All,

This new release of the BASh Component provides over two dozen new methods.

It also includes internally many enhancements and changes.  The new methods are
spread over many of the existing modules of code;  four new modules have been
added to this release, as well.

A new version of the Affix BASh document is now included.

The 4D Pack plugin is now a required part of the BASh component.  A copy of
the plugin has been included with the BASh archive for your convenience.

The initialization of the BASh component has been changed in this release, too.
There is now an initialization call which you must place in your On Startup
database method for the BASh component to function correctly.

Please read the Developer documentation for installation instructions for this
release of the BASh component.

All total, the v1.5.4 release of the BASh component consists of 195 methods
across 20 modules.  The manual is over 250 pages long already and still growing!

And, like all previous releases, all of the code within the BASh component is
ready to use immediately.  There are no compiler issues to be concerned about;
all of the variables are typed in compiler methods for even the most stringent
4D developers.  Just install the component in your structure and start calling
the methods within it.  It is _really_ that simple!

Obviously,  this is still a work in progress.  Watch for announcements about
updates which will become available, as we are continually working on finishing
off the documentation and adding new features to the BASh component.  Our current
goal of at least one release a month of the BASh component is on track so far!

As you have come to expect from high quality software development firms,
Deep Sky Technologies, Inc., is committed to providing the support, service,
quality, and compatibility which any modern software developer requires in their
tools' vendors.  Feel free to contact me at any time if you have any questions
or problems with the software in the BASh component.  And, of course, feature
requests are always welcome.



Steven G. Willis, sgwillis@deepskytech.com
President, Deep Sky Technologies, Inc.
http://www.deepskytech.com/
(561) 794-9494
