More Visual Basic 5 for Windows for Dummies

by Wang, Wally

• ISBN13: 9780764501333
• ISBN10: 076450133X
• Edition: Disk
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-05-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

Experiment with the principles in this easy-to-use reference your knowledge and power to create professional, quality programs -- all without the intimidating jargon!
-- Shows readers how to add sound, create animation, and display real-time video in their Visual Basic programs
-- Covers all the newest Visual Basic features, including...
-- Covers the advanced user interface features of Visual Basic 5, specially designed to make the programming even easier than before under Windows 3.1 and Windows 95
-- Shows readers how to write programs combining Visual Basic with C++, Pascal, or any of the most popular programming languages
-- Helps readers expand the power of Visual Basic through VBX/OCX custom controls
-- Points readers toward the most useful Visual Basic online resources on the Internet, CompuServe, and the Microsoft Network
-- Provides loads of tips and expert guidance to help readers quickly and easily debug their programs
-- Show readers how to create an installation program so that complete novices can quickly and easily instal

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(6)
Part I: More on the User Interface	7	(96)
Chapter 1: Manipulating Your User Interface Objects	9	(8)
Chapter 2: Drive, Directory, and File List Boxes	17	(22)
Chapter 3: Using the Bars: Progress, Tool, and Status	39	(18)
Chapter 4: Making Sliders and Tabs	57	(18)
Chapter 5: Displaying Lists in Pretty Ways	75	(18)
Chapter 6: Using the Rich Textbox	93	(10)
Part II: Holding, Storing, and Saving Information	103	(64)
Chapter 7: Storing Stuff in Arrays	105	(14)
Chapter 8: Multidimensional Arrays	119	(14)
Chapter 9: Dynamic Arrays	133	(10)
Chapter 10: Control Arrays	143	(8)
Chapter 11: Making Structures to Hold Stuff	151	(16)
Part III: Making Noise and Drawing Pictures	167	(42)
Chapter 12: Making Noise and Playing Music	169	(14)
Chapter 13: Creating Business Charts	183	(12)
Chapter 14: Animation and Video	195	(14)
Part IV: Saving Stuff in and Retrieving Stuff from Files	209	(54)
Chapter 15: Saving and Retrieving Plain 01' Text Files	211	(12)
Chapter 16: Random Access Files for Storing Structured Information	223	(16)
Chapter 17: Connecting and Printing Database Files	239	(24)
Part V: Using ActiveX Controls, OLE, DLL, API, and Other Confusing Acronyms	263	(50)
Chapter 18: Using ActiveX Controls	265	(20)
Chapter 19: Creating OLE Programs	285	(16)
Chapter 20: Linking to DLL Files and Using the Windows API	301	(12)
Part VI: Polishing Your Program	313
Chapter 21: Breaking and Watching	315	(16)
Chapter 22: Breaking and Tracing	331	(6)
Chapter 23: Error Trapping	337	(12)
Chapter 24: Compiling and Using the Setup Wizard	349