Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Visual Basic .NET 2003 in 24 Hours Complete Starter Kit

by Foxall, James

• ISBN13: 9780672325373
• ISBN10: 0672325373
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780672320804
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback w/Disk
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Sams
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Summary

Part of the best - selling TY in 24 Hours series, this book reaches blue - collar coders on the verge of jumping to .NET programming. bull; Completely updated for MS's "Everett " release, this book is 100% .NET (no messy legacy or beta code to muddle through). bull; Written by James Foxall, who has readers writing VB .NET applications within the first 50 pages of the book.

Author Biography

James Foxall is Vice President of Tigerpaw Software, Inc.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The Visual Basic .NET Environment	p. 3
Jumping In with Both Feet: A Visual Basic .NET Programming Tour	p. 5
Starting Visual Basic .NET	p. 6
Creating a New Project	p. 7
Understanding the Visual Studio .NET Environment	p. 10
Changing the Characteristics of Objects	p. 11
Designing an Interface	p. 17
Writing the Code Behind an Interface	p. 21
Designating a Startup Object	p. 25
Running a Project	p. 25
Summary	p. 27
Q&A	p. 27
Workshop	p. 28
Navigating Visual Basic .NET	p. 29
Using the Visual Studio .NET Start Page	p. 30
Navigating and Customizing the Visual Basic Environment	p. 33
Working with Toolbars	p. 38
Adding Controls to a Form Using the Toolbox	p. 40
Setting Object Properties Using the Properties Window	p. 41
Managing Projects	p. 46
A Quick-and-Dirty Programming Primer	p. 54
Getting Help	p. 56
Summary	p. 57
Q&A	p. 58
Workshop	p. 58
Understanding Objects and Collections	p. 59
Understanding Objects	p. 60
Understanding Properties	p. 61
Understanding Methods	p. 68
Building a Simple Object Example Project	p. 69
Understanding Collections	p. 75
Using the Object Browser	p. 77
Summary	p. 78
Q&A	p. 79
Workshop	p. 79
Understanding Events	p. 81
Understanding Event-Driven Programming	p. 82
Building an Event Example Project	p. 89
Keeping Event Names Current	p. 94
Summary	p. 94
Q&A	p. 94
Workshop	p. 95
Building a User Interface	p. 97
Building Forms--The Basics	p. 99
Changing the Name of a Form	p. 101
Changing the Appearance of a Form	p. 101
Showing and Hiding Forms	p. 114
Summary	p. 119
Q&A	p. 119
Workshop	p. 119
Building Forms--Advanced Techniques	p. 121
Working with Controls	p. 122
Creating TopMost Windows	p. 139
Creating Transparent Forms	p. 139
Creating Scrollable Forms	p. 140
Creating MDI Forms	p. 142
Setting the Startup Object	p. 146
Summary	p. 147
Q&A	p. 148
Workshop	p. 148
Working with the Traditional Controls	p. 149
Displaying Static Text with the Label Control	p. 150
Allowing Users to Enter Text Using a Text Box	p. 151
Creating Buttons	p. 157
Creating Containers and Groups of Option Buttons	p. 162
Displaying a List with the List Box	p. 167
Creating Drop-Down Lists Using the Combo Box	p. 174
Summary	p. 175
Q&A	p. 176
Workshop	p. 177
Using Advanced Controls	p. 179
Creating Timers	p. 180
Creating Tabbed Dialog Boxes	p. 182
Storing Pictures in an Image List	p. 185
Building Enhanced Lists Using the List View	p. 186
Creating Hierarchical Lists with the Tree View	p. 191
Summary	p. 195
Q&A	p. 195
Workshop	p. 196
Adding Menus and Toolbars to Forms	p. 197
Building Menus	p. 198
Programming Menus	p. 202
Using the Toolbar Control	p. 207
Creating a Status Bar	p. 213
Summary	p. 215
Q&A	p. 215
Workshop	p. 216
Making Things Happen--Programming	p. 217
Creating and Calling Code Procedures	p. 219
Creating Visual Basic Code Modules	p. 220
Writing Code Procedures	p. 222
Creating the User Interface of Your Project	p. 226
Calling Code Procedures	p. 227
Exiting Procedures	p. 232
Avoiding Infinite Recursion	p. 232
Using Sub Main	p. 233
Working with Tasks	p. 234
Summary	p. 237
Q&A	p. 238
Workshop	p. 238
Using Constants, Data Types, Variables, and Arrays	p. 241
Understanding Data Types	p. 242
Defining and Using Constants	p. 246
Declaring and Referencing Variables	p. 247
Working with Arrays	p. 251
Determining Scope	p. 255
Declaring Variables of Static Scope	p. 260
Naming Conventions	p. 261
Summary	p. 262
Q&A	p. 263
Workshop	p. 263
Performing Arithmetic, String Manipulation, and Date/Time Adjustments	p. 265
Performing Basic Arithmetic Operations with Visual Basic .NET	p. 266
Comparing Equalities	p. 270
Understanding Boolean Logic	p. 271
Working with Dates and Times	p. 279
Summary	p. 285
Q&A	p. 285
Workshop	p. 286
Making Decisions in Visual Basic Code	p. 287
Making Decisions Using If...Then	p. 288
Evaluating an Expression for Multiple Values Using Select Case	p. 293
Branching Within a Procedure Using GoTo	p. 298
Summary	p. 300
Q&A	p. 301
Workshop	p. 301
Looping for Efficiency	p. 303
Looping a Specific Number of Times Using For...Next	p. 304
Using Do...Loop to Loop an Indeterminate Number of Times	p. 309
Summary	p. 313
Q&A	p. 314
Workshop	p. 314
Debugging Your Code	p. 317
Adding Comments to Your Code	p. 319
Identifying the Two Basic Types of Errors	p. 320
Using Visual Basic .NET's Debugging Tools	p. 323
Writing an Error Handler Using Try...Catch...Finally	p. 330
Summary	p. 335
Q&A	p. 335
Workshop	p. 335
Designing Objects Using Classes	p. 337
Understanding Classes	p. 338
Instantiating Objects from Classes	p. 346
Summary	p. 353
Q&A	p. 353
Workshop	p. 354
Interacting with Users	p. 355
Displaying Messages Using the MessageBox.Show() Function	p. 356
Creating Custom Dialog Boxes	p. 361
Using InputBox() to Get Information from a User	p. 365
Interacting with the Keyboard	p. 367
Using the Common Mouse Events	p. 370
Summary	p. 373
Q&A	p. 373
Workshop	p. 373
Working with Graphics	p. 375
Understanding the Graphics Object	p. 376
Working with Pens	p. 378
Using System Colors	p. 379
Working with Rectangles	p. 382
Drawing Shapes	p. 384
Drawing Text	p. 385
Persisting Graphics on a Form	p. 386
Building a Graphics Project Example	p. 387
Summary	p. 392
Q&A	p. 393
Workshop	p. 393
Working with Data	p. 395
Performing File Operations	p. 397
Using the Open File Dialog and Save File Dialog Controls	p. 398
Manipulating Files with the File Object	p. 403
Manipulating Directories with the Directory Object	p. 411
Summary	p. 412
Q&A	p. 412
Workshop	p. 413
Controlling Other Applications Using Automation	p. 415
Creating a Reference to an Automation Library	p. 416
Creating an Instance of an Automation Server	p. 418
Manipulating the Server	p. 419
Summary	p. 422
Q&A	p. 422
Workshop	p. 423
Working with a Database	p. 425
Introducing ADO.NET	p. 426
Manipulating Data	p. 429
Using the Data Form Wizard	p. 438
Summary	p. 444
Q&A	p. 444
Workshop	p. 444
Deploying Solutions and Beyond	p. 447
Deploying a Visual Basic .NET Application	p. 449
Creating a Custom Setup Program	p. 450
Running a Custom Setup Program	p. 457
Uninstalling an Application You've Distributed	p. 459
Summary	p. 459
Q&A	p. 460
Workshop	p. 460
Introduction to Web Development	p. 461
Understanding ASP.NET	p. 462
Creating Dynamic Web Content with Web Forms	p. 462
XML Web Services	p. 465
Summary	p. 467
Q&A	p. 467
Workshop	p. 468
Building a Real-World Application	p. 469
Building the Interface	p. 470
Building the Menu	p. 471
Building the Toolbar	p. 472
Adding the List View to Display Albums	p. 474
Adding the Browse For Database OpenFileDialog Control	p. 476
Writing the Code of the CD Cataloger	p. 479
Testing Your Application	p. 487
The 10,000-Foot View	p. 489
The .NET Framework	p. 490
Common Language Runtime	p. 490
Microsoft Intermediate Language	p. 491
Namespaces	p. 492
Common Type System	p. 494
Garbage Collection	p. 494
Answers to the Quizzes	p. 497
Hour 1	p. 497
Hour 2	p. 497
Hour 3	p. 498
Hour 4	p. 498
Hour 5	p. 498
Hour 6	p. 499
Hour 7	p. 499
Hour 8	p. 499
Hour 9	p. 500
Hour 10	p. 500
Hour 11	p. 501
Hour 12	p. 501
Hour 13	p. 501
Hour 14	p. 502
Hour 15	p. 502
Hour 16	p. 502
Hour 17	p. 503
Hour 18	p. 503
Hour 19	p. 503
Hour 20	p. 504
Hour 21	p. 504
Hour 22	p. 504
Hour 23	p. 505
Index	p. 507
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