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Q164668: FIX: Small Portion of Win32 Documentation Missing From VCEE 4.2

Article: Q164668
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbEEdition kbVC kbVC500fix
Last Modified: 04-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition, version 4.2 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you search for the reference of a Win32 function between SetCursor and
SetMenuContextHelpID you will not find it.

If you look in the SDKs Folder in the InfoView; /Win32 SDK/Win32 Programmer's
Reference/Reference/Functions/SetCursorPos to SetProcessAffinityMask, the help
topics are missing.

CAUSE
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The Online documentation is missing references for Win32 functions between
SetCursor and SetMenuContextHelpID.

RESOLUTION
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1. Refer to the documentation in Visual C++ 4.2 Professional Edition.

2. Refer to the documentation in MSDN October 1996 or later

3. Refer to http://www.microsoft.com/msdn/sdk/ and select the Documentation Tab.
  The Win32 reference is published at this site.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual C++ version 5.0.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbEEdition kbVC kbVC500fix 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVC420 kbVC32bitSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:4.2
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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