Beginning VB.NET 2003ISBN: 978-0-7645-5658-6
Paperback
840 pages
April 2004
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| Chapter | Page | Details | Date | Print Run |
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| 20 | Error in Text 4th paragraph, next to heading "Class View", it reads: ....shown as a tab at the bottom the Solution Explorer... SHOULD READ: ...shown as a tab at the bottom of the Solution Explorer... |
05/23/2008 | ||
| 44 | Error in Text Under heading "Security", 1st sentence, it reads: .Net has a powerful support for is the concept of code security... SHOULD READ: One thing .Net has a powerful support for is the concept of security... |
05/23/2008 | ||
| 59 | Error in text where it reads: between -1.7 x 10,308 and +1.7 x 10,308 [Thearon] There was a printing error here and the comma should have been a power sign. should read: -1.79769313486231570E+308 through -4.94065645841246544E-324 for negative values; 4.94065645841246544E-324 through 1.79769313486231570E+308 for positive values |
11/22/05 | ||
| 59 | Error in text between -3.4 x 1038 and +3.4 x 1038 should read: -3.4028235E+38 through -1.401298E-45 for negative values; 1.401298E-45 through 3.4028235E+38 for positive values |
11/22/05 | ||
| 3 | 75 | Error in text. Character byte and bit size. The text at the bottom of the page has an error. Currently it reads: Unlike integers and doubles, strings do not have a fixed length. Each character in the string takes up two bytes, or 16-bits. So, to represent this 13-character string, you need 13 bytes or 104 bits. The text should read: Unlike integers and doubles, strings do not have a fixed length. Each character in the string takes up two bytes, or 16-bits. So, to represent this 13-character string, you need 26 bytes or 208 bits. |
9-23-2004 | 1 |
| 75 | Error in Paragraph 2 Paragraph should read: A 32-bit number can represent any value between -2,147,483,648 and 2,147,483,647. |
4/28/05 | ||
| 3 | 77 | Error in "Let's Look..." Under the heading "Let's look at what's happening:" It should read 8 bytes and not 6 bytes. |
5/2/05 | |
| 4 | 111 | In the "How It Works" Section the following code snippet has a typo Select Case name.ToLwer Should read as Select Case name.ToLower |
2/1/05 | |
| 114 | Spelling Error, Paragraph 1 in Loop Section Section Loops par. 1 reads: When writing computer software, you often need to perform the same task a several times ... Should be ... perform the same task several times ... |
5/2/05 | ||
| 116 | Error in Text Under the heading, "How it Works", 4th unindented paragraph, reads: ...This time, this line of codes add... SHOULD BE: ...This time, this line of code adds... |
05/23/2008 | ||
| 118 | Error in Text Under the heading "The For Each...Next Loop", 1st paragraph, 3rd sentence, it reads: ...called for For Each...Next loop... SHOULD BE: ...called For Each...Next loop.... (without the first "for") |
05/23/2008 | ||
| 5 | 155 | Error in text. Typo in Declaration The 4th line of text on that page is: Private_customers As New ArrayList()The text should be: Private _customers As New ArrayList()Note the space between "Private" and "_customers". |
9-23-2004 | 1 |
| 159 | Error in Code On pg 159, lines 4 & 6, the code in brackets reads "deleteCustomer". On pg 161, lines 15 & 18, the code in brackets that now reads "SelectedCustomer" should also read "deleteCustomer" as this code refers to previous code given. |
05/30/2008 | ||
| 4 | Chapter 4 does not introduce classes "Chapter 4 introduced the concept of creating your own classes for us in in your applicaitions." However, there is no reference to user defined class block. Chapter 4 deals with conditional and looping statements, and string comparisions. This information is correct; Chapter 4 did not introduce classes. However, Chapter 5 does introduce classes on page 163. |
5/2/05 | ||
| 163 | Error in last line of code reads: Private_customers As New CustomerCollection should be: Private _customers As New CustomerCollection Note the space between "Private" and "_customers". |
11/22/05 | ||
| 164 | Error in last line of code reads: Return_customers (lstCustomers.SelectedIndex) Should read: Return _customers (lstCustomers.SelectedIndex) Note the space between "Return" and "_customers". |
11/22/05 | ||
| 166 | Error in steps 1 and 2 In steps 1 and 2 the book instructs the reader to add this code: Private_emailHashtable As New Hashtable Public ReadOnly Property EmailHashtable() As Hashtable Get Return_emailHashtable End Get End Property When there should be a space between the underscore and the keyword: Private _emailHashtable As New Hashtable Public ReadOnly Property EmailHashtable() As Hashtable Get Return _emailHashtable End Get End Property |
2/8/05 | ||
| 5 | 166 abd 168 | Space Between Underscore and Keyword Private_emailHashtable As New Hashtable() Change to Private _emailHashtable As New Hashtable() There should be a space between the underscore and the keyword. |
4/26/05 | |
| 265 | Error in Text In the second paragraph. The book states: "...the letter before which the ampersand appears will become underlined." It should read: "...the letter after which the ampersand appears will become underlined." |
7/8/05 | ||
| 266-267 | Misplaced ampersands Items 7,11,15,19 some ampersands are misplaced in the instructional text. For example, p.266, 1st line, #7, the end of the sentence reads "... enter the text &Exit." ["&Exit" is in bold.]. However the ampersand should be after the "E", not before it. Thus: "E&xit", not "&Exit." Similarly... #11: "&Cut" s/b "Cu&t" #15: "&Select All" s/b "Select &All" |
12/6/04 | ||
| 337 | Extra space in code Last line on page Private_numberofDoors As Integer = 5 Should read Private _numberofDoors As Integer = 5 |
4/6/05 | ||
| 345 | Missing Definition #4 Missing defintion of Horsepower Should have Public horsepower as integer defined |
4/6/05 | ||
| 411 | First paragraph, under figure 12-2 "even though they are both contained in the same project..." should read "even though they are both contained in the same solution..." |
11/30/04 | ||
| 540 | Line 13 Source code reads "Dim inPosition as Integer" and should read "Dim intPosition..." |
1/7/05 | ||
| 540 | Error in Text 4th line. This will return the authors whose last name is Green and ... Should be: This will return the authors whose last name is not Green and ..." |
6/27/05 | ||
| 543 | Error in Text Text reads: Dim objConnection as SqlConnection = New _ SqlConnection("server=(local);database="pubs";user id=sa;password=") This line give the Type not defined error. Should read: Dim objConnection As New SqlConnection("server=(local);database=pubs;user id=sa;password=") The syntax(?) error went away. |
06/21/2006 |
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