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Programming Visual Basic 2008

by Tim Patrick

The Library Project designed in Programming Visual Basic 2008 uses a barcode font

supplied by you to print barcode labels. The following is a list of some resources

you can use to locate a barcode font.

Free 3 of 9 Barcode Font - Matt Welch has designed a "Code 3 of 9" (also called

"Code 39") font that you can use for your personal use for free. It is available on

many web sites across the Internet. Here is one link you can use to access this font.

• http://www.barcodesinc.com/free-barcode-font/

Fonts for Purchase - Several companies sell commercial barcode fonts for professional

and business use. Almost any TrueType barcode font sold by these companies will work

with the Library Project. Here is one commercial site that offers a large collection

of barcode fonts.

• http://www.bizfonts.com/

Searching for Barcodes - Your favorite search engine can locate barcode fonts for

you. The following link performs a barcode font search on Google.

• http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22barcode+font%22

Information on Barcode Fonts - If you want to find out more about barcodes, barcode

fonts, and how they are used, see Wikipedia's article on barcodes.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSEnvCommunityContent\ContentTypes\VSTemplate\ContentHosts\2.0]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSEnvCommunityContent\ContentTypes\VSTemplate\ContentHosts\2.0\Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition]

"ApplicationPath"="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\\Common7\\IDE\\vbexpress.exe\""

"ApplicationName"="Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition"

"RegistryRoot"="Software\\Microsoft\\VBExpress\\9.0"

"UserDataFolder"="%VSMYDOCUMENTS%\\Visual Studio 2008"

"ApplicationIcon"="#VBExpressIcon"

"ExpressVersion"=dword:00000001

Programming Visual Basic 2008

by Tim Patrick

VSI Installation Issue

July 1, 2008

Some readers have reported errors when trying to install the chapter-specific

templates through the download source code's "VSI" file. When double-clicking

on the "Programming Visual Basic 2008 Templates .VSI" file, the following

error may appear on some systems:

   One or more content items contained within the .vscontent file cannot be

   installed because the correct version of the content installer component

   cannot be found.

   Contact the author of the content file for information about which installers

   and versions are required.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is caused by a problem with the installation

of Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition. The problem appears in the original

release of that product, and in the beta version of the SP1 release for that

product. It is unclear at this time whether it will be fixed before the official

release of Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition SP1.

Microsoft has provided a temporary workaround for this issue. They have written

a "Registry Script" file (with a .REG extension) that can be used to correct the

system registry issues caused by the faulty installation. To access this file,

visit the publisher's web site for this book:

   http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596518431/

Use the menu on the left side of this page to access the "Examples" link. On

the listing of files that appears, you will see one file with the name:

   Fix - VB2008 Express VSI Issue.reg

Download this file to your workstation. The file is designed to fix systems

that have installed Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition in its standard install

location. If you used a custom install location, you must edit this file using

Notepad before processing it.

To process the file, double-click on it. You will be prompted to confirm the

update to the registry. Respond by clicking on the "Yes" button. Once the update

is installed, you should be able to complete the VSI installation without error.