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Printed Page xvii
"Request for Comments" section

The text of the "Request for Comments" section has been updated. It now reads:

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 Anonymous  Jan 2001
Printed Page xviii

The following text has been inserted as the second paragraph in the Acknowledgments:

"I would also like to thank the book's tech reviewers, Daniel Creeron
and Matt Childs, for their help in making this a more comprehensible,
more accurate book."

 Anonymous  Jan 2001
Printed Page 12
Line 8 in the code example

Line 8 in the code example did read
Set nodExample = TreeView1.Nodes.Add(lngIndex, _tvwChild)

Now reads:

Set nodExample = TreeView1.Nodes.Add(lngIndex, tvwChild)

 Anonymous  Jan 2001
Printed Page 35

First paragraph under the bulleted list; The O at the the end of the word "sometimesO" should be deleted.

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 54
question 2

The answer options for question 2 did read
a. 1
b. 2

They now read:

a. 0
b. 1
c. 2

 Anonymous  Jan 2001
Printed Page 58
Item 11 did read:

Next, use the Range object again to select a range of cells. Enter
this line of code to select the 4 cells in which you have placed data:

objExcel.Range("A1:D1").Select

Now reads:

Next, use the Range object again to select a cell to hold a formula.
Enter this line of code to select the cell to the right of the cells
in which you have placed data:

objExcel.Range("E1").Select

 Anonymous  Jan 2001
Printed Page 59
Lines 12-15 in the code sample

Lines 12-15 in the code sample at the top of the page did read
objExcel.Range("A1:D1").Select

objExcel.Range("E1").Activate

objExcel.ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "=SUM(RC[-4]:RC[-1])"

objExcel.Range("A1:E1").Select

They now read:

objExcel.Range("E1").Select

objExcel.ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "=sum(RC[-4]:RC[-1])"

objExcel.Range("A1:E1").Select

objExcel.Range("E1").Activate

 Anonymous  Jan 2001
Printed Page 81
Figure 4-6

Figure 4-6 has been replaced. In the drop-down box in the top right corner, "MyObject" on the top line has been replaced with "BeforeUpdate" and
"MyObject" on the bottom line has been replaced with "BeforeUpdate" and
"MyEvent".

 Anonymous  Jan 2001
Printed Page 185
4th line of the sample code

In the 4th line of the sample code, change ContralName to ControlName.

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 191

In 4th bullet; "as long is" should be changed to: "as long as"

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 191

In 7th bullet; "to be place on" should be changed to: "to be placed on"

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 194

In the 4th bullet, change "No" to "Not."

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 359

The answer for question 11 should be "c," not "a."

 Anonymous  Jan 2001
Printed Page 413

The code line under item 21 did read
IsNumeric(Text1.Text) = True

Now reads:

Debug.Assert IsNumeric(Text1.Text) = True

 Anonymous  Jan 2001
Printed Page 424

First paragraph; In the second to last paragraph, "Help-ContextID
property" should be changed to: "HelpContextID property".

Anonymous 
Printed Page 441
Item 1 in Section 1

Item 1 in Section 1 did read
"Start Visual Basic and create a new ActiveX EXE."

Now reads:

"Start Visual Basic and create a new Standard EXE project."

 Anonymous  Jan 2001
Printed Page 443
Step 14

The line:
.HelpCommand = HelpCNT Or cdlHelpSetContents
should read:
.HelpCommand = HelpCNT Or cdlHelpContents

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 446

Item 1 in Section 1 did read
"Start Visual Basic and create a new ActiveX EXE."

Now reads:

"Start Visual Basic and create a new Standard EXE project."

 Anonymous  Jan 2001
Printed Page 447

The first line on the page did read
"Add a new command button..."

Now reads:

"Add a new text box..."

 Anonymous  Jan 2001
Printed Page 447

Figure 10-10 has been replaced with a figure illustrating Example 10-2.

 Anonymous  Jan 2001
Printed Page 499

The 3rd line of the 1st paragraph did read
"your custom Setup Wizard..."

Now reads:

"your custom Package and Deployment Wizard..."

 Anonymous  Jan 2001
Printed Page 512

The title of Table 13-5 did read
"Setup Wizard Path Macros"

Now reads:

"Package and Deployment Wizard Path Macros"

 Anonymous  Jan 2001
Printed Page 544

In the last bulleted item, changed "Setup Wizard" to "Package and Deployment Wizard."

 Anonymous  Jan 2001
Printed Page 545

In the 4th, 6th, and 7th bulleted items, changed "Setup Wizard" to "Package and Deployment Wizard."

 Anonymous  Jan 2001
Printed Page 545

Deleted the 8th bulleted item.

 Anonymous  Jan 2001
Printed Page 546

In the 2nd and 3rd bulleted items, changed "Setup Wizard" to "Package and Deployment Wizard."

 Anonymous  Jan 2001
Printed Page 547

In the first bullet, change "Remove Server Files" to "Remote Server Files."

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 548

In question 7, changed "Setup Wizard" to "Package and Deployment Wizard."

 Anonymous  Jan 2001
Printed Page 549

In questions 10, 11, and 12, changed "Setup Wizard" to "Package and Deployment Wizard."

 Anonymous  Jan 2001
Printed Page 550

In question 22, changed "Setup Wizard" to "Package and Deployment Wizard."

 Anonymous  Jan 2001
Printed Page 551

In question 24, changed "Setup Wizard" to "Package and Deployment Wizard."

 Anonymous  Jan 2001
Printed Page 552

{552} The answer to question 2 should be "b," not "c."

 Anonymous  Jan 2001