Please note that this version of VOCAB is designed for the 32-bit versions of Windows prior to Windows Vista (including Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP).
It has not been tested on Windows Vista and will probably not work correctly.
If you are using one of the obsolete 16-bit versions of Windows (such as Windows 3, Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups), you are advised to request the Windows 3X version of VOCAB.
VOCAB is a utility designed to carry out word-counts on documents in text-file format.
Teachers may find it of use to:
- prepare word-lists texts used in reading classes.
- prepare spelling lists. .
- develop profiles of student vocabulary.
Vocab vocabulary analyser and all accompanying files (excepting the extract from "Little Women") are copyright (2000) to the author:
Henry Bartlett 237 Peel Street
LAUNCESTON
Tasmania
Australia 7250
email: habitsoft@gmail.comand may not be copied, decompiled or changed in any manner except as authorised by the copyright holder.
This version of VOCAB is a beta test version and may contain unknown programming errors ("bugs").
The author disclaims all warranties as to this software, whether express or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
The author has tried to ensure that programming errors in VOCAB have been reduced to a minimum and that the program functions correctly but the author cannot be held responsible for any losses sustained through the use of VOCAB.
You may use VOCAB for private use or within a school or other educational institution provided that you contact the author by postcard or email to the address above to let him know that you are using VOCAB.
Suggestions (preferably constructive) as to improvements are welcome and users of VOCAB who find any problems in its use are invited to contact the author. email: habitsoft@gmail.com
All information received in this way will be held in strict confidence and not used for spam nor made available to others.
VOCAB may not be included in any commercial package without the copyright holder's written permission.
In recent years, many users of email have had serious problems with viruses and other malicious programs being sent as attachments to emails.
As a result. many providers of email services now routinely block any email with an attachment containing a program file, even in zip files.
But I have found that most email filters will pass a zip file containing program files which have had the .exe file extension changed to something else.
I now rename all my program files that are to be sent by email by changing the ".exe" file extension to ".dix".
But this does mean that the recipient must change the extension of each such file back to ".exe" before the program can be used.
Readme.txt - this file
Install.dix - an installation utility (renamed).
Install.dat - data for install.exe
Vocab.dix - the renamed program file
Vocab.hlp - a Windows Help file.
Little_W.txt - sample text from Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women".
Little_W.VKB - sample vocabulary file derived from the "Little Women" sample.
The Install.exe utility in this package makes installation very easy. All you have to do is to run Install and either accept the suggested folder or enter a different folder name. The files will be copied to the correct locations.
You can run Install as follows:
- Select or create a temporary folder. (C:\temp is suggested)
- Unzip the Vocab32.zip archive file to this folder and rename the ".DIX" files as follows:
Vocab.dix to Vocab.exe
and Install.dix to Install.exe
- Click on the Start button, select "Run" and enter the command-line
[your temporary folder name]"\install"
eg "C:\temp\install"
and click on OK.
- The install utility will prompt you for the name of a folder to hold the Vocab files.
Use the path suggested unless you have a good reason not to (eg. you are already using a folder named C:\program files\Vocab)
You can also use the Browse button to find a suitable folder.
You will have the option of installing Start Menu shortcuts for the files.
When you click on the OK button, the files will be installed to the folder you have chosen.
Delete any VOCAB shortcuts on the desktop and the folder
For further information, contact
Henry Bartlett
email: habitsoft@gmail.com