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Q173253: Visual Basic 5.0 Step by Step Comments and Corrections

Article: Q173253
Product(s): Microsoft Press
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Last Modified: 08-JAN-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- MSPRESS Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Step by Step ISBN 1-57231-435-4 
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SUMMARY
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This article contains corrections, comments, and information on known errors
relating to the Microsoft Press book "Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Step by Step,"
ISBN 1-57231-435-4.

Contents:

- Back Cover: End of bullet 3 should say "timers", not "times"

- Page 37: Step 2: should be 'Open Project' dialog box

- Page 61: Paragraph 2, Line 2: Remove the "6"

- Page 123: Typographical Error

- Page 183: Code Fragment 2: Code Correction

- Page 216: BorderWidth is measured in points not twips

- Page 326: Paragrah 1 Sentence Change

- Page 334: Steps 6 & 7, Sentence Changes

MORE INFORMATION
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Back Cover
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Back cover, end of sentence in bullet #3 should say "timers", not "times"
Change: "times" to "timers".


Page 37
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Page 37, step 2:
Change: "Click the Recent tab in the New Project dialog box."
To: "Click the Recent tab in the Open Project dialog box."


Page 61
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Page 61: Paragraph 2, Line 2:
Change: "6on your hard disk."
To: "on your hard disk."


Page 123: Typographical Error
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Page 123, paragraph 1, sentence 1:
Change:"...such as Area = 2[pi symbol]r^2"
To: "...such as Area = [pi symbol]r^2"


Page 183: Code Fragment 2: Code Correction
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Page 183, code fragment 2:
Change:

        If Query <> "Yes" Then Print Query Loop

to:

        If Query <> "Yes" Then Print Query
     Loop


Page 216: BorderWidth is measured in points not twips
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Page 216, first paragraph:
The BorderWidth setting for the width of a line is measured in points not twips.

Change:
"The BorderWidth setting changes the width of the line to 5 twips. (A twip is
1/20 point, or 1/1440 inch.)"

To: "The BorderWidth setting changes the width of the line to 5 point."


Page 326: Paragrah 1 Sentence Change
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Page 326:
Change:
"If the user clicks OK, another message box gets the pathname...." To:
"If the user clicks OK, an input box receives the pathname..."


Page 334: Steps 6 & 7, Sentence Changes
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Page 334, step 6:
Change:
"6. Use the Data control to add a data object to the right of the lower text box
objects."
To:
"6. Use the Data control to add a data object below the text box object."

Page 334, step 7:
Change:
"7. Use the CommandButton control to add a command button below the data
object."
To:
"7. Use the CommandButton control to add a command button to the right of the
last text box object."


Microsoft Press is committed to providing informative and accurate books. All
comments and corrections listed above are ready for inclusion in future
printings of this book. If you have a later printing of this book, it may
already contain most or all of the above corrections.

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