INFO: VB3 Articles on ftp.microsoft.com on the Internet
ID: Q115780
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Visual Basic Standard and Professional Editions for Windows, version 3.0
SUMMARY
All Microsoft Visual Basic Knowledge Base articles and Microsoft
Software Library (MSL) files are available for downloading from the
Internet by using an FTP service (ftp.microsoft.com). The MSL file tree
contains drivers, patches, and other support files from Microsoft Technical
Support.
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How to Open a Connection to the Microsoft FTP Site
Connection to the Microsoft Internet server requires a "live" session
to the Internet by way of an FTP (File Transfer Program) service provider.
- Log on to your Internet account.
- At the Internet prompt, type the following:
open ftp.microsoft.com
-or-
Use the following IP address:
open 207.46.133.140
- When prompted for a user name, type the following:
anonymous
- When prompted for a password, type your full e-mail address, for example:
johndoe@test.com
How to Download Individual Visual Basic Knowledge Base Articles
This example includes downloading an actual article (Q100369) that
contains all the documentation errors for Visual Basic version 3.0.
Microsoft Knowledge Base articles are stored in a directory tree by their
unique identification number also known as their Q number.
- After logging onto the FTP server, use the CD command at the FTP prompt to change to
the correct directory:
cd/developr/devutil/kb
- Use the GET command to retrieve the Readme.txt and Index.txt files. The Index.txt
file contains a complete list of all the article titles and their Q numbers. If you already
know the Q number you want, you don't need to look in the Index.txt file. To download these
files, type the following from the FTP prompt:
get readme.txt
get index.txt
- Once you have the Q number (for example Q100369),
use the GET command
to download the Knowledge Base article.
Knowledge Base articles are stored in a directory tree structure with
each Q number represented as two subdirectories and a two-digit file
name. This method avoids storing thousands of articles in one
subdirectory; that would slow server performance.
You can translate the Q number into a GET command. There are three
parts to each Q number. Reading backwards, the file name is the last
two characters plus a .txt Extension. For example, the file name for
Q100369 is 69.txt. The sub area is the first
digit to the left of the
file name (3 in this example), and the primary area is the remaining
characters to the left including the Q (Q100 in this example).
In the GET command, place a forward slash (/) between the file name,
sub area, and primary area (primary/sub/filename). For example, a
six-digit Q number translates to the following:
Q99704 = Q99/7/04.txt
A seven-digit Q number translates to the following:
Q100369 = Q100/3/69.TXT
Use the GET command from the FTP prompt to download the article:
get Q99/7/04.txt Q99704.txt
get Q100/3/69.txt Q100369.txt
The "Q100369.txt" part at the end is the destination name for the
file -- the name of the file as it will appear on your hard drive.
- To close the connection with the server for most FTP clients type
the following from the FTP prompt:
bye
If you receive an "access denied" error during any transfers, it means
you don't have write access in your current working directory on your
client system. Contact your system administrator for help.
REFERENCES
For additional information on obtaining Visual Basic articles on the
Internet, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q126733
FAQ: Non-technical Questions About Visual Basic 3.0
Additional query words:
Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:3.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo
Last Reviewed: June 21, 1999