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| Chapter | Page | Details | Date | Print Run |
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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
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11/22/05 |
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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
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11/22/05 |
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| 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.
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9-23-2004 |
1 |
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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.
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4/28/05 |
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| 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.
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5/2/05 |
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| 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
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2/1/05 |
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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 ...
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5/2/05 |
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| 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".
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9-23-2004 |
1 |
| 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.
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5/2/05 |
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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".
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11/22/05 |
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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".
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11/22/05 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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|
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"
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12/6/04 |
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337 |
Extra space in code
Last line on page
Private_numberofDoors As Integer = 5
Should read
Private _numberofDoors As Integer = 5
|
4/6/05 |
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345 |
Missing Definition
#4
Missing defintion of Horsepower
Should have Public horsepower as integer defined
|
4/6/05 |
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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 |
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540 |
Line 13
Source code reads "Dim inPosition as Integer" and should read "Dim intPosition..." |
1/7/05 |
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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 |
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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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