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                      Copyright (C) Arpith Jacob, 1996                    
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   This document and QBHLP is Copyright (C) 1996 by Arpith Jacob Software   
   Services. All rights are reserved.                                       
                                                                            
   QBHLP  and   accompanying   files  are  provided  AS  IS  without  any   
   warranty,  expressed  or implied. This includes without limitation the   
   fitfulness  for a particular purpose or application and any warranties   
   of merchantability.                                                      
                                                                            
   While  I  tried  to  be  as  thorough  as possible in preparing QBHLP,   
   I  shall  not  be  liable  for  any damages, whether direct, indirect,   
   special,  incidental or  consequential  arising from a failure of this   
   program or  accompanying  files to  operate in a manner desired by the   
   user. I shall not  be liable for any  damage to data or property which   
   may  by  caused  directly  or  indirectly  by  use  of  this  program.   
                                                                            
   In no event will I be  liable  to  you  for any damages, including any   
   lost  profits,  lost  savings  or  other  incidental  or consequential   
   damages arising out of  your  use  or inability to use the program, or   
   for any claim by any other party.  Individuals using the software bear   
   all risk as to its quality and performance.                              
                                                                            
   Please note: Though I tried  to  keep  everything in QBHLP up to date,   
   error free and  right,  I  do  not  say  it  is  totally  error  free.   
                                                                            
   QBHLP is freeware and should not be sold. It can only be distributed if  
   it is distributed with all the files, unchanged. But enjoy QBHLP and if  
   you find it useful  then  please  take  time  to  register by sending a  
   postcard with a picture of your city/country to:                         
                                                                            
   Arpith Jacob,                                                            
   C/O Dr Jacob Chacko,                                                     
   Dept Of Paediatric Surgery,                                              
   CMCH, Vellore, TN.                                                       
   South India. 632004                                                      
                                                                            
   Please include with your postcard the following details:                 
                                                                            
    What do you think about QBHLP ?                                        
    Any comments/suggestions etc on QBHLP.                                 
    Your name, age and full address.                                       
    The country you live in.                                               
    Where did you get QBHLP ?                                              
    Any other information or comments.                                     


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                          Chapter 1    Introduction                    
                          Chapter 2    Requirements                    
                          Chapter 3    Needed Files                    
                          Chapter 4    Control Keys                    
                          Chapter 5     Using QBHLP                    
                          Chapter 6         Credits                    
                          Chapter 7      Final Note                    
                                                                       
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 Chapter 1 {Introduction} 

 Welcome to QBasic/QuickBASIC help file. QBHLP is a valuable encyclopedia for
 all QBasic/QuickBASIC  programmers.  It  contains  code snippets, tutorials,
 internet links, QBasic books, faq's and  much much more.  All this is packed
 into a easy to use interface.  But  the  best part of all this is that it is
 absolutely free !  So if you  are  a  beginner,  intermediate or an advanced
 programmer in QBasic/QuickBASIC QBHLP  will be a valuable reference program.

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 Chapter 2 {Requirements} 

 I don't know what exactly  it  needs...  But  it  needs  DOS,  CGA or higher
 monitor, 286  or  higher  machine,  a  mouse  for  mouse support (optional),
 approximately 2.85 meg harddrive  space, and  a programming language such as
 QBasic/QuickBASIC which is optional.

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 Chapter 3 {Needed Files} 

 These are the files  included  with  QBHLP.  When  distributing QBHLP, these
 files should remain, and remain unaltered.

 BASURVEY.TXT   =>      Results on a BASIC survey I held. Very Interesting
 CALLME.EXE     =>      Information on the author of QBHLP
 FILE_ID.DIZ    =>      Description file
 MYPIC.EXE      =>      My photograph
 QBHLP.DAT      =>      Screen data is stored in this file. (Do not alter)
 QBHLP.EXE      =>      QBasic/QuickBASIC help file executable. (Do not alter)
 QBHLP.PRG      =>      All code, tutorials etc are stored in this file. (Do
                        not alter ! ! !)
 QBHLP.TXT      =>      QBHLP manual
 README.TXT     =>      Description file
 RUNME1ST.BAT      =>      Run this file to start QBHLP
 VIEWTEXT.STP   =>      Setup file for the inbuilt TEXT viewer. Let line 2 be
                        the path to a programming program.

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 Chapter 4 {Control Keys} 

 The excellent thing about QBHLP  is  it's user interface. You can either use
 the keyboard or the mouse !

 Keyboard CONTROL:
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 THE ARROW KEYS => Move cursor around
 HOME           => Go to column 1 of current row
 END            => Go to column 80 of current row
 CTRL + HOME    => Go to 1st column and row
 CTRL + END     => Go to last column and row
 CTRL + S       => Capture current screen to a file
 ENTER          => When you see a GREEN  coloured ""  or  "" press ENTER to
                   follow the link.  Some links lead you to other pages, some
                   to the QBHLP's  inbuilt  TEXT  Viewer  to  view  files and
                   others to save a file to disk.
 ESCAPE         => To quit QBHLP

 Mouse CONTROL:
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 MOVE MOUSE                                  => Move cursor around
 BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT MOUSE BUTTONS TOGETHER  => Capture  current  screen to a
                                                file
 LEFT MOUSE BUTTON                           => When you see a GREEN coloured
                                                ""  or  ""  press  the LEFT
                                                button  to  follow  the link.
                                                Some links lead  you to other
                                                pages,  some  to  the QBHLP's
                                                inbuilt  TEXT  Viewer to view
                                                files  and  others  to save a
                                                file to disk.
 RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON                          => To quit QBHLP

 QBHLP's Inbuilt TEXT Viewer Control:
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 ARROW KEYS     =>      Move around viewing the file
 PAGE UP        =>      Go up 24 rows
 PAGE DOWN      =>      Go down 24 rows
 HOME           =>      Go to start of file
 END            =>      Go to end of file
 F1             =>      View HELP
 F2             =>      Run current file in a  programming program determined
                        by the 2nd line in the file `VIEWTEXT.STP'. EX:
                        C:\DOS\QBASIC.EXE
 F3             =>      Print current file to default printer
 F4             =>      Change default programming program used to run files.
 ESCAPE KEY     =>      Quit the TEXT VIEWER and return to QBHLP

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 Chapter 5 {Using QBHLP} 

 QBHLP is very easy to use. When you start it, you will see the main contents
 page. Here there will be a list  of  links,  leading you to different pages.
 Go to the `Index' link using the  mouse  or  the keyboard and click the left
 mouse button or press  ENTER.  This will take you to the `Index' page.  Here
 you will see all the code snippets,  example programs etc.  Again choose one
 of the topics by clicking on  the  link.  This  is  how you navigate between
 pages. Links are there for THREE purposes:

  Taking you to other pages
  Taking you to the inbuilt TEXT viewer
  Saving programs to disk

 PS: Some programs will need to be  run.  When  run  they will produce a .ZIP
 file. The extract the .ZIP file to get the actual QBasic/QuickBASIC program.
 These are the programs created by POSTIT ! 

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 Chapter 6 {Credits} 

 That's about all you need to know to run QBHLP ! Now here are the credits. A
 lot of work went into QBHLP.

 The main program completely by:
 Arpith Jacob
 C/O Dr Jacob Chacko,
 Dept Of Paediatric Surgery,
 CMCH, Vellore, TN.
 South India. 632004

 The TEXT viewer originally  by  Matt  Hart and later rebuilt by Arpith Jacob

 All programs, faq's, articles,  code  snippets etc are the property of their
 authors. Thankyou to all authors.

 BETA TESTERS:-
 Chris Harrison <harrison@btinternet.com> 
 Jeff Hangartner <jhangart@oanet.com>
 Peter Cooper <peco@trenham.demon.co.uk>

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 Chapter 7 {Final Note} 

 I hope QBHLP has been of  great  benifit to you. I took a long time to build
 it so I am sure it has been of some use.  If you enjoyed/used/thought it was
 good/or have  any  comments  on  QBHLP  then  please  register  by sending a
 postcard with a picture of your city/country to:

 Arpith Jacob,
 C/O Dr Jacob Chacko,
 Dept Of Paediatric Surgery,
 CMCH, Vellore, TN.
 South India. 632004

 Please include with your postcard the following details:

     What do you think about QBHLP ?
     Any comments/suggestions etc on QBHLP.
     Your name, age and full address.
     The country you live in.
     Where did you get QBHLP ?
     Any other information or comments.

 And finally please note:-

  If you use QBHLP or any of the programs in it in any of your programs then
   please give credit !
  I have gained a lot from  BASIC  programming,  and have tried to encourage
   BASIC programming by building QBHLP. You could also try to do something to
   encourage BASIC programming.
  Lastly I have thoroughly enjoyed building  QBHLP.  I  certainly  hope  you
   enjoy using it.

 Cheers,

 Arpith Jacob
 C/O Dr Jacob Chacko,
 Dept Of Paediatric Surgery,
 CMCH, Vellore, TN.
 South India. 632004

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