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Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic 2008 in 24 Hours: Complete Starter Kit(Sams Teach Yourself -- Hours)

Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic 2008 in 24 Hours: Complete Starter Kit(Sams Teach Yourself -- Hours)


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This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version. In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you will be up and running with Visual Basic 2008. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds upon a real-world foundation forged in both technology and business matters, allowing you to learn the essentials of Visual Basic 2008 from the ground up. Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common questions, issues, and tasks. The Q&A section, quizzes, and exercises help you build and test your knowledge.   By the Way notes present interesting pieces of information. Did You Know? tips offer advice or teach an easier way to do something. Watch Out! cautions advise you about potential problems and help you steer clear of disaster.   Learn how to… Use the powerful design environment of Visual Studio 2008 Design feature-rich interfaces using components such as tree views and tabs Create robust applications using modern error-handling Draw fast graphics using GDI+ Build a database application using ADO.NET Distribute a Visual Basic 2008 Application Manipulate the Windows Registry Create, read, and write text files Use event-driven techniques to build responsive applications DVD Includes: Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition On the Web: Register your book at informit.com/title/9780672329845 for access to author code, examples, updates and corrections as they become available.

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1 PART I: The Visual Basic 2008 Environment HOUR 1 Jumping in with Both Feet: A Visual Basic 2008 Programming Tour 7 HOUR 2 Navigating Visual Basic 2008 33 HOUR 3 Understanding Objects and Collections 63 HOUR 4 Understanding Events 85 PART II: Building a User Interface HOUR 5 Building Forms: The Basics 105 HOUR 6 Building Forms: Advanced Techniques 127 HOUR 7 Working with Traditional Controls 155 HOUR 8 Using Advanced Controls 183 HOUR 9 Adding Menus and Toolbars to Forms 203 PART III: Making Things Happen: Programming HOUR 10 Creating and Calling Code Procedures 229 HOUR 11 Using Constants, Data Types, Variables, and Arrays 249 HOUR 12 Performing Arithmetic, String Manipulation, and Date/Time Adjustments 281 HOUR 13 Making Decisions in Visual Basic Code 305 HOUR 14 Looping for Efficiency 323 HOUR 15 Debugging Your Code 337 HOUR 16 Designing Objects Using Classes 361 HOUR 17 Interacting with Users 381 PART IV: Working with Data HOUR 18 Working with Graphics 405 HOUR 19 Performing File Operations 425 HOUR 20 Working with Text Files and the Registry 443 HOUR 21 Working with a Database 467 HOUR 22 Controlling Other Applications Using Automation 485 PART V: Deploying Solutions and Beyond HOUR 23 Deploying Applications 499 HOUR 24 The 10,000-Foot View 509 INDEX 517

About the Author :
James Foxall is vice president of Tigerpaw Software, Inc. (www.tigerpawsoftware.com), a Bellevue, Nebraska, Microsoft Certified Partner specializing in commercial database applications. He manages the development, support, training, and education of Tigerpaw CRM+, an award-winning CRM product designed to automate contact management, marketing, service and repair, proposal generation, inventory control, and purchasing. At the start of 2008, the current release of Tigerpaw CRM+ had more than 16,000 licensed users. Foxall’s experience in creating certified Office-compatible software has made him an authority on application interface and behavior standards of applications for the Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office environments.   Foxall has been writing commercial production Visual Basic code for more than 14 years, in both single-programmer and multiple-programmer environments. He’s the author of numerous books, including Practical Standards for Microsoft Visual Basic and MCSD in a Nutshell: The Visual Basic Exams. He also has written articles for Access-Office-VBA Advisor and Visual Basic Programmer’s Journal. Foxall has a bachelor’s degree in management of information systems (MIS). He is a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer and an international speaker on Microsoft Visual Basic. When not programming or writing about programming, he enjoys spending time with his family, playing guitar, listening to amazing bands like Pink Floyd and OSI, and playing computer games. You can reach him at www.jamesfoxall.com/forums.


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  • ISBN-13: 9780768678437
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Sams Publishing
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Sams Teach Yourself
  • Weight: 1 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0768678439
  • Publisher Date: 16 Apr 2008
  • Binding: Digital download
  • Series Title: Sams Teach Yourself -- Hours
  • Sub Title: Complete Starter Kit


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