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Want to build better applications faster? Start Developing for Visual Basic creates your project framework for you. Its Application Wizard walks you through a six-step interview, then builds a skeleton project that includes code for error handling, ActiveX/OLE automation, MDI, and MAPI and Internet support.
Assistants automate routine development tasks, adding function headers and updating the Registry, among other things. You can view project statistics (such as lines of code), define and insert consistent headers in all existing functions and routines, and create new procedures that automatically include consistent headers and bulletproof error handling.
Start Developing's OFX Modules provide code for accessing databases and performing OLE automation.
The program includes separate 16- and 32-bit versions and works with VB 3.0 and 4.0.
$249
Moss Micro,
LLC800-608-6585, 714-260-0300
It takes just a few mouse clicks to generate your own setup program with InstallShield Express Professional. Using a point-and-click checklist, ISEP assembles prebuilt objects that automate the installation of ODBC drivers and other specific components for Visual Basic, VC++, Borland C++ 5.0, Delphi 2.0, Paradox 7, Powersoft Optima++ and other development tools.
The resulting setup program conforms to Windows 95 Setup Guidelines,
including automatic Registry entries. It can modify system and
.INI files and compress files over multiple subdirectories. Your
user can see custom billboards during installation, and safely
remove apps with an unInstallShield feature.
$395
Add a 60,000-word dictation system to your existing custom controls
with DragonXTools. The custom control uses the capabilities of
Dragon System's text-to-speech DragonDictate program to provide
audio user prompts, feedback on speech recognition performance,
and the ability to read back text
and numbers for confirmation or correction at a later time. DragonXTools
are compatible with tools supporting VBX custom controls and include
fully commented source code.
$295
Vision Builder helps you quickly build scalable, consistent
client/server applications. It lets you model complex business
logic using high-level rules, then it automates the building of
SQL Server triggers and stored procedures. The Business Rules
Designer, Application Designer and Intelligent Templates components
allow you to define the application as a series of models and
business rules. Vision Builder then synthesizes the models and
creates both complete applications and reusable components.
$3,995
Insert ad hoc queries, rebuild a data set or re-create damaged
indexes of VB/ISAM data sets with VTool. Its full text
search scans all records and primary keys text and can include
Boolean operators. VTool provides an .EXE file and a DLL, with
sample source code calling the DLL. The kit includes versions
for VB 3.0 and 16- and 32-bit VB 4.0. It also validates data set
integrity before making a backup copy of the database, validates
keys, changes the maximum key length, and removes or adds indexes.
$79
Develop in the platform-neutral Java programming language with
Sun Microsystems' Java WorkShop, a tool written in Java.
The Web-browser program lets you avoid command-line coding and
helps you create, compile, organize and publish Java applications.
Hypertext online help and a hard-copy installation guide are provided.
Introductory till Dec. 31, $99;
$295 thereafter
InstallShield Corp.
800-278-2091, 847-240-9111
DragonXTools
A Talking Dragon
Dragon Systems
800-TALK-TYP, 617-965-5200
Vision Software Tools
800-984-SOFT, 510-238-4100
Software Source
408-363-0985, fax 408-363-0987
Sun Microsystems
800-SUNSOFT,
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