TDS - New Version 2.13

[Adrian]

June 27th, 2007 - Version 2.13 Released

# Updates - June 27, 2007 (2.13) Changed the names of the tables
# Fixed a small bug in the edit listings page
# Added dynamic template addon ( can add your own templates)
# Cleaned up the temaplates: bluesea, greenblaze & default
# Fixed a bug in the contact form
# Added "Maximum Time:" to show link history on in specified time period
# Added a Accounts page, so buyers can update their banner/info at anytime
# "TopSpot Locked" period is now more flexible
# Can not limit how many past topspots are shown
# Can number the history list as well
# Can align the history list as well
# Added "View Listings" now can edit/delete listings[/u]

[erwinzeez]

VERSION

The About menu selection advises the date and version of the TDS-PC for Windows development software which you are using. From version 3.00 it is a 32-bit application compiled with Visual Basic Professional.

Apart from the development environment, installation from the CD puts on your hard disk pre-written software modules that can be called from your applications software. An extended library is available through the order code UPDATE-SERVICE.

Unless indicated otherwise in a particular file, the software on the CD is copyright Triangle Digital Support Ltd. You do not buy TDS-PC for Windows and library files but an 310-090indefinite licence to use them. This is particular to the purchaser and cannot be transferred. Within an organisation any number of copies can be made but each user must be made aware that copies may be not be taken for personal or third party use. See PLEASE NOTE, page 4, for licence and copyright details of the board computers.
PC REQUIREMENTS

TDS-PC for Windows runs on most PCs, the minimum recommended hardware requirement is:



q Processor 486 or above

q Speed 66MHz or above

q 800 x 600 resolution screen or better

q 640k bytes of memory or more

q One free serial port designated COM1 to COM9



This is the minimum specification; the 310-091software will run much better on a faster machine with a 1024 x 768 display. The operating system should be any of:



q Windows 98

q Windows NT4

q Windows 2000

q Windows XP



Help screens and web connection use your installed browser. This should be at least the following version:



q Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.00

q Netscape Navigator 4.00



Source code for TDS-PC for Windows310-092is supplied with the Update Service. If you wish to modify it, Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows (professional edition) is required. This is not necessary if you do not intend to make changes.

To use an external editor you will need one that accepts the file name on the same line as the command. For example this might be EDIT TASK.TDS if you want to edit the file TASK.TDS. (All Forth files created for the TDS2020F computer are automatically given the extension .TDS). If you choose to use an external word-processor the software needs to be set in the 'programming' or 'plain ASCII' mode to avoid extraneous embedded characters (e.g. tabs).
OPERATION SUMMARY

TDS-PC for Windows causes the PC to emulate a terminal. Any key typed is passed to the serial link for transmission to the TDS2020F in your prototype; any character sent by the Forth computer is received and passed to the screen.

You edit source code in one or more source code windows and then F8 will automatically compile programs by sending them line by line to the TDS2020F. When an 310-100error is detected because of a syntax problem in your program, compilation stops and the line where the error was detected is highlighted.