Identifying your application

Most applications can be identified by selecting Help>About to display information about the application such as its name, name of the company producing the application, version, and so on. By default, InfoMaker includes the application name and Sybase brand information to identify your application.

You can modify the application’s initialization file so that your users see customized information about you and your company.

StepsTo customize the application-identity information users see in the Help>About window:

  1. Open the application’s initialization file and create an About section by adding the following line:

    [About]
    

  2. Include some lines like the following in the About section:

    [About]
    developer_name = Sandy Johnson
    software_version = 2.0.3 Build 3456
    company_logo = C:\work\beach.bmp
    email_address = sjohnson@abcnut.com
    web_address = www.abcnut.com
    phone_number = 1-800-8ABCNUT
    

  3. Save the initialization file.

    Now when you open the Help About window, you see the customized information in the Help>About window:

    The sample shows a customized window titled. Underneath a logo and the application title and builde information is customized text "Developed by: Sandy Johnson Email: s johnson @ sigh base dot com, Web: www dot sigh base dot com, and Phone: 1 - 800 - 8 S Y B A S E."