Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic 6 in 21 Days: Professional Reference Edition

by Perry, Greg M.

• ISBN13: 9780672315428
• ISBN10: 0672315424
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: Pearson P T R

Summary

In just 21 days, you'll have all the skills you need to be up and running efficiently. With this complete tutorial, you'll master the basics and then move on to the more advanced features and concepts.

Author Biography

Greg Perry has been a programmer and computer trainer for more than 10 years and is renowned for his ability to explain complex computer topics to new users. He has authored various introductory books, such as Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Office 97 in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself Windows 98 in 24 Hours, and Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic 6 in 24 Hours.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(4)
WEEK 1 AT A GLANCE	5	(208)
Day 1 Welcome to Visual Basic	7	(26)
Day 2 Working with Visual Basic	33	(30)
Day 3 Managing Controls	63	(32)
Bonus Project 1 Controls, Properties, and Events	87	(8)
Day 4 Creating Menus	95	(20)
Day 5 Analyzing VB Data	115	(26)
Bonus Project 2 Variables and Expressions	137	(4)
Day 6 Controlling Programs	141	(26)
Day 7 Advanced Keyboard and Screen Support	167	(46)
Bonus Project 3 User Input and Conditional Logic	191	(18)
WEEK 1 IN REVIEW	209	(4)
WEEK 2 AT A GLANCE	213	(256)
Day 8 The Nature of VB Programs	215	(46)
Day 9 The Dialog Box Control	261	(22)
Day 10 Adding Power with the Mouse and Controls	283	(50)
Bonus Project 4 Multiple List Boxes	317	(8)
Bonus Project 5 Practice with the Mouse	325	(8)
Day 11 Working with Forms	333	(36)
Day 12 Interact with Files	369	(36)
Bonus Project 6 Reading and Writing Files	397	(8)
Day 13 Printing VB Output	405	(20)
Day 14 Introducing VB Graphics and Multimedia	425	(44)
Bonus Project 7 Working with Scrollbars	457	(8)
WEEK 2 IN REVIEW	465	(4)
WEEK 3 AT A GLANCE	469	(210)
Day 15 Using Form Templates	471	(24)
Day 16 Objects and Visual Basic	495	(26)
Day 17 ActiveX Controls	521	(46)
Bonus Project 8 Elements That Spruce Up Apps	557	(10)
Day 18 Interacting with Data	567	(38)
Bouns Project 9 ADO Controls	589	(16)
Day 19 Adding Internet Access	605	(22)
Day 20 Providing Help	627	(22)
Day 21 Distributing Your Applications	649	(30)
WEEK 3 IN REVIEW	675	(4)
BONUS WEEK AT A GLANCE	679	(174)
Day 22 Multidimensional Arrays	681	(36)
Day 23 The Windows API	717	(24)
Day 24 Creating Your Own Classes	741	(22)
Day 25 Using the Windows Common Controls	763	(20)
Day 26 Creating and Using Your Own ActiveX Controls	783	(26)
Day 27 Object-Oriented File Access	809	(18)
Day 28 Handling Errors	827	(26)
Bonus Project 10 Using the Web Browser Control	839	(8)
Bonus Project 11 Using the Internet Transfer Control	847	(4)
BONUS WEEK IN REVIEW	851	(2)
APPENDIXES	853	(134)
Appendix A Answers to Exercises	853	(32)
Appendix B Operator Precendence	885	(2)
Appendix C ASCII Table	887	(10)
Appendix D Common Properties, Methods, and Events	897	(16)
Appendix E Intrinsic Controls	913	(26)
Appendix F Common Functions	939	(28)
Appendix G Basic Structure Reference	967	(20)
Index	987