[MonoTouch] is the downloadable code in McClure's "iPhone Programming with MT..." compatible with current version of MT/MD?

2012-06-07 Thread jGoff
Is the sample code downloadable from Wrox for McClure's "Professional iPhone Programming with MonoTouch and .NET/C#" in synch with the current versions of MT/MD? If not, what tweaks are necessary to make them compatible? My experience is that they almost work. I'm getting the following: "Applica

Re: [MonoTouch] is the downloadable code in McClure's "iPhone Programming with MT..." compatible with current version of MT/MD?

2012-06-07 Thread Craig Dunn
Hey, That book was sent to press just after the first iPad was launched (early-mid 2010) so some of the code is getting old (from 2009)! I didn't get the same error as you, but the sample also didn't work for me just now; this updated gist shows code that does work (3 lines modified). I also allo

Re: [MonoTouch] is the downloadable code in McClure's "iPhone Programming with MT..." compatible with current version of MT/MD?

2012-06-08 Thread jGoff
Pardon my ignorance on some of this. I'm new to Monotouch & C#, but I'll push my way through anyway. In my test I was trying to build and run the app in debug mode. I was getting a non-fatal build-time error, but the app did make it to the iPhone simulator. When I would try and move the picker d

Re: [MonoTouch] is the downloadable code in McClure's "iPhone Programming with MT..." compatible with current version of MT/MD?

2012-06-08 Thread Jason Awbrey
GC is Garbage Collection there are at least 4 books available - Wally's is the oldest (I believe it predates the iPad, as well as the complete redesign of XCode) and both iOS and MT have changed a lot since then. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=monot

Re: [MonoTouch] is the downloadable code in McClure's "iPhone Programming with MT..." compatible with current version of MT/MD?

2012-06-08 Thread Alex White
Unfortunately this is what happens with reasonablly new products, they change shape frequently as they mature, I have been frustrated with the samples or the lack of with the current version of MT and MT.D, I am sure with time we will get some up to date samples. I remember the the version 1 rel

Re: [MonoTouch] is the downloadable code in McClure's "iPhone Programming with MT..." compatible with current version of MT/MD?

2012-06-08 Thread Wally McClure
19:59:20 +0100 To: ja...@awbrey.net CC: monotouch@lists.ximian.com; i...@goffs.net Subject: Re: [MonoTouch] is the downloadable code in McClure's "iPhone Programming with MT..." compatible with current version of MT/MD? Unfortunately this is what happens with reasonablly ne

Re: [MonoTouch] is the downloadable code in McClure's "iPhone Programming with MT..." compatible with current version of MT/MD?

2012-06-09 Thread Alex White
in. I feel like I was just the pretty face of the > book. > > Wally > > From: alexwhit...@gmail.com > Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 19:59:20 +0100 > To: ja...@awbrey.net > CC: monotouch@lists.ximian.com; i...@goffs.net > Subject: Re: [MonoTouch] is the downloadable co

Re: [MonoTouch] is the downloadable code in McClure's "iPhone Programming with MT..." compatible with current version of MT/MD?

2012-06-09 Thread jGoff
Thanks for all the responses. As a newbie, I'm still interested in understanding the nature of the runtime error. Was it a case of obsolete code, a compiler error (faulty garbage collection.), or a build error (failure to re-build MainWindow.xib.designer.cs)? Below are the 3 suggested new lines