QuickFire - Quick Start
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QuickFire has been released as Trialware. You are free to use and distribute
the software as originally packaged by Visualisation Systems Ltd providing
that no payment is made or received. Under no circumstances are you to
distribute any personalised license key you obtain as a registered user. 

The Trial version allows you to develop QuickFire applications on either a
standalone computer or remotely using a Java Enabled Internet Browser over
the Internet. Registering QuickFire will unlock the QuickFire compiler
enabling you to make standalone applets that can be embedded on your web
pages. You can register QuickFire and obtain a license by visiting:-

http://www.visualisationsystems.co.uk/QuickFire/Home.jsp

Note: The full documentation for QuickFire is available in several formats
      within the docs subdirectory.

Installation
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1. If all you want to do is develop applications locally then you can simply
   unzip the archive.

2. If you want to access QuickFire remotely then please ensure you unzip the
   archive into a directory accessible over the Internet. Please ensure that
   your web server supports PHP4. If your system runs the Apache web server
   then change into the QuickFire installation directory and run
   "bin/apache.setup". This script creates a basic ".htaccess" and
   ".htpasswd" file to restrict access to your QuickFire files.

Starting QuickFire on your Local Machine
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To start QuickFire on most computers all that is necessary is to double click
QuickFireFull.jar in the QuickFire installation directory. If QuickFire
doesn't start then you will have to set up the command line utilities and
start the editor using the "qfe" command.

If you are running an unlicensed version of QuickFire then the program will
give you a chance to locate the license file. Don't worry if you haven't got
a license since you can continue your QuickFire session in evaluation mode.
If you decide that QuickFire is useful then please consider obtaining a
license by registering at:-

http://www.visualisationsystems.co.uk/QuickFire/Home.jsp

Starting QuickFire remotely using an Internet Browser
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If you installed QuickFire into "/QuickFireApp" on www.yourserver.com then
QuickFire could be accessed using the following URL:-

http://www.yourserver.com/QuickFireApp/editor.php

You should be presented with a simple web page with a file selector containing
"examples.qfd".

Select "examples.qfd" and press the "Load" button.
