Errata

Visual Basic 2005 Jumpstart

Errata for Visual Basic 2005 Jumpstart

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The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".

The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.

Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update

Version Location Description Submitted By Date submitted Date corrected
Printed
Page 10
last paragraph of 7.

"Now you're ready the drag and drop"
should be
"Now you're ready to drag and drop"

 Anonymous   
Printed
Page 16
last paragraph

"Close button at top the right of the application windowt."
"window" is misspelled and words "top" and "the" should be reversed.

 Anonymous   
Printed
Page 74
2nd code fragment

WriteOnly Property CountNumeric() as Integer
Set
...
...
End Get
End Property

NOW READS:
WriteOnly Property CountNumeric() as Integer
Set
...
...
End Set
End Property

 Anonymous    Feb 01, 2006
Printed
Page 119
Example 4-6

Because "Price" is set to Nullable in the database txtPrice.Text must be converted.
Previous errata points out that the "$" should be removed, but additionally the type
must be converted from String to System.Nullable(Of Decimal)

...
,CType(txtPrice.Text.Replace("$", ""), Global.System.Nullable(Of Decimal)),

 Anonymous   
Printed
Page 119
AddTitle code block

'--add the new title to the database--
Me.TitlesTableAdapter.Insert(Me.lblISBN.Text, _
Me.txtTitle.Text, _
Me.txtAuthors.Text, _
Me.txtPublisher.Text, _
Me.txtPrice.Text, _
coverImage)

NOW READS:

'--add the new title to the database--
Me.TitlesTableAdapter.Insert(Me.lblISBN.Text, _
Me.txtTitle.Text, _
Me.txtAuthors.Text, _
Me.txtPublisher.Text, _
Replace(Me.txtPrice.Text, "$", ""), _
coverImage)

 Anonymous    Feb 01, 2006
Printed
Page 135
Figure title

Figure 4-39. Downloading a newer version of the StockQuote application

NOW READS:
Figure 4-39. Downloading a newer version of the Library application



 Anonymous    Feb 01, 2006
Printed
Page 141
Last paragraph

http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596100711pg

NOW READS:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596100711

 Anonymous    Feb 01, 2006
Printed
Page 160
Item 5.

Book says to set "ContinueDestinationPageUrl" property of Login control.
should be:
"DestinationPageUrl".

Anonymous