Internet Email: License-Info@EINet.net
The above copyright notice and other legends and markings must appear on all
complete or partial copies of ths software and supporting documentation. If
MCC's EINet WinWAIS is integrated in any non-commercial application, such
application should display in its ``About'' dialog box or in its online
help, and in its documentation, that it is using MCC's EINet WinWAIS and should
list the above notice and legends.
MCC's EINet WinWAIS MAY NOT be distributed as part of a commercial software
release or for resale purposes without prior written permission form MCC.
MCC's EINet WInWAIS is made available AS IS. MCC MAKES NO WARRANTY OR
REPRESENTATION, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, CONCERNING THE QUALITY OF ANY RESULTS TO BE
ACHIEVED BY THE USE OF MCC'S EINET WinWAIS TECHNOLOGY, REPORST, KNOW-HOW, OR ANY
OTHER INFORMATION FURNISHED HEREUNDER, OR TO ANY OTHER MATTER WHATSOEVER,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ITS MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
This EINet software distribution uses the Windows Sockets (winsock) API version
1.1 and assumes you have properly installed and configured the appropriate
network TCP/IP support software. EINet
For installation from the self-extracting PKZIP archive file
NOTES: If, while running
Also, note that our software works with Novell Lan Workplace for DOS but YOU
have to obtain their
Shareware Registration
The MCC EINet WinWAIS Version 1.55 software is distributed as shareware.
This software may be copied and distributed freely for evaluation. The evaluation
period is 30 days. After this time, MCC requests that you register your copy and obtain
a license. The registration fee is $35.00 (US). Checks only please. Make checks
payable to MCC and send them to:
EINet Windows Shareware
MCC
3500 West Balcones Center Drive
Austin, TX 78759-6509
USA
You will be sent a registration key to remove the start-up reminder. This Distribution Includes:
winWAIS
1.55
gfxVIEW
winWAIS
without having to pay a separate software license fee
(winWAIS
may be easily
reconfigured to use your own graphics file viewer) winECJ
LEGAL RESTRICTIONS
Copyright 1992,1993 Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC).
All Rights Reserved. Derived from WAIS Version 8b5.1. All other product of
service marks contained in this software are trademarks oor registered
trademarks of their respective owners. Deliverables
EINet WinWAIS is available by anonmyous FTP to host ftp.einet.net
.
Connect (cd)
to the directory /einet/pc
and get
the following files, using FTP's binary
mode for the archive files and
ascii
mode for the ``Read Me''s.
EWAIS155.ZIP
- EINet Shareware winWAIS PKZIP archive file
EWAIS155.EXE
- EINet Shareware winWAIS self-extracting archive file
README.HTML
- EINet Shareware winWAIS README (this document)
README.TXT
- EINet Shareware winWAIS README (text version)
Installation
This is the EINet PC software distribution 1.55 for use with Microsoft Windows
3.1. winWAIS
has been tested and
works with Frontier Technologies Super-TCP Version 2.1, NetManage
NEWT/ChameleonNFS Version 3.1, Novell LAN Workplace for DOS 4.1, Beame &
Whiteside TCP/IP 3.0c (and later versions), Sun PC-NFS, and FTP Software's
PC/TCP. This distribution may also work with other Windows
Sockets 1.1 compliant TCP/IP implementations. (EWAIS155.EXE)
:
EWAIS155.EXE
distribution file by placing the
file in a temporary directory on your hard drive (other than the directory to
which the software is being installed). Then run the EWAIS155.EXE
file from the DOS prompt or from the Windows File Manager or Program Manager.
The files contained within EWAIS155.EXE
will be decompressed and placed in that
temporary directory. SETUP.EXE
in the temporary directory. Follow the instructions
presented by the setup procedure. If you have problems or suggestions
To report bugs or suggest enhancments please email to
PC-Shareware@EINet.net. SETUP
, you encounter the
error: ``File Error - Cannot find LZEXPAND.DLL
'', go ahead
and click on the ``Close'' button and then click on the ``Okay''
button. Then copy the file, LZEXPAND.DLL
(included with this
distribution) to your Windows' System directory. Then run the
SETUP.EXE
program again. You shouldn't encounter this problem
again. WINSOCK.DLL
directly from Novell. They have
made their beta version of WINSOCK.DLL
available on the Internet.
Contact Novell for details. Improvements made from version 1.54 to 1.55:
SETUP
:
winECJ
program manager icon in the EINet Applications program group if the
user opted to not install it.
Improvements made from version 1.53 to 1.54:
winWAIS
:
(WAIS.EXE)
(WAIS.EXE)
(WAIS.EXE)
WINWAIS.DLL
software to not work over FTP Software's
PC/TCP. recv() buffer was reduced to 1024 bytes. (WINWAIS.DLL)
DEIUTILS.DLL
:
Improvements made from version 1.52 to 1.53:
winWAIS
:
(WAIS.EXE)
(WAIS.EXE)
winWAIS
might attempt to delete files in its ``temp file directory''
but if there were no files, an error would occur. This was
fixed. (WAIS.EXE)
SHARE.EXE
or other file sharing/locking
software was running, the winWAIS
application would terminate
upon attempting to highlight text in the internal text viewer.
(WAIS.EXE)
EINET.INI
, winWAIS
previously just gave the user the option
to save the file locally. Now, winWAIS
attempts to determine
the file name extension of the retrieved file and checks to
see if Windows has a viewer associated with it. If it does,
the user is given the option of setting that viewer as the
default viewer for WAIS documents of that type. (WAIS.EXE)
*.DLL
:
setup
:
SETUP1.EXE
attempts to activate the Program
Manager.
Improvements made from version 1.51 to 1.52:
All Visual Basic (VB) apps:
SETUP.LST
was changed
to reference VBRUN300.DLL
instead of VBRUN200.DLL
.
winWAIS
:
winWAIS
status window. (WAIS.EXE)
(WAIS.EXE)
(WAIS.EXE)
(WAIS.EXE)
(WAIS.EXE)
autoHighlightKeyword= option
in [wais] section
of EINET.INI
for specifying whether text files viewed with the internal
text viewer should automatically highlight the first occurrence
of a search keyword. (WAIS.EXE)
(WAIS.EXE)
(WAIS.EXE)
(WAIS.EXE)
(WAIS.EXE)
(WAIS.EXE)
(WAIS.EXE)
set_tab_stops
function to WINWAIS.DLL
API to support
expansion of ASCII text file tabs using the designated tab stop specification.
This is potentially useful for tab expansion when there are bugs in text
viewers (as was the case in the earlier version of MHFPST.VBX
).
(WINWAIS.DLL)
MHPFST.VBX
to fix bug in library.
winWAIS
session) so that it won't resize itself every time
a new file is viewed.
gfxVIEW
:
EISOUND.DLL
:
All files:
Help files:
Improvements made from version 1.43 to 1.51:
winWAIS
:
(WAIS.EXE)
(WINWAIS.DLL)
(WINWAIS.DLL)
to ensure
no overflows in WAIS source description 8192 char limit.
(WAIS.EXE
,
WINWAIS.DLL)
(WAIS.EXE)
(WAIS.EXE)
(WAIS.EXE)
(WAIS.EXE)
(WINWAIS.DLL)
EINET.INI
setup
:
autoBrowseMode
default value be 0 (OFF)
.
autoSave
default value be 0 (OFF)
.
winECJ
in the distribution.
EINET.INI
now supports [wais] autoDeleteTemp= profile
string for controlling whether or not winWAIS
deletes files in the
``temp'' directory upon exit.
EINET.INI
[waisLaunch] textThreshold= values
no longer used.
Now the internal ASCII text viewer is always used unless a TEXT viewer is
specified by [waisLaunch] TEXT={viewer name}
.
gfxVIEW:
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