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- FROM SCRATCH
-
- Version 2.10
-
- DESCRIPTION AND
- AUTHOR INFORMATION
-
- Last updated: June , 1993
-
-
- This file includes sample descriptions which you may use to describe
- the From Scratch package.
-
- Disk Vendors and Distributors please refer to the VENDOR.DOC text
- file.
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- File Name(s) for BBSs:
- ----------------------
- For consistency and to help users locate the files, please use the
- following file names:
-
-
- FSCR21.ZIP From Scratch recipe processor for Windows V 2.10
-
- If the program is compressed using some other file compression
- method, then please use the name "FileName" with the appropriate
- extension (PAK, ARC, LZH, ZOO, etc.).
-
-
- Keywords:
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- [RECIPE WINDOWS FOOD COOKING SHOPPING TOOLBAR TRUETYPE FONTS]
-
- Category:
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- Home Computing/Food, Cooking
-
-
- Short Description:
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-
- From Scratch 2.10 is a very easy to use Windows recipe program written
- in C++ that uses dBase compatible files. Unlimited number of
- ingredients per recipe. Sophisticated printing uses any combination
- of available fonts. Complete search capability, Nutrition
- information, yield conversion, fractions, shopping list,
- user-selectable options, and more. Requires Windows 3.1 and VGA.
-
- Long Description:
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- 'From Scratch the recipe processor for Windows' version 2.10 is the
- ultimate Recipe program. Written in C++, it uses Windows fonts, and
- includes a toolbar and status bar like those found only in the most up
- to date Windows programs. For all its power, From Scratch is extremely
- easy to use, thanks to a clean, intuitive design. Recipes can be
- displayed in either cardfile or list format, and function key and mouse
- shortcuts as well as standard menu choices make the program a pleasure
- to use.
-
- From Scratch stores its data in dBase IV compatible files, which means
- that you can access recipes stored by From Scratch using many other
- programs - Q+E, Excel, Access, Paradox, dBase IV and Approach are just
- a few. If you've ever spent time entering recipes into a program, and
- then wished to switch to another, but had to re-type all the
- information, you'll appreciate this feature.
-
- You can store an unlimited number of ingredients per recipe, and the
- number of recipes in your database is limited only by disk space.
- Instructions and Notes fields each can hold up to 10,000 characters! You
- can search by ingredient, keyword, nutrition information, through
- instructions and notes, and more. There are fields for oven temperature,
- origin, keywords, servings, and nutrition information, including
- calories, cholestorol, sodium, and fats. Ingredient entries have a
- special field for preparation, and can accept comments, dividing lines
- (for recipes with ingredient sections - like 'dressing' and 'salad'), or
- continuations from the previous ingredient line. The user can control
- the order ingredients appear in the recipe. The entire recipe can be
- copied to the Windows clipboard for use in other programs.
-
- From Scratch offers the kind of print options that are normally only
- found in a word processing program. Working in sections (such as title,
- yield, instructions, ingredients, etc), you can specify any Windows
- font, including italic, bold, underlining, and color. You can also
- specify for any section to be centered, seperated by a decorative line,
- or omitted from the printout entirely. You can also convert a recipe's
- yield, print more than one recipe at once, print just the recipe titles,
- print to a file, print in draft mode (useful for dot matrix printers), and
- more.
-
- A shopping list manager is included that allows you to print a
- comprehensive shopping list, not just the items that appear in the
- recipes.
-
- A seperate utility (FSCONVRT.EXE, included in shareware, but distributed
- as a separate ZIP file on most BBS systems) allows conversion from Meal
- Master, Compu-chef, and Micro Kitchen companion recipes, as well as
- allows swapping recipes with other From Scratch users, and prepares
- merge files for users of Word for Windows and WordPerfect for Windows.
-
- From Scratch requires Windows 3.1 and VGA. A printer and mouse are
- optional, but recommended.
-
- 'From Scratch' is not crippled in any way. The shareware version has
- one reminder screen.
-
- Registration Information:
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-
- Registration is $34.95, and support is offered via mail, Compuserve,
- Prodigy, and when possible , by phone. Registered users receive a coded
- registration key that can be used to register all future versions of 'From
- Scratch'. In addition, registration entitles users to a laser printed
- manual and the newest version on disk, and a bonus database of over 90
- recipes.
-
- by:
- Desktop Solutions
- 34 Inwood Rd
- Port Washington NY 11050
- (516) 944-3254
-
- Registration can be made with credit cards through PsL at (800) 242-4PSL
- (This number is for orders only)
-
- Author/Publisher Information:
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-
- Desktop Solutions is a small software company owned and operated by
- Frank Imburgio. Frank has been programming PCs for eleven years,
- (Starting with an Atari 400 and a tape drive), and also designs database
- systems in Windows and C++ for a Wall Street firm.
-
- Please feel free to contact me at any time if you have any questions,
- comments or suggestions. I can be reached by mail at the following
- address:
-
- Frank Imburgio
- Desktop Solutions
- 34 Inwood Rd
- Port Washington NY 11050
- U.S.A.
-
-
- I can also be reached by voice or electronically as follows:
-
- Voice: (516) 944-3254
-
- CompuServe: 74676,3314
-
- Internet: 74676,3314@COMPUSERVE.COM
-
- Prodigy: KDTR60A
-
- Please note: Telephone support (especially long distance!) to
- unregistered users is not guaranteed!
-
-