2c) File Editor
                    * PDT is an enormously powerful program!
                      It's data-file editing features are NOT
                      available in any other program.
                    * View and edit ANY file:  dBase, data files,
                      EBCDIC, executable -- ANY file up to 2
                      gigabytes in size (or 4 files at once)!
                    * PDT automatically formats dBase "DBF"
                      and other fixed-length data files into
                      logical rows and columns.  Easy editing!



     Full

     Very simply, PDT is the finest file editor available!  And if you
     ever have a need to edit database, binary or EBCDIC files, or repair
     any file, you won't be able to be without PDT.

      * You can view and edit ANY type of file:  dBase or other types of
        data files, executable files (eg., .Exe or .Com files), EBCDIC
        files, ASCII files, font files -- any file.

      * You can view and edit ANY SIZE file -- up to two gigabytes --
        with NO NEED for extra memory!  Jump from the top to the bottom
        of any size file instantly.  Search with blinding speed.

        And you can open up to 4 files at once.  View and compare
        different files.  Or work in different areas of the same file.
        Since each file can be up to two gigabytes in size, you can work
        with up to 8 gigabytes of data at once!

      * With PDT, you can manage database files like you've never been
        able to before.  PDT's unique features help you manage dBase or
        ANY fixed-length file (data or font files, etc.).

        - PDT detects dBase ".DBF" files, formatting your "view" of them
          so fields are automatically laid out for you.

        - With other fixed-length data files (like those created by
          programs written in C, Pascal, BASIC, COBOL, etc.), PDT lets
          you easily and quickly define their "structure."

          Once you define a file's structure, which is easy to do, PDT
          formats your "view" of these files in logical rows and columns
          and offers other features as well.
                                                                        

     Introduction (continued)
     

        - Once PDT knows the structure of a file, you'll be able to:

          -- Easily view and edit the file, tabbing quickly from field to
             field.  You can even press a key to edit numeric fields
             stored in "packed binary" form.

          -- Mark blocks (either columns or records) and then: Export
             them, Copy them, Erase or Fill them, etc.

          -- Expand or Shrink the width of fields.  And, if you like, PDT
             will automatically update the dBase header and its own
             "structure" files to reflect the change.


      * PDT even manages EBCDIC files -- like those found on, or
        downloaded from, large IBM computers.

       - PDT's dynamic EBCDIC-to-ASCII translation lets you view AND edit
         EBCDIC files in easy-to-understand ASCII mode. Changes you make
         to the file are saved to disk in EBCDIC.

       - PDT will even translate EBCDIC files to ASCII, or vice versa.


      * PDT can also help you:

        - Repair files -- regardless of their type or size.

        - Determine a file's structure (record or field length, etc.).

        - Edit executable files to customize their messages or options.


     * Finally, PDT makes editing all types of files safe and straight-
       forward.  Move around files using cursor (arrow) keys -- as you
       would in any word processor or editor.  Pull- down menus, keyboard
       hot keys and on-line help simplify and speed up operations.
                                                                       



     Distributing PDT
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     Software distributors, WEB sites, etc., may distribute EVALUATION
     versions of this program, provided:

     *** Your company name IS NOT:   California Freeware         ***
                                       American Freeware
                                             US Freeware

         or any other firm, group or association which uses the
         terms "freeware," "free software," etc. to misrepresent
         "user-supported" software.


     We further ask that:


     (1) You distribute our program in complete, unmodified form.


     (2) You include, unmodified, all files mentioned under "Files"
         above and, if appropriate, in our "Packing.Lst" or "Readme"
         files.


     (3) You charge no more than $8 US as a "disk distribution fee."


     (4) You state YOUR fee is NOT payment or registration for OUR software.


     (5) You clearly encourage registration by stating that continued
         use requires sending contributions to the developer.


     (6) You obtain our ***written*** permission to distribute our
         software via CDs, "racks," vending machines.

