ESBPCS(TM) for VCL v2.3.1 31-October-2002
ESB Professional Computation Suite for Borland Delphi & C++ Builder
TRAIL VERSION for Delphi 4, 5, 6 & 7
For use in VCL Applications
Copyright (C)1999-2002 ESB Consultancy

Email: support@esbpcs.com or esb@kagi.com

Latest Version: http://www.esbpcs.com/ or 
http://www.esbconsult.com/esbpcs2

Secure Online Registration at
https://order.kagi.com/?ONF

NOTE: Whilst we do not believe that there are any major problems
with this Beta, please be aware that it is a Beta and ensure that
you have good backups and test things.


Install:
========

WARNING - It is always wise to have current Backups.

Run Setup.exe. Includes Uninstaller.  

Setup will also run the ESBPCS Installer. If you wish to do things 
manually then exit out of it. 

If you have problems, try removing all trace of ESBPCS, especially
previous versions and trials, and running Setup.exe again.

Requires about 30MB of Disk Space.

See WhatsNew.Txt in the Source directory for new features.

Purpose:
========

Making Data Entry and Manipulation Easier.

ESB Professional Computation Suite (ESBPCS) is a collection of over 
6000 routines/methods and over 150 classes/components in over 100 units
for Borland Delphi 4, 5, 6 & 7 and C++ Builder 4, 5 & 6, which are aimed at 
making "data entry and manipulation easier" for the Developer. 

Our components are designed to do more of the work for you and your 
users. 

Powerful Edit controls with Alignment, Read Only Colouring, On Focus 
Colouring, and a plethora of data specific properties and methods 
make using MaskEdit a thing of the past. Plus we supply a flexibility
that your users have always wished for from edit controls. We also 
supply special components for the editing & displaying of Fractions, 
Date/Time, Complex Numbers, Vectors & Matrices, SpinEdits, CalcEdits 
& ComboBoxes.

Also included are Attachable Labels, IP Address Edits, Hex Edit, 
Country Data stored in XML with ComboBox and Editor with full Source.

Let us do the Calculations for you.

Areas covered include Extended Currency Types, Date & Time 
Manipulation, Trigonometry,  Statistics, Linear Regression, 
Probability Distributions, Special Functions, Optimised Math, Vectors, 
Matrices, Equation Solving, Fractions, Business Math, Accounting, 
Complex Numbers, Geometry, Unit Conversions, Time Zones and much more.

There are also components to aid in Statistics, Unit Conversion, Math 
Label for displaying formulae and a Repeatable Speed Button that 
doesn't use a Timer.

Empowered Data Entry and Manipulation for your users.

Data Aware Versions - many of the components have Data Aware versions 
and we are working on more. These components allow formatting from 
the control rather than playing with Field Settings or Masks. Plus 
the Aligned Edits stay aligned during data entry which is one of the 
most asked for things from our users and no doubt yours as well.
NEW: Data Aware Labels & Data Aware Descriptive Statistics.

Delphi Math Unit is not required thus making the routines accessible 
to people with Standard Versions (which in many Countries do not 
include the Math Unit). 

Unfortunately, people with Delphi 5 and C++ Builder 5 Standard 
Versions cannot use the Data Aware Components but they can use 
everything else!

Requirements:
=============

This package was designed for use with Borland Delphi 4, 5, 6 & 7 or 
C++ Builder 4, 5 or 6 running on Microsoft Win32 platforms and has 
been tested on Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, 
Microsoft NT 4.0 SP4 (and above), Microsoft Windows 2000,
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition and Microsoft Windows XP.

The Data Aware Components required Professional or higher Editions
of Delphi and C++ Builder.

Support:
========

Any questions can be emailed to our ESBPCS Support people at:

mailto:support@esbconsult.com

Trial Version:
==============

Trial Version differs from the registered version in several ways:

a) Reduced Help File - Registered Users Integrated Help includes info
from the implementation of the various routines

b) When running Applications compiled with the Trial Version and the
D4/D5/D6/BCB4/BCB5/BCB6 IDE is not running, you will get an "Error Msg".

c) No Source included with Trial Version.

d) Registered version bundles J. Peter Mugaas' JPM Open Components as
well as extra ESBPCS Design Time Package.

e) Enhanced Installer for re-building the Packages and installing 
them as well as the Help files comes with Registered version.

f) No Source to Utilities with Trial Version.

Plus on registering you also get:

Benefits of Registering
=======================

1. 30-Day Money Back Guarantee

2. Full Delphi Source. No DLLs or OCXs.

3. More comprehensive Help Files.

4. Full Royalty Free rights to include ESBPCS in your Applications 
(see License.txt for more info)

5. More Frequent Updates - not all minor versions are released as 
Trial Versions, but updated source is always available to registered 
users.

7. Access to Registered Users only site. You will be supplied a 
password to access the Registered Users Site.

8. Ability to download the FAQ

9. Notification of Bugs & Fixes - even before we release an update we
will notify registered users via the Mailing List of any verified bug,
and the fix when available.

12. Discounted Upgrades to New versions. Registration includes all 
minor upgrades for Free (eg 1.xx.xx), downloadable from our site PLUS 
any major upgrade (eg. 2.00.00) if released within 6 months of 
purchase.

13. Discounts on related Products from ESB and from other Developers. 
We will also endeavour to see if we can develop relationships with 
other companies to offer cross-discounting, i.e. Registered Users of
ESBPCS will get the other companies products at a discount, and 
similarly we will give their users a discount.

14. Pre-release versions. If you wish to test out new features before 
they become available - Registered Users get not only "inside 
information" but an opportunity to be involved in shaping the 
product.

Version History: See WHATSNEW.TXT

For more info see ESBPCSINFO.HLP

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