readme.txt

功能强大的表格控件

Spread README    
FarPoint Technologies, Inc.     
August 19, 1996    
     
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This README file is for Spread (TM) version 2.5, release date      
August 19, 1996     
     
The following topics are available:     
  Release Notes      
  Additional Information for C and C++ Users     
  Contacting FarPoint Technologies, Inc.    
  Comment Form            
     
     
*********************  Release Notes  *********************    
    
======  Installation  =====    
    
Refer to the INSTALL.WRI file for installation instructions and a list     
of installed files.    
    
=====   Redistribution  =====    
    
If you plan to redistribute Spread controls, please refer to the     
REDIST.TXT file for a list of files you must distribute with your     
application. The REDIST.TXT file is installed in your \SPREAD25     
directory.     
    
=====  Upgrade Instructions  =====    
     
If you are upgrading from existing projects that used either     
Spread/VBX version 2.1, Spread/VBX++ version 2.0, ToolBox version     
3.0, of Grid/VBX version 1.0 controls, refer to the UPGRAD.TXT file.     
The UPGRAD.TXT file is installed in your \SPREAD25 directory.    
    
If you are upgrading from an existing project using Spread/VBX or    
Grid/VBX to use one of the Spread version 2.5 OCX controls, you    
must update your event parameters. Refer to the EVENTS.TXT file    
installed in your \SPREAD25 directory.    
   
======  Documentation ======  
  
The Spread User's Guide is provided in print form and in the online   
help file. The Spread DLL Reference Guide and OCX/VBX Reference   
Guide are included in their respective online help file.  
   
======  Online Help  ======    
            
  If you are using Windows 95, contents files (SSDLL25.CNT and      
  SSOVX25.CNT) are included.           
     
  If you want online help for the Spread Designer, you must install     
  the OCX/VBX help file.     
     
  If you are using the 32-bit OCX control in Windows 95 in Visual      
  Basic, to access online help for events, type the event name in the      
  code window and press F1.     
     
======  Technical Issues Addressed -- Release Date 8/19/96  ====== 
 
The information in parentheses following each item is our company's     
tracking number, which you may have been given in response to a     
problem you reported.        
        
 - In Spread Designer, you can now display previously hidden columns 
   or rows by setting the column or row width to -1. (JAP5179)

 - When the ScrollBarMax property is set to False, the vertical scroll 
   bar range is 1 to either 20 or the DataRowCnt property value, 
   whichever is greater. The horizontal scroll bar range is 1 to either 8 
   or the DataColCnt property value, whichever is greater. (JIS338)

 - The Spread control no longer GPFs when you populate a combo box 
   cell with a string larger than 32767 characters. (KEM47)

 - The BackColorStyle property now works properly for static or owner 
   drawn cell types. (SCS3511)

 - Values entered in a float cell with the TypeFloatDecimalPlaces 
   property set to 2 and the TypeFloatSeparator property set to True no 
   longer display a 0. (SCS3591) 
  
====== Technical Issues Addressed -- Release Date 8/13/96  ======    
    
 - The Spread control DLL now shows in Borland's Resource   
   Workshop. (GRB1618)  
  
 - Customizing header text using the Spread Designer is now easier to      
   accomplish. (KEM3522)     
     
 - The ColHidden check box in the Spread Designer now works      
   correctly. (KEM3749)     
  
 - The DataAddNew event now fires correctly when updating an empty   
   database table. (KEM3762)  
     
 - When the Spread control has the focus, closing an application by      
   clicking on the icon in the upper left corner no longer causes a GPF.      
   (JAP4544)     
     
 - The GetCellFromScreenCoordinates now returns the correct      
   coordinates for a cell in column header row or the row header      
   column. (JAP4677)     
     
 - Float cells with zero decimal places no longer truncate the decimal      
   value. (KEM3755)     
     
 - Choosing any option from the Unit Type dialog box in Spread      
   Designer now works correctly.(SCS3144)     
     
 - When the EditModePermanent property is set to True and the last      
   column is locked, you can now scroll to the end of the spreadsheet.      
   (SCS3218)     
  
 - The 16-bit OCX Spread control now correctly writes data back to a   
   database. (SCS3319)  
  
 - The memory leak problem is now fixed. (SCS3383)  
     
 - Binding a column of numeric data to a column of static text cells no      
   longer causes a GPF when the form is loaded. (SEL5286)     
     
 - In Windows 3.x, unloading a Spread VBX control on an MDI child      
   form using a button in a Visual Basic picture box, a Visual      
   Basic frame, or MicroHelp frame control no longer causes a GPF.      
   (SEL5553)     
  
 - If you are using Visual C++ 4.x and you have a frame window   
   around the form view, buttons no longer require two key presses to   
   be activated. (SEL5713)  
  
 - When using a custom function inside the parameter list of another   
   custom function, characters are no longer lost from the formula   
   string. (SEL5720)  
  
 - The truncate function of the Formula property now calculates   
   floating point numbers with better precision. (SEL5799)  
     
 - Long (multiple line) formulas are no longer truncated. (TEL2937)     
    
=====  Technical Issues Addressed -- Release Date 7/10/96  =====    
    
 - The online help now correctly documents the ButtonDown  
   parameter for the ButtonClicked event as an integer value.  
   (GRB1793)     
     
 - Cells that overflow now print correctly. (GRB1964/1965)     
     
 - Float cells now round correctly to the specified number of decimal      
   places. (KEM3709)     
     
 - When the Spread control is bound to a Microsoft Access 7.0      
   database, the database is now updated when data is written to      
   it. (KEM3715)     
     
 - You can now set the font to Wingdings. (SCS2929)     
     
 - Changing the background or text color of cells in frozen rows or      
   columns no longer causes a painting problem. (SEL2)     
     
 - In Windows NT 3.5, the Spread control no longer causes a GPF      
   when you set the row height equal to the value of the      
   MaxTextRowHeight property while looping through more than nine      
   rows.(SEL5105)     
     
 - Picture cells now paint properly. (SEL5397)     
     
 - The Spread control no longer GPFs when loading a spreadsheet that      
   contains custom functions in the Form_Load event. (SEL5403)     
    
======  Technical Issues Addressed -- Release Date 6/10/96  ======    
    
 - When using the 32-bit OCX control in Visual C++ 4.0, all changes       
   made by the Spread Designer are now updated in the Resource       
   Compiler.     
     
 - You can now use the Visual Basic 4.0 Setup Wizard to register the     
   Spread control.      
       
 - When a cell is in edit mode and a message box is displayed by          
   clicking the right mouse button, the Spread control now receives the          
   focus after the message box is closed. (GRB1617)         
            
 - The Action property setting 8 (Load) now works correctly in Visual          
   Basic 4.0. (GRB1834)         
            
 - Rows and columns that frozen are no longer duplicated. (GBR1847)         
            
 - The horizontal and vertical scroll bars now work properly when the          
   ScrollBarMaxAlign property is set to True and columns are          
   hidden. (GRB1861)         
            
 - Data is now displayed in integer fields of bound spreadsheet          
   controls. (JAP3696)         
            
 - The GetClientArea and GetCellPos functions now return the height          
   and width values in twips. (JAP4045)         
            
 - When you display an icon in a picture cell whose background color          
   is set to vbWindowBackground, the background no longer turns          
   black. (JAP4167)         
            
 - In Visual Basic 3.0, the combo box cell now works correctly when          
   Spread version 2.1 is loaded before Spread version 2.5. (JAP4176)         
            
 - Picture cells no longer cause memory leaks in Visual Basic 3.0.          
   (JAP4201)         
            
 - For the Spread OCX control, the Back Color Displays drop-down list          
   box on the Display property page now includes the Over Horz Grid          
   Only and Over Vert Grid Only list items. (JIS3266)         
            
 - In a single select spreadsheet, invoking a drag method no longer          
   causes the spreadsheet to scroll with mouse movement. (KEM3548)         
            
 - When the Drag Mode property is set to 1 (Automatic), the scroll bars          
   are now correctly displayed. (KEM3548)         
           
 - When working with the Spread VBX control in Visual C++, using          
   the SetText function to set the header text no longer causes a          
   SmartHeap memory error. (KEM3636)         
            
 - Setting the Action property 0 (Activate Cell) now updates the record          
   pointer. (SCS2739)         
            
 - The Text property now works properly when used within the          
   KeyDown event. (SCS2798)         
            
 - Spreadsheets saved using the old Interface Designer (.SS files) are          
   now loaded correctly in the new Spread Designer. (SEL3850)         
            
 - When the DAutoSave property is set to False, the Action (15 - Data          
   Save) property now correctly saves inserted and modified rows in a          
   bound spreadsheet. (SEL3984)         
            
 - The MS Sans Serif 9.75 point font is now displayed correctly.          
   (SEL5080)        
       
 - When using Windows NT, the TypeIntegerMax and TypeIntegerMin        
   properties are now processed much faster. (SEL5100)        
         
 - Formulas are now updated correctly after sorting rows. (TEL1994)         
            
======  Technical Issues Addressed -- Release Date 5/10/96  ======    
    
 - Within the MouseDown event, the GetCellFromScreenCoord        
   function now returns the correct values for the Col and Row        
   parameters. (BOJ3070)       
       
 - The Spread VBX control no longer GPFs when you set the DataField        
   property for the row header column (column 0). (BOJ3703)       
       
 - The KeyPress event will now process the pressing of the Enter key.        
   (GRB814)       
       
 - Formulas that involve columns are now updated correctly when the        
   value of a cell is changed in code.(GRB1623)       
       
 - You can now assign the value of the Picture property for another        
   control (Image, for example) to the TypePictPicture,        
   TypeButtonPicture, TypeButtonPictureDown, or TypeCheckPicture        
   properties. (GRB1683)       
       
 - When you set the background or foreground color of a block of cells,        
   the color for that block now stays set when you change the        
   background or foreground color of the spreadsheet. (JAP3695)       
       
 - When you set the background color of a spreadsheet and you display        
   only the horizontal (vertical) lines, you can now set the back color        
   style to avoid spaces where the vertical (horizontal) lines cross the        
   horizontal (vertical) lines. This can be set through the Spread      
   Designer, the properties window, or in code. (JAP3757)       
       
 - The row height value no longer decreases every time you reset it.        
   (JAP3819)       
       
 - When you have a command button (Default property = True) and a        
   spreadsheet on a form, pressing the Enter key now fires the command        
   button's Click event. (JAP3853)