Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 2008

ISBN: 978-0-470-18742-5

Paperback

1152 pages

March 2008

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Chapter	Page	Details	Date	Print Run
1	18	Text correction: Misidentified Property The third sentence, "To change the control's behavior, select it on the form and locate its DisplayStyle property in the Properties window." incorrectly identifies that property. The property is called DropDownStyle in the Properties window.	6/18/10
2	53	Text correction: Incorrect explanation of Date Variable functions Under Date Variables, the functions Today() and Now() are described incorrectly. Today() returns a date value and Now() returns the same date value followed by the current time.	6/18/10
2	55	Text correction: Incorrect entry in Table 2.3 The entry for ExactDistance should read ExactDistance#	6/18/10
3	87	Error in code In the second string of code on the page, first line: The text reads "If (date1 < #1/1/2008)..." It should read "If (date1 < #1/1/2008#)..." Date values should be enclosed in hash signs.	5/2/08	1st
3	94	Text correction In the Sidebar at the bottom of the page headed Do Not Manipulate the Loop's Counter, the last sentence contains an error. "To jump out of a For...Next loop prematurely, use the Next For statement." Should read: "To jump out of a For...Next loop prematurely, use the Exit For statement."	5/2/08	1st
3	105	Error in code The first code listing on the page contains two statements in the wrong order. It should read: Function Degrees(ByVal Celsius as Single) As Single Celsius = 0 Return((9 / 5) * Celsius + 32) End Function	3/26/09
	391	Error in Code Debug.WriteLine("194 - 289 centimeters is" & (MU1 - MU2).ToString & " meters") The negative of 1.94 is -1.94 should be: Debug.WriteLine("194 - 289 centimeters is" & (MU1 - MU2).ToString & " meters") 194 - 289 centimeters is -.95 meters	04/23/2008
	392	Errors in Figure 10.10 WHERE FIGURE SHOWS: 1 meter and 198 centimetes is 3.89 meters it should show 1 meter and 198 centimetes is 2.89 meters WHERE FIGURE SHOWS: 194 + 289 centimeters is 5.83 meters it should show 194 + 289 centimeters is 4.83 meters WHERE FIGURE SHOWS: 194 - 289 centimeters is -0.195 meters is should show 194 - 289 centimeters is -0.95 meters	04/23/2008
11	407	Error in Listing 11.1 The third line of code, "Dim delEntries As ArrayList" is superfluous, and should be deleted.	5/2/08
13	495	TimeSpan output incorrectly formatted Middle of the page, in bold type: "Milliseconds" and "Seconds" are formatted to the European standard of using a comma for the decimal separator rather than a period. It should read: "Milliseconds = 94215.4752 Seconds = 94.2154752"	6/26/08
15	545	Error in the syntax for FindInFiles method The first form of the FindInFiles method reads: "FindInFiles(dir, containsText, IgnoreCase, FileIO.SearchOption)" This sytax is incorrect. It should read: "FindInFiles(dir, containsText, IgnoreCase, FileIO.SearchOption, fileWildCards)"	6/26/08
21	787	Error in Real World Scenario: Duplicate Query The Real World Scenario Sidebar contains two queries, Query 1 and Query 2. Query 1 is a duplicate of Query 2. Query 1 should read: SELECT C.CompanyName, SUM((OD.Unit Price * OD.Quantity) * (1 - OD.Discount) as Revenue FROM Customers as C, Orders as O, [Order Details] as OD WHERE C.CustomerID = O.CustomerID AND O.OrderID = OD.OrderID	6/26/08
22	813	Error in code The third line of code on the page reads: "Command.Parameters.Add("@country", "Italy") It should read: "Command.Parameters.AddWithValue("@country", "Italy")	5/2/08	1st