windows-server-2003/inetcore/outlookexpress/wabw/vcard/versit/2.0

THIS FILE

	README.TXT 



APPLIES TO

	Versit/PDI April 29 1996 Distribution, Version 2.0



DISCUSSION



This file, readme.txt, accompanies a software distribution from

the Versit Consortium. This distribution provides tools which can

be used to evaluate Versitcard, the "electronic business card" exchange

format ("vCard") and to integrate support for the vCard format into 

other software.



The use of this material is governed by a license agreement which 

appears in the file license.txt. This file can be found within the 

distribution.



The distribution is available in two formats:



	1. Windows 95

	2. OS/2 Warp



THIS distribution is for Windows 95. If you need another format

you can obtain it from http://www.versit.com.



INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNPACKING THE DISTRIBUTION FILES



This distribution for Windows 95 consists of this file, readme.txt, 

and a ZIP file, vcwin.zip. Copy these two files to a clean directory 

for decompression (suggested name: \versit). Unzip the files with 

the -d option to expand all subdirectories. For example:



             pkunzip -d pdiwin.zip



The subdirectories Demo, Source, Spec and Icons are created. The Demo 

directory contains an executable, vc.exe, and a set of sample files 

(*.vcf for Versitcard). The Source directory contains three Microsoft 

Visual C++ 4.0 project directories (VC, DLL and DLL32) which can be 

used to examine the software in detail. Directory VC contains the source 

for the demo applet and directory DLL contains the source for a 16-bit 

DLL build of the vCard format parser with a simple API. DLL32 contains 

the same functionality in a 32-bit build. A DLL may be the easiest method 

of integrating vCard into your application quickly. 



The Spec directory contains document(s) which define the electronic 

business card (vCard) exchange format. The documents are 

available in Microsoft Word and RTF formats.



The Icons directory contains vCard icons in GIF format as well as

the Windows 95 icon resource format. There is a cannoical "vCard" icon,

and two variants: send and paper-clipped. You are free to use these

icon designs in your application, on web pages, etc. to communicate

the availability of vCard data.



INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE DEMO APPLET



The application demo\vc.exe is a general card creator viewer. It can

be used to:



	1. Open one of the sample card files (*.vcf) in the \demo

	directory and view the card.



	2. Create a new card for yourself from scratch (File/New,

	Edit/Properties, Insert/Logo, Insert/Photo, Insert/Pronunciation

	(sound file).



	3. Transmit a card to a receiver using a companion transmitter

	application (Send menu). For example the Send/IrDA command

	can be used to transmit the card to a nearby device using the

	IrDA (Infrared Data Association) protocol stack. 



	   NOTE: In the Windows 95 distribution a necessary companion 

	   applet, vctrans.exe is omitted because additional API 

	   support is required from Microsoft before business 

	   cards can be transmitted on IR links using IrDA 

	   protocols.



	4. Use the applet as a web browser "helper" to

	download vCards from the World-Wide-Web. An increasing

	number of Web pages have vCards attached. The first time

	you click on an vCard link your web browswer will 

	ask you what you want to do with the MIME type called

	"application/vCard". Follow your browser's instructions

	to set up vc.exe as the default viewer for vCards.



	5. Note that you will probably want to instruct the

	Windows 95 desktop shell to associate vc.exe with

	file type VCF and MIME type application/vCard. You

	do this with View/Options/File Types in a browse

	window.



HOW TO CONTACT US



Versit is an inititative of Apple Computer, Inc., AT&T Corp., 

International Business Machines Corporation and Siemens.



You can reach us by calling 800-803-6240 (outside the USA, 

call +1-201-327-2803), or by sending E-Mail to the Versit PDI Team at 

[email protected]. Stay up to date on Versit activities and obtain 

the latest specifications and software tools by watching 

http://www.versit.com.



(C) Copyright 1996 Apple Computer, Inc., AT&T Corp., International 

Business Machines Corporation and Siemens.