DOCUMENT:Q175939  31-OCT-1997  [vbwin]
TITLE   :FILE: White Paper: Avoiding the Top Ten Design Mistakes
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:5.0
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:vb5all

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 5.0
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SUMMARY
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This white paper discusses the many design flaws that occur long before
the first line of code is written.

MORE INFORMATION
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The white paper is available for download as a self-extracting file from
the Microsoft Software Library:

 ~ Avoid10.exe

For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software
Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
   TITLE     : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

You can also view this document in its entirety at the following URL:

 - http://www.microsoft.com/vbasic/docs/avoid/avoid.htm

Additional query words: how to design
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Keywords          : vb5all
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbfile

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