Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 for Windows, Mobile, Web, Office, and Database Applications: Comprehensive

by Shelly, Gary B.; Cashman, Thomas J.; Hoisington, Corinne

• ISBN13: 9780619254827
• ISBN10: 0619254823
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-11-10
• Publisher: Course Technology

Summary

Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 for Windows, Mobile, Web, Office, and Database Applications: Comprehensive is the first text of its kind toteach students the essentials of computer programming using the latest Visual Basic programming language, Visual Basic 2005.

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
Introduction to Visual Basic 2005 Programming
Introduction	2	(7)
Computer Programmers and Developers	5	(1)
Event-Driven Computer Programs with a Graphical User Interface	6	(3)
Basic Program Operations	9	(8)
Input Operation	9	(1)
Output Operation	10	(1)
Basic Arithmetic Operations	11	(1)
Logical Operations	12	(4)
Saving Software and Data	16	(1)
Visual Basic 2005 and Visual Studio 2005	17	(2)
Programming Languages	19	(2)
Visual Basic	20	(1)
C++	20	(1)
Visual C#	20	(1)
Visual J#	20	(1)
.NET Framework 2.0	21	(5)
.NET Class Library	21	(1)
ADO.NET 2.1	22	(1)
ASP.NET 2.0	23	(1)
Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL) and Common Language Runtime (CLR)	24	(2)
Types of Visual Basic 2005 Applications	26	(1)
Summary	26	(1)
Knowledge Check	27	(3)
Program and Graphical User Interface Design
Introduction	30	(2)
Using Visual Studio 2005	32	(43)
Open Visual Studio 2005	32	(2)
Create a New Visual Basic 2005 Windows Application Project	34	(3)
Display the Toolbox	37	(1)
Permanently Display the Toolbox	38	(1)
View Object Properties	39	(1)
Name the Windows Form Object	40	(2)
Set the Title Bar Text in a Windows Form Object	42	(2)
Resize a Form	44	(1)
Add a Label Object	45	(2)
Name the Label Object	47	(1)
Change the Text in a Label Object	48	(3)
Change Label Font, Font Style, and Font Size	51	(2)
Center a Label Object in the Windows Form Object	53	(2)
Delete GUI Objects	55	(1)
Use the Undo Button on the Standard Toolbar	56	(1)
Add a PictureBox Object	56	(2)
Name a PictureBox Object	58	(1)
Resize a PictureBox Object	58	(2)
Add a Second PictureBox Object	60	(1)
Make Objects the Same Size	60	(2)
Align the PictureBox Objects	62	(2)
Center Multiple Objects Horizontally in the Window	64	(1)
Add a Button Object	65	(2)
Name and Set Text for a Button Object	67	(1)
Change Button Object Size	68	(2)
Add and Align a Second Button	70	(2)
Align Objects Vertically	72	(1)
Save a Visual Basic Project	73	(1)
Close Visual Studio 2005	74	(1)
Open a Visual Basic Project	75	(1)
Program Development Life Cycle	75	(5)
Phase 1: Gather and Analyze the Program Requirements	76	(2)
Phase 2: Design the User Interface	78	(2)
Sample Program	80	(2)
Sample Program --- Phase 2: User Interface Design	80	(2)
Guided Program Development	82	(12)
Summary	94	(2)
Learn It Online	96	(1)
Knowledge Check	96	(1)
Debugging Exercises	97	(1)
Program Analysis	98	(1)
Case Programming Assignments	99	(13)
Program Design and Coding
Introduction	112	(1)
Sample Program	112	(2)
Fine-Tune the User Interface	114	(15)
BackColor Property	114	(3)
Adding Images to a PictureBox Object	117	(3)
Import the Image into the Program Resources Folder	120	(3)
Size an Image	123	(1)
Visible Property	124	(2)
Enabled Property	126	(2)
Running a Program	128	(1)
Visual Basic Program Coding	129	(28)
Entering Visual Basic Code for Event Handling	129	(2)
Visual Basic 2005 Coding Statements	131	(2)
General Format of a Visual Basic Statement	133	(1)
IntelliSense	134	(1)
Enter a Visual Basic Statement	134	(4)
Set Visible Property to False	138	(3)
Enabled Property	141	(2)
Comments in Program Statements	143	(5)
Correcting Errors in Code	148	(5)
Additional Click Events	153	(1)
Entering Code	154	(1)
Close Procedure	154	(2)
Printing Code	156	(1)
Coding Summary	157	(1)
Phase 3 --- Design the Program Processing Objects	157	(2)
Event Planning Document	157	(2)
Phase 4 --- Code the Program	159	(1)
Guided Program Development	159	(17)
Code Listing	176	(2)
Summary	178	(1)
Learn It Online	179	(1)
Knowledge Check	179	(1)
Debugging Exercises	180	(2)
Program Analysis	182	(1)
Case Programming Assignments	183	(13)
Variables and Arithmetic Operations
Introduction	196	(1)
User Interface	197	(15)
TextBox Objects	197	(11)
Label Objects	208	(2)
Accept Button in Form Properties	210	(1)
Cancel Button in Form Properties	211	(1)
Visual Studio Preparation for Code Entry	211	(1)
Introduction to Data Entry and Data Types	212	(20)
String Data Type	213	(1)
Assignment Statements	214	(5)
Numeric Data Types	219	(3)
Other Data Types	222	(2)
Literals	224	(1)
Forced Literal Types	225	(1)
Constants	225	(2)
Referencing a Variable	227	(1)
Scope of Variables	227	(1)
Converting Variable Data	228	(3)
Option Strict On	231	(1)
Arithmetic Operations	232	(18)
Arithmetic Operators	233	(6)
Displaying Numeric Output Data	239	(3)
Clearing the Form --- Clear Procedure and Focus Procedure	242	(2)
Form Load Event	244	(3)
Class Scope	247	(1)
Debugging Your Program	248	(2)
Program Design	250	(3)
Event Planning Document	252	(1)
Code the Program	253	(1)
Guided Program Development	253	(18)
Code Listing	271	(1)
Summary	272	(2)
Learn It Online	274	(1)
Knowledge Check	274	(2)
Debugging Exercises	276	(1)
Program Analysis	277	(2)
Case Programming Assignments	279	(13)
Mobile Applications Using Decision Structures
Introduction	292	(1)
Chapter Project	292	(2)
Pervasive Devices	294	(2)
Create a Smart Device Application	296	(18)
Placing Objects on the PocketPC Form Object	298	(1)
Using the Panel Object	299	(3)
Adding the RadioButton Objects	302	(2)
Using the Checked Property of RadioButton Objects	304	(1)
Windows Application Container Objects	305	(1)
Displaying a Message Box	306	(7)
String Concatenation	313	(1)
Making Decisions with Conditional Statements	314	(34)
Using an If. . .Then Statement	314	(1)
Relational Operators	315	(5)
Comparing Different Data Types	320	(1)
Using the If. . .Then. . .Else Statement	320	(2)
Using the If. . .Then. . .Elself Statement	322	(2)
Nested If Statements	324	(4)
Testing the Status of a RadioButton Object in Code	328	(2)
Block-Level Scope	330	(1)
Using Logical Operators	331	(4)
Select Case Statement	335	(4)
Cope Snippets	339	(2)
Validating Data	341	(3)
Deploying the Application	344	(4)
Program Design	348	(2)
Event Planning Document	349	(1)
Design and Code the Program	350	(1)
Guided Program Development	350	(10)
Code Listing	360	(2)
Summary	362	(2)
Learn It Online	364	(1)
Knowledge Check	364	(1)
Debugging Exercises	365	(2)
Program Analysis	367	(3)
Case Programming Assignments	370	(14)
Loop Structures
Introduction	384	(2)
Chapter Project	384	(2)
User Interface Design	386	(19)
MenuStrip Object	386	(7)
InputBox Function	393	(3)
Displaying Data Using the ListBox Object	396	(6)
Accumulators, Counters, and Compound Operators	402	(3)
Using Loops to Perform Repetitive Tasks	405	(18)
Repeating a Process Using the For. . .Next Loop	405	(6)
Repeating a Process Using a Do Loop	411	(5)
Do Until Loops	416	(2)
Avoiding Infinite Loops	418	(1)
Priming the Loop	419	(1)
Validating Data	420	(2)
Creating a Nested Loop	422	(1)
Selecting the Best Loop	423	(1)
Using a Datatip with Break Points	423	(10)
Publishing an Application with Clickonce Deployment	433	(5)
Program Design	438	(3)
Event Planning Document	440	(1)
Design and Code the Program	441	(1)
Guided Program Development	441	(19)
Code Listing	460	(2)
Summary	462	(1)
Learn It Online	463	(1)
Knowledge Check	463	(2)
Debugging Exercises	465	(2)
Program Analysis	467	(3)
Case Programming Assignments	470	(12)
Creating Web Applications
Introduction	482	(2)
Creating a Web Application	484	(37)
Creating a Dynamic Web Site Using Visual Basic	485	(2)
Setting Web Form Properties	487	(3)
Using Full Screen View	490	(1)
Adding Objects to the Web Form	491	(18)
Using a Custom Table for Layout	509	(3)
Adding Validation Controls	512	(9)
Using the <br> Tag in Visual Basic Code	521	(1)
Using String Manipulation Properties and Procedures in the String Class	522	(2)
Finding String Length	522	(1)
Using the Trim Procedure	523	(1)
Converting Uppercase and Lowercase Text	524	(1)
Program Design	524	(3)
Event Planning Document	526	(1)
Code the Program	527	(1)
Guided Program Development	527	(17)
Code Listing	544	(1)
Summary	545	(2)
Learn It Online	547	(1)
Knowledge Check	547	(2)
Debugging Exercises	549	(1)
Program Analysis	550	(1)
Case Programming Assignments	551	(13)
Using Procedures and Exception Handling
Introduction	564	(1)
Chapter Project	564	(15)
Creating a Splash Screen	566	(6)
Pausing the Splash Screen	572	(1)
Adding a ComboBox Object	573	(3)
Determining the ComboBox Selected Index	576	(1)
Handling SelectedIndexChanged Events	577	(2)
Prodedures	579	(12)
Coding a Sub Procedure	579	(2)
Passing Arguments	581	(6)
Function Procedures	587	(3)
Creating a Private Class-Level Variable	590	(1)
Exception Handling	591	(4)
Program Design	595	(6)
Program Design When Using Sub and Function Procedures	597	(1)
Event Planning Document	598	(3)
Design and Code the Program	601	(1)
Guided Program Development	601	(23)
Code Listing	624	(6)
Summary	630	(1)
Learn It Online	631	(1)
Knowledge Check	631	(1)
Debugging Exercises	632	(2)
Analysis Exercises	634	(4)
Case Programming Assignments	638	(12)
Using Arrays and File Handling
Introduction	650	(1)
Chapter Project	650	(4)
Introduction to Arrays	654	(19)
Arrays	654	(2)
Initializing an Array	656	(2)
Accessing Array Elements Using a Loop	658	(6)
The For Each Loop	664	(1)
Scope of Arrays	665	(1)
Passing an Array	666	(2)
Sorting an Array	668	(1)
Searching an Array	669	(2)
Creating a Two-Dimensional Array	671	(2)
File Handling	673	(15)
Reading a Text File	674	(4)
Writing to a Text File	678	(1)
Computing Depreciation	679	(2)
Using Multiple Form Objects	681	(3)
Creating an Instance of a Windows Form Object	684	(2)
Accessing Variables on Other Forms	686	(2)
Program Design	688	(2)
Design the Program Processing Objects	690	(3)
Guided Program Development	693	(18)
Summary	711	(1)
Learn It Online	712	(1)
Knowledge Check	712	(1)
Debugging Exercise	713	(2)
Program Analysis	715	(3)
Case Programming Assignments	718	(12)
Incorporating Databases with ADO.NET 2.0
Introduction	730	(1)
Chapter Project	730	(44)
Database Files	734	(1)
Connecting to a Database Using ADO.NET 2.0	735	(1)
Establishing a Database Connection	736	(38)
Connecting form Objects to the Data Source	774
Binding Database Fields to the Windows Form	746	(4)
Adding a Record	750	(3)
Deleting Records	753	(1)
Selecting Records From a List	754	(5)
Programming Beyond the Database Wizard	759	(7)
Program Design	766	(1)
Event Planning Document	767	(1)
Guided Program Development	767	(12)
Summary	779	(1)
Learn It Online	780	(1)
Knowledge Check	780	(2)
Debugging Exercise	782	(1)
Program Analysis	782	(2)
Case Programming Assignments	784	(12)
Multiple Classes and Inheritance
Introduction	796	(1)
Chapter Project	796	(9)
User Interface and the TabIndex Property	799	(2)
Editing Input Data	801	(4)
Program Structure Using Classes	805	(4)
Sample Program Classes	806	(1)
Creating a Class	807	(2)
Coding Classes	809	(15)
Instantiating a Class and Class Communication	809	(2)
Constructors in New Instantiated Classes	811	(1)
Passing Arguments When Instantiating an Object	811	(2)
Calling a Procedure in a Separate Class	813	(1)
Inheritance	814	(3)
Constructors	817	(1)
Inheritance and Procedures	818	(6)
Summary	824	(1)
Persistence Classes	824	(2)
Comma-Delimited Text File	826	(2)
Program Design	828	(2)
Event Planning Document	830	(4)
Guided Program Development	834	(20)
Summary	854	(1)
Learn It Online	855	(1)
Knowlege Check	855	(1)
Debugging Exercises	856	(1)
Analysis Exercises	857	(5)
Case Programming Assignments	862	(14)
Cell Phone Applications and Web Services
Introduction	876	(1)
Chapter Projects	876	(4)
Smartphone Applications	878	(2)
Create a Smartphone Application	880	(16)
Using a Cell Phone Keypad for Input	882	(1)
Entering Input Using a Smartphone	883	(5)
Entering Other Characters Using the Keypad	888	(1)
Adding Smartphone Toolbox Objects	889	(3)
Creating a Softkey Menu	892	(1)
Coding the Smartphone Application	893	(2)
Displaying Messagebox Objects in a Smartphone Environment	895	(1)
Program Design	896	(1)
Design the Program Processing Objects	897	(1)
Guided Program Development	898	(7)
Web Services	905	(11)
Finding Web Services	906	(4)
Creating a Web Service Connection	910	(3)
Calling a Web Service Method	913	(3)
Program Design	916	(1)
Design the Program Processing Objects	917	(1)
Guided Program Development	918	(9)
Crystal Reports	927	(10)
Summary	937	(1)
Learn It Online	938	(1)
Knowledge Check	938	(1)
Debugging Exercises	939	(1)
Program Analysis	939	(1)
Case Programming Assignments	940	(14)
ENRICHMENT CHAPTER Visual Studio Tools for Office
Introduction	954	(1)
Chapter Project	954	(2)
Programming an Office Document	956	(22)
Working with VSTO	956	(1)
Using Templates	956	(1)
Creating a VSTO Project	957	(2)
Understanding VSTO Toolbars and Menus	959	(2)
Adding a DateTimePicker Object	961	(1)
Adding a Table to a Word Document	962	(2)
Inserting a Picture and Additional Cells in the Table	964	(2)
Using Autoformat to Format a Table	966	(2)
Adding the Actions Pane Control	968	(5)
Using a ComboBox Object	973	(1)
Calculating Loan Payments with the PMT Function	974	(3)
Calculating with the Math Class	977	(1)
Program Design	978	(2)
Design the Program Processing Objects	980	(1)
Guided Program Development	981	(20)
Summary	1001	(1)
Learn It Online	1002	(1)
Knowledge Check	1002	(1)
Debugging Exercises	1003	(1)
Program Analysis	1003	(2)
Case Programming Assignments	1005	(12)
Appendix A Unicode	1017	(4)
Appendix B The My Namespace	1021	(6)
Appendix C Using Help in Microsoft Visual Basic 2005	1027	(12)
Appendix D Naming Conventions	1039	(2)
Index	1041	(23)
Photo Credits	1064