Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Step by Step--Version 2003

by Halvorson, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780735619050
• ISBN10: 0735619050
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-26
• Publisher: Microsoft Press

Summary

Teach yourself Visual Basic .NET 2003 and begin developing applications and services for Microsoft .NET-one step at a time. Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Step by Step Version 2003 provides a wealth of optimization tips, real-world advice, and instructive code examples. Work at your own pace-choosing exactly the chapters, lessons, and exercises appropriate to your skill level. Topics include Toolbox controls, menus, and dialog boxes; methods in the .NET Framework version 1.1 class libraries; debugging; structured error handling; data management; inheritance; automating Microsoft Office; integration with Microsoft Windows .NET Server 2003, Windowsr Forms; Web Forms; graphics and animation; Microsoft ADO.NET; and application deployment. You'll also learn how to upgrade Visual Basic 6-based applications faster using the "Upgrade Notes" sidebars, a special upgrading index, and practical advice about the Visual Basic .NET Upgrade Wizard.

Author Biography

Michael Halvorson is the author or co-author of twenty computer books, including Microsoft Office XP Inside Out, Visual Basic 6 Professional Step By Step, Learn Microsoft Visual Basic 6 Now, Running Microsoft Office 2000 Premium Edition, and Microsoft Word 97/Visual Basic Step by Step. Michael earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, and master’s and doctoral degrees in History from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. He was employed at Microsoft Corporation as a technical editor, acquisitions editor, and localization manager from 1985 to 1993. Michael currently spends his time developing innovative software solutions for Microsoft Office and Microsoft Visual Basic .NET, and teaching European history courses at colleges in the Pacific Northwest.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Getting Started with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET 2003
Opening and Running a Visual Basic .NET 2003 Program	p. 3
Writing Your First Program	p. 33
Working with Toolbox Controls	p. 63
Working with Menus and Dialog Boxes	p. 95
Programming Fundamentals
Visual Basic .NET Variables and Operators	p. 125
Using Decision Structures	p. 161
Using Loops and Timers	p. 185
Debugging Visual Basic .NET Programs	p. 209
Trapping Errors Using Structured Error Handling	p. 225
Managing Corporate Data
Using Modules and Procedures	p. 249
Using Arrays and Collections to Manage Data	p. 277
Exploring Text Files and String Processing	p. 307
Automating Microsoft Office Applications and Managing Processes	p. 341
Deploying Visual Basic .NET Applications	p. 361
Advanced User Interface Design
Managing Windows Forms	p. 393
Adding Graphics and Animation Effects	p. 421
Inheriting Forms and Creating Base Classes	p. 439
Working with Printers	p. 459
Database Programming
Getting Started with ADO.NET	p. 487
Data Presentation Using the DataGrid Control	p. 513
Internet Programming
Displaying HTML Documents Using Internet Explorer	p. 531
Using Web Forms to Build Interactive Web Applications	p. 545
Appendixes
Upgrading Visual Basic 6 Programs to Visual Basic .NET 2003	p. 573
Where to Go for More Information	p. 587
Upgrading Index	p. 591
Index	p. 597
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