Errata

Programming Microsoft® Visual Basic® .NET (Core Reference)

Errata for Programming Microsoft® Visual Basic® .NET (Core Reference)

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

Components Setup Button On Startup Page Does Not Work
During VS.Net Professional Trial DVD setup, selecting the
Components Setup link button on the bottom of the startup page results in the
following error: "Could not find the file: drive:ServerSetup.hta" This remote component is not supported
for the trial SKU, and this error message is expected. This button should be
disregarded.

Microsoft Press  Jul 13, 2010 
Other Digital Version
CD-ROM

Contains Copy Of Programming Visual Basic 6.0 This title correctly contains an electronic copy of Francesco Balena's "Programming Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0." There is no electronic copy of "Programming Microsoft Visual Basic .NET" available at this time.

Microsoft Press  May 06, 2010 
Printed
Page 177

Incorrect Array Definition On page 177, in the second code snippet, the number of members defined is incorrect. Change: ' You can define up to four addresses for this person, ' from Address(0) to Address(3). Public Address(4) as String To: ' You can define up to four addresses for this person, ' from Address(0) to Address(3). Public Address() as String

Microsoft Press  May 06, 2010 
Printed
Page 181

InstrWholeWord Should Be InstrWord
On page 181, in the second code snippet showing Function
InstrWord, the Return statement calls the wrong function.
Change: "Return InstrWholeWord(1, source, search,
CompareMethod.Binary)" To: "Return InstrWord(1, source, search,
CompareMethod.Binary)"

Microsoft Press  Jul 13, 2010 
Printed
Page 181

InstrWholeWord Should Be InstrWord In the IntelliSense graphic just above the final paragraph on page 181, InstrWholeWord needs to be changed to InstrWord in the "result = ..." line and in the Intellisense box "#2 of 2# InstrWholeWord(...."

Microsoft Press  May 06, 2010 
Printed
Page 916

Missing Text
Page 916 is missing text in the graphic description.

Change:
mfgr.DrawString("Test

To:mfgr.DrawString("Test String", fnt, Brushes.Yellow, 120, 100)
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corrections.

Microsoft Press  Jul 13, 2010