
EasyCompress Library Free for Delphi 6: README
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Please read this file carefully (especially the INSTALLATION
chapter) before installing the program to your computer.


Contents
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  Program information
  Company information
  Description
  Installation
  Registration
  Copyright and license
  Warranty and guarantee
  Technical support


Program information
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Program Name:
  EasyCompress Library Free
Program Version:
  1.00
Program Release Date:
  10/25/2001
Program Description:
  EasyCompress Libary is a very easy in use replacement of TFileStream,
  TMemoryStream and other TStream descendants to their analogues with
  advanced compression/decompression and encryption capabilities.
Target Enviroment:
  Delphi 6
Software type:
  Trial version with nag-screen for free. 


Company information
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Company Name:
  AidAim Software
Contact E-mail Address:
  support@aidaim.com
Contact WWW URL:
  http://www.aidaim.com


Description
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EasyCompress Libary is a very easy in use replacement of TFileStream,
TMemoryStream and other TStream descendants to their analogues with 
advanced compression/decompression and encryption capabilities.
Compression is transparent, all the methods, properties and behavior of
TFileStream and TMemoryStream are supported, so it is very simple to replace
them in the application code.
Moreover a lot of additional useful features are added, such as encryption,
progress indication, etc.

Key features:

- Compiles into exe - no Dll, no OCX, no ActiveX required
- Supports all the methods, properties and behavior of TFileStream and 
  TMemoryStream
- One stream provides transparent compression/decompression for 
  write and read operations
- Forward and backward seeks in compressed stream
- Read and write any portion of data at any file position
- Easy change or set compression level by one operator
- OnProgress event handler and compression rate indicator
- Password protection provided by Rijndael encryption algorithm
- Fastest compression level is extremally fast
- Good and Max compression levels provide much better compression rate 
  than Rar,Zip, etc.


Installation
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1) Make sure that all copies of Delphi (or C++ Builder) are currently 
   closed and not running on the target system. Also, if you are 
   replacing an existing version of EasyCompress Library, please remove all 
   files and the package of the prior version before running the new 
   setup program.

2) Unpack zip archive containing EasyCompress Library into any directory. 

3) Run the SETUP.EXE from this directory.


Registration
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Visit our site www.aidaim.com to register.


Copyright and license
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See "license.txt" file.


Warranty and guarantee
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See "license.txt" file.


Technical support
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Before you contact us, please do the following:

- Make sure you have performed all the required steps correctly. 
- Look at the Help file: it may already contain an answer to
  your question. A lot of people ask us something like "how
  do I:", though the complete information is there.
- Visit our Internet site at http://www.aidaim.com.
  It's a good chance that you'll find the newer version of 
  our product there.

If the problem with EasyCompress Library persists and noting 
else helps, please contact technical support at support@aidaim.com.

Please inform us about the following:

  - EasyCompress Library and compiler version; 
  - EasyCompress Library serial number (if you're a registered user);
  - where did you obtain EasyCompress Library (http or ftp site);
  - computer information: CPU type and speed, installed memory;
  - enviromental information: your OS;
  - description of your problem (as much information as possible
    to retrieve the problem).

Should you have any ideas on improving the existing functions of this
product after you have downloaded and used it, be easy to e-mail us. 
All registered users who buy this product may also send their offers
to add new possibilities and/or to change the product's functions.
We consider any ideas and we may take them into account while creating 
new versions of our products. 
