Table Master Readme.txt


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                          TABLE OF CONTENTS

     I.    INTRODUCTION TO THE SHAREWARE VERSION
     II.   INSTALLING TABLE MASTER
     III.  ABOUT THE REGISTERED VERSION
     IV.   THE USUAL DISCLAIMERS
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I.    INTRODUCTION TO THE SHAREWARE VERSION

Thank you for trying the shareware version of Table Master
from Dr. Bob's Utilities.

Send comments or questions to:  elves@softville.com

Table Master is a utility program that allows you to create
HTML files from data stored in spreadsheet and database
files.  At your option, Table Master will create either
a full HTML file with complete headers and all necessary
HTML tags, or just the bare HTML table which can then
be pasted into an existing HTML file using an HTML or
text editor.  This version is designed for Windows 3.x but
has been tested successfully on Windows 95.  If there is
enough interest, a 32-bit Win95 version will be created.
A leaner, faster, C++ version is also a possibility if there
is enough demand.

Table Master uses the Microsoft DAO .dll's to access
the data and contains .dll's for the following formats:

     Foxpro
     Dbase
     Lotus
     Paradox
     Text

Please be aware that the currently available .dll's may not
be able to access the data in every file of these formats.  We
have had no trouble with Foxpro, Dbase, Excel, or Paradox files
but have found that the .dll's can't read some Text and Lotus .WK1
files.  When this happens, Table Master presents an error message
informing you that the file can't be read.

Table Master is fairly self-explanatory and has extensive on-line
help.



II.   INSTALLING TABLE MASTER

To install Table Master, simply expand the original .ZIP file in a
temporary directory, then from Windows, run the included SETUP.EXE
program.



III.  ABOUT THE REGISTERED VERSION

The shareware version of Table Master is fully functional and can
be used for as long as you wish although your conscience should
bother you if you use it regularly without registering it.

The Registered Version has the following features that make
working with Table Master more powerful and more convenient.

   - The Registered Version lets you save all the option settings
     (e.g. table width, cell spacing, cell padding, etc.) between
     sessions so if your preferences don't match the defualts, you
     don't have to make the changes every time you run Table Master.

   - The Registered Version lets you save the source and destination
     directories between sessions.  The Source Directory is where
     Table master looks for the database or spreadsheet files; the
     Destination Directory is where Table Master puts the HTML table
     it creates.

   - The shareware version uses all the fields in the source file
     in the order in which they occur in the file.  The Registered
     Version allows you to re-order and/or omit any of the fields.

To register Table Master and receive a copy of the full Registered
Version, print out the REGISTER.TXT file, fill it in and send the
appropriate payment ($56 US) to:

         Dr. Bob's Utilities
         444 Maple Lane
         St. Paul, MN 55126-3009




IV.   THE USUAL DISCLAIMERS

Please read the following agreement carefully.  If you do not
agree to the terms, please remove the software from your system.
Use of the Table Master software constitutes your acceptance
of these terms.

1. LICENSE AGREEMENT. Dr. Bob's Utilities grants to you a non-exclusive,
   non-transferable right to use Table Master on no more than one computer
   at a time.  You may give the shareware version to others only if the
   contents of the original Table Master .ZIP file are not altered in any
   way.

   This license is effective until terminated by you or by Dr. Bob's
   Utilities. You may terminate it at any time by destroying all your
   copies of Table Master.  This license may be terminated by Dr. Bob's
   Utilities if you fail to comply with any of the terms or conditions
   of this Agreement. You agree that if this happens, you will destroy
   all your copies of Table Master.

2. COPYRIGHT. Table Master is protected by United States copyright law
   and international treaty provisions.  You agree that you will not
   alter Table Master in any way before copying it.

3. REVERSE ENGINEERING. You agree that you will not attempt to reverse
   engineer, compile, modify, translate, or disassemble Table Master
   in any way.

4. LIMITED WARRANTY. Dr. Bob's Utilities does not warrant that the
   shareware version of Table Master will do anything in particular.
   The Registered Version is warranted to do what the shareware version
   does with the additional features listed above.

5. REMEDIES. The entire liability of Dr. Bob's Utilities in the case
   that Table Master does not conform to the limited warranty in Section
   4 above ("Limited Warranty"), will be, at our option, to replace the
   software, to correct the problem, to help you work around it, or
   to refund your registration fee. This Limited Warranty is void if
   the failure of Table Master is the result of accident, abuse, or
   misapplication.

6. NO OTHER WARRANTIES. Dr. Bob's Utilities does not warrant that the
   software is free from errors.  In addition, we specifically disclaim
   any other warranties either express or implied--including but
   not limited to merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and
   noninfringement of third party rights--other than the one listed above
   in section 4 ("Limited Warranty").

7. CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. Under no circumstances will Dr. Bob's Utilities
   be responsible for any consequential, special, incidental, or indirect
   damages of any kind resulting from the delivery or use of Table Master
   even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no
   case will our liability for any claim exceed the license fee paid by you,
   if any.

8. GOVERNING LAW. This license will be governed by the laws of the
   State of Minnesota.




