Microsoft® Visual Basic® 2008 Express Edition : Build a Program Now!

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pelland, Patrice.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microsoft Visual BASIC.

Application software--Development.

BASIC (Computer program language).

BASIC (Computer program language)--Development.

Application software.

Local Subjects:

Application software--Development.

BASIC (Computer program language).

Microsoft Visual BASIC.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Other Title:

Build a program now! : Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 express edition

Visual Basic 2008 express edition

Place of Publication:

Sebastopol : Microsoft Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In this lively, eye-opening, hands-on book, all you need is a computer and the desire to learn how to program with Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition. Featuring a full edition of the software, this fun and highly visual guide walks you through a complete programming project-a desktop weather-reporting application-from start to finish. You'll get an introduction to the Microsoft Visual Studio® development environment and learn how to put the lightweight, easy-to-use tools in Visual Basic Express Edition to work right away-creating, compiling, testing, and delivering your first ready-to-use pr

Contents:

Cover; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; Who Is This Book For?; How This Book Is Organized; Conventions and Features in This Book; Code Samples; Installing the Code Samples; Using the Code Samples; Uninstalling the Code Samples; Prerelease Software; Technology Updates; Support for This Book; Questions and Comments; About the Author; Dedication; Thanks; Chapter 1: Introducing Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition; What Is .NET?; What Is Visual Basic 2008?; Is Visual Basic 2008 an Object-Oriented Programming Language?; What Is Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition?

What Kinds of Applications Can You Build with Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition?What Are the Key Features You Need to Know About?; Chapter 2: Installing Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition; Preparing to Install Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition; Side-by-Side Installation; Prerelease Versions of Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition; Installing Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition; Chapter 3: Creating Your First Applications; Three Types of Applications: What Are the Differences?; Getting Started with the IDE; Building the Projects; Building a Console Application; Getting to Know Solution Explorer

Getting Help: Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Express Edition DocumentationCoding Your Console Application; Customizing the IDE; Creating a Windows Application; Chapter 4: Creating Your Own Web Browser in Less Than Five Minutes; What Is a Project?; What Is the Design Layout?; To Create a Simple Web Browser; Putting It All Together; Chapter 5: Using Rapid Application Development Tools with Visual Basic 2008; Snapping and Aligning Controls Using Snap Lines; Using IntelliSense-Your New Best Friend!; Using IntelliSense as You Go; Using IntelliSense Filtering: Removing the "Uncommon"

Opening IntelliSense: Pressing Ctrl+SpacebarOpening IntelliSense: Typing a Period or Left Parenthesis; Using IntelliSense Code Snippets: The Time-Saver; Invoking IntelliSense Code Snippets; Exploring Real-Time Error Detection and Correction; Oh, My...My Is Great; Renaming; Why Should You Rename?; How to Use the Rename Feature; Exploring Common Windows Controls; What Happens When an Event Is Triggered?; Chapter 6: Modifying Your Web Browser; Opening Your Application; Interacting Through Dialog Boxes; Adding an About Dialog Box; Adding a Navigate Dialog Box

Having a Professional Look and Feel at Your FingertipsAdding a Tool Strip Container and Some Tools; Adding a Status Bar to Your Browser; Personalizing Your Application with Windows Icons; Redoing the Browser; Windows Presentation Foundation; WPF and XAML; Chapter 7: Fixing the Broken Blocks; Debugging an Application; Using a DLL in an Application; Using Breakpoints, Locals, Edit and Continue, and Visualizers; Chapter 8: Managing the Data; What Is a Database?; What's in a Database?; What Are Data Normalization and Data Integrity?; What Is Null?; What Are Primary Keys and Foreign Keys?

How Do You Interact with a Relational Database?

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ISBN:

9780735642522

0735642524

9780735643048

0735643040

OCLC:

780425255