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Microsoft® Visual Basic® 2008 Step by Step
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- + Cover
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Table of Contents
- + Introduction
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Part I: Getting Started with Microsoft Visual Basic 2008
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Chapter 1: Exploring the Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment
- + The Visual Studio Development Environment
- + The Visual Studio Tools
- The Properties Window
- + Moving and Resizing the Programming Tools
- Switching Among Open Files and Tools by Using the IDE Navigator
- Opening a Web Browser Within Visual Studio
- + Getting Help
- + Customizing IDE Settings to Match Step-by-Step Exercises
- One Step Further: Exiting Visual Studio
- Chapter 1 Quick Reference
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Chapter 2: Writing Your First Program
- Lucky Seven: Your First Visual Basic Program
- Programming Steps
- Creating the User Interface
- + Setting the Properties
- The Picture Box Properties
- Writing the Code
- A Look at the Button1_Click Procedure
- Running Visual Basic Applications
- Sample Projects on Disk
- Building an Executable File
- Deploying Your Application
- One Step Further: Adding to a Program
- Chapter 2 Quick Reference
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Chapter 3: Working with Toolbox Controls
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Chapter 4: Working with Menus, Toolbars, and Dialog Boxes
- Adding Menus by Using the MenuStrip Control
- + Adding Access Keys to Menu Commands
- + Processing Menu Choices
- Adding Toolbars with the ToolStrip Control
- Using Dialog Box Controls
- + Event Procedures That Manage Common Dialog Boxes
- One Step Further: Assigning Shortcut Keys to Menus
- Chapter 4 Quick Reference
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Chapter 1: Exploring the Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment
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Part II: Programming Fundamentals
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Chapter 5: Visual Basic Variables and Formulas, and the .NET Framework
- The Anatomy of a Visual Basic Program Statement
- + Using Variables to Store Information
- + Using Variables in a Program
- + Using a Variable to Store Input
- Using a Variable for Output
- + Working with Specific Data Types
- + Working with Visual Basic Operators
- + Working with Methods in the Microsoft .NET Framework
- + One Step Further: Establishing Order of Precedence
- Chapter 5 Quick Reference
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Chapter 6: Using Decision Structures
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Chapter 7: Using Loops and Timers
- Writing For...Next Loops
- Displaying a Counter Variable in a TextBox Control
- + Creating Complex For...Next Loops
- Writing Do Loops
- + Avoiding an Endless Loop
- The Timer Control
- Creating a Digital Clock by Using a Timer Control
- Using a Timer Object to Set a Time Limit
- One Step Further: Inserting Code Snippets
- Chapter 7 Quick Reference
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Chapter 8: Debugging Visual Basic Programs
- Finding and Correcting Errors
- Three Types of Errors
- Identifying Logic Errors
- Debugging 101: Using Debugging Mode
- Tracking Variables by Using a Watch Window
- Visualizers: Debugging Tools That Display Data
- Using the Immediate and Command Windows
- Switching to the Command Window
- One Step Further: Removing Breakpoints
- Chapter 8 Quick Reference
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Chapter 9: Trapping Errors by Using Structured Error Handling
- + Processing Errors by Using the Try...Catch Statement
- Writing a Disc Drive Error Handler
- Using the Finally Clause to Perform Cleanup Tasks
- + More Complex Try...Catch Error Handlers
- Comparing Error Handlers with Defensive Programming Techniques
- One Step Further: The Exit Try Statement
- Chapter 9 Quick Reference
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Chapter 10: Creating Modules and Procedures
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Chapter 11: Using Arrays to Manage Numeric and String Data
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Chapter 12: Working with Collections and the System.Collections Namespace
- + Chapter 13: Exploring Text Files and String Processing
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Chapter 5: Visual Basic Variables and Formulas, and the .NET Framework
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Part III: Designing the User Interface
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Part IV: Database and Web Programming
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Chapter 18: Getting Started with ADO.NET
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Chapter 19: Data Presentation Using the DataGridView Control
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Chapter 20: Creating Web Sites and Web Pages by Using Visual Web Developer and ASP. NET
- + Inside ASP.NET
- + Building a Web Site by Using Visual Web Developer
- Using the Web Page Designer
- + Adding Server Controls to a Web Site
- Adding Additional Web Pages and Resources to a Web Site
- Displaying Database Records on a Web Page
- One Step Further: Setting the Web Site Title in Internet Explorer
- Chapter 20 Quick Reference
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Chapter 18: Getting Started with ADO.NET
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Appendix: Where to Go for More Information
- Index
- About the Author
Teach yourself the fundamentals of working with Visual Basic 2008--one step at a time. With STEP BY STEP, you work at your own pace through hands-on, learn- by-doing exercises. Whether you're a beginning programmer or new to this specific language, you'll understand the core capabilities and fundamental techniques for Visual Basic 2008--and rapidly build robust, elegant applications. Each chapter puts you to work, showing you how, when, and why to use the latest features of Visual Basic--guiding you each step of the way as you create actual components and working applications for Windows. You'll also explore data management and Web-based development topics. PLUS--get practice files with sample code and data sets on the companion CD.
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Publication year : 2009
License: All rights reserved ©
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