WELCOME TO PARADOX FOR WINDOWS 4.5 ---------------------------------- This file contains important, late-breaking information about Paradox, including revisions to the documentation. This README is one of five online files included with Paradox. You'll find additional information in these files: File Contains ---- -------- UPGRADE.TXT New features of the interactive Paradox product. NEWPAL.DB A Paradox table containing new and enhanced ObjectPAL methods, procedures, and properties. This table also contains SQL- specific ObjectPAL methods. See the "Using NEWPAL.DB" section of UPGRADE.TXT for details on working with this table. HELPME.TXT Tips and techniques for working with Paradox. SETTINGS.TXT An explanation of .INI file settings. UPGRADE, HELPME, and README, are included as icons in your Paradox for Windows 4.5 Windows group. To open SETTINGS, use the text editor of your choice. TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- 1. Installation Information 2. Documentation Errors 3. Deleting Optional Software 4. TUTILITY Notes 5. QuickStart Labels Upgrade 1. INSTALLATION INFORMATION --------------------------- - If you install Paradox on a machine that has a VGA driver, but is using a monochrome display, the check boxes on the Installation dialog box do not paint correctly. You can assume that all check boxes are checked by default. - If you install Paradox for Windows 4.5 as a part of the Borland Office suite, you can disregard the CAUTION statements on pages 2 and 33 of the Borland Office Getting Started booklet. - If, during the installation process, the Install program attempts to overwrite a file that has the DOS Read-Only attribute, Paradox returns you to the Installation dialog box without completing the installation. You must remove the Read-Only attribute before attempting to install again. 2. DOCUMENTATION ERRORS ----------------------- - The Paradox for Windows printed documentation does not reflect new features and changes in Paradox. See the UPGRADE.TXT and NEWPAL.DB files for details on new or enhanced features. "Getting Started" ----------------- - You must run DOS SHARE if you want to use multiple instances of Paradox or ODAPI clients (such as the Workgroup Desktop or the Database Desktop included with Quattro Pro for Windows.) If you do not run SHARE in this situation, the second instance will not load. The SHARE.EXE command (in either your AUTOEXEC.BAT or your CONFIG.SYS) should include these optional parameters: SHARE /F:4096 /L:40 The /F parameter allocates file space for the DOS storage area used to record file-sharing information. The default value is 2048. The /L parameter sets the number of files that can be locked at one time. The default value is 20. "User's Guide" -------------- - The field _Invariant Field ID in the STRUCT.DB table is used internally by Paradox to identify fields for use in associated design documents. - When you export data to or import data from an ASCII file, your date, numeric, and currency fields use the settings from your Windows Control Panel. - If a Windows file association already exists for a .DBF or .QBE file, Paradox will overwrite it during installation. - Under certain conditions in a multiuser environment, forms bound to unkeyed (unindexed) tables may lose track of the current record during a lengthy operation. You can avoid this situation entirely by using keyed tables. - Page 57: The paragraph describing the write lock states "Other users can place a read lock on a table that you have a write lock on." It should state "Other users can place an open lock on a table that you have a write lock on." - When designing a graph in the Report Design window, the Data Type option is not available from the Define Graph dialog box. "ObjectPAL Reference" --------------------- - AnyType:unAssign() does not return a value. The correct syntax is unAssign(). 3. DELETING OPTIONAL SOFTWARE ----------------------------- After installing and becoming familiar with Paradox, you might decide to delete some of the optional software components (such as sample files). The following table shows what files you can delete and where they are located. This table assumes you accepted the default locations when you installed Paradox. To remove Delete Directories Delete Files --------- ------------------ ------------ Sample files (used in C:\PDOXWIN\SAMPLE All examples in "Getting Started" and the "User's Guide" ObjectPAL sample files C:\PDOXWIN\EXAMPLES ADDRESS.* CHECKS.* CUST.* LETTERS.* PDXPAINT.* RASTEROP.* SLOTS.* XXX.* SQL Tools C:\PDOXWIN\EXAMPLES SQL*.* The ObjectPAL sample C:\PDOXWIN\DIVEPLAN All application The Workgroup Desktop C:\OBEX All engine (OBEX) Stored Workgroup C:\OBEX\OBJSTORE All Desktop files Workgroup Desktop C:\PDOXWIN\ADDRESS All address information Workgroup Desktop C:\PDOXWIN\WORKGRP All program files 4. TUTILITY NOTES ----------------- TUTILITY checks a Paradox table for damage and rebuilds it if necessary. Paradox tables can be damaged by power failures, hardware failures, bad network cards or connections, removing a floppy disk that Paradox is accessing, or rebooting the system while Paradox is active in memory. You should always make regular backups of your important data. To start TUTILITY, type TUTILITY at the DOS prompt, then press [Enter]. If you installed Paradox in the PDOXWIN directory, you can also start TUTILITY from its icon in the Paradox for Windows group. If you installed to a different directory, you have to edit TUTILITY.PIF before you can start TUTILITY from its icon. Additional instructions and a description of program options are provided in the TUTILITY.DOC file. Online help is also available when you run the program. Command-line help is available by typing TUTILITY -help. 5. QUICKSTART LABELS UPGRADE ----------------------------- If you purchased Borland's QuickStart Labels package, for use with Paradox for Windows 1.0, please call Borland Customer Support at (408) 461-9000 for an upgrade. -----------------------END-------------------------