Waite Group's Visual Basic 6 How-To

Visual Basic 6 How-To is a programmer-oriented, problem solving guide that teaches readers how to enhance their Visual Basic skills. Chapters are organized by topic and divided into how-tos. Each how-to describes a problem, develops a technique for solving the problem, presents a step-by-step solution, furnishes relevant tips, comments and warnings, and presents alternative solutions where applicable. Visual Basic 6 How-To offers illustrated solutions and complete working code. Whenever possible, the code is modularized and fully encapsulated for easy transplant into other applications. Visual Basic 6 How-To demonstrates how to take advantage of new interface options and Windows APIs, and contains all-new How-To's on building multi-tier web based applications, Advanced Data Objects (ADO), and much more.

Table of Contents:
1. Extending Control Features. Integrate the Open/Save Common Dialog Box into an Application? Extend the Functionality of the Multiline Textbox Control? Extend the Functionality in the Combo and List Box Controls? Use Drag and Drop to Implement a Sort Order Tool? 2. The View Controls. Load and Manipulate Graphics with the ImageList Control? Load and Manipulate Graphics with the ImageList Object? Build an Explorer-Style Interface with the ListView Control? Present Data Objects with the ListView and TreeView Controls? 3. Class Fundamentals. Create a Simple Class with Properties and Methods? Handle Events in a Simple Class? Migrate a Simple Class to Incorporate Polymorphism? Create a Simple Container Control Using a Class? Understand and Make Use of Apartment-Threaded Components? Create a Dependent Object or Collection Within a Class? 4. Object Fundamentals. Build a Reusable About Box Dialog? Create a Busy Dialog with Animation or Progress Bars? Enhance the VB Application Wizard Splash Screen? Implement an Application Error Log? 5. ActiveX Controls. Create a Basic Control Project? Run the Control in Design Time Mode? Create the Properties of the Control? Define the Events for the Control? Add a Property Page to the Control With the Wizard? Compile and Distribute the Control? Convert a Simple Container Class to a Control? 6. Internet Integration. Create an Activex Document? Build CAB Files to Distribute Activex Components? Include Activex Components on a Web Page? Launch and Control a Web Browser? Use the WININET API to Transfer Files? Create a DHTML Application? 7. Application Performance. Measure Compute Performance? Evaluate Graphics Performance? Understand and Perform Static Code Analysis? Instrument a Program for Code Profiling? Evaluate Object Creation Performance? Plan for Performance During Design and Construction? 8. Using The Win32 API. Determine a Drive's Characteristics? Use a Shared Resource File DLL? Accept Dropped Files Using Subclassing? Interpret the Values in a Bit Mask? Create and Use Registry Entries? Enumerate Windows Using Callbacks? 9. Windows Socket Programming. Use Sockets to Monitor Remote Object Status? Keep the Time Synchronized for Accurate Time Stamps? Manage a Pool of Objects and Services? Check for Messages in a Remote Mailbox? 10. Forms. Add a Property to a Form? Add an Event to a Form? Add an Icon to the Desktop Tray? Animate an Icon on the Desktop Tray? 11. Databases. Add and Delete Records Using Bound Controls? Use a List to Update Fields in a Recordset? Handle Data Control Errors? Add and Delete Records Using Data Access Objects? Find Records Using Index Values with Data Access Objects? Create a New Database in Code? Attach a Table From Another Database? Compact and Repair a Database? Determine How Many Records Are in a Recordset? Determine Other Information about a Table? Look Up Dbase, Foxpro, and Paradox Database Files with Data Access Objects? Access Spreadsheet Files from a Visual Basic Application? Access Data in a Web (HTML) Page? Use the DataRepeater Control? 12. Logo-Compliant Applications. Build a Compliant User Interface? Implement Drag-and-Drop Support with Registry Entries? Meet Other Miscellaneous Requirements? Create Customized Install and Uninstall Programs? 13. Extending Vb And Managing Development. Use the Repository? Use Visual Sourcesafe? Build an Add-In? Create a Wizard? 14. Advanced Data Objects. Compare ADO to DAO and RDO? Include ADO as Part of My Project? Access Recordsets Using ADO? Manage Data Structures Returned as Variant Arrays? Create a Simple Database Front-End Using the ADO Data Control? 15. Building Multitier Web-Based Applications. Design Component-Based Applications? Build a Reusable Data Access Component? Create Business Objects? Create an Application that Accesses Remote Business Objects? Build an MTS-Enabled Component? 16. Miscellaneous Topics. Expose an Object to Multiple Applications in Visual Basic? Request Information From a Web Server in an Activex Document or Control? Use the Class Builder Utility to Create an Object Model? Appendix A. Glossary. Index.