' SAMPLE.HLP ' User-defined callable scroll help box system ' Called using SCROLLBOX=HelpFile,HeaderString ' Practical Limits: About 64K per help file (scan speed is the issue) ' Use unique header strings, or at least be sure that ' your help starts at the first occurence of the string. ' While .DEF files will be compiled in the future, it ' has not yet been decided that .HLP files will. ' About PullDown... PullDown is a ShareWare menu shell system permitting total system customization and addition of a truly professional shine to any IBM compatible PC. It was written using QBX/BC7 PDS with assembler extentions from Crescent software, DIALOGIC from Dialog Software, and compiled in September of 1990. A Dealer/Consultant arrangement is available to interested professionals who want to use PullDown to add value to client sites at very very low cost. Enjoy the software! Copyright 1990 MicroDynamics Development Corporation All Rights Reserved. Internationally distributed, and gaining prominence as the menu system to select in the '90s... thanks to many ardent supporters! ### Sample Help This demonstrates the powerful user-callable help subsystem available in PullDown v2.15. You can make these help screens appear at ANY time during the execution of commands, and can place anything in them, up to 69 characters wide and 50 lines deep. As you can see, this system is indeed powerful, and with a bit of work you might define an entire online help system for a particular computer, task, tutorial, or just to inform users of a set of complicated steps to follow. When combined with the ability to branch to other menu definition files, PullDown delivers to the expert user a truly professional, sleek, and powerful menu system alternative to AUTOMENU or DIRECT ACCESS. Enjoy! (Scroll the box down to see more in 25 line mode) PullDown is Copyright (c) 1989/1990 MicroDynamics Development Corporation, 1445 Mensch Lane Gilbertsville, PA 19525. CompuServe ID is 72010,2546. Please feel free to comment on the system and request enhancements! Thank you for evaluating the package. Oh, a tip: when creating help files, be sure that the test is fairly well blocked looking, or it will seem unbalanced on the screen. The AutoHelp system that created this dialog is available to QB/QBX programmers who use Crescent's QuickPak/Pro and own DIALOGIC from Dialog Software. ### ' And so on.......... Pop up Warning WARNING: This option does nothing! These little dialogs can be placed anywhere, any time, and self-size and scroll. ### Red Herring A "Validation Failure" is not actually recorded anywhere, but we would want novice users (or maybe even experts) to THINK that there was to discourage repeated attempts at the password. ###