Visual Basic 2015 in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself

by Foxall, James

• ISBN13: 9780672337451
• ISBN10: 0672337452
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-08-05
• Publisher: Sams Publishing

Summary

 

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you’ll learn how to build complete, reliable, and modern Windows applications with Microsoft® Visual Basic® 2015. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a strong foundation for success with every aspect of VB 2015 development.

 

Notes present interesting pieces of information.

Tips offer advice or teach an easier way to do something.

Cautions advise you about potential problems and help you steer clear of disaster.

 

Learn How To

 

• Master VB 2015 by building a complete feature-rich application
• Navigate VB 2015 and discover its new shortcuts
• Work with objects, collections, and events
• Build attractive, highly-functional user interfaces
• Make the most of forms, controls, modules, and procedures
• Efficiently store data and program databases
• Make decisions in code
• Use powerful object-oriented techniques
• Work with graphics and text files
• Manipulate filesystems and the Registry
• Add email support
• Create efficient modules and reusable procedures
• Interact effectively with users
• Write code to preview and print documents
• Debug with VB 2015’s improved breakpoint features
• Distribute your software

 

Download all examples and source code presented in this book from informit.com/title/9780672337451 as they become available.

Who Should Read This Book

Those who have little or no programming experience or who might be picking up Visual Basic as a second language.

 

Bug Alert

Description: Changing the startup form's name in a VB WinForms app does not update the "Startup form" #4517

Explanation: In the latest Visual Basic update on GitHub, Microsoft accidentally introduced a significant bug that you should be aware of. In the Visual Basic project properties dialog on one of the tabs (Application), is a drop down box for selecting the "startup object". This can be either a Main method or a System.Windows.Forms instance (or System.Windows.Window for WPF). When you do a rename on a form (say from the code editor in source or from the solution explorer) currently set as the startup form the rename doesn't cascade to the startup object project property cause the project to enter an invalid state where the user must now manually reset this project property from the now nonexistent Form to the new name. This is a huge annoyance.

The fix for the bug (until Microsoft addresses) can be found here:
http://www.jamesfo

Author Biography

James Foxall is President & CEO of Tigerpaw Software, a commercial software company providing complete business automation to more than 40,000 users in 28 countries in the IT/Networking, Telecommunications, Systems Integrator, Security, and Point of Sale industries. In his current role as President and CEO, James provides the vision and management to keep Tigerpaw focused on its customers and properly serving its markets.

 

James has a Masters degree in Business Administration and a BS degree in Management of Information Systems. Devoted to creating better businesses through technology, James has written 15 books, which have been published in over a dozen languages around the world. He is considered an authority on business process improvement and application interface and behavior standards of Windows applications, and serves the business community as an international speaker on automating business processes in the SMB environment.

Table of Contents

Introduction
PART I: The Visual Basic 2015 Environment

HOUR 1: Jumping in with Both Feet: A Visual Basic 2015 Programming Tour 
HOUR 2: Navigating Visual Basic 2015
HOUR 3: Understanding Objects and Collections
HOUR 4: Understanding Events

PART II: Building a User Interface

HOUR 5: Building Forms: The Basics
HOUR 6: Building Forms: Advanced Techniques
HOUR 7: Working with Traditional Controls
HOUR 8: Using Advanced Controls
HOUR 9: Adding Menus and Toolbars to Forms

PART III: Making Things Happen—Programming

HOUR 10: Creating and Calling Code Procedures
HOUR 11: Using Constants, Data Types, Variables, and Arrays
HOUR 12: Performing Arithmetic, String Manipulation,
HOUR 13: Making Decisions in Visual Basic Code
HOUR 14: Looping for Efficiency
HOUR 15: Debugging Your Code
HOUR 16: Designing Objects Using Classes
HOUR 17: Interacting with Users
HOUR 18: Working with Graphics

PART IV: Working with Data

HOUR 19: Performing File Operations
HOUR 20: Working with the Registry and Text Files
HOUR 21: Working with a Database
HOUR 22: Printing
NEW HOUR 23: SENDING EMAILS

PART V: Deploying Solutions and Beyond

HOUR 24: Deploying Applications

APPENDIX A: The 10,000-Foot View

BONUS HOUR 22: Controlling Other Applications Using Automation
BONUS HOUR 26: Creating User Controls