CONTENTS
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The Developing Windows Error Messages CD-ROM contains the following 
subdirectories:


Database                 Sample Access databases for use in extending the 
                         logging capabilities of ErrorMessage.DLL    

Demo Programs            Executables of the four Error Demo programs, two
                         written using C++/MFC and two written using VB

Error Demo               Source code for the first error demo program,
                         written using C++/MFC

Error Demo2              Source code for the second error demo program,
                         written using C++ 

Error DLLs               The ErrorMessage and ErrorShell DLLs, along with
                         accompanying library (.LIB) files, header (.H)
                         files, and a Visual Basic code module (.BAS file)

ErrorMessage             Source code for ErrorMessage.DLL

ErrorShell               Source code for ErrorShell.DLL 

MsLibs                   The Microsoft Visual C++, MFC, and Visual Basic
                         run-time libraries, needed to run the executables

VB Demo                  Source code for first Visual Basic error demo

VB Demo2                 Source code for second Visual Basic error demo

VB Samples               Sample VB programs from the book 


INSTALLATION
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There is no installation program for the ErrorMessage libraries. Software
can be used on the CD-ROM or copied to your hard disk. Note, however, 
that since all sample programs write a log file to the current 
directory, they cannot be run from the CD;  they must be copied to your 
hard drive in order to run successfully.

Installing the software involves the following steps:

1.)  Check to make sure that the required run-time libraries (found in the
     \MSLIBS subdirectory) are installed on your system (usually, they'll
     be stored in your Windows system directory), and that your copies are
     the same as or newer than the copies on the CD-ROM.
     
2.)  Copy the ErrorMessage and ErrorShell DLLs (found in the ERROR DLLS 
     subdirectory) to a directory in which applications can find them 
     easily; a good choice is the Windows system directory.
     
3.)  If you're using C/C++, copy the header (.H) and library (.LIB) files to
     the directory defined by your configuration.  If you're using VB, copy 
     ErrorMessage.BAS to a convenient directory, like you Visual Basic 
     program directory.
     
4.)  Source code and sample programs can be copied to directories of your
     choice.  For any required details, look for a .TXT file in the
     relevant subdirectory on the CD-ROM.
     
     
HELP
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A help file for the ErrorMessage library was not available at the
time this book went to print. However, it can be downloaded from the
O'Reilly website. Check the O'Reilly home page at http://www.ora.com.