can somebody please explain to how to resolve this problem, I can't seem to find an answer. The problem is whether I type in the example or use the example download I get the following error? I'm using Eclipse interface.

private void onClick() {
showDialog(0); (With this line struck through)

The warning reads "The method shows Dialog(int) from the type Activity is deprecated"

If anybody can help that would be great, then I can continue.

I'm afraid this is one of the problems with this book, as it is a year or so old, Android has moved on considerably, showDialog(0) was depreciated in API13, aka 3, or Honeycomb.

Not to worry though. I assume that you can't get the program to compile, before running in the Emulator ? If so, do this -

Where the error occurs in the code, when you hold the mouse over the error, a little box should pop-up, press F2 to keep the box there if you need to, and click on option that says something like "suppress warning". It will add some code to the listing that will allow it to compile.

If you still have problems running the program in the emulator, change your target API to 12.

Many thank Durge

Had to change API in the end and finally got it working.

Make me wonder if I should continue with this book or look for a book that is more up to date.

Thanks again.

No Problem

I had no end of problems at the beginning, but I kept going with the book for a while, and then got enough to carry on without it. There's plenty of information on the Internet if you get stuck.

I have the same problem. I paid $39 for this. These days that is the cost of perpetual license with free updates for a very well developed and useful software. Now I cannot update the book, can I? I believe Wrox should post updated book in PDF (not simply pages) on the website that I can download. If not I am not interested in buying books. I can learn from the free tutorials and YouTube!

Wrox, can you please respond?