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TOPICS:
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Overview
Documentation
License
Supported Compilers
Unzipping
Software Support

OVERVIEW
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DataReel is a free cross-platform database and communications
toolkit used to rapidly develop and deploy multi-threaded
database and communications applications. The DataReel toolkit is
composed of a modular C++ library designed to build
cross-platform infrastructures for end-user applications,
embedded systems, and reusable libraries.

DOCUMENTATION
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The complete DataReel documentation set is available in an HTML
format. Updated versions and all changes are posted to the
DataReel Web Site: 

http://www.datareel.com/docs.htm 

LICENSE
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The DataReel library is copyrighted by glNET Software, Copyright
(c) 2001, all rights reserved. DataReel is an open source library
available to commercial, individual, and academic developers. The
source code is distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public
License. Proprietary and non-restricted commercial licensing
agreements are available from glNET Software. Please direct any
licensing questions to DataReel support. 

DataReel Copyright (c) 2001 glNET Software 

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later
version. 

This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details. 

You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
02111-1307 USA

SUPPORTED COMPILERS
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The following is the current list of compilers used for
development and cross-platform testing. If the compiler you are
using is not listed please contact DataReel support as this list
may change without notice. 

HPUX Native C++ Compiler - HP C++ HPCPLUSPLUS A.10.27 

HPUX Native C++ Compiler - HP aC++ B3910B A.03.30

HP aC++ B3910B A.03.27 Language Support Library 

16-Bit MSDOS C++ Compiler - MSVC 1.52 (Limited Support) 

32-Bit MSDOS C++ Compiler - DJGPP 2.7.2.1 (Limited Support) 

32-Bit Windows C++ Compiler - MSVC 4.2, MSVC 5.0, MSVC 6.0 SP3, 
BCC32 5.5 

RedHat C++ Compiler - gcc version 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux
7.0) 

Solaris Native C++ Compiler - Sun WorkShop C++ 5.0 (4.2
compatibility mode)


UNZIPPING THE DISTRIBUTION
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The entire DataReel distribution requires approximately 28 MB of
free disk space to unpack. Two distributions are available, one
for Windows and one for UNIX. The DataReel Windows and UNIX
archives are identical and can be unpacked on either platform
depending on the decompression tools available to you. 

Windows Installation
To unpack this distribution on a Windows platform you will need a
copy of PKZIP version 2.03 for DOS or WINZIP version 6.1 or
higher for WIN32. To unzip using PKZIP 2.03 follow these
instructions: 

C:\>mkdir datareel
C:\>copy dreelXXX.zip c:\datareel
C:\>cd datareel
C:\datareel>pkunzip -d dreelXXX.zip

UNIX Installation
To unpack this distribution you need a copy GZIP/GUNZIP version
1.2.4 or higher. To unpack using GZIP and the UNIX tar utility
follow these instructions: 

% gzip -d dreelXXX.tgz
% tar xvf dreelXXX.tar

To unpack using GUNZIP and the UNIX tar utility follow these
instructions: 

% gunzip dreelXXX.tgz 
% tar xvf dreelXXX.tar

NOTE: You can use also UNZIP for UNIX version 5.12 to unpack the
zip archive: 

% mkdir vbdbase
% cp dreelXXX.zip datareel/dreelXXX.zip
% cd datareel

% unzip -a -L dreelXXX.zip

The unzip "-a" option will auto-convert all text files to a UNIX
format and the "-L" option will make the directory and file names
all lower case.  

SOFTWARE SUPPORT
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To contact the DataReel support team directly please email your
or FAX inquiries to: 

register@datareel.com - Free product registration.

support@datareel.com - Technical support for all software related
issues.

info@datareel.com - DataReel product information and licensing
issues.

sales@datareel.com - Commercial support information and price
quotes.

FAX: 413-622-7705

http://www.datareel.com

DataReel is produced and maintained by glNET Software. 

http://www.glnetsoftware.com
glnet@glnetsoftware.com 

glNET Software
P.O. Box 820314
South Florida, FL. 33082-0314 
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