PythonWin MFC MDI App Builder

Generates the MFC resource DLL and python files for
an MFC "Multiple Document Interface" application.

Requirements:
        * Python 1.5.1 or later already installed.
          Unless you built your python with
          CHECK_IMPORT_CASE undef'ed, you need to
          set the environmental variable PYTHONCASEOK
          (to anything) before running these programs.
        * PythonWin build 119 or later already
          installed.
        * MS Visual C++ 5.0 or better.

Basic features of the generated Apps:
        * Command line parsing.
        * Log file (optional debug tracing).
        * Persistent variable storage in the Windows
          registry.
        * (Optional) Splash screen.
        * Error trapping & reporting.
        * Multiple document types (in addition to the
          basic doc type, can edit .log, .txt, and .py
          files).
        * Manage startup state (minimized, maximized,
          etc.) from the state the app was last quit in.
        * Resource DLL for GUI components.
        * Accepts "Dropped" files.
        * "About" dialog reports loaded module versions.
        * "Observer/View" event notification.
        * Support for tabbed dialogs (aka Property
          Sheets).
        * Central User message notification.
        * Incorporates PythonWin's "tools" menu.
        * Support for modal and modeless dialogs.
        * Cancelable progress dialog.
        * Floating toolbar.

You specify the application name, company name,
document descriptor, and file extension, and a
Python based MFC MDI application is generated.


             PyScribble

An implementation of the famous MFC tutorial (thru
step 6) is included.  The skeleton was generated 
using the MFC MDI App Builder.


             Installation

Download and run the file 

   PyMDITemplate.EXE

This is a Wise installation script and will
install the software in the directory of 
your choice.

The directory you choose for installation will be
added the the Python path.

In the same start menu group that you chose for
your Python installation, three programs will
be added:

    MakeMDIAppReadMe
    MakeMDIApp
    PyScribble 

When you run the MakeMDIApp program, you are asked
for the Application Name, Company Name,
Short document description, and the
Document file extension.

Then, the DevStudio project is created in a
subdirectory under installDir\msdev, and
the Python source files are placed in a
directory under your python top directory
with the same name as your application:

e.g.
  c:\Python\
    AppName\
      AppName.py
      ...

If you choose to, an attempt is made to
invoke the 'MSDev.Application' COM 
object to build the resource DLL.  If all
this works, the newly created app is launched
with the command e.g.:

pythonwin.exe /app c:\python\AppName\AppName.py


Comments and suggestions welcomed.

Roger Burnham
rburnham@cri-inc.com