
Easy Compression Library ActiveX: README
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Please read this file carefully (especially the INSTALLATION chapter) 
before installing the program to your computer.


Contents
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  Program information
  Company information
  Description
  Key Features
  Installation
  Purchasing / Registration
  Copyright and licenses
  Warranty and guarantee
  Technical support
  Other products recommended to use


Program information
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Program Name:
  Easy Compression Library ActiveX
License Types:
  For Single Developer, No Source Ņode
  For 4 Developers, No Source Code
  For 8 Developers, No Source Code
  Site License, No Source Code
Program Version:
  1.00
Program Release Date:
  09/15/2003
Program Description:
  This easy-to-use toolkit includes both fast compression and
  high-ratio compression (better than ZIP and RAR) 
  with strong encryption.
Target Enviroment:
  ActiveX compatible environments.


Company information
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Company Name:
  ComponentAce
Contact E-mail Address:
  support@componentace.com
Contact WWW URL:
  http://www.componentace.com


Description
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This easy-to-use toolkit includes both fast compression and
high-ratio compression (better than ZIP and RAR) with strong encryption.
The ECL ActiveX has everything you need to compress and encrypt files,
memory buffers and strings. Includes comprehensive help and demos,
including C# and VB.NET demos.


Key Features
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Compression algorithms
- Wide range of compression algorithms and modes
- Fastest compression levels are extremely fast
- Good balanced compression levels provide both good rate and high speed
- Maximum compression levels provide much better compression rate than Rar, Zip, etc.

Encryption
- Strong encryption provided by AES Rijndael algorithm (Advanced Encryption Standard)
- Encryption is available for files, memory buffers and strings

Streaming compression
- Low memory consumption, only requested portion of data is loaded into memory
- One stream provides transparent compression/decompression for write and read operations
- Forward and backward seeks in compressed stream
- Read and write any portion of data at any stream position

Convenience
- Easy change of compression level and encryption on any file
- Progress indication
- Compression rate indicator

Ease of use
- Includes comprehensive help
- Various samples illustrates how to use the product functions


Installation
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1) Make sure that all applications are currently 
   closed and not running on the target system. Also, if you are 
   replacing an existing version of Easy Compression Library ActiveX, 
   please remove all files and the package of the prior version before 
   running the new setup program.

2) Unpack zip archive containing Easy Compression Library ActiveX 
   into any directory. 

3) Run the INSTALL.EXE from this directory.

4) Follow on-screen instructions of step-by-step setup wizard to install 
   Easy Compression Library ActiveX.


Purchasing / Registration
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Visit our site http://www.componentace.com to purchase or register the product.


Copyright and license
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See "license.txt" file.


Warranty and guarantee
----------------------

See "license.txt" file.


Technical support
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Before you contact us, please do the following:

  - Make sure you have performed all the required steps correctly. 
  - Look at the Help files and Demos: it may already contain an answer to
    your question. A lot of people ask us something like "how do I:", 
    though the complete information is there.
  - Visit our Internet site at http://www.componentace.com. It's a good chance 
    that you'll find the newer version of our product there.

If the problem persists, please, inform us about the following:

  - Easy Compression Library ActiveX version.
  - ECL ActiveX Serial Number (if you're a registered user).
  - Where did you obtain ECL ActiveX (http or ftp site).
  - Compiler information: Compiler IDE, Version, Edition, Service 
    Pack
  - Environmental information: your OS and Service Pack
  - Description of your problem (as much information as possible to 
    retrieve the problem).
  - Attach a test project where the problem could be reproduced (it helps 
    us to solve your issue as soon as possible)

Typically ComponentAce Support Team answer messages in 24 hours, but 
depending on singularity and difficulty of your question it may take a bit 
longer.

Should you have any ideas on improving the existing functions of this 
product after you have downloaded and used it, be easy to e-mail us. 
All registered users who buy this product may also send their offers 
to add new possibilities and/or to change the product's functions.
We consider any ideas and we may take them into account while creating 
new versions of our products.
