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Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic 2008 in 24 Hours: Complete Starter Kit by James Foxall Publisher: Sams Pub Date: May 15, 2008 Print ISBN-10: 0-672-32984-0 Print ISBN-13: 978-0-672-32984-5 eText ISBN-10: 0-7686-7846-3 eText ISBN-13: 978-0-7686-7846-8 Pages: 576
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Overview
In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you will be up and running with Visual Basic 2008. Usinga 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. Bythe 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 robustapplications 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

DVD Includes: Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition

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Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic 2008 in 24 Hours: Complete Starter Kit by James Foxall Publisher: Sams Pub Date: May 15, 2008 Print ISBN-10: 0-672-32984-0 Print ISBN-13: 978-0-672-32984-5 eText ISBN-10: 0-7686-7846-3 eText ISBN-13: 978-0-7686-7846-8 Pages: 576
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Copyright About the Author Acknowledgments We Want to Hear from You! Introduction Audience and Organization Conventions Used in This Book Onward and Upward! Part I: The Visual Basic 2008 Environment Hour 1. Jumping in with Both Feet: A Visual Basic 2008 Programming Tour Starting Visual Basic 2008 Creating a New Project Understanding the Visual Studio 2008 Environment Changing theCharacteristics of Objects Adding Controls to a Form Designing an Interface Writing the Code Behind an Interface Running a Project Summary Q&A Workshop Hour 2. Navigating Visual Basic 2008 Using the Visual Basic 2008 Start Page Navigating and Customizing the Visual Basic Environment Working with Toolbars Adding Controls to a Form Using the Toolbox Setting Object Properties Using the Properties WindowManaging Projects A Quick-and-Dirty Programming Primer Getting Help Summary Q&A Workshop Hour 3. Understanding Objects and Collections Understanding Objects Understanding Properties Understanding Methods Building a Simple Object Example Project Understanding Collections Using the Object Browser Summary Q&A Workshop Hour 4. Understanding Events Understanding Event-Driven Programming Building an EventExample Project Keeping Event Names Current Summary Q&A

Workshop Part II: Building a User Interface Hour 5. Building Forms: The Basics Changing the Name of a Form Changing the Appearance of a Form Showing and Hiding Forms Summary Q&A Workshop Hour 6. Building Forms: Advanced Techniques Working with Controls Creating Topmost Nonmodal Windows Creating Transparent Forms Creating Scrollable FormsCreating MDI Forms Setting the Startup Form Summary Q&A Workshop Hour 7. Working with Traditional Controls Displaying Static Text with the Label Control Allowing Users to Enter Text Using a Text Box Creating Buttons Creating Containers and Groups of Option Buttons Displaying a List with the List Box Creating Drop-Down Lists Using the Combo Box Summary Q&A Workshop Hour 8. Using Advanced...