                     Welcome to the Quattro Pro
                             README File
                    =============================


This file contains important information--please read all of it.
All information here supersedes information in the User's Guide.

Additional README files include:

README.INS     Additional information on installing Quattro Pro.

README.NET     Additional information on installing and running
               Quattro Pro on a network.

README.OS2     Additional information on installing and running
               Quattro Pro on the OS/2 operating system.

Table of Contents
------------------
  1.  Exchanging Files with Previous Versions
  2.  Compatibility with Quattro Pro for DOS
  3.  Macro Compatibility Issues
  4.  OBEX Information
  5.  Database Desktop Information
  6.  SQL Information
  7.  Printing Issues
  8.  Slide Show Transitions
  9.  Mouse Movement and In-cell Editing
 10.  Printing a Notebook from File Manager
 11.  SoftSolutions Problems Under OS/2
 12.  QuickTemplates
 13.  WordPerfect File Dialogs
 14.  File|GroupWise Menu
 15.  Optimizing on Low Memory Systems
 16.  Help with Quattro Pro
 17.  User's Guide Corrections
 18.  CD-ROM Documentation

1. Exchanging Files With Previous Versions
------------------------------------------
 Previous versions of Quattro Pro used the .WB1 file extension.
 If you create a file in this version (.WB2) and wish to use it
 in a previous version, use the File | Save As command and set
 the "Save File as Type:" option to "QPW(*.WB1)", change the file
 name to XXXXXXXX.WB1 and click OK.  

 If you always want to use .WB1 files (i.e., you have a mix of
 versions in your office), set the default application file
 extension to .WB1 by inspecting the application, choosing File
 Options, and set the File Extension to WB1.  This will also work
 for other file types such as .WQ1.

 NOTE:  In previous versions of Quattro Pro, the file format was
 determined by the extension given to the file name (e.g.,
 XXXXXXXX.WB2).  In this version, the file format is dependent on
 the "Save File As Type" option in the File | Save dialog box.

 Saving the file as a .WB1 file may result in a loss of some file
 characteristics because older versions do not support some of
 the new features.   Information that is lost includes: wrap
 text, vertical alignment, text orientation, colored line
 drawing, page zoom factor, graphic locking protection, drawn
 notebook objects and block tool annotations on graphs.  Floating
 marker graphs and 3D risers will be converted to bar graphs,
 bullet charts will be converted to text graphs and all new @
 functions will be converted to values.

2. Compatibility with Quattro Pro for DOS
-----------------------------------------
 You must install Quattro Pro into a separate directory, leaving
 Quattro Pro for DOS undisturbed. We suggest you keep Quattro Pro
 for DOS on your hard disk while you're learning to use Quattro
 Pro.

 Before opening a file that was compressed with the Quattro Pro
 for DOS SQZ! feature, uncompress the file by saving it to a .WQ1
 or .WQ2 (for version 5.0) extension within Quattro Pro for DOS.

 If you modify files created in Quattro Pro for DOS, you should
 save them in Quattro Pro with the .WB2 file extension so that
 all the Windows version specific information is saved also.

 This version of Quattro Pro can read the .WQ2 files from Quattro
 Pro for DOS 5.0 but it cannot write them.

3. Macro Compatibility Issues
-----------------------------
 Keystroke macros to gain access to menu items are no longer
 supported in Quattro Pro.  You will need to record or re-write
 these macros using the appropriate Command Equivalent.  For
 example, "{Alt+F}O", which used to perform File | Open will need
 to be changed to "{FileOpen?}".  Once you are in a dialog, you
 can use keystrokes.  For instance, the following scenario will
 still be available:

    {FileOpen!}{Alt+T}P{Alt+N}C:\PDOX{CR}

 These commands will bring up File | Open dialog, change the
 Filename search to C:\PDOX\*.DB and wait for user interaction.
 In addition, as long as the Application Property Macro | Slash
 Key is set to "Quattro Pro - DOS", you can still use DOS-based
 keystroke macros.

 If you plan to run Quattro Pro for DOS macros in Quattro Pro for
 Windows, you should be aware of various compatibility issues. 
 You may need to edit macros that access hardware settings
 reached through the Quattro Pro for DOS /Options menus
 (/Options | Hardware, /Options | Display Mode, etc.). In Quattro
 Pro for Windows, these settings are all controlled through the
 Windows Control Panel. Also, you'll need to edit macros that
 access the Quattro Pro for DOS File Manager and Audit features.

 @CURVALUE statements in Quattro Pro for DOS will return a
 different value in Quattro Pro. Edit macros using
 these statements before you run them in Quattro Pro.
 For most purposes, you can use the @COMMAND or @PROPERTY
 functions in place of @CURVALUE.

 An error message will appear if Quattro Pro finds an
 unsupported macro command.

 The key reader is not available in this version of Quattro Pro
 for Windows.

 The following menu command properties can't be changed by
 {SETOBJECTPROPERTY}.

        /File commands, the Grayed property
        /Edit/Undo.Enabled, Title, and Grayed
        /Edit/Cut.Enabled and Grayed
        /Edit/Copy.Enabled and Grayed
        /Edit/Clear.Enabled and Grayed
        /Edit/Clear Values.Enabled and Grayed
        /Edit/Paste Special.Enabled and Grayed
        /Edit/Insert Break.Grayed
        /View/Panes.Grayed
        /View/Locked Titles.Grayed
        /Graphics commands, the Grayed property
        /Tools/Object Order.Enabled
        /Tools/Object Order/Bring Forward.Enabled
        /Tools/Object Order/Send Backward.Enabled
        /Tools/Object Order/Bring to Front.Enabled
        /Tools/Object Order/Send to Back.Enabled
        /Tools/Database Desktop.Enabled and Grayed
        /Tools/Database Tools/Table Query.Enabled and Grayed
        /Tools/Macro/Record.Title
        /Tools/Macro/Debugger.Title

4. OBEX Information
-------------------
 SETTINGS

 If you are running Windows in Standard mode, the VSHARE.386 file
 will not be loaded.  If this is the case, you will need to use
 the SHARE.EXE command (in either your AUTOEXEC.BAT file or your
 CONFIG.SYS file) with the following parameters:

  SHARE /F:4096 /L:400

 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.

 The following note applies to Windows 3.1, Windows for
 Workgroups 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11:

   With Novell NetWare the number of file handles is 40 by
   default. Microsoft recommends that this value be raised
   to 60. In your NET.CFG or SHELL.CFG file you should
   modify or add the following line:

     FILE HANDLES = 60

   It is recommended that you modify your CONFIG.SYS file
   with the following:
  
     FILES = 60
  
   60 is the suggested minimum.

   SHELL.CFG is used with NET3.COM, NET4.COM, and so on.
   NET.CFG is used with NETX.COM. If the appropriate .CFG
   file does not exist, it can be created in the root
   directory of the user's boot drive with any plain text
   editor or word processor used in non-document mode.

WORKGROUP DESKTOP

o Address Book

 If you install program files on a network, increase your network
 file handles to at least 100. Novell networks use the FILE
 HANDLES setting in the SHELL.CFG file.

 The default address book is installed with the Paradox ANSI Intl
 language driver. To create an address book with a language
 driver corresponding to the IDAPI.CFG setting, use MailBook
 (File | New) and mark the address book as the Current Book.
  
 When you enter a name in the Alias field of the Address Book
 Manager dialog box, do not enter names that use parentheses.
  
 To prevent users from making changes to a shared address book,
 use the Admin password. To prevent a shared address book from
 accidental deletion on an operating system level, mark all the
 files in the address book directory as read-only.

o Transports

 If you use a user password in WPO/GroupWise
 (WPO/GroupWise:Remote requires a password), start   
 WPO/GroupWise before polling OBEX.

 The MCI transport can compress attachments and publications
 based on a setting in the MCI account configuration dialog box
 in OBEX. When sending mail with attachments over MCI, make sure
 that compression is off (publications are automatically
 uncompressed upon receipt).

 To set up an MHS account using Novell's VLM, add the following
 statement to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:

      SET MAIL=<Drive letter of MHS directory>:
  
 To use either the Lotus Notes or the cc:Mail transport, the
 executable directory must be on the DOS path (e.g. C:\NOTES).
 VIM support is included with Lotus Notes 3.0 and later, and
 cc:Mail version 2.0 and later. If you have older versions of
 these products, it is recommended that you upgrade.

o WordPerfect Office and the Workgroup Desktop

 Quattro Pro's Workgroup Desktop has, in addition to other OBEX
 transports, a WordPerfect Office 4.0x transport (called WPO). 
 The update to WordPerfect Office, called GroupWise (WPO 4.1),
 uses a different protocol than its predecessor.  If you have
 GroupWise installed on your system, and wish to use the
 Workgroup Desktop, set up OBEX for the MAPI transport, and not
 the WPO transport.

5. Database Desktop Information
--------------------------------
 Database Desktop uses a database engine called IDAPI (called
 ODAPI in previous releases of Quattro Pro) to access dBASE,
 Paradox, and SQL tables. The IDAPI configuration is stored in
 IDAPI.CFG. Quattro Pro merges your ODAPI settings with
 IDAPI.CFG.

 In previous versions, the ODAPI directory needed to be added to
 the PATH. You do NOT need to add IDAPI to the PATH.

 The Local Share option can now be disabled in the IDAPI
 Configuration Utility's System Manager (System page) unless you
 are running on a peer-peer network requiring local share to be
 on.  If you have the Local Share option enabled and do not need
 it, you will see a reduction in performance.

 Avoid specifying PARADOX.DB as the answer table when processing
 a query.  It will give the following error message:
 "Name is reserved.  File: ... .VAL".

 When querying logical fields, the only values that evaluate to
 True are  T, Y, True, or Yes. These can be either lowercase or
 uppercase. Any other value evaluates to False.

 QBE evaluates only the first character of any condition entered
 into a logical field.

 dBASE tables do not support BC dates, which are available in
 Database Desktop.

6. SQL Information
------------------
o ODBC Connectivity

 This release of IDAPI has been certified with Microsoft's 2.0
 ODBC Driver Manager. If you have a different version of the
 ODBC Driver Manager, back up your existing ODBC.DLL and
 ODBCINST.DLL files and copy the ODBC.NEW and ODBCINST.NEW files
 from your IDAPI directory into your existing ODBC directory (by
 default this is WINDOWS\SYSTEM), and rename them to ODBC.DLL
 and ODBCINST.DLL.

 For information on how to create an ODBC driver connection and
 alias, search for "ODBC Driver Connection" in the IDAPI 
 Configuration Utility online Help.

o Tips For Using ODBC Socket

 This version of the ODBC Socket was qualified using Q+E's ODBC
 pack version 1.2. Driver-specific problems were discovered
 using the latest Btrieve driver. If using Btrieve, it is
 recommended you use the version 1.1 driver.
 
 This version of ODBC Socket is certified for use only with
 Binary (Byte-value) collation-based servers.
 
 When using pass-through SQL, case-sensitive object names should
 be enclosed in the DBMS identifier quote character.
  
 The driver description in the ODBC.INI must match the driver
 name exactly as found in ODBCINST.INI in order for the IDAPI
 Configuration Utility to add drivers to the IDAPI configuration
 file.
  
 ODBC does not support owner qualified indexes. When opening a
 table with an index, do not specify an owner name as part of
 the index name parameter.

o ODBC Socket Datatype Identifiers

 The ODBC Socket supports standard ODBC datatype identifiers.
 For a list of those identifiers, refer to your ODBC
 documentation. Each individual ODBC driver allows you to create
 a table with only some of those datatype identifiers. For a
 list of driver-supported ODBC datatype identifiers, refer to
 your specific ODBC driver documentation.

 Intersolv/Q+E Issues: The Q+E Oracle driver does not allow
 copying an Oracle table to another Oracle table. This is
 a known problem and will be fixed in the next release of
 the Q+E ODBC driver pack.

 NetWare SQL: When specifying NetWare SQL BLOB\Memo fields
 it is necessary to specify a size <= 32765. The default
 of 32767 that is assumed by the driver is incorrect due
 to field header information.

 DB2/2 (Database Manager) does not support concatenation
 operators in queries.

 Btrieve: In some situations the Btrieve Record Manager
 causes the error message "Record Manager Not Loaded" to
 appear. Following this error message, exit Windows and
 restart. Btrieve is unstable after this message appears.

7. Printing Issues
------------------
 If you encounter a memory problem on the printer while printing
 to a LaserJet, enable "Print TrueType As Graphics" in the
 options section of the printer setup dialog box.

 If you are receiving a "Printer Overrun" message on your
 LaserJet 4, you may need to change the "Graphics Mode" option
 from "HP-GL/2" to "Raster" in the printer setup dialog box.

 If you are encountering other printing problems, please check
 with the printer's manufacturer for any updated drivers.

8. Slide Show Transitions
-------------------------
 The "Fade out/Fade in" transition effect will not work in a
 slide show unless the driver and card you're using are VGA
 compliant. This transition effect will not generally run under
 8514 emulations.

9. Mouse Movement and In-cell Editing
-------------------------------------
 When attempting to move a cell or block you may accidentally
 invoke in-cell editing.  A work around for this problem is to
 alter your Control Panel | Mouse double click setting until you
 can work at the speed you like without invoking in-cell editing.

10. Printing a Notebook from File Manager
-----------------------------------------
 In order for File Manager to print .WB2 files you must edit two
 lines in the REG.DAT file.  To edit this file from Program
 Manager:

 1.  Choose File | Run
 2.  Type REGEDIT /V and press Enter
 3.  Make the following corrections to the "QuattroPro.Notebook.6
     = Quattro Pro 6.0 Notebook" section

         ddeexec= {FileOpen "%1"}{Print.DoPrint}
         ifexec = {FileOpen "%1"}{Print.DoPrint}

 4.  Choose File | Save Changes
 5.  Choose File | Exit

11. SoftSolutions Problems Under OS/2
-------------------------------------
 If you experience problems with communications between Quattro
 Pro and SoftSolutions while running under OS/2 consult the 
 Network Installation section of the README.OS2 file.

12. QuickTemplates
-------------------
 There is a set of Templates that is available when you choose
 File | New.  The QuickTemplates are enabled by default but can
 be disabled by inspecting (right clicking) the Application Title
 Bar and choosing File Options | Enable QuickTemplates.  For
 details, search for Enabling QuickTemplates in online help.

 NOTE:  The QuickTemplates are only available from the File | New
 menu.  They will not appear if you click the "Open Notebook"
 button on the Toolbar.
 
13. WordPerfect File Dialogs
----------------------------
 Quattro Pro can be configured to use WordPerfect File dialogs
 for File|Open, File|Save, and File|Save As.  This feature can be
 turned off/on by inspecting (right-clicking) the Application
 Title bar, selecting File Options, and then clicking on the
 WordPerfect File dialogs check box.  These dialogs can only be
 utilized if you have WordPerfect Shared Code version 2.3 or
 higher.  If you turn this feature on and perform one of the
 above operations, but you are not presented with the
 WordPerfect File dialogs, you do not have a recent version of
 Shared Code.  Novell's WordPerfect 6.1, Presentations 3.0, and
 Perfect Office 3.0 all utilize/install versions of Shared Code
 (2.3) that Quattro Pro is able to use.

14. File | GroupWise Menu
--------------------------
 If you have Novell's GroupWise (WordPerfect Office 4.1)
 installed on your machine, you should have a File | GroupWise
 menu pick that contains a cascading menu.  If this menu pick is
 not available, you need to get an updated OFENUS.DLL from
 Novell's PerfectOffice Customer Support at (800)861-2725.  This
 DLL is also available in the PerfectOffice 3.0 suite.

15. Optimizing on Low Memory Systems
-----------------------------------
 On systems with 4MB of RAM, Quattro Pro can run slowly if the
 memory is not configured correctly.  The performance difference
 between a well-configured system and a poorly configured one can
 be dramatic.

 Symptoms of poor memory configuration include long startup
 times (longer than one minute) and delays responding to
 commands and loading files.

 See the "Simplifying your Windows system" section of the
 README.INS file for more information on configuring your system.

16. Help with Quattro Pro
-------------------------
 If you need help with Quattro Pro, please read this file, use
 the online help, or refer to the User's Guide. Also, the
 Experts and the Coaches found on the Help Menu can help you to
 perform specific tasks such as printing, entering data, using
 analysis tools, scenario management, and others.
 
 If you're having printing or screen problems, contact the
 manufacturer of your printer or screen driver for an updated
 driver.

17. User's Guide Corrections
----------------------------
 Please review the following changes and note them on the
 appropriate pages of your User's Guide:
 
 pages 520 and 705
 -----------------
 The correct syntax of the {Application.File_Options} macro is

 {Application.File_Options "StartupDir, AutoFile, FileExt,
 AutoBackup?(Yes|No), AutoBackupTime, FullPathTitles?(Yes|No),
 UseWPDialogs?(Yes|No), QuickTemplates?(Yes|No)"}

 The separate macro command for the Enable QuickTemplates option
 is:

  {Application.File_Options.QuickTemplates Yes|No}

 For more details, search for {Application.File_Options} in
 online help.

 pages 523 and 690
 ----------------
 The correct syntax of the {FileNew} macro is

  {FileNew <TemplateName>}

 where TemplateName is an optional argument used to specify a
 template on which to base the new notebook. For details, search
 for {FileNew} in online help.

 pages 525 and 692
 ----------------
 The correct syntax of the {InsertObject} macro is

  {InsertObject Filename,<DisplayAsIcon (0|1)>,<Linked (0|1)>

 Chapter 12, Global Properties: Preferences and Defaults
 -----------------------------------------------------
 The Enable QuickTemplates option available in the Application |
 File Options property isn't described. For a description of how
 to enable or disable QuickTemplates when you choose File|New,
 search for Enabling QuickTemplates in online help.

18. CD-ROM Documentation
------------------------
 If you've installed Quattro Pro from a CD-ROM disk, online
 documentation is available in the Quattro Pro program group. To
 view the User's Guide, double-click the Quattro Pro User's
 Guide icon. Text appears in the Envoy Runtime Viewer. For more
 information on the viewer, double-click the Envoy Guide icon.

 The Envoy Viewer shipped with the Quattro Pro CD ROM is a
 limited version. Some features such as File | Import are not
 fully functional.  For more product information concerning Envoy
 please contact WordPerfect Customer Support.

 If you are outside the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S.
 Virgin Islands, or Canada, please contact your local
 Novell/WordPerfect affiliate or authorized reseller for
 information about product availability and technical support.