Hi All,

The Free DEMO of VXH is now available. It is included in the Free DEMO of
xHarbour Builder October 2005 Release. The download is available from
http://www.xHarbour.com and does NOT require any registration, or activation
of any kind.

You may download using the following direct link:

http://www.xharbour.com/xHlogin/downloads.asp?p=Windows&filename=path/xH2005-10-release/xHB-Demo-OCT2005.exe

No activation or registration is needed to use the full feature demo. The
only restriction is a time limit of 7 minutes per session, and same
limitation on the built applications.

NOTE: that the existing installer, does NOT include any of the samples, so
you may probably want to download and install, one or more of the following
available samples:

Samples:
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VXH Getting Started:
http://www.xharbour.com/Downloads/movies/VxH%20Getting%20Started%201.1.exe

VXH Basics - Captions
http://www.xharbour.com/Downloads/movies/VxH%20Basics%20-%20Captions%201.1.exe

VXH Basics - Pop-Up
http://www.xharbour.com/Downloads/movies/VxH%20Basics%20-%20Pop-Up%201.1.exe

VXH Basics - DataGrid
http://www.xharbour.com/Downloads/movies/VxH%20Basics%20-%20DataGrid%201.1.exe

VXH Basics - CoolMenu
http://www.xharbour.com/Downloads/movies/VxH%20Basics%20-%20CoolMenu%201.1.exe

VXH Basics - MDI Environment
http://www.xharbour.com/Downloads/movies/VxH%20Basics%20-%20MDI%20Environment%201.1.exe

All of the above are direct links to a respective installer, which will
install the respective sample into your \xhb\samples\<Sample Name>

Movies:
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Sample movies, showing the creation of each of the above, are also available
here:

http://www.xharbour.com/movie.asp?on_us=1&swf=vxh-GettingStarted.swf

http://www.xharbour.com/movie.asp?on_us=0&swf=vxh-Basics-Caption.swf

http://www.xharbour.com/movie.asp?on_us=0&swf=vxh-Basics-Popup.swf

http://www.xharbour.com/movie.asp?on_us=0&swf=vxh-DataGrid-Sample.swf

http://www.xharbour.com/movie.asp?on_us=0&swf=vxh-DataGrid-Sample.swf

http://www.xharbour.com/movie.asp?on_us=0&swf=vxh-MDI-Sample.swf

How to:
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To open the sample, use VXH File->Open->Project (or the Open Shortcut) and
direct it to the \xhb\samples\<Sample Name>\<SampleName>.vxh project file.

FAQ
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Q. How do I start design of a new form?

A. When starting a new project, you'll need to EXPLICITLY add a NEW FORM, by
selecting File->New->Form (or the New Shortcut).

Enjoy, and please let us hear your opinion, the good the bad, and even the
worse.

Ron 

Ron,

<<< The only restriction is a time limit of 7 minutes per session...
>>>

With this limitation in mind what would be a suggested course of
actions in evaluating the product? One feature at a time?

TIA, Eugene

> <<< The only restriction is a time limit of 7 minutes per session...
>>>>
>
> With this limitation in mind what would be a suggested course of
> actions in evaluating the product? One feature at a time?

I can not  guess what you may be able to do with 6 minutes. For me, few 
sessions give a fairly good idea of whether the product is of probable value 
or not. How long do you normally allocate to evaluate a demo product, before 
you ultimately decide to either buy it, or drop it?

Ron 

"How long do you normally allocate to evaluate a demo product, before
you ultimately decide to either buy it, or drop it?"

Typically a (14, 21, or 30) day unrestricted evaluation that is
controlled by date tracking by the product at time of installation with
post-evaluation limitation by removal of a key product feature, e.g.:
[Save Project] which protects your investment but would still allow the
developer to load & review a previously saved project following
expiration of the evaluation period.

The application runtime session timeout, while understandable &
necessary, seems a bit restrictive at first glance: this statement is
based on previous experience, not because I have downloaded, installed,
or tested your product.  A longer (15-30) minute runtime session
timeout would allow for more realistic development & pre-production
testing for projects with complex GUI and data access features (ie:
network applications), while still affording the protection you
require.

Regards,
Bob

Bob,

> "How long do you normally allocate to evaluate a demo product, before
> you ultimately decide to either buy it, or drop it?"
>
> Typically a (14, 21, or 30) day unrestricted evaluation that is
> controlled by date tracking by the product at time of installation with
> post-evaluation limitation by removal of a key product feature, e.g.:
> [Save Project] which protects your investment but would still allow the
> developer to load & review a previously saved project following
> expiration of the evaluation period.
>
> The application runtime session timeout, while understandable &
> necessary, seems a bit restrictive at first glance: this statement is
> based on previous experience, not because I have downloaded, installed,
> or tested your product.  A longer (15-30) minute runtime session
> timeout would allow for more realistic development & pre-production
> testing for projects with complex GUI and data access features (ie:
> network applications), while still affording the protection you
> require.

Thanks for your input. We have decided to increase the session time limit to 
15 minutes, and will offer a new Demo, possibly as early as tomorrow.

Thanks again,

Ron