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- ENTIRE MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC FOR WINDOWS KNOWLEDGE BASE IN HELP FILES
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-
- VBKB_FT.EXE is a collection of indexed Help files and dynamic link
- libraries (.DLL files) that give you the complete Microsoft Visual
- Basic for Windows Knowledge Base in two Help files with full-text
- search.
-
- Contents of VBKB_FT.EXE (the file you downloaded) with Full-Text Search
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-
- - README.TXT (this file)
-
- - VB_BUGS.HLP (latest versions of the articles that discuss bugs, fixes,
- or updates to Visual Basic for Windows)
-
- - VB_BUGS.IND (index required for VB_BUGS.HLP for full-text search)
-
- - VB_TIPS.HLP (latest versions of the articles that give tips and
- techniques for Visual Basic for Windows)
-
- - VB_TIPS.IND (index required for VB_TIPS.HLP for full-text search)
-
- - FTENGINE.DLL (required for full-text search -- put in WINDOWS directory)
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- - FTUI.DLL (required for full-text search -- put in WINDOWS directory)
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- - MVAPI.DLL (required for full-text search -- put in WINDOWS directory)
-
- MORE INFORMATION
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-
- There are over 600 categorized articles in the Visual Basic for Windows
- collection. The two help files that hold these articles have been placed
- in a self-extracting file that you can download from several different
- places (listed below). Choose to download either VBKB_FT.EXE (the
- full-text search version) or VBKB.EXE (the version without full-text search).
-
- The Help files in VBKB_FT.EXE have an additional Find button that allows
- full-text search. The Help files in VBKB.EXE do not have the Find button
- and do not allow full-text search. The technical content in VBKB.EXE is
- identical to that in VBKB_FT.EXE. VBKB.EXE is less than a megabyte in size
- while VBKB_FT.EXE is approximately 2.5 megabytes. VBKB_FT.EXE is larger
- because it includes index and .DLL files needed for full-text search.
-
- To obtain the Help files, download VBKB.EXE or VBKB_FT.EXE. Then run it in
- an empty directory to extract the files.
-
- - Download VBKB_FT.EXE -- if you want to use full-text search to query the
- Microsoft Visual Basic Knowledge Base. The Help files in this package
- include a Find button that allows you to search the Microsoft Knowledge
- Base for any word you choose.
-
- - Download VBKB.EXE if you want a smaller package and don't need full-text
- search. The Help files in this package have only the Search button,
- which allows you to search for article Q numbers (the number that
- identifies each Microsoft Knowledge Base article).
-
- Where to Find VBKB.EXE and VBKB_FT.EXE
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-
- Download either VBKB.EXE or VBKB_FT.EXE (both are self-extracting files)
- from the Microsoft Software Library (MSL) on the following services:
-
- - CompuServe
- GO MSL and download S14347.EXE for VBKB.EXE without full-text search.
-
- -or-
-
- GO MSL and download S14447.EXE for VBKB_FT.EXE with full-text search.
-
- - Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)
- Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
- Download VBKB.EXE or VBKB_FT.EXE
-
- - Internet (anonymous FTP)
- ftp ftp.microsoft.com
- Change to the \softlib\mslfiles directory
- Get VBKB.EXE
-
- -or-
-
- Get VBKB_FT.EXE
-
- After downloading either VBKB.EXE or VBKB_FT.EXE, run it to extract the
- files it contains.
-
- Send Comments and Corrections to y-KBFeed@Microsoft.Com
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-
- If you have corrections, comments, or feedback on any of the articles in
- the Visual Basic for Windows collection, please send the Q number of the
- article along with your comments in a personal electronic mail message
- to y-KBFeed@Microsoft.Com on the Internet. You can do this in CompuServe
- Mail by putting the following on the TO: line of your message:
-
- >Internet: y-KBFeed@Microsoft.Com
-
- In the text, please ask that your message be given to the Visual Basic
- Knowledge Base Lead (KBL). Please send mail to the same address if you have
- feedback on how we could improve the Microsoft Knowledge Base or if you
- would like to contribute articles.
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