Clarion News - March 1999

Posted March 29 1999

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March 29, 1999

etc 2000 On-line Poll
The 1998 East Tennessee Clarion conference in Gatlinburg was one of the best Clarion conferences anywhere, anywhen, drawing attendees from around the world. Bob Dobbins and Lee White are considering a sequel. Encourage them. Take the survey and tell them what you'd like to see.  

Go To Lunch (while your computer compiles)
Steve Parker has a new release of Go To Lunch (GTL), an unattended project compile manager. GTL supports APP and EXE having different names and located in different directories, as well as PRJ files.

Makeover/Tickertape Prices To Rise
Capesoft's introductory pricing on Makeover and Tickertape ends March 31. Makeover in particular has been getting good reviews in the newsgroup.

New Send Internet Mail Release
Princen Information Technology has released a new version of its popular internet mail tool. The company also now has a news server for product support: News.Princen-IT.nl

Split Bar Template In Beta
Quantum Dynamics has a split bar template in beta testing which lets you divide your window into three parts for dragging and resizing (as in Explorer and Outlook).

Pea Brain Software Releases Localizer 1.2000
The newest version of localizer supports currency and date conversions in each language you create.

March 19, 1999

Topspeed To Drop Compuserve Forum
At the Australian DevCon in Sydney Roy Rafalco, Topspeed's President and CEO, announced that the Compuserve forum (GO TOPSPEED) will close in the near future.

Linder Software Announces Install Program Beta
Linder Software will be releasing a beta of version 3 of its SFX Setup-Builder install program on March 19th. The upgrade is free to owners of version 2. Setup-Builder 3 is priced at US$99, or you can buy version 2 for US$69 and get the free upgrade.

Web Server Printing Toolkit Supports Clarion
Automated Solutions Group has released version 2.0 of their Web Server Printing Toolkit (WSPT). WSPT is now available in both OCX and DLL format and includes Clarion header & library files as well as a hand-coded example. Templates are expected soon. WSPT is a server-based (as the name implies) product that redirects printed output directly to PDF files or our own client/side printing format. There are no 3rd party packages to purchase although the company does offer a competitive upgrade to Acrobat Exchange.

March 9, 1999

Technical Site Of the Week
Whether you're looking for a definition of a TLA (three letter acronym) or just some basic technical information, this site has a lot to offer, including alphabetical and topical organization, recommended books, and all the file extensions in the world defined.

StealthSoft Contact/Support Email
Mail and Fax Template and Dev Monitor users please note that StealthSoft has a new contact and support email address: stealthsoft@mweb.co.za

Clarion on IRC
You can join other Clarion developers on IRC most Tuesdays and Thursdays at 24:00 GMT, and Saturdays at 17:00 GMT. That's 7 p.m. and noon EST, respectively.

Looking For Clarion Developers or Clarion Work?
TopSpeed Recruiting and Placement supports the staffing needs of Clarion development groups as well as the career goals of Clarion developers. Visit the placement page at http://www.topspeed.com/placement.htm.

March 1, 1999

Open Linux Project For Topspeed Newsgroup
Clarion Magazine is hosting a newsgroup for the Open Linux Project for Topspeed started by Ron Schofield. This is a private newsgroup and you need to email Ron for the access information. Clarion Magazine subscribers automatically have access to this newsgroup.

EuroDevCon 1999 in Amsterdam
This year's EuroDevCon will be held on April 21 - 22, 1999 at the Golden Tulip Barbizon Hotel in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The theme of this year's conference is Run with the Magic. There will be information and demonstrations on the many new features of Clarion 5 including the breakthrough Wizatron technology. Guest speakers will demonstrate the ABC templates and Data Modeller, end user reporting, and intranet/extranet deployment. Speakers and presenters include Roy Rafalco, Ron Tolido (keynote), Bob Foreman, Axel Fenger, Mike Hanson, Mike Pasley, Jim Morgan, Phil Will, Leif Olsen, Richard Chapman, Greg Gubrud, Scott Ferret, Jens-Achim Frei, Erik Pepping, James Fortune, Roelph Du Preez, Randy Goodhew, and Bruce Johnson. For more information visit http://www.itevent.com/eurodevcon.htm.

New Products From Capesoft
Capesoft has released two new products: Makeover and TickerTape. Makeover is a template that dynamically applies styles to your application, based on the number of colors the user's color depth and the procedure type. A style file editor is included. Supports ABC and Legacy. TickerTape is a screen control template for putting a scrolling string on a window.