Автор: James Foxall
Год издания: 2008
Формат: pdf
Издат.: Sams
Страниц: 576
Размер: 3,6
ISBN: 0672329840
Язык: Английский


In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you will be up and running with Visual Basic 2008. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds upon a real-world foundation forged in both technology and business matters, allowing you to learn the essentials of Visual Basic 2008 from the ground up. Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common questions, issues, and tasks. The Q&A section, quizzes, and exercises help you build and test your knowledge.
By the Way notes present interesting pieces of information. Did You Know? tips offer advice or teach an easier way to do something. Watch Out! cautions advise you about potential problems and help you steer clear of disaster.
Learn how to…
Use the powerful design environment of Visual Studio 2008
Design feature-rich interfaces using components such as tree views and tabs
Create robust applications using modern error-handling
Draw fast graphics using GDI+
Build a database application using ADO.NET
Distribute a Visual Basic 2008 Application
Manipulate the Windows Registry
Create, read, and write text files
Use event-driven techniques to build responsive applications

Table of Contents
Part I: The Visual Basic 2008 Environment

Hour 1. Jumping in with Both Feet: A Visual Basic 2008 Programming Tour
Hour 2. Navigating Visual Basic 2008
Hour 3. Understanding Objects and Collections
Hour 4. Understanding Events

Part II: Building a User Interface
Hour 5. Building Forms: The Basics
Hour 6. Building Forms: Advanced Techniques
Hour 7. Working with Traditional Controls
Hour 8. Using Advanced Controls
Hour 9. Adding Menus and Toolbars to Forms

Part III: Making Things Happen: Programming
Hour 10. Creating and Calling Code Procedures
Hour 11. Using Constants, Data Types, Variables, and Arrays
Hour 12. Performing Arithmetic, String Manipulation, and Date/Time Adjustments
Hour 13. Making Decisions in Visual Basic Code
Hour 14. Looping for Efficiency
Hour 15. Debugging Your Code
Hour 16. Designing Objects Using Classes
Hour 17. Interacting with Users

Part IV: Working with Data
Hour 18. Working with Graphics
Hour 19. Performing File Operations
Hour 20. Working with Text Files and the Registry
Hour 21. Working with a Database
Hour 22. Controlling Other Applications Using Automation

Part V: Deploying Solutions and Beyond
Hour 23. Deploying Applications
Hour 24. The 10,000-Foot View