<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >

<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/hello" />

<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="This is my first Android Application!" />

<Button
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="And this is a clickable button!" />

</LinearLayout>

*error is on 10th line,no resource found dat matches the string

would like to get my hands on the code in pdf form can u help
thanks mikec

Your error is android:text="@string/hello"
You did not add entry to strings.xml file.

If you don't want to go through the hassle of adding an entry to strings.xml, change that line to android:text="hello world"

Why are you hijacking someone else's post?