Sounds a little like open source, doesn't it? ;-) Only without the rigor.
>In fact MS did send this "fixed" file to some VFP users to test it.
>I suppose they did aprove it, since the majos problem in the previous release was in the main index. Since the Index problem seemed to be Ok, I suspect the "testers" approved it. :-(
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>It would have been better if this had been released as a CTP or Beta...
>But it is too late now.
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>>>>>Is available for download
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http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=842ACEC8-F79C-41CD-AB1A-AE4F184387C2&displaylang=en>>>>>
>>>>>Copy your old one first - you may need it ...
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>>>>>Take any class
>>>>>eg. XmlAdapter, Object Properties, Methods, and Events
>>>>>All the links on the properties and methods have disappeared
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>>>>>Same for Textbox, EditBox, Collection, Grid, ...
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>>>>So are you saying that the new help file is even worse than the existing one?
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>>>I am, Mike, sorry
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>>>Download it into a tmp folder
>>>start it by double-clicking
>>>type
textbox in the index
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enter>>>Take
Textbox Control Object Properties, Methods, and Events>>>Look at the right side where all properties and methods appear. Not a single one is underligned
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>>>It took me 5 min to find it. They have not even tested their help file
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>>>SP2 introduced bugs - I'm sorry that I have used sp2 for the field - Hard, very hard to undo that
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>>>Anyone asking for SP3 ? Not me
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>>It makes you wonder whether it was wise for the VFP MVPs to lobby Microsoft for yet another patch release. They may not have enough resources left to do it properly.