MiTeC System Information Component Suite
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(aka MSICS)
Revised: 19/9/2007
Legal issues:
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Copyright � 1997-2007 Themis Software Ltd. (Michal Mutl)
<michal.mutl@mitec.cz>
This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or
implied warranty. In no event will the author be held liable
for any damages arising from the use of this software.
Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any
purpose, including commercial applications, and to alter it
and redistribute it freely, subject to the following
restrictions:
1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented,
you must not claim that you wrote the original software.
If you use this software in a product, an acknowledgment
in the product documentation is required.
2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and
must not be misrepresented as being the original software.
3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
distribution.
Register
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MSICS is now available only for registered users in form of free updates.
Distribution pack:
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The zip file has subdirectories in it. You must use the pkunzip -d option
to restore this directory tree or you will have problems because the files
will not be in their proper subdirectories.
This is the subdirectory layout:
.\ Info directory
.\apps Applications written using this component
.\demos Sample applications
.\dll MSICS.DLL library for using MSI data from any app
.\help HTML Help file
.\D5 compiled units containing components and packages for installing for Delphi 5 (not in registered version)
.\D6 compiled units containing components and packages for installing for Delphi 6 (not in registered version)
.\D7 compiled units containing components and packages for installing for Delphi 7 (not in registered version)
.\BDS3 compiled units containing components and packages for installing for Delphi 2005 (not in registered version)
.\BDS4 compiled units containing components and packages for installing for Delphi 2006 (not in registered version)
.\Sources source files (only in registered version)
Installation:
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Remove all old versions of MSICS before intallation of the new one!
DELPHI 5/6/7/2005(BDS3)/2006(BDS4): Using Delphi, do a file/open and choose MiTeC_Common_D5.dpk/MiTeC_Common_D6.dpk/MiTeC_Common_D7.dpk/MiTeC_Common_BDS3.dpk/MiTeC_Common_BDS4.dpk (Delphi 2005/2006 may ask you for platform, select Win32) which is a runtime package containing common used routines. Click compile button.
Then open MSICS_D5_Rtl.dpk/MSICS_D6_Rtl.dpk/MSICS_D7_Rtl.dpk/MSICS_BDS3_Rtl.dpk/MSICS_BDS4_Rtl.dpk (runtime source for all components) and then click on the Compile button.
Then open design time package MSICS_D5_Dsgn.dpk/MSICS_D6_Dsgn.dpk/MSICS_D7_Dsgn.dpk/MSICS_BDS3_Dsgn.dpk/MSICS_BDS4_Dsgn.dpk and then click on the Install button.
You should see the "MSIC Suite" tab on the component palette.
!!! Be sure to uncheck 'Stop On Delphi Exception' option in Debugger Options|Language Exceptions.
Support:
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If you have some problem or suspicion something bad, send me e-mail to
<michal.mutl@mitec.cz> describe your problem and attach SIS file generated
by TMiTeC_SystemInfo.SaveToStorage. If you cannot obtain this file add following info
to this message: OS platform and version
Delphi version
MSICS version.
I will process all suggestions but reply only someones.
Contributors:
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Richard Berends
Tony Hjort (DSI DATA A/S)
Klaus Holtorf
Dave Murphy (CSC - GIS EMEA DSE Build Engineering)
Andreas Scheller
Michal Mutl
E-Mail: <michal.mutl@mitec.cz>
Internet: http://www.mitec.cz/