Microsoft KB Archive/94897

= PACKING.TXT for VB for MS-DOS Version 1.0 Standard Edition =

PSS ID Number: 94897

Article Last Modified on 1/8/2003

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 * Microsoft Visual Basic for MS-DOS 1.0

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Microsoft (R) Visual Basic (TM) for MS-DOS (R)

Standard Edition Version 1.00

Copyright (C) 1982-1992 Microsoft Corporation

This file contains a complete list of all files and directories on the distribution disks provided with this product. Files are grouped by product component, numbers in parentheses indicate the disk number on which the file is found. ======================================================================

Files on the distribution disks are compressed (indicated by a &quot;$&quot; in the file extension) and must be decompressed before they are used. The Setup program on disk 1 decompresses files as they are installed. A separate file decompression utility (DECOMP.EXE) located on disk 1 is provided for manual file decompression. The following table displays the compressed/uncompressed file extension mapping scheme:

Compressed File Extension:       Uncompressed File Extension: *.AS$              -             *.ASM *.BA$              -             *.BAS *.BI$              -             *.BI            *.BT$               -             *.BAT *.C$               -             *.C            *.CO$               -             *.COM *.CT$              -             *.CTX *.DL$              -             *.DLL *.EX$              -             *.EXE *.FO$              -             *.FON *.FR$              -             *.FRM *.H$               -             *.H            *.HL$               -             *.HLP *.IC$              -             *.ICO *.IN$              -             *.INC *.LI$              -             *.LIB *.MA$              -             *.MAK *.MD$              -             *.MDB *.OB$              -             *.OBJ *.PI$              -             *.PIF *.QL$              -             *.QLB *.SC$              -             *.SCN *.SO$              -             *.SOB *.SY$              -             *.SYS *.TX$              -             *.TXT *.XL$              -             *.XLM

An example of using DECOMP.EXE to decompress a single file is as follows:

C:\> DECOMP A:BC.EX$ C:\VBDOS\BC.EXE

This will decompress the BC.EX$ file from the distribution disk in drive a: to the file BC.EXE in the C:\VBDOS directory.

This package comes with a number of demonstration and utility programs written in Basic. These files are for informational and recreational purposes only, and Microsoft makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, as to their suitability for specific purposes or their correctness, accuracy, or reliability. The entire risk as to the results and performance of the software is assumed by you.

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Installation Files -- (1) READNOW.TXT      Immediate installation instructions. (1) SETUP.EXE        Visual Basic for MS-DOS installation program (1) VBDOS.INF        Setup data file (1) SETUP.INI        Setup initialization file (1) DECOMP.EXE       Microsoft Decompression Utility; used for decompressing individual files from the distribution disks (1) ALTSETUP.BAT     Batch install file for use if SETUP.EXE fails.

Text Files

(1) PACKING.TXT      List and description of all files provided (1) README.TXT       Product notes and documentation corrections (1) COMPAT.TXT       Visual Basic compatibility notes

Development Tools - (1) VBDOS.EXE        Visual Basic for MS-DOS programming environment (1) VBDOS.PIF        Windows information file for VBDOS.EXE (1) VBDOS.ICO        Windows icon for VBDOS.EXE

(1) FD.EXE           Visual Basic for MS-DOS Form Designer

(1) BC.EXE           Visual Basic for MS-DOS Compiler

(1) FT.EXE           Visual Basic Binary Form Translator (1) TRNSLATE.EXE     Visual Basic Project Translator; Windows application that requires the Visual Basic for Windows run-time DLL

Help and Tutorial - (3) VBDOS.HLP        Visual Basic online Help (2) VBDPSS.HLP       Visual Basic Knowledgebase online Help

(1) LEARN.EXE        Visual Basic for MS-DOS Tutorial program (1) LEARN.SOB        Support file for tutorial (1) LEARN.SCN        &quot; (1) LEARN.CTX        &quot;

Libraries - (2) VBDRT10.LIB      Run-time module library: 80x87 or emulator math; used for creating executable files requiring the Visual Basic run-time module (VBDRT10E.EXE) (2) VBDRT10.EXE      Run-time module: 80x87 or emulator math; required to run executable files created with VBDRT10E.LIB (2) VBDCL10.LIB      Stand-alone library: 80x87 or emulator math; used for creating stand-alone executable files

(1) VBDOS.LIB        Stand-alone library containing support routines for MS-DOS system calls (1) VBDOS.QLB        Quick library containing support routines for MS-DOS system calls (2) VBDOS.BI         Include file for programs that call any of the routines in VBDOS.LIB (2) VBDOSQLB.LIB     Library of support routines for creating Quick libraries

Utilities

(3) LINK.EXE         Microsoft Segmented-Executable Linker; used to                      create executable files and Quick libraries (1) LIB.EXE          Microsoft Library Manager; used to create stand-alone (.LIB) libraries (1) FIXSHIFT.COM     TSR program that fixes a bug in the ROM BIOS of                      some machines with keyboards that have an extra set of arrow keys, in addition to those on the numeric keypad (1) MSHERC.COM       Driver file that allows you to write programs using screen mode 3 for graphics output on computers equipped with a Hercules(R) Graphics Card, Graphics CPlus, Hercules InColor Card, or 100%-compatible clones of the graphics cards (1) PATCH87.EXE      Utility that installs a patch for MS-DOS 3.20 which eliminates a problem with floating-point math in                     MS-DOS 3.20. The problem arises ONLY on systems that boot from a hard disk drive, have a math coprocessor chip as an 8087 chip), and run programs that use                     floating-point math

Toolkits

(2) CMNDLG.BAS       Common Dialog Toolkit source file (2) CMNDLGF.FRM      &quot; (2) CMNDLG.BI        &quot; (2) CMNDLG.MAK       &quot; (2) CMNDLG.LIB       Common Dialog Toolkit library: 80x87 or emulator math (2) CMNDLG.QLB       Common Dialog Toolkit Quick library: 80x87 or                      emulator math

(2) MOUSE.BAS        Mouse Toolkit source file (2) MOUSE.BI         &quot; (2) MOUSE.MAK        &quot;

Custom Control -- (2) SPIN.QLB         Spin custom control (2) SPIN.LIB         &quot; (2) SPINDEMO.FRM     Example program containing Spin custom control (2) SPINDEMO.MAK     &quot;

Stub Files -- (2) 87.LIB           No coprocessor emulation - for use with programs to run only on machines with an 8087, 80287, or                     80387 math coprocessor chip (2) SMALLERR.OBJ     Reduced error messages - link with programs to                      reduce the length of run-time error messages

Sample Applications --- (2) CONSTANT.BI      Include file containing constant definitions for object property values

(2) CALC.FRM         Calculator sample application (2) CALC.MAK         &quot; (2) CALC.BI          &quot;

(2) CHECK.FRM        Check register sample application (2) CHECK.MAK        &quot;

(2) CLOCK.FRM        Clock sample application (2) CLOCK.MAK        &quot; (2) CLOCK.BI         &quot;

(2) CONTROLP.FRM     Control panel sample application (2) CONTROLP.MAK     &quot; (2) CONTDRAW.BAS     &quot;

(2) DEBUG.FRM        Debug output form

(1) GRAPHICS.FRM     Graphics sample application (charting and                      patterns) (1) GRAPDRAW.BAS     &quot; (1) GRAPHICS.MAK     &quot;

(2) NOTEPAD.FRM      Notepad sample application (2) NOTEPAD.MAK      &quot; (2) NOTEPAD.BI       &quot;

(2) QLBVIEW.FRM      Quick library contents viewer sample application (2) QLBVIEW.MAK      &quot; (2) QLBVIEW.BI       &quot;

(2) SEEK.FRM         File search sample application (2) SEEK.MAK         &quot;

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