Starting Out with Visual Basic 2005

by Gaddis, Tony; Irvine, Kip

• ISBN13: 9780321393999
• ISBN10: 0321393996
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Addison Wesley

Summary

Introductory Programming/Visual Basic STARTING OUT WITH Visual Basicreg; 2005, THIRD EDITION Tony Gaddis Kip Irvine Starting Out with Visual Basicreg; 2005 presents introductory programming concepts in a student-friendly step-by-step way, motivating beginning programmers to understand the logic behind building quality programs while introducing the Visual Basic 2005 language. The third edition takes full advantage of the new features of Visual Basic 2005 and engages student learning through an abundance of practical tools that include hands-on tutorials, case studies, and programming exercises. As students become familiar with each programming concept, they will learn how, why, and when to use various controls, constructs, and features of Visual Basic 2005. Starting Out with Visual Basic 2005: bull; Is completely up-to-date with the latest release of Visual Basic 2005 bull; Features tutorials that place programming concepts in a real-world context bull; Challenges students with Short Answer and Algorithm Workbench problems bull; Includes a new chapter, Creating Web Applications, which covers ASP.NET, Web forms, and databases bull; Has a complete support package that is available to qualified instructors. It includes an Instructorrs"s Manual with Solutions, fully developed PowerPointreg; slides, an online printed test bank, and a computerized test bank with WebCT and BlackBoard compatibility "This nicely formatted book takes the beginning user from simple to complex commands and programs in an easy-to-follow sequence. Easy-to-understand examples help them complete the process." Larry Fudella Professor of Computer Information Systems Erie Community College "I highly recommend this textbook, and use it in both a traditional classroom as well as with a hybrid distance learning class. The in-chapter tutorials excellently explain the material." Bill Fitton Information Technology Professor Tidewater Community College When purchased new, the textbook comes with a CD-ROM that includes Visual Basic 2005 Express, answers to select problems, sample code, and data files.

Table of Contents

Contents

Preface

Introduction to Programming and Visual Basic 2005

Computer Systems: Hardware and Software

Programs and Programming Languages

Running an application that demonstrates objects

Running an application that demonstrates event procedures

More about Controls and Programming

Running an application that demonstrates various controls

The Programming Process

Visual Studio and Visual Basic Express (the Visual Basic Environment)

Starting Visual Studio

Opening the Design, Solution Explorer, Dynamic Help, and Properties windows in Visual Studio

Getting familiar with Visual Studio

Creating Applications with Visual Basic

Focus on Problem Solving: Building the Directions Application

Beginning the Directions application

Adding a Label control

Setting the Labels TextAlign property

Changing the Labels font size and style

Deleting a control

Inserting a PictureBox control

Saving and running the application

Closing a Visual Basic project

Opening an existing project

Using the Object box, Alphabetical button, and Categorized button

Focus on Problem Solving: Responding to Events

Placing the lblDirections, btnDisplayDirections, and btnExit controls

Writing event procedures for the Directions application

Changing the text colors

Setting the FormBorderStyle property and locking the controls

Modifying the Text Property with Code

Examining an application that displays messages

The AutoSize, BorderStyle, and TextAlign Properties

Clickable Images

Writing Click event procedures for PictureBox controls

Using Visual Basic Help

Using Visual Basic Help

Debugging Your Application

Locating a compile error in Design mode

Input, Variables, Exceptions, and Calculations

Gathering Text Input

Using a TextBox control

Building the Date String application

Using the Focus method

Changing the tab order

Setting access keys, accept, and cancel buttons

Variables

Assigning text to a variable

Performing Calculations and Working with Numbers

Examining a Simple Calculator application

Exception Handling

Salary Calculation program with exception handling

Formatting Numbers for Output

Examining the Format Demo application

Group Boxes and the Load Event Procedure

Focus on Program Design and Problem Solving: Building the Room Charge Calculator Application

Beginning the Room Charge Calculator application

Changing a labels colors

More about Debugging: Locating Logic Errors

Single-stepping through an applications execution

Making Decisions and Working with Strings

The Decision Structure

The If...Then Statement

Examining an application that uses the If...Then statement

The If...Then...Else Statement

Completing an application that uses the If...Then...Else statement

The If...Then...ElseIf Statement

Completing an application that uses the If...Then...ElseIf state

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