CompressDB 1.1

                           (C) Richard Smedley 1998
                      http://www.cix.co.uk/~rsmedley/s5/


INTRODUCTION

CompressDB is a simple little program for the Psion S5, which allows you to
manually compress EPOC32 database files.

The inbuilt database app automatically compresses database files from time
to time, but it only performs the compression when there is more than a
certain amount of space that can be recovered - which isn't always very
convenient, especially if you deliberately /want/ to compress a database in
order to recover disk space, or if you are releasing files to the public
and want to make them as small as possible before releasing them.

Hence, this program was born!



INSTALLATION

Install the files into the following folders (you may need to select "Show
system folder" from the system preferences to do this):

    COMPRESSDB.OPO  ->  (any folder)

    SYSRAM1.OPX     ->  System\OPX\


The CompressDB icon will appear in the folder where you put the file. Just
select the icon to run it. (It doesn't appear on the Extras bar).



USING THE PROGRAM

Use the CompressDB window to select the database file that you want to
compress. The file will be compressed, and a window will then appear
telling you how much disk space has been saved by compressing the file.



DISTRIBUTION

This program is freeware, but remains copyright (C) Richard Smedley 1998.
It may be freely distributed for non-commercial purposes providing all the
original files remain fully intact and unmodified. Standard disclaimer
applies; you use this program at your own risk.



CONTACTING THE AUTHOR

If you have any comments about this program, or if you want to contact me
for any reason, then please feel free to write to me at this address:

    Richard Smedley
    PO Box 59
    Sutton-In-Ashfield
    Notts
    NG17 3HP
    England

    rsmedley@cix.co.uk
    http://www.cix.co.uk/~rsmedley/s5/



VERSION HISTORY

V1.0 (25.06.98)

  - The first release.

V1.1 (03.07.98)

  - Now displays the before/after file sizes, so you can see how much disk
    space has been saved by compressing the file.

  - Uses SYSRAM1.OPX (supplied)