ShoeShop	Merge Shoebox Dictionary Files
by david dot rowbory at cantab.net (replace dot with . and at with @)

Here are the basic files you'll need. If it doesn't work then I can send you a CD if you give me your address. It should be on a JAARS PC Software Library CD coming out soon. I just missed the deadline for the February one, I think, and I'm not really familiar with how they work, so all I know is that it should be out soon.

My CD comes with a java runtime environment for Windows and for MacOS (Classic), and with the source files too. But you can download the java runtime environment from http://java.sun.com

Here should be all you need to run ShoeShop though. It's quite small.

For windows, just rename the Font setup file removing the prefix 'Win ' and possibly changing the contents if you want different fonts used in the program.

Read the Word document which explains more about how to use ShoeShop.

I enclose several sample .db shoebox database files for you to play with if you want.

The program is very far from perfect, but it seems to be functional and it was useful for us. I might well come back to it and try to improve it now there's been some other interest in it, so comments are welcome, but I can't promise anything. Thanks for your encouragement!

David Rowbory

Here are the files:

Download the Java Runtime engine from Sun

Java Source files (68K zip)

Compiled Java source and documentation for Windows and Mac OS (164K zip)

Only the runtime for Windows (156K zip)

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