Microsoft® Visual Basic® 2008 Step by Step.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Halvorson, Michael.

Series:

Step by step

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microsoft Visual BASIC.

BASIC (Computer program language).

Computer software.

Local Subjects:

BASIC (Computer program language).

Computer software.

Microsoft Visual BASIC.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (575 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Sebastopol : Microsoft Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright Page; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Introduction; What Is Visual Basic 2008?; Visual Basic .NET Versions; Upgrading from Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0; Finding Your Best Starting Point in This Book; Visual Studio 2008 System Requirements; Prerelease Software; Installing and Using the Practice Files; Installing the Practice Files; Using the Practice Files; Uninstalling the Practice Files; Conventions and Features in This Book; Conventions; Other Features; Helpful Support Links; Visual Studio 2008 Software Support; Microsoft Press Web Site; Support for This Book

Part I: Getting Started with Microsoft Visual Basic 2008Chapter 1: Exploring the Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment; The Visual Studio Development Environment; Sidebar: Projects and Solutions; The Visual Studio Tools; The Designer; Running a Visual Basic Program; Sidebar: Thinking About Properties; The Properties Window; Moving and Resizing the Programming Tools; Moving and Resizing Tool Windows; Docking Tool Windows; Hiding Tool Windows; Switching Among Open Files and Tools by Using the IDE Navigator; Opening a Web Browser Within Visual Studio; Getting Help

Two Sources for Help: Local Help Files and Online ContentSummary of Help Commands; Customizing IDE Settings to Match Step-by-Step Exercises; Setting the IDE for Visual Basic Development; Checking Project and Compiler Settings; One Step Further: Exiting Visual Studio; Chapter 1 Quick Reference; Chapter 2: Writing Your First Program; Lucky Seven: Your First Visual Basic Program; Programming Steps; Creating the User Interface; Setting the Properties; Sidebar: Reading Properties in Tables; The Picture Box Properties; Writing the Code; A Look at the Button1_Click Procedure

Running Visual Basic ApplicationsSample Projects on Disk; Building an Executable File; Deploying Your Application; One Step Further: Adding to a Program; Chapter 2 Quick Reference; Chapter 3: Working with Toolbox Controls; The Basic Use of Controls: The Hello World Program; Using the DateTimePicker Control; The Birthday Program; A Word About Terminology; Controls for Gathering Input; The Input Controls Demo; Looking at the Input Controls Program Code; One Step Further: Using the LinkLabel Control; Chapter 3 Quick Reference; Chapter 4: Working with Menus, Toolbars, and Dialog Boxes

Adding Menus by Using the MenuStrip ControlAdding Access Keys to Menu Commands; Sidebar: Menu Conventions; Processing Menu Choices; Sidebar: System Clock Properties and Functions; Adding Toolbars with the ToolStrip Control; Using Dialog Box Controls; Event Procedures That Manage Common Dialog Boxes; Sidebar: Controlling Color Choices by Setting Color Dialog Box Properties; Sidebar: Adding Nonstandard Dialog Boxes to Programs; One Step Further: Assigning Shortcut Keys to Menus; Chapter 4 Quick Reference; Part II: Programming Fundamentals

Chapter 5: Visual Basic Variables and Formulas, and the .NET Framework

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 525-529) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780735635012

0735635013

OCLC:

865329580