Grilles.exe (Program to create
Chord grids) Version 4.04 Reception
Please read before installing
!
Although the program itself is
in French, it should not be a problem to a musician. An English help is included
in the '?' menu.
If requested, I will give the
buttons translation on the web site. In any cases, help will be found here :
http://program.grilles.free.fr/
Grilles.exe is written with
Visual Basic 6. The installation is very simple for the main part, but some
Windows files from Microsoft are not always present on a PC. Your current
version may also be too old.
The program works fine on XP
though Win 7. There were some minor glitches on Win 7,
but they are corrected in
version 4.0.
If the program does not start
after the copying, and a message is displayed such as 'xxxx.DLL missing' or
'OLEAUTO32.DLL obsolete', then you must download the following program from
Microsoft Web site. There is a link to it on our web page too.
Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime
Module SP5 6.00.8964
http://download.microsoft.com/download/vb60pro/Redist/sp5/WIN98Me/EN-US/vbrun60sp5.exe
You must then start this
program ONCE from the directory where you downloaded it.
Use 'Start', 'Execute', search
for the program VBrun60sp5.exe, and run it.
You may also need to download
VB6fr.dll and move it to 'System32' or 'SysWOW64' (64 bits systems)
Restrictions:
For the grids to be readable,
the screen size must be at least 800*640 (Svga)
and 256 colors.
Mandatory main installation.
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The downloaded program is just
one executable named Grilinst.exe. There are also two help files, the one you
are reading, and a standard descriptor file id.diz. (Those two files are only
used before installing.)
Create with Windows Explorer a
directory to put the programs, like :
C:\Program Files\Grilles
Use 'Start' 'Execute' menu,
search for the program Grilinst.exe where you had it downloaded, and run it.
On the displayed form, change
the default directory if it does not suit you, and then click on 'Unzip'.
This will uncompress the
needed files into the chosen directory.
No 'compatibily' option should
be necessary for Grilles.exe on Windows 7 (32 or 64)
You must now move the file
VB6FR.DLL from this directory to the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory, by dragging
it there.
For XP,
For Windows 7 64 bits :
C:\Windows\SysWOW64
If the file already exists in
C:/WINDOWS/SYSTEM, DO NOT REPLACE IT!
The file can also be found on
: http://www.abti.fr/download/download.htm
Versions 2.4 (+) includs a
specific font file 'Grilles font.ttf'. This font should be installed before
using the program, although it will work without it, but spécial characters
will not be sizable.
To install, start Windows's
control panel, click on 'font' and use the 'add new font' item in the menus.
Search for the above .ttf file and say OK.
On Windows 7, just right click
on the .ttf file, and select 'Install'
Then you must select this new
font in the Program printing parameters.
OPTIONAL INSTALATION .
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* To easily start the program,
you should create an icon on the desk and/or start menu.
The simplest way is just to
use the explorer again, and to go into the install
directory.
Then click on Grille.exe,
right click and select 'Copy'.
Right click on the desk
(Background of the screen), and select 'Paste Shortcut'.
You can then rename the
shortcut to leave only the name of the program.
If you would rather have the
program into the Start Menu, click with the RIGHT mouse button on the 'start' menu, and select
'Open'
Open the desired
sub-directory, or create one if you like, and then move the icon from the desk
to this directory. Or right click again and select 'Paste shortcut'.
* To start automatically and
load the Chord file xxxx.har, when you double-click on it, prepare your system
as follow:
1) Find a chord file (Petite_Fleur.har is delivered as
example)
2) Click once on the file with the left mouse button.
3)
Maintain SHIFT pressed, and click with the RIGHT mouse button on the file.
4) In the opened menu, choose 'Open With...'
5) Check the box 'Always open with that program'
6) Give a significant name to this file's type, like 'Music
Grids'
7) Select 'Other', and enter the full path name of
'Grilles.exe'
If the specific extension .har
is already attributed to another application, like Notepad, then
- Open the Explorer
- In the 'Display' menu, select 'File options'
- Find the entry with the .har extension, by selecting all
likely type
until you find the right one with .har extension.
- When found, click on 'Delete', and start the above
procedure.
* Printing parameters.
Most of the page parameters
for the printer should be OK, but you can set your own in the program and save
them. The 'Prelistening' parameters are saved along the printing parameters.
You can now use several
parameters file, but Grilles.ini in the same directory as Grilles.exe is the
one used when the program starts.
The program may not start on
XP SP2 if no printer exists on the system. A dummy Generic/Text only printer
must be created.
The program display now the
standard 'Printer' form, allowing to choose the printer and some parameters at
print time.
Note that the 'NB' option
(Black and white), creates a pure 2 colors print, while the 'Grey' option on
the printer prints red as grey, which may be difficult to read in some
locations (Concert room)
A message 'Invalid Peripheral'
may appears when the program starts. It is not a fatal problem. You must just
enter the parameter screen, select a valid sound device and save the parameters
to correct the problem. The program will work anyway, but not play any sound if
you do not correct the problem.