Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Step by Step (Video Tutorial)

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.

- Work in the Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 integrated Development Environment (IDE)


- Master essential techniques-from managing data and variables to using inheritance and dialog boxes


- Create professional-looking UIs; add visual effects and print support


- Build professional Web features with the Visual Web Developer tool


- Use Microsoft ADO.NET and advanced data presentation controls




- Debug your programs and handle runn-time errors


- Use new features, such as Query Builder, and Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5

Introduction

Part 1: Getting started with Microsoft Visual Basic 2008


1. Exploring the Visual Studio integrated development environment


2. Writing your first program


3. Working with toolbox controls


4. Working with menus, toolbars, and dialog boxes

Part 2: Programming fundamentals




5. Visual Basic variables and formulas, and the .NET Framework


6. Using decision structures


7. Using loops and timers


8. Debugging Visual Basic programs

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9. Trapping Errors by using structured error handling


10. Creating modules and procedures


11. Using arrays to manage numeric and string data


12. Working with collections and the System. Collections Namespace




13. Exploring text files and string processing

Part 3: Designing the users interface


14. Managing Windows forms and controls at run time


15. Adding Graphics and animation effects


16. Inheriting forms and creating base classes


17. Working with printers

Part 4: Database and Web Programming


18. Getting started with ADO .NET


19. Data presentation using the DataGridView control




20. Creating web sites and web pages using Microsoft Visual Web developer and ASP .NET

Part 5: Appendix


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