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TurboPower OnGuard


Table of contents

1.  Introduction
2.  Package names
3.  Installation
4.  Version history

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1. Introduction


OnGuard is a library to create demo versions of your Borland Delphi &
C++Builder applications. Ccreate demo versions that are time-limited,
feature-limited, limited to a certain number of uses, or limited to a
certain # of concurrent network users.

This is a source-only release of TurboPower OnGuard. It includes
designtime and runtime packages for Delphi 3 through 7 and C++Builder
3 through 6.

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2. Package names


TurboPower OnGuard package names have the following form:

  GNNN_KVV.*
   |  |||
   |  ||+------ VV  VCL version (30=Delphi 3, 40=Delphi 4, 70=Delphi 7)
   |  |+------- K   Kind of package (R=runtime, D=designtime)
   |  +-------- P   Platform (_=VCL, C=CLX, F=FMX, L=Lazarus)
   +----------- NNN Product version number (e.g., 113=version 1.13)


For example, the OnGuard designtime package files for Delphi 7 have
the filename G115_D70.*.

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3. Installation


To install TurboPower OnGuard into your IDE, take the following steps:

  1. Unzip the release files into a directory (e.g., d:\onguard).

  2. Start Delphi or C++Builder.

  3. Add the source subdirectory (e.g., d:\onguard\source) to the
     IDE's library path.

  4. Open & install the designtime package specific to the IDE being
     used. The IDE should notify you the components have been
     installed.

  5. Make sure the PATH environmental variable contains the directory
     in which the compiled packages (i.e., BPL or DPL files) were
     placed.

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4. Version history


4.1 Release 1.13

    Enhancements
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    Added support for Delphi 7

4.2 Release 1.14

    Enhancements
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    Added support for Unicode (Delphi 2009 and Delphi 2010)

4.3 Release 1.15

    Enhancements
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    Added packages for Delphi XE, XE2, XE3, XE4, XE5.
    merged changes from SongBeamer.
    merged changes from CLX port.
    merged changes from FPC/Lazarus port.
    added SourceForge feature request 5.
    added SourceForge bug reports 6, 7, 8, and 10.
    added CHM help file
    added HxS help file
    added HTML help files
    added Unit Tests

4.3.1 Release 1.15 r16

    Enhancements
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    added packages for XE6 and XE7
    added XE6 & XE7 in onguard.inc
    confirmed SourceForge bug report 12 is already in place

4.3.1 Release 1.15 r17

    Enhancements
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    removed code folding "{$REGION}" for Delphi 3-7 support
    confirmed {$IF } ... {$IFEND} usage