Hmmm... wrote:
VSVIEW 3.0, VSOCX 6.0 would be ideal.
I probably have those, somewhere. But, you see, I'm kind of an idealist when
it comes to copying software, since I make my living from it. In fact, at
one time I was a contractor to Videosoft, so I'm maybe even a tiny bit
_more_ protective of their stuff.
I could help you get the ocx files themselves, which (if I recall correctly)
would work for you in a "begware" mode. It would be entirely legitimate for
me to build a trivial app which uses them and then an installation package
for that. Maybe something like <http://obob.com/vb/Project1.zip>
I think such a thing could get you to where you can work with the controls,
as I'm guessing your need is to work on some project you have that calls
for them. But you'd still be on your own as far as acquiring licensing info.
I downloaded the resource kit. How would I go about "downgrading"?
I'm not really sure. I have licensed copies myself, of pretty much everything
Videosoft made before the merger. Even paid for a lot of it, as I was a happy
customer for many years before we worked together.
Though as far as I've ever known, "try before you buy" was also a part of
the Videosoft philosophy - if there can be said to have been one. That's
why I'm pretty sure everything has a fully functional "begware" type mode,
where if you don't have the license info, it still works, it just pops up
dialogs now & then to remind you (and any users of stuff you build) that
it's not a fully licensed copy.
Bob
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