Sams Teach Yourself More Visual Basic 6 in 21 Days

by Mauer, Lowell

• ISBN13: 9780672313073
• ISBN10: 0672313073
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-08-14
• Publisher: Sams Publishing

Summary

Sams Teach Yourself More Visual Basic 6 in 21 Days provides comprehensive, self taught coverage of the most sought after topics in Visual Basic Programming. This book uses the step-by-step approach of the best-selling Sams Teach Yourself series to continue more detailed coverage of the latest version of Visual Basic. Not only will this book cover a wide array of topics, but it will also go into each topic to a level that the reader will be able to apply to their own programs. In addition, this book will include various tips and tricks of Visual Basic programming that will help the more inexperience programmer. Topics Include: Enhanced controls, collections, Loops, and other things, Procedures, Functions, and Logic, MDI and SDI window types, Database Processing and Designing a Database Application, Data Bound Controls, Data Form Wizard, and OLE Drag and Drop, Internet Programming and ActriveX Documents, Building On-Line Help and Using Crystal Reports.

Author Biography

Lowell Mauer has been a programmer and instructor for 18 years. He has taught programming at Montclair State College and has developed and marketed a Visual Basic application for airplane pilots and is involved in creating several corporate web site applications. He is currently a Senior Business Analyst at Cognos Corporation, where he is a consultant for several PC-based computer products.

Table of Contents

Introduction
WEEK 1 AT A GLANCE	5	(202)
Day 1 Writing Professional Visual Basic Applications	7	(40)
2 The Windows Common Dialog in Use	47	(24)
3 Changing the Face of the Application	71	(22)
4 Creating Form Templates	93	(30)
5 Objects, Collections, and Array Processing	123	(28)
6 Procedures, Functions, and Logic	151	(20)
7 Building Complex Forms	171	(32)
WEEK 1 IN REVIEW	203	(4)
WEEK 2 AT A GLANCE	207	(202)
8 Designing a Database Application	211	(24)
9 Database Processing	235	(28)
10 Accessing the Database	263	(32)
11 Enhancing the Application	295	(20)
12 Enhancing Database Access	315	(30)
13 Working with Crystal Reports	345	(30)
14 Internet Programming	375	(32)
WEEK 2 IN REVIEW	407	(2)
WEEK 3 AT A GLANCE	409	(188)
15 Adding Advanced Features	411	(28)
16 Coping with Error Handling	439	(20)
17 Building Online Help	459	(44)
18 Testing and Debugging the Application	503	(24)
19 Performance and Tuning	527	(26)
20 Finishing the Application	553	(24)
21 Creating an ActiveX Document	577	(18)
WEEK 3 IN REVIEW	595	(2)
APPENDIXES	597	(48)
A Answers to Exercises	597	(18)
B Adding Some Character to Your Application	615	(10)
C Stuff Included with Visual Basic 6	625	(20)
Index	645