Control 98-V5.40 - Panel Manager, Sound Manager and Texture Editor
Supports Michael Seger's Aircraft Manager AIRMAN2.ZIP on Flightsim.com

updated 27 December 97 - added panel viewer in panel change area
updated 31 December 97 - added lots of functions to manage panels
updated 01 January  98 - automated the data update form
updated 02 January  98 - added more functions to the forms
updated 03 January  98 - added function and new screens
updated 05 January  98 - edit of scenery texture files now available
updated 10 January  98 - general enhancements
updated 11 January  98 - added sound management features.
updated 20 January  98 - removed the need for control.ini
				 removed extra lib and dll needs
update  25 January  98 - removed the need for makelist.bat
				 all files created within Access
update  14 February 98 - Added situation viewer and run fs98 from viewer
				 Added enhanced features in Update Data Form
update  21 February 98 - Sound management and playing now functioning
				 minor graphics enhancements
update  01 March 98    - Graphic enhancements - select own paint package
				 Situation/Adventure loaders rewrite. Tested in
				 PSP version 5 and works fine.
update  03 March 98    - Minor enhancements - Aircraft Details now shows
				 both aircraft and panel SMALL.BMP pictures.
update  13 March 98    - Minor bug fixes created by the tinking I did - should
			         always leave alone what works!	
updated 02 May 98      - Added support for Michael Seger's Aircraft Manager
			 AIRMAN2.ZIP available on Flightsim.com		
update  01 Jun 98      - implemented Forcefeedback edit support
                         minor changes throughout the program  
I M P O R T A N T

Requirements:  	Microsoft Access 97 for Win 95
			or MSAccess Run Time Application
			(available at http://www.gjsmith.com) 
			Paint Shop Pro for Texture Edit
			or a BMP graphics editor

The default path for FS98 of:

c:\program files\microsoft games\flight simulator\

This path length combiled with the other function calls to applications 
within control 98 are causing file errors.   For example to run the paint
program the instructions passed are similar to below:

c:\program files\paint shop pro\psp.exe c:\program files\microsoft games\
flight simulator\aircraft\textures\1.bmp  

These long path instructions in some cases have caused Control98/Access 97
to simply not carry out the full instruction.   
Eg the paint program is loaded but it can not find the file to edit.

The resolution for this in my case occurred by default - I have a drive
dedicated to Flight Sim 98 Eg: J:\Ftsim98 - (2gig) because I am greedy
and have just about every aircraft and panel and sound files that I can
find and like on it.

Not so important

This program was created to make Panel Management much easier but
as usual I have got a little carried away and added some useful 
tools to allow convenience for editing aircraft.

Some of these tools that I use have been around for quite some time
in particular the TEXTURE TO BMP and BMP TO TEXTURE stuff and I 
am not too sure who to thank for them and I appologise in 
advance if I offend anyone.

The program is becoming very mature now and ready for full production
I am now using it so much to manage my aircraft and quickly change or
edit the texture files for aircraft and images for panels.

Please use this with caution remembering that I developed this to
meet my needs however, if you find it useful that feel free to use it.

Garry J. Smith
email:  	gjsmith@dynamite.com.au
		gjsmith@bigpond.com
		gjsmith@onaustralia.com.au
		garrys@exchange.idp.edu.au
http://www.gjsmith.com  (at last my own domain)
http://www2.dynamite.com.au/gjsmith
http://users.bigpond.com/gjsmith