Topspeed_JPI/TS-V3/MODBASE

Dear Customer:

Repertoire and ModBase are now a dual-mode library. The same
ModBase or Repertoire library can be linked with OS/2's
DOSCALLS.LIB to produce an OS/2 protected mode executable. If
you are developing for DOS under OS/2, the benefit is that you
can do all your debugging in protected mode; Since you don't
have to recompile for DOS, you eliminate a large source of
potential errors. You also eliminate the version control
problems inherent in maintaining a set of files for OS/2 and a
parallel set for DOS.

If you are still developing entirely under DOS, you have greater
assurances of reliability; You know that the REPERTOIRE object
code you are linking in is free of pointer problems because it
works in protected mode.

Users of both OS/2 and the DOS versions of STONY BROOK'S ,JPI's
or LOGITECH professional compilers can use the same copy of
Repertoire or ModBase libraries to generate a real-mode (DOS)
executable, simply link your application with RPRTOIRE.LIB and
FAPI.LIB to generate a protected mode (OS/2) executable, link
OS/2's DOSCALLS.LIB instead of FAPI.LIB, and be sure to link in
our OS/2INIT.OBJ with the rest of your OBJ files; OS2INIT.OBJ
will prevent you from getting messages from the linker that
"__api__init" is unresolved.

Recently it was discovered that limitations in FAPI.lib
make it impossible to exceed the DOS file limit with maxfiles.
This is not a problem under OS/2 and should not be a problem
with jpi's DOS extender that you would link just as it was an
OS/2 program. This will be taken care of but it will require a
major rework of fapi.lib that was planed anyway. The database
demo pmi.exe in database.zip was developed under OS/2 and uses
25 files. It only opens its files as it needs them but it may
eventually fail due to the lack of handles. You can explore all
areas by exiting after checking out each part of the program.
You should find it useful. If you wish to use it as a basis an
application there should be some part of it you will not need.
If it was to be run under DOS with all of the files currently
used just closing all the index files after exiting each section
would take care of the problem. Index files are automatically
opened as needed. Just make sure you don't close an index file
while it is being used to sequence through a datafile.

The demo pmi.exe in database.zip is based on an in use multiuser
application for a ballon and novelty bussiness. Any quirks are
most likely caused by a quick conversion from one compiler to
another and then to dos.

Here is what is on the disks:
README.TXT This file
DATABASE.ZIP Relational order entry and inventory
program see comments above.

DBGEN.ZIP Single table database generator program.
No documemtation. Build table, create
dbf files and indexes, makes edt file
and using 'tpl' template files
generates code for program. Was used to
get head start writing the database
program above. Both by Ed Ross.

FAPI.ZIP FAPI.LIB os2init.obj os2init.lib os2init
contains a dummy procedure for the
initialization call for FAPI.LIB which
is not used under os/2.

MB3SB.ZIP Modbase library for Stony Brook. Built
under DOS but can use LIB under os/2.

MB3TS.ZIP ModBase objs for TS 3.0.

MBDEMO.ZIP Test and demo programs.

MBSRC.ZIP ModBase Defs and Mods.

SBREPOBJ.ZIP Stony Brook Libray for Repertoire.

TSREPOBJ.ZIP Top Speed 3 Library for Repertoire also
Defs.

PKUNZIP.EXE Unarchiving program. All have sub
directories in them. Type Pkunzip -d
. Type pkunzip for help.

REPMODS.ZIP Mod files for parts of Repertoire used by ModBase.

REPLOG1.ZIP Repertoire Syms for Logitech 4.0

REPLOG2.ZIP Logitech 4.0 stuff. Rest of compiler dependent parts and
library for Repertoire.

For Top Speed 3 you can use the project files os2.pr or dos.pr
all librarys are compiles as mutithreaded.

You need to link the following under dos:
ModBase objs
rt_rep.lib
FAPI.lib

You need to link the following under os/2:
ModBase objs
rt_rep.lib
os2init.obj

For Stony Brook you need the following:
You need to link the following under dos:
mb3sb.lib
repsb.lib
FAPI.lib

You need to link the following under os/2:
mb3sb.lib
repsb.lib
os2init.obj





Feel free to contact us if you have any questions or problems.

John McMonagle