
The MetaKit Library               Version 1.0 beta              March 12, 1996
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(see the file README.TXT for general information about this C++ class library)


Notes about this pre-release:

- The c4_Storage constructor needs an additional parameter describing the
  structure of the data stored on file. This is a temporary situation
  until automatic structure design is completed. The general syntax is:
	name1[prop1:type,prop2:type],name2[...],...
  Examples of this can be found in the sources, such as in "discat.cpp".
  Note that the format is simple, but pretty strict: do not add spaces.
  This extra parameter is ignored when re-opening an existing datafile.
- The file storage format is frozen, coming revisions will not change it.
  Future storage formats will remain upward compatible.
- Searching has not yet been implemented, it's not hard, it will come soon.
- Rollback does not work (because re-initialization is not yet correct).
- The main "k4view.h" header file is pretty stable, others may still change.
- The 16-bit versions have a few limitations, the most restrictive being that
  the total size of strings stored should not exceed 32 Kb per view property.
  You can store any amount of data, but the data per view column is limited.
- This code should be quite solid, but extensive tests are still being added.
- A *lot* has changed since 1.0b1 (including the name of this library).


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 A UNIQUE LIMITED-TIME OFFER:                                                     
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 The final release will be out within 1-2 months. As an incentive for you to 
 register - and for me to deliver the goods soon - anyone registering before 
 MetaKit version 1.0 is released will be sent the library sources for free. 
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The MetaKit library is extending rapidly. This is possible because it is a
rewrite of code developed earlier in a number of recent projects. I have a
good picture of where I can be heading, because I've already been there :)
But with YOUR input, I can do a better job of prioritizing my to-do lists.

Best regards,
Jean-Claude

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mailto:jcw@meta4.nl       http://www.meta4.com/meta4       fax:+31 30 635 2337

