Jim-
a little off of the subject here but...
I didn't realize you were working on the 6.0 Special Edition book (QUE right?). I had the 5.0 book, but don't anymore, and don't remember if your name was anywhere on it...
Anyway, I'll get to the point. I first tried QUE when I was learning Powerbuilder and figured I would give them another shot with their VFP 5.0 book (partly because it was among the first released.) While the content of the 5.0 book was decent, I swore I would never buy another book from that publisher because of one reason: the
index.
When I am learning a new language or technology, I need to be able to find information quickly. I am not reading the book cover to cover, I am keeping it on hand to use as a reference to learn how things are done. If I can't zero in on the section I need within a minute or two, the book is wasting my time.
The book was next to impossible to find anything in because the index looked like it was put together in ten minutes... If you have any control over these types of things with your new book, please take that into consideration.
You played a big part in my VFP learning experience here, and your 3.0 book was excellent, so I'm sure your contribution to the 6.0 book could be invaluable to people learning the language. But if its in a book that is easy to navigate through, it will be even more valuable.
Erik Moore
Clientelligence