Errata

Microsoft® Visual C#® 2005 Step by Step

Errata for Microsoft® Visual C#® 2005 Step by Step

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
Other Digital Version
http://oreilly.com/catalog/errata.csp?isbn=9780735621299

On the Confirmed Errata web page for this book, Page 523, Description has

"Change:
"In the tree view in the left-hand pane, expand My ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesEventlog."

To: "In the tree view in the left-hand pane, expand My ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesEventlog.""

this should be

"Change:
"In the tree view in the left-hand pane, expand My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEMCurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog."

To: "In the tree view in the left-hand pane, expand My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog.""

Note from the Author or Editor:
This is a problem with the formatting of the errata page, which appears to have stripped out the "\" characters.

Steve Hodge  Feb 19, 2011 
Other Digital Version
http://oreilly.com/catalog/errata.csp?isbn=9780735621299

On the Confirmed Errata web page for this book, Page 343

should be

Page 342

Note from the Author or Editor:
The reader is correct. The errata should be for page 342 and not page 343

Steve Hodge  Feb 19, 2011 
Other Digital Version
http://oreilly.com/catalog/errata.csp?isbn=9780735621299

On the Confirmed Errata web page for this book, Page 167, Description has
"Variable name Summer used in place of Spring in example code"

this should be

"Variable name Season used in place of Spring in example code"

Note from the Author or Editor:
The reader is correct. The text in the errata should read:

"Variable name Season used in place of Spring in example code"

Steve Hodge  Feb 19, 2011 
Printed
Page iii
15th line of text

"Visit the Microsoft Press Web Site ... xxvii"

should be

"Support for this Book ... xxvii"

and should be listed before Questions and Comments.

Note from the Author or Editor:
The reader is correct. The entry in the TOC is wrong.

Steve Hodge  Feb 19, 2011 
Printed
Page iii
14th line of text

"Corrections, Comments, and Help ... xxvi"

should be

"Questions and Comments ... xxvii"

Note from the Author or Editor:
The reader is correct. The entry in the TOC is wrong.

Steve Hodge  Feb 19, 2011 
Printed
Page iii
13th line of text

"Other Features ... xxvi"

should be

"Other Features ... xix"

and should be listed after System Requirements and before Installing and Using the Practice Files.

Note from the Author or Editor:
The reader is correct. The entry in the TOC is wrong.

Steve Hodge  Feb 19, 2011 
Printed
Page iii
12th line of text

"Conventions ... xxv"

should be

"Conventions ... xvii"

and should be listed after System Requirements and before Installing and Using the Practice Files.

Note from the Author or Editor:
Not quite. The TOC is wrong, but it should be "Conventions ... xviii"

Steve Hodge  Feb 19, 2011 
Printed
Page iii
11th line of text

"Conventions and Features in This Book ... xxv"

should be

"Conventions and Features in This Book ... xvii"

and should be listed after System Requirements and before Installing and Using the Practice Files.

Note from the Author or Editor:
It should actualy be "Conventions and Features in This Book ... xviii"

Steve Hodge  Feb 19, 2011 
Printed
Page iii
7th line of text

"Installing the Practice Files ... xix"

should be

"Installing the Practice Files ... xx"

Note from the Author or Editor:
The reader is correct. The TOC is wrong.

Steve Hodge  Feb 19, 2011 
Printed
Page iii
10th line of text

"Uninstalling the Practice Files ... xxv"

should be

"Uninstalling the Practice Files ... xxvi"

Note from the Author or Editor:
The reader is correct. The TOC is wrong.

Steve Hodge  Feb 19, 2011 
Printed
Page iii
9th line of text

"Using the Practice Files ... xxi"

should be

"Using the Practice Files ... xxii"

Note from the Author or Editor:
The reader is correct. The TOC is wrong.

Steve Hodge  Feb 19, 2011 
Printed
Page iii
8th line of text

"Configuring SQL Server Express Edition ... xx"

should be

"Configuring SQL Server Express Edition ... xxi"

Note from the Author or Editor:
The reader is correct. The TOC is wrong.

Steve Hodge  Feb 19, 2011 
Printed
Page ii
7th line of text

"Installing the Practice Files ... xix"

should be

"Installing the Practice Files ... xx"

Note from the Author or Editor:
The reader is correct. The TOC is wrong.

Steve Hodge  Feb 19, 2011 
Printed
Page iii
6th printed line

"Installing and Using the Practice Files ... xix"

should be

"Installing and Using the Practice Files ... xx"

Note from the Author or Editor:
The reader is correct. The TOC is wrong.

Steve Hodge  Feb 19, 2011 
Printed
Page iii
5th printed line

"Minimum System Requirements ... xviii"

should be

"System Requirements ... xix"

Note from the Author or Editor:
The reader is correct. The TOC is wrong.

Steve Hodge  Feb 19, 2011 
Printed
Page 27

2 to the 16th power represented as 32,768 rather than 65,536
On page 27, the line immediately below the table reads:



"* The value of 216 is 32,768; the value of 231 is 2,147,483,648; and the value of 263 is 9,223,372,036,854,775,808."



With numerals in parentheses indicating exponents, it should read:



"* The value of 2(16) is 65,536; the value of 2(31) is 2,147,483,648; and the value of 2(63) is 9,223,372,036,854,775,808."

Microsoft Press  Jul 13, 2010 
Printed
Page 33

Math error
On page 33, within the modules example, the row above the note currently reads:



"9 divided by 2 is 8, remainder 1"



It should read:"9 divided by 2 is 4, remainder 1"

Microsoft Press  Jul 13, 2010 
Printed
Page 46

Statement incorrectly uses two closing brackets
On page 46, in step 4 the code sample statement reads:



calculatedvalue = addvalues(leftHandSide, rightHandSide));It should read:



calculatedvalue = addvalues(leftHandSide, rightHandSide);

Microsoft Press  Jul 13, 2010 
Printed
Page 60

Incorrect operator in Table
On Page 60, in the first table under 'Understanding Equality and Relational Operations', there are incorrect entries in the first row in the 'Operator' and 'Example' columns.



In the Operator column, replace:



--



with



==



In the Example column, replace:



age -- 100



with



age == 100

Microsoft Press  Jul 13, 2010 
Printed
Page 79

OpenFileDialog class referenced in place of FileInfo class
On page 79, the fourth sentence in the second paragraph of step 9 reads:



"The OpenFileDialog class provides the OpenText method for opening the file selected by the user in the Open dialog."



It should read:



"The FileInfo class provides the OpenText method for opening the file selected by the user in the Open dialog."

Microsoft Press  Jul 13, 2010 
Printed
Page 99

Code sample missing open bracket
On page 99, the code sample in Step 8 is missing an opening bracket before the word "try".



Change:

try

{

int leftHandSide = Int32.Parse(leftHandSideOperand.Text);

int rightHandSide = Int32.Parse(rightHandSideOperand.Text);

int answer = doCalculation(leftHandSide, rightHandSide);

result.Text = answer.ToString();

}To:

{

try

{

int leftHandSide = Int32.Parse(leftHandSideOperand.Text);

int rightHandSide = Int32.Parse(rightHandSideOperand.Text);

int answer = doCalculation(leftHandSide, rightHandSide);

result.Text = answer.ToString();

}

Microsoft Press  Jul 13, 2010 
Printed
Page 120

Application should be Program
On page 120, the first sentence of step 5 refers to the Application class rather than the Program class.



Change:

"Return to the Program.cs file, and locate the Entrance method of the Application class."





To:

"Return to the Program.cs file, and locate the Entrance method of the Program class."

Microsoft Press  Jul 13, 2010 
Printed
Page 146

dotted "unboxing" arrow in figure pointing to the incorrect box
On page 146, the first figure on the page has the "unboxing" dotted arrow pointing to the Heap 42 box on the right. It should be reversed so that it is coming from that box and pointing to the Stack 42 box on the bottom left.

Microsoft Press  Jul 13, 2010 
Printed
Page 167

Variable name Summer used in place of Spring in example code
On page 167, the first line of sample code in the "Initialize or assign an enumeration variable to a value" section of the Chapter 9 Quick Reference table reads:



currentSeason = Season; // compile time errorIt should read:



currentSeason = Spring; // compile time error

Microsoft Press  Jul 13, 2010 
Printed
Page 276

Sample code error


On page 276, the second-to-last code sample contains an error. Beginning with the sentence immediately preceding the code sample, it reads:



"You can remove a method from a delegate by using the -= operator:



this.stopMachinery += folder.StopFolding;



"It should read:



"You can remove a method from a delegate by using the -= operator:



this.stopMachinery -=folder.StopFolding;"

Microsoft Press  Jul 13, 2010 
Printed
Page 322

Error in code in step 6
On page 322, the code sample reads:



foreach (int data in tree1)

Console.WriteLine(data);The code sample should have the second line indented:



foreach (int data in tree1)

Console.WriteLine(data);

Microsoft Press  Jul 13, 2010 
Printed
Page 343

Code sample missing carriage return
On page 343, the last code sample is incorrect.



Change:

void Example(Hour a, int b)

{

Hour eg1 = a + b; // b converted to an Hour Hour eg2 = b + a; //

b converted to an Hour

}To:

void Example(Hour a, int b)

{

Hour eg1 = a + b; // b converted to an Hour

Hour eg2 = b + a; // b converted to an Hour

}

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Printed
Page 435

NumProductsTableTableAdapter should be NumProductsTableAdapter
On page 435, the second sentence of step 14 contains an incorrect reference.



Change:

"Click the DataTable1TableAdapter and change its name to NumProductsTableTableAdapter."



To:

"Click the DataTable1TableAdapter and change its name to NumProductsTableAdapter."

Microsoft Press  Jul 13, 2010 
Printed
Page 500

asps should be aspx


On page 500, the last sentence of step 15 refers to the wrong file.



Change:

"The start page for the application is CustomerData.asps, but as you have not yet logged in, you are directed to the LoginForm."



To:

"The start page for the application is CustomerData.aspx, but as you have not yet logged in, you are directed to the LoginForm."

Microsoft Press  Jul 13, 2010 
Printed

Incorrect pathway to practice file locations In the book, all references to the path:"My DocumentsVisual C Sharp Step by Step" should read: "My DocumentsMicrosoft PressVisual C Sharp Step by Step"

Microsoft Press  May 06, 2010 
Printed

Page 52, Item #7 has missing parenthesis On Page 52, in Item #4, the last row from the bottom reads: "private double calculateFee double dailyRate, int noOfDays)" It should read: "private double calculateFee(double dailyRate, int noOfDays)"

Microsoft Press  May 06, 2010 
Printed
Page 27

Eight exponents not printed as exponents On page 27, there are eight occurances of exponents not printed as such. All numerals enclosed in parenthesis in the corrections below should be printed in the exponent position.The Range column of the int row in the table reads: "231 through 2311" It should read: "2(31) through 2(31)1" The Range column of the long row in the table reads: "263 through 2631" It should read: "2(63) through 2(63)1" The Range column of the char row in the table reads: "0 through 216 1" It should read: "0 through 2(16) 1" The line immediately below the table reads: "* The value of 216 is 32,768; the value of 231 is 2,147,483,648; and the value of 263 is 9,223,372,036,854,775,808." It should read: "* The value of 2(16) is 32,768; the value of 2(31) is 2,147,483,648; and the value of 2(63) is 9,223,372,036,854,775,808."

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Printed
Page 40

-- operator not printed correctly On page 40, the "Increment or decrement a variable" section of the Chapter 2 Quick Reference table reads: "Use the ++ or operator. For example: count++;" It should read: "Use the ++ or -- operator. For example: count++;"

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Page 61

Error in sample code On page 61, within the TIP, the second line of sample code reads: validPercentage = percent >=0 && percent =0) && (percent It should read: validPercentage = percent >=0 && percent <= 100 and validPercentage = (percent >=0) && (percent

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Page 90

"current + digit" should be "digit + current" On page 90, the code listed in step 13 is incorrect. Change: current = current + digit;To: current = digit + current;

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Page 100

Code sample missing closing bracket On page 100, the code sample in Step 9 is missing a closing bracket. Change: catch (FormatException fEx) { result.Text = fEx.Message; }To: catch (FormatException fEx) { result.Text = fEx.Message; } }

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Page 124

x and y referenced in place of this.x and this.y On page 124, the sample code for step 3 reads: public double DistanceTo(Point other) { int xDiff = x - other.x; int yDiff = y - other.y; } It should read: public double DistanceTo(Point other) { int xDiff = this.x - other.x; int yDiff = this.y - other.y; }Ths sample code for step 4 reads: public double DistanceTo(Point other) { int xDiff = x - other.x; int yDiff = y - other.y; return Math.Sqrt(xDiff * xDiff + yDiff * yDiff); } It should read: public double DistanceTo(Point other) { int xDiff = this.x - other.x; int yDiff = this.y - other.y; return Math.Sqrt(xDiff * xDiff + yDiff * yDiff); }

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Page 165

defaultDate should be default Date On page 165, the first sentence of step 7 contains the words defaultDate twice. The second instance needs to have a space between default and Date. Change: "Add a statement to the end of the Entrance method to declare a local variable called defaultDate and initialize it to a Date value constructed by using the defaultDate constructor." To: "Add a statement to the end of the Entrance method to declare a local variable called defaultDate and initialize it to a Date value constructed by using the default Date constructor."

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Page 253

"103" should be "96" On page 253, the 2nd sentence of Step 7 contains an incorrect value. Change: "The Windows form displays the two text boxes containing the values 232 and 103." To: "The Windows form displays the two text boxes containing the values 232 and 96."

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Page 287

this.Enabled should be this.ticking.Enabled On page 287, the last line of the code sample in step 6 is incorrect. Change: this.Enabled = true;To: this.ticking.Enabled = true;

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Page 339

minute should be this.minute and hour should be this.hour On page 339, the first code sample is incorrect. Change: if (minute == 0) { hour++; }To: if (this.minute == 0) { this.hour++; }

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Page 345

rhs)s should be rhs) On page 345, the fifth line of the code sample in the "Implement an operator." row of the table contains an extra character. Change: Hour rhs)sTo: Hour rhs)

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Page 475

Additional code required in Step 13 On page 475, the following code should be added to the end of the sample code block in step 13: bossButton.Checked = false; vpButton.Checked = false; presidentButton.Checked = false;

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Page 523

Backslash missing On page 523, the path in step 3 is missing a backslash. Change: "In the tree view in the left-hand pane, expand My ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesEventlog." To: "In the tree view in the left-hand pane, expand My ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesEventlog." Microsoft Press is committed to providing informative and accurate books. All comments and corrections listed above are ready for inclusion in future printings of this book. If you have a later printing of this book, it may already contain most or all of the above corrections.The print number of the book is located on the copyright page in the form of a string of numbers. For example: "2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 QWT 9 8 76 5 4". The first number in the string is the the print number. In this example, the print number is 2.

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