Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Step by Step

by Halvorson, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780735625372
• ISBN10: 0735625379
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-16
• Publisher: Microsoft Press

Summary

Teach yourself the fundamentals of working with Visual Basic 2008'”one step at a time. With STEP BY STEP, you work at your own pace through hands-on, learn-by-doing exercises. Whether you're a beginning programmer or new to this specific language, you'll understand the core capabilities and fundamental techniques for Visual Basic 2008'”and rapidly build robust, elegant applications. Each chapter puts you to work, showing you how, when, and why to use the latest features of Visual Basic'”guiding you each step of the way as you create actual components and working applications for Windows. You'll also explore data management and Web-based development topics. PLUS'”get practice files with sample code and data sets on the companion CD.

Author Biography

Michael Halvorson has written more than 30 books, including the popular Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Step by Step, Microsoft Office XP Inside Out, and Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Step by Step. A former Visual Basic localization manager at Microsoft, Michael is a professor at Pacific Lutheran University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Getting Started with Microsoft Visual Basic 2008

Exploring the Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment

Writing Your First Program

Working with Toolbox Controls

Working with Menus, Toolbars, and Dialog Boxes

Programming Fundamentals

Visual Basic Variables and Formulas, and the .NET Framework

Using Decision Structures

Using Loops and Timers

Debugging Visual Basic Programs

Trapping Errors by Using Structured Error Handling

Creating Modules and Procedures

Using Arrays to Manage Numeric and String Data

Working with Collections and the System.Collections Namespace

Exploring Text Files and String Processing

Designing the User Interface

Managing Windows Forms and Controls at Run Time

Adding Graphics and Animation Effects

Inheriting Forms and Creating Base Classes

Working with Printers

Database and Web Programming

Getting Started with ADO.NET

Data Presentation Using the DataGridView Control

Creating Web Sites and Web Pages by Using Visual Web Developer and ASP.NET

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