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The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".

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Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update

Version Location Description Submitted By Date submitted Date corrected
Printed
Page 2
Second full paragraph, second sentence.

Text reads "you can uncheck the..."
Should be:
"you can check the.."

 Anonymous    Apr 12, 2019
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Page 56
code at page bottom

Two errors and one note:

In for loop:

1. System.PrivateProfileString( ,_ ' Should not have the " ," only the "_"

2. FileName:="c:windowsmru.ini" not "d:" as in code

Note: On Windows 2000 systems, it should be "c:winnt" not "c:windowms"

 Anonymous    Apr 12, 2019
Printed
Page 149
Last paragraph

...the function replaces underscores with spaces.
should be:
...the function replaces spaces with underscores.

 Anonymous    Apr 12, 2019
Printed
Page 244
Last 2 code snipplet in the bottom

."} in the end is unnecessary.

 Anonymous    Apr 12, 2019
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Page 245
1st code

One closing brace in the end is unnecessary.

 Anonymous    Apr 12, 2019
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Page 246
Field example beginning with "{ QUOTE"

{ QUOTE { ASK "Enter a Number" MyNum } { =MyNum^2 } }
should be
{ QUOTE { ASK MyNum "Enter a Number" } { =MyNum^2 } }

 Anonymous    Apr 12, 2019
Printed
Page 251-252
Field examples in Hack 72

{=SUM {Table1 A1}}
should be
{=SUM (Table1 A1)}

{=SUM{Table1 D:D)/2}
should be
{=SUM(Table1 D:D)/2}

 Anonymous    Apr 12, 2019
Printed
Page 253
end of first paragraph

The last sentence of the paragraph is incomplete. It says:
'... used in a field would tell '

 Anonymous   
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Page 291
HelloFromExcel macro

doc.Range.Style = wdHeading1
should be
doc.Range.Style = wdStyleHeading1

 Anonymous    Apr 12, 2019
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Page 339
Code snipplet beginning with <xsl:template

xsl:copy-of select="aml:content"/*"/>
should be
<xsl:copy-of select="aml:content"/*"/>

 Anonymous    Apr 12, 2019