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                           Data Widgets (TM)
                                 DEMO

                 Bound Custom Controls for Visual Basic

                              Version 1.0 
                           November 11, 1993

          (C) Copyright Sheridan Software Systems, Inc., 1993
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Contents
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Part    Description
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 1      What Are Data Widgets?
 
 2      Control Feature Lists

 3	Notes on running the demo program

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Part 1 - What Are Data Widgets?
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Data Widgets is a set of bound custom controls that 
allow you to design front ends for database 
applications with all the ease and power you have come 
to expect with Visual Basic.  Data Widgets virtually 
eliminates the need for time-consuming coding when 
developing database applications.  All you need to do 
is drop a control on a form, set a few properties, and 
Data Widgets will do the rest!  

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Part 2 - Control Feature Lists
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Data Widgets includes 6 bound custom controls.  The 
controls in the set are:

DataGrid -----------------------------------------------
	The DataGrid is a fully editable, bound grid 
	that allows you to edit an entire record set, no 
	matter the size, on screen with no code whatsoever.  

	The following is a list of the features:

	*	Bound to the new data control in Visual 
		Basic 3.0

	*	Binds to a data control on a different form

	*	Breaks the 64K barrier

	*	Loads only enough records into memory to fill 
		display area

	*	Supports in-place editing

	*	Can be used as bound list box (single column 
		grid)

	*	Functionally and visually consistent with the 
		Microsoft Access grid

	*	Automatically provides add, update and delete 
		functionality with no coding

	*	Supports drop down lists (DataDropDowns) by 
		column which can be optionally linked to 
	        other data controls

	*	Provides an optional cell button for triggering 
		specialized processing for a column

	*	Variable properties for each column such as 
		alignment, format mask, etc.

	*	Optional column headings and row labels

	*	Column headings will default to field names 
		but can be overridden

	*	Supports 2-D or 3-D appearance

	*	Supports unbound columns for displaying calculated 
		fields  

DataCombo -----------------------------------------------
	The DataCombo is a bound combo box you can include 
	in your database application.

	The following is a list of the features:

	*	Bound to the new data control in Visual 
		Basic 3.0

	*	Binds to a data control on a different form

	*	Breaks the 64K barrier

	*	Edit and drop down portions can be linked 
		to separate data controls

	*	Loads only enough records into memory to 
		fill display area

	*	Variable properties for each column such 
		as alignment, format mask, etc.

	*	Optional column headings

	*	Column headings will default to field names 
		but can be overridden

	*	Supports 2-D or 3-D appearance

	*	Supports unbound columns for displaying 
		calculated fields  

DataDropDown --------------------------------------------
	The DataDropDown is a custom control that you can 
	use to attach to a cell in the DataGrid to drop 
	down a list of values from another source of data.  

	The following is a list of the features:

	*	Used in conjunction with the DataGrid

	*	Bound to the new data control in Visual 
		Basic 3.0

	*	Binds to a data control on a different form

	*	Breaks the 64K barrier

	*	Loads only enough records into memory to 
		fill display area

	*	Variable properties for each column such as 
		alignment, format mask, etc.

	*	Optional column headings

	*	Column headings will default to field names 
		but can be overridden

	*	Supports 2-D or 3-D appearance

	*	Supports unbound columns for displaying 
		calculated fields  

DataOption Button ---------------------------------------
	The DataOption button is a 3-D option button that 
	you can link to a field in a database and have it 
	turn "on" when a certain value is in that field, 
	also toggling the others that may be in a group of 
	DataOptions to "off".  

	The following is a list of the features:

	*	Bound to the new data control in Visual 
		Basic 3.0

	*	Binds to a data control on a different form

	*	3-D appearance

	*	Each option button in a group represents 
		a different value for the same DataField

	*	Set one option button's DataSource or 
		DataField and the other option buttons in the 
		group will synchronize themselves 
		automatically

DataCommand Button ---------------------------------------
	The DataCommand button is a custom control that 
	binds to a data control and automatically performs 
	a database action when pressed.  
	
	The following is a list of the features:

	*	Bound to the new data control in Visual 
		Basic 3.0

	*	Binds to a data control on a different form

	*	Just like our standard 3-D Command button 
		but can also be linked to a Data Control and 
		automatically provide positioning functions 
		for moving  to the beginning or the end or 
		forward or backward in the Data Control's 
		Record Set one or more records

Enhanced Data Controls -----------------------------------
	The Enhanced Data Controls are custom controls that 
	behave as a front end to the Visual Basic data 
	control adding new functionality.  

	The following is a list of the features:

	*	Bound to the new data control in Visual 	
		Basic 3.0

	*	Binds to a data control on a different form

	*	In addition to the previous, next, first 
		and last button of the standard data control 
		this control provides 2 additional buttons 
		that will allow the user to go forward or 
		backward multiple records in the Record Set 
		for each click (the # of records forward or 
		backward can be set via properties)

	*	The buttons have been enhanced to keep 
		moving forward or backward in the Record Set 
		while the buttons are held down. A delay 
		between the single and multiple moves can be 
		specified.

	*	Can have either a vertical or a horizontal 
		orientation

	*	Default bitmaps on buttons can be overridden 
		with programmer supplied bitmaps

	*	Caption area can display a picture as well 
		as text

	*	Provides two more optional buttons, one 
		button allows the user to set a bookmark to 
		save the current position in the dynaset,  
		the second button is used to return to the 
		saved bookmark

		
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Part 3 - Notes on running the demo program
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This ZIP file contains the following files:

	SSDWDEMO.EXE	The Data Widgets Demo execeutable file.
	SSDWDEMO.MDB	Sample database file.
	SSDWDEMO.LDB	Sample database file.
	SSDATA1.VBX	Custom Control DLL file.
	SSDATA2.VBX	Custom Control DLL file.
	SSDATA3.VBX	Custom Control DLL file.
	THREED.VBX	Custom Control DLL file.
	README.TXT	This text file.

	QQUERY.EXE	Quick Query - A table browser using Data Widgets

To run the demo program, install all the above files in a 
single directory then run the program SSDWDEMO.EXE.  To run
the program, either select 'Run' from the 'File' menu in
Program Manager, or double-click on the filename in File
Manager.