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Benoit,<BR>
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Great. Yes, it is a real book, and I have about 200 pages completed of the 300+ or so planned. It is intended to be published in late September. Once published, I will, as stated earlier, make an on-line version available "libre" for gambas users. I do understand mailing lists and the public nature of their forum. Now that everyone knows about the book, it should be no surprise when it comes out. As to the public nature of this list, I am all for it but my publisher will not allow distribution of draft copy in this manner. If you do not have a private email address where I can forward the draft to you, I am happy to create an email account for your use on my servers. Please let me know which method you prefer and then we can move on this. At some point, I will need a mailing address if you wish to receive a signed copy of the finished book also. I will send you the first six chapters to review once we get to that point and you can start on the foreword and comment on the draft as appropriate. Once again, many thanks and I am excited to get you involved in this project. <BR>
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For all the other Gambas users that have sent messages of support and offers of help, my thanks. I will likely take you up on the offers as the need arises.<BR>
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cheers,<BR>
jr<BR>
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