Visual Basic 1.0 For DOS

Disk Contents for 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 "$" in the file extension) and must be decompressed before they are used. The Setup program on disk 1 decompresses files as they are installed. A separate file decompression utility (DECOMP.EXE) located on disk 1 is provided for manual file decompression. The following table displays the compressed/uncompressed file extension mapping scheme: Compressed File Extension: Uncompressed File Extension: *.AS$ - *.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. ============================================================================== 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 (2) 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 ----------------- (2) VBDOS.HLP Visual Basic online Help (1) 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 " (1) LEARN.CTX " 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 (2) 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 (1) 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 ---------------- (1) 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 Card Plus, Hercules InColor Card, or 100%-compatible clones of these graphics cards (1) PATCH87.EXE Utility that installs a patch for DOS 3.20 which eliminates a problem with floating-point math in DOS 3.20. The problem arises ONLY on systems that boot from a hard disk drive, have a math coprocessor (such as an 8087 chip), and run programs that use floating-point math Toolkits ---------------- (2) CMNDLG.BAS Common Dialog Toolkit source file (1) CMNDLGF.FRM " (2) CMNDLG.BI " (1) CMNDLG.MAK " (2) CMNDLG.LIB Common Dialog Toolkit library: 80x87 or emulator math (2) CMNDLG.QLB Common Dialog Toolkit Quick library: 80x87 or emulator math (1) MOUSE.BAS Mouse Toolkit source file (1) MOUSE.BI " (1) MOUSE.MAK " Custom Control -------------- (1) SPIN.QLB Spin custom control (1) SPIN.LIB " (1) SPINDEMO.FRM Example program containing Spin custom control (1) SPINDEMO.MAK " Stub Files -------------- (1) 87.LIB No coprocessor emulation - for use with programs to run only on machines with an 8087, 80287, or 80387 math coprocessor chip (1) SMALLERR.OBJ Reduced error messages - link with programs to reduce the length of run-time error