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VB Code Cutter - version 2.0.8 (July 2000) (SHAREWARE)
Copyright 2000 - Progressive Data Solutions
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Installation Notes
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IMPORTANT: There are two (2) installations for 'VB Code Cutter'.
If you have trouble installing VB Code Cutter, you may require 
the 'full' install.

Both installation files are available for download from our 
main web page at: http://www.pdsolutions.com.au.

 - vbccmin.zip  (~380KB)  - minimum install (without VB5 runtimes)
 - vbccfull.zip (~1.7MB)  - full install (includes reqd. VB5 runtimes)

Both of these files include this readme file, and one (1) 
installation (self extracting/installing executable) file.

Sometimes vbccmin.zip will be named as vbcc###.zip where ### 
is the version number.  These files are other wise identical.

Introduction/Overview
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VB Code Cutter is a Code Library and Development Tool designed
specifically for Visual Basic and Visual Basic for Applications 
(VBA) developers.

Unlike similar products, VB Code Cutter is designed to be non-
application or version specific (ie. like a VB5/6 addin) but 
instead, a totally separate application. This means that VB 
Code Cutter can be used with ALL versions of Visual Basic, 
Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, AutoCAD, and
any other applications which support VBA. 

It is envisaged that VB Code Cutter will continue to work with 
future versions of these applications too.

Main features
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 - Captures and Inserts code segments directly from and into
   the development environment/application.
 - Adds error handlers and comment headers to existing code 
   segments by applying user defined Standard Templates.
 - Generates new code segments from user defined Standard Code 
   definitions.
 - Formats and re-indents selected code segments to pre-configured 
   user defined settings.
 - Non-application specific, allowing code to be shared between 
   many different applications/versions.
 - Runs as a totally separate application, not as an addin.
 - Supports full two way drag-n-drop.

Who uses VB Code Cutter?
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VB Code Cutter has been designed with flexibility in mind.  The 
intention was to develop a product that could be used with many 
different applications & versions.  Since VB Code Cutter treats 
every all code as plain text, it is not closely linked to specific 
application IDE's or development environments.

So what does all this mean?

Well basically, VB Code Cutter is suitable for Visual Basic, MS Office
and VBA developers.  What really makes VB Code Cutter different from
other products is that is allows code to be easily shared between all
of these products.  In fact, VB Code Cutter is so flexible that it
can even be used with notepad, or to copy code directly from a web 
page, or even copy/paste directly from/into an Excel worksheet.

It's this flexibility that makes VB Code Cutter suitable for all 
your Visual Basic, MS Office and VBA development.

Since VB Code Cutter support full two way drag-n-drop, it integrates
seamlessly with most development environments.

Available installations
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There are two (2) VB Code Cutter installations available.
The 'minimum' install (vbccmin.zip), and the 'full' install
(vbccfull.zip).

Since VB Code Cutter has itself been developed with Visual Basic
(v5), it has some runtime requirements.  Many users will already
have these runtimes, and hence will not need to download them as
part of the installation.

We suggest trying the 'minimum' install first, and if the you 
experience problems, try the 'full' install.

Some Windows O/S and various service packs include VB5 runtime
files, so very often users will only require the 'minimum' install.

When developing VB Code Cutter, every effort was made to minimise
on runtime requirements.  Since it uses it's own file format, there
are no data access dependencies (ie. DAO, ADO etc).  This means that
installation is simple and you should not have problems with DLL
version conflicts etc.

The Installation process
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When installing VB Code Cutter the following files will be installed
onto your machine:

 - the 'minimum' install includes:
   VBCC.exe
   VBCC.hlp
   Readme.txt
   Sample.lib

 - the 'full' install includes:
   VBCC.exe
   VBCC.hlp
   Readme.txt
   Sample.lib
   MSVBVM50.dll
   COMCTL32.ocx
   StdOle2.tlb
   OleAut32.dll
   OlePro32.dll
   AsycFilt.dll
   Ctl3d32.dll
   ComCat.dll

A shortcut icon will also be created on your Desktop.

Both installs also include an un-install utility.

How do I register?
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To register, follow the links on our web page at 
http://www.pdsolutions.com.au, or, you can register
directly from our registration service provider home page.  

We use ShareIt!, http://www.shareit.com.

Simply enter 'VB Code Cutter' or program number 133415
on the ShareIt! home page, and follow the registration
instructions.

How much does it cost?
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You can register/purchase VB Code Cutter on a per user license basis:

 - @ US$35.00 per user license, or

or on a per site license basis:

 - @ US$150.00 per site.


Why should I register?
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The demo version of VB Code Cutter is available for a 30-day trial
period only.  After this trial period, users must either register, 
or remove the software from their machine.  Also, some functionality
has been disabled in the Demo Version (see Help File for details).

Once you register, the application becomes fully functional, and 
you receive ALL future updates FREE!

System Requirements
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 - No specific system requirements are necessary, just a machine
   running Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT, or 2000.

Think you've found a bug?
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If you experience something you think might be a bug, please report 
it by sending a message to info@pdsolutions.com.au.

Describe what you did, and what happened and any error messages
reported.  If the bug is a problem with a library file, please
send a copy of the library file as well.

How to use the Demo Version?
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To use the demo version, simply perform the following steps:

 1. install the application
 2. start the application from the desktop icon
 3. click on 'OK'
 4. read and agree to the license agreement
 5. cancel the registration
 6. click on 'OK', and wait for the annoying 12 second delay...
 7. click on 'Ok' again

Steps 4 & 5 are for the first use only.

Specialised Versions
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If you have special requirements, we may, at our discretion, 
make special modifications to meet your specific needs.  
Obviously this would come at a cost to you, and will be totally
at our discretion.

Distribution
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Vendors of shareware software may distribute VB Code Cutter, only 
after obtaining our express permission.  No fee, charge, or other 
compensation may be requested or accepted, except where 
specifically authorised by us (Progressive Data Solutions).

VB Code Cutter should be described as 'shareware' and under no 
circumstances should it be stated or implied that it is 'freeware'.

Any distribution of VB Code Cutter must be unaltered, and
be accompanied with this readme file.

Contacting us
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VB Code Cutter has been design, and developed by Progressive Data 
Solutions.

You can contact us, or visit our web page at:

 - info@pdsolutions.com.au
 - http://www.pdsolutions.com.au

We welcome your comments and suggestion, and will often try to 
include your ideas in future releases.
