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The first sentence of the question in Ask the Expert is: "You say that properties whose value will be static generally should set at run time rather than design time." That sentence instead should state: "You say that properties whose value will be static generally should set at design time rather than run time."

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Mastery Check, Question 10, the correct answer is 23, which is not an available choice.

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In Step 8, the following code generates a compiler error.

Const arrMonths() As String = {“January”,……… “December”}

Const arrDaysInMonths() As Integer = {31,……….. 31}

The correct syntax is:

Dim arrMonths() As String = {“January”,……… “December”}

Dim arrDaysInMonths() As Integer = {31,……….. 31}

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The third sentence of the answer in Ask the Expert is: "Passing arguments by name involves less typing." That sentence instead should state: "Passing arguments by name involves more typing."

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In Step 6 the Name property should be txtInput, not txtNewCaption.

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The fourth item in the list of debugging tools is printed as "The window." It should be: "The This window." Note: In the 2003 edition its name has been changed to the "Me Window."