Learning ASP.NET 2.0 with AJAX Unconfirmed Errata

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Version	Location	Description	Submitted By
PDF	Page 25? Fist chapter - building web applications	On the first basic example when I tried I got a The control with ID 'UpdatePanel1' requires a ScriptManager on the page. The ScriptManager must appear before any controls that need it. Some explanation on the script manager would be nice - something like "script manager is another example of how Microsoft - in an attempt to make things simpler - just makes things more complicated. If it seems like a an ineffectual way to do AJAX it is so welcome to .net. Here's how it works..."	Anonymous
Printed	Page 68 Hot Tip : Copying a web site	You refer to Appendix A for instructions on copying a web site, they are actually in Appendix B (p 413- 424).	Philip Hollings
Printed	Page 97 1st Tip on page - 3rd para	Hit relating to "See Chapter 1 for instruction on installing this sample database ..." should read "See Appendix A for instruction on installing this sample database ..."	Philip Hollings
Printed	Page 110 SQL used by connection string	Earlier in the chapter you instruct the developer to change the SQL, removing the square brackets surrounding the fields/objects. However, when you view the source code listing on pg 110. the square brackets are present. Though not causing a technical problem, it is inconsistent with instructions.	Philip Hollings
Printed	Page 121 Last paragraph of VB Cheat Sheet (If-Then Statements)	The last sentence of the last paragraph: "In fact, the Checked propery of a textbox is a Boolean ..." Textbox do not have this property. The control type you should be refering to is a checkbox. I'm assuming this is a typographical error as the code actually uses the correct type, Checkbox, to reference the property Checked	Philip Hollings
Printed	Page 125 Tip refering to Copying website	"See Appendix A for details about how to copy a web site" This has now been relocated to Appendix B. Appendix A now contains the setup for the IDE plus DB download.	Philip Hollings
Printed	Page 125 4th paragraph : "you need to create a secont GridView..."	The second sentence in requests you "then drag a Label and TextBox inside the UpdatePanel." No code is used to deal with this addition pair. If you have been following the pages in sequence then this has already been performed in the previous section. There is no need for an additional pair.	Philip Hollings