Visual Basic 2005: Your visual blueprint for writing dynamic applications(13 Visual Blueprint)

Welcome to the only guidebook series that takes a visual approach to professional-level computer topics. Open the book and you'll discover step-by-step screen shots that demonstrate over 100 key Visual Basic 2005 techniques, including: Installing VB 2005. Creating forms, menus, and dialog boxes. Setting defaults and creating controls. Declaring variables, expressions, and arrays. Creating conditional statements. Developing assorted loops. Defining subroutines. Using classes. Debugging and packaging applications. And, of course, you?ll find the Visual series features you?ve come to expect, such as: High-resolution screen shots demonstrate each task. Succinct explanations walk you through step by step. Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules. "Apply It" and "Extra" sidebars highlight useful tips. Order your copy today.

Table of Contents:
1 GETTING STARTED WITH VB.NET 2 Install Visual Studio 2005 2 Create a New Project 6 Using Parts of a Project 8 Create a “Hello World” Application 10 2 WORKING WITH WINDOWS FORMS 12 Create a New Form 12 Add a Control to a Form 13 Set the Properties of a Control 14 Resize a Control 16 Create a Menu 17 Create a Dialog Box 18 Set the Tab Key Order 20 Create a Message Box 22 Write Code for an Event 23 3 CREATING WINDOWS CONTROLS: LABELS, TEXT BOXES, AND LISTS 24 Add a TextBox Control to a Form 24 Access a TextBox Control 26 Set Defaults for a TextBox Control 28 Add a Label Control to a Form 30 Add a ListBox Control 32 Set Defaults for a ListBox Control 34 Write Items to a ListBox Control 36 Access an Item Selected from a ListBox Control 38 Add a ComboBox Control 40 Access an Item Selected from a ComboBox Control 42 4 CREATING WINDOWS CONTROLS: BUTTONS, RADIO BUTTONS, AND CHECK BOXES 44 Add a Button Control 44 Write a Button Control Event 45 Change the Label of a Button Control 46 Using an Image for a Button Control 47 Make a Button the Default Button 48 Add a Radio Button 50 Access a Radio Button 52 Add a Check Box 54 Access a Check Box 56 Create a GroupBox Control 58 5 DECLARING VARIABLES, EXPRESSIONS, AND STATEMENTS 60 Understanding Variable Types 60 Declare a Variable 62 Initialize a Variable 63 Assign a Value to a Variable 64 Using Variables 65 Change the Value of a Variable 66 Convert Data Types 68 Create a Simple Expression 70 Create a Complex Expression 71 Using Operator Precedence 72 Create a Statement 73 Create More Complex Expressions 74 6 CREATING CONDITIONAL STATEMENTS 76 Understanding Conditional Statements 76 Create an If...Then Statement 78 Create an Equivalent Logical Expression 80 Create a Not Equivalent Logical Expression 82 Create a Compound Logical Expression 84 Create an If...Then...Else Statement 86 Create an If...Then...ElseIf...Then Statement 88 Create an If...Then...ElseIf...Then...Else Statement 90 Create a Nested If...Then Statement 92 Create a Select Case Statement 94 Create a Select Case...Case Else Statement 96 7 CREATING LOOPS 98 Create a For Loop 98 Increment a For Loop by a Set Value 100 Create a Do While Loop 102 Create a Do Until Loop 104 Create a Do Loop While Loop 106 8 DECLARING ARRAYS 108 Declare an Array 108 Initialize an Array 110 Assign a Value to an Array 112 Access the Value of an Array Element 114 Declare a Multidimensional Array 116 Assign a Value to a Multidimensional Array 118 Access Elements of a Multidimensional Array 120 Sort an Array 122 Search Array Elements 124 Size an Array 126 Create a Dynamic Array 128 Pass an Array to a Subroutine or Function 130 Return an Array from a Function 132 Change an Array Value Using ByRef 134 9 DEFINING SUBROUTINES AND FUNCTIONS 136 Define a Subroutine 136 Call a Subroutine 138 Create Parameters for a Subroutine 140 Pass Parameters to a Subroutine 142 Define a Function 144 Call a Function 146 10 UNDERSTANDING DATABASES 148 Understanding Database Design 148 An Introduction to ADO.NET 150 Understanding Data, Tables, and a Database 152 Connect to a Database 154 Configure the Data Source 156 Using the Data Sources Window 158 Using SQL Statements 160 Using the DataGrid View Control 162 Remove a Column from the Data Grid View 164 Add a Column to the Data Grid View 166 Change the Color of Every Other Row 168 Save Changes Made to the Data Grid View 170 Save Changes to a Database Using a Button Control 172 Add a SQL Query to the Data Grid View 174 Using Code to Bind Data to a Combo Box 176 Using the ReportViewer Control 178 11 DEBUGGING YOUR APPLICATION 180 Set Breakpoints 180 Using the Watch Window 182 Using a Visualizer 184 12 USING CLASSES 186 Create a Class and Declare an Object 186 Create a Sub Method for a Class 188 Create a Function Method for a Class 190 Create a Private Method 192 Create a Protected Method 194 Create a New() Method 196 Call a Method of a Class 198 Pass a Value to a Method of a Class 200 Assign a Value to a Public Property 202 Create a Property Procedure for a Class 204 Get a Value of a Property Procedure 206 Set a Value of a Property Procedure 208 Validate a Property Value 210 Inherit a Class 212 Using Overloading 214 Using Multiple Inheritance 216 13 CREATING COMPONENTS 218 An Introduction to Component Creation 218 Create a Component 220 Create a Windows Forms Control 222 Handle Default Properties 224 Add a Member 226 Add an Event 228 Using Standard Controls 230 Create a Control from Scratch 232 Reference a Library 234 14 CREATING GRAPHICS 236 Add a Picture to a Form 236 Using the Color Dialog Box 238 Understanding the Graphics Object 240 Create a Brush 242 Create a Pen 244 Draw Bitmaps and Images 246 Draw Simple Primitives 248 Draw a Curve 250 Draw Text 252 Create a Path 254 Using Regions 256 Create a Shaped Window 258 15 PROVIDING INPUT AND OUTPUT 260 Using a File Stream 260 Read from a Stream 262 Write to a Stream 263 Watch for File System Changes 264 Access File Information 266 Access Directory Information 268 Provide a File Dialog Box 270 Using the PrintDocument Control 272 Using the Printer Dialog Box 274 Using the Page Setup Dialog Box 276 Create a Print Preview 278 Download from a Web Server 280 Make a Connection to a Server 282 Accept Incoming Connections 284 16 PACKAGING YOUR APPLICATION 286 Create a Setup Program 286 Create a Shortcut for Your Application 288 Create an Icon for Your Application 290 Run the Setup Program 292 INDEX 294

About the Author :
Jim Keogh is on the faculty of Columbia University and Saint Peter’s College in Jersey City, New Jersey. He developed the e-commerce tract at Columbia University. Jim has spent decades developing applications for major Wall Street corporations and is the author of more than 70 books, including Java Database Programming For Dummies, Unix Programming For Dummies, and Linux Programming For Dummies. Jim Keogh is on the faculty of Columbia University and Saint Peter’s College in Jersey City, New Jersey. He developed the e-commerce tract at Columbia University. Jim has spent decades developing applications for major Wall Street corporations and is the author of more than 70 books, including Java Database Programming For Dummies, Unix Programming For Dummies, and Linux Programming For Dummies.