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      <td width="50%"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#800000">Gradient Fill component</font></td>
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      <td width="50%"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#800000">Group Box component</font></td>
      <td width="50%"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#800000">adgroup.dcu</font></td>
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      <td width="50%"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#800000">SaveForm component</font></td>
      <td width="50%"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#800000">savefrm.dcu</font></td>
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      <td width="50%"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#800000">SaveGrid component</font></td>
      <td width="50%"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#800000">savegrid.dcu</font></td>
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      <td width="50%"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#800000">Source Code Finder expert</font></td>
      <td width="50%"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#800000">adfindex.dcu</font></td>
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      <td width="50%"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#800000">DateTime Suite (main
      components)</font></td>
      <td width="50%"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#800000">addsuite.pas (Note: install
      the pas file )</font></td>
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      <td width="50%"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#800000">DateTime Suite (Baselevel
      components)</font></td>
      <td width="50%"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#800000">adbase.pas (Note: install the
      pas file )</font></td>
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  </center></div><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">In Delphi 1 you need to check that
  the directory where you have installed the components is in the search path edit field.
  All components that get installed must be in this search path. Using the suggested install
  directory, check that in the &quot;Install Components&quot; dialogue in the &quot;Search
  Path&quot; the edit field has 'c:\adrock\d1' included in as the path.&nbsp; Your entire
  path might now look like: 'c:\delphi\lib;c:\adrock\d1'.&nbsp; (In Delphi 2, 3 and 4 this
  is handled for you if it's a new directory and it's not already in the search path).</font></p>
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  <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">And when you're ready, press the 'OK' button to
  compile.&nbsp; (You should see the compile progress and then the library link process).</font></p>
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<p><a name="Installation of the HLP and KWF files"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2" color="#008000"><strong>Installation of the HLP and KWF files</strong></font></a></b> </p>

<p><strong><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">Delphi 3 and 4</font></strong> 

<ul>
  <li><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2"><em>Copy or Move the Help files </em>from the unzip
    directory (eg. 'c:\adrock\d4\adclock.hlp' and adclock.cnt) to the Delphi Help directory
    (eg. 'c:\Program Files\Borland\Delphi4\Help').</font></li>
  <li><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">Open the Adrock .cnt Help file you're installing for
    editing (eg. 'wordpad c:\Program Files\Borland\Delphi4\Help\adclock.CNT') and:</font><ul>
      <li><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">for Delphi 4 insert: '<strong>:Include delphi4.cfg</strong>'</font></li>
      <li><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">for Delphi 3 insert: '<strong>:Include delphi3.cfg</strong>'</font></li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2"><em>Open the Delphi cfg </em>file for editing (eg.
    'wordpad c:\Program Files\Borland\Delphi4\Help\delphi4.cfg') and insert the name of the
    Adrock .hlp file (eg. adclock.hlp) as a &quot;:Link&quot; directive:</font><ul>
      <li><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">eg. '<strong>:Link adclock.hlp</strong>'</font></li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">Your installed component (eg. Adrock Analogue Clock
    (adclock.dcu or pas)) will now have context sensitive help.&nbsp; If you're on a Property
    or Event of the Adrock component, pressing F1 will popup help for that Property or Event.
    &nbsp; Context sensitive Help will also popup for any Property, Method of Event in your
    code.</font></li>
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<p><strong><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">Delphi 1 and 2</font></strong> 

<ul>
  <li><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">Exit Delphi is you are running it, as you can not
    install the .kwf file while Delphi is running.</font></li>
  <li><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2"><em>Move or copy the Help files </em>(e.g.:
    'c:\Adrock\HELP\16BIT\adclock.hlp') to your Delphi Bin directory (eg. 'c:\DELPHI\BIN'); it
    only really needs to be somewhere on the path, but the Delphi Bin directory is a good
    place. Delphi has a program to add our help index to Delphi&#146;s help index. What this
    does is allow you to search for both Delphi commands and the commands and properties of
    the component you want to install.&nbsp; This program is called HELPINST and is found in
    the DELPHI\HELP sub-directory. </font></li>
  <li><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2"><em>Copy the keyword file </em>(eg.
    'c:\Adrock\HELP\16bit\adclock.kwf') to the Delphi help directory (usually DELPHI\HELP)</font></li>
  <li><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2"><em>Run Delphi&#146;s HELPINST </em>program (eg.
    'c:\DELPHI\HELP\HELPINST.EXE') and load the DELPHI.HDX file from the DELPHI\BIN Directory.</font></li>
  <li><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2"><em>Add the .KWF file </em>(e.g.: adclock.kwf) to
    the list of indexes.</font></li>
  <li><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2"><em>Save the new index file </em>and then exit the
    HelpInst program.</font></li>
  <li><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">Your installed component (eg. Adrock Analogue Clock
    (adclock.dcu or pas)) will now have context sensitive help.&nbsp; If you're on a Property
    or Event of the Adrock component, pressing F1 will popup help for that Property or Event.
    &nbsp; Context sensitive Help will also popup for any Property, Method of Event in your
    code.</font></li>
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<p><a name="Special Installation Instructions"><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#0000FF">Special
Installation Instructions</font></a></p>

<p><a name="Date Functions Class"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2" color="#008000"><strong>Date
Functions Class</strong></font></a></p>

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  <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">The TAdrockDates class is installed by simply
  including them in the USES clause of your program,</font></p>
  <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">eg: USES AdDate;</font></p>
  <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">Do not attempt to install this component to the
  Delphi VCL palette (ie via 'Component', 'Install')</font></p>
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<p><a name="Message Dialogue Class"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2" color="#008000"><strong>Message
Dialogue Class</strong></font></a></p>

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  <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">The TAdrockDialog components is installed by simply
  including them in the USES clause of your program,</font></p>
  <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">eg: USES AdDialog;</font></p>
  <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">Do not attempt to install this component to the
  Delphi VCL palette (ie via 'Component', 'Install')</font></p>
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<p><a name="Bitmap Property Editor"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2" color="#008000"><b>Bitmap
Property Editor</b></font></a></p>

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  <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">The Bitmap Property Editor is installed in the
  normal way - install the adbitma.dcu or .pas file.</font></p>
  <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">However, it will not be visible on the Delphi VCL
  palette bar.&nbsp; The Bitmap Property Editor is invoked via a TImage or TGlyph Property
  (editor)...</font></p>
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  <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">Normally, if you clicked on the Picture ellipse
  button you'd get the standard Delphi image browser - but now, with the Adrock Bitmap
  Property Editor installed - you'll get a much more powerful browser with preview, history
  and named bitmaps.</font></p>
  <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">So the <strong>Adrock Bitmap Property Editor </strong>is
  available via every <strong>Object </strong>that has a <strong>TImage or TGlyph Property</strong>.</font></p>
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<p><a name="Source Code Finder"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2" color="#008000"><b>Source
Code Finder</b></font></a></p>

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  <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">The <b>Adrock Source Code Finder</b> installs to
  the Delphi Help menu, MenuItem &quot;Adrock Source Searcher&quot;.</font></p>
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<p><b><a name="Installation of the Sample Application files"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2" color="#008000"><strong>Installation of the Sample Application files (if
applicable)</strong></font></a></p>
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    <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">We suggest and assume you run any Sample
    Application from a directory such as \TEST (in our own environment, we use D1, D2 and D3
    and D4 directories for testing).</font></p>
    <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">Unzip the sample application archive (eg
    SAM3DCAL.ZIP) into the TEST directory.</font></p>
    <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2">Start Delphi and open the sample application&#146;s
    project file (eg. 'E:\TEST\demodate.dpr', compile, and run!</font></p>
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  <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="2"><strong>If you have any problems installing our
  controls please feel free to contact us, see the <a href="../index.htm#Contacting Us">contact
  details</a> for more.</strong></font></p>
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