Visual basic in easy steps

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Title:

Visual basic in easy steps

Author:

McGrath, Mike, 1956- author.

ISBN:

9781840788723

Edition:

6th ed.

Physical Description:

192 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Series:

In easy steps.

General Note:

Previous edition: 2016.

Includes index.

Contents:

Getting started -- Setting properties -- Using controls -- Learning the language -- Building an application -- Solving problems -- Extending the interface -- Scripting with Visual Basic -- Harnessing data -- Employing databases.

Subject Term:

Visual Basic (Computer program language).

BASIC (Computer program language).

Summary:

Learn to create Windows applications using Visual Basic 2019. Code examples, screenshots, and step-by-step instructions illustrate each aspect of Visual Basic, so you'll be creating your own interactive applications in no time! Visual Basic in easy steps, 6th edition gives you code examples, screenshots, and step-by-step instructions that illustrate each aspect of Visual Basic. You need have no previous knowledge of any programming language so it's ideal if you're a newcomer to Windows programming. Each chapter builds your knowledge of Visual Basic. By the end of this book you will have gained a sound understanding of Visual Basic programming and be able to create your own interactive applications. Visual Basic in easy steps, 6th edition has an easy-to-follow style that will appeal to anyone who wants to begin Windows programming. It will appeal to programmers who want to quickly learn the latest Visual Basic techniques, and to the student who is studying computing at school or college, and to those seeking a career in Information Technology who needs a thorough understanding of Visual Basic programming.

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Visual Basic in easy steps, 6th edition gives you code examples, screenshots, and step-by-step instructions that illustrate each aspect of Visual Basic so you'll be creating your own interactive applications in no time!.

You need have no previous knowledge of any programming language so it's ideal if you're a newcomer to Windows programming. Each chapter builds your knowledge of Visual Basic. By the end of this book you will have gained a sound understanding of Visual Basic programming and be able to create your own interactive applications.

Visual Basic in easy steps, 6th edition has an easy-to-follow style that will appeal to anyone who wants to begin Windows programming. It will appeal to programmers who want to quickly learn the latest Visual Basic techniques, and to the student who is studying computing at school or college, and to those seeking a career in Information Technology who needs a thorough understanding of Visual Basic programming.

Author Notes

Mike McGrath gained his extensive knowledge of computer languages while working as a developer contracting to companies around the world. Mike is an established In Easy Steps author with several guides to his credit including: C++; Javascript, Java, Linux, PHP & MySQL, Python, Raspberry Pi and SQL.

1 Getting started	p. 7
Introducing Visual Basic	p. 8
Installing Visual Studio	p. 10
Exploring the IDE	p. 12
Starting a new project	p. 14
Adding a visual control	p. 16
Adding functional code	p. 18
Saving projects	p. 20
Reopening projects	p. 21
Summary	p. 22
2 Setting properties	p. 23
Form properties	p. 24
Meeting the properties editor	p. 25
Editing property values	p. 26
Coding property values	p. 28
Applying computed values	p. 30
Applying user values	p. 32
Prompting for input	p. 34
Specifying dialog properties	p. 36
Summary	p. 38
3 Using controls	p. 39
Tab order	p. 40
Using Button	p. 41
Using TextBox	p. 42
Using ComboBox	p. 43
Using Label	p. 44
Using PictureBox	p. 45
Using ListBox	p. 46
Using CheckBox	p. 48
Using RadioButton	p. 49
Using WebBrowser	p. 50
Using Timer	p. 52
Summary	p. 54
4 Learning the language	p. 55
Elements of a program	p. 56
Declaring variable types	p. 58
Understanding variable scope	p. 60
Working with variable arrays	p. 62
Performing operations	p. 64
Branching code	p. 66
Looping code	p. 68
Calling object methods	p. 70
Creating a sub method	p. 72
Sending parameters	p. 73
Creating a function	p. 74
Doing mathematics	p. 75
Generating a random number	p. 76
Summary	p. 78
5 Building an application	p. 79
The program plan	p. 80
Assigning static properties	p. 82
Designing the interface	p. 84
Initializing dynamic properties	p. 86
Adding runtime functionality	p. 88
Testing the program	p. 90
Deploying the application	p. 92
Summary	p. 94
6 Solving problems	p. 95
Real-time error detection	p. 96
Fixing compile errors	p. 98
Debugging code	p. 100
Setting debug breakpoints	p. 102
Detecting runtime errors	p. 104
Catching runtime errors	p. 106
Getting help	p. 108
Summary	p. 110
7 Extending the interface	p. 111
Color, Font & Image dialogs	p. 112
Open, Save & Print dialogs	p. 114
Creating application menus	p. 116
Making menus work	p. 118
Adding more forms	p. 120
Controlling multiple forms	p. 122
Playing sounds	p. 124
Playing multimedia	p. 126
Summary	p. 128
8 Scripting with Visual Basic	p. 129
Introducing VBA macros	p. 130
Creating a Word macro	p. 132
Creating an Excel macro	p. 134
Running advanced macros	p. 136
An introduction to VBScript	p. 138
Enforcing declarations	p. 139
Validating input	p. 140
Merging text files	p. 142
Getting registry data	p. 144
Summary	p. 146
9 Harnessing data	p. 147
Reading text files	p. 148
Streaming lines of text	p. 150
Reading Excel spreadsheets	p. 152
Reading XML files	p. 154
Creating an XML dataset	p. 156
Reading RSS feeds	p. 158
Addressing XML attributes	p. 160
Summary	p. 162
10 Employing databases	p. 163
An introduction to databases	p. 164
Designing a database	p. 166
Creating a database	p. 168
Adding database tables	p. 170
Defining table columns	p. 172
Making table relationships	p. 174
Entering table data	p. 176
Creating a database dataset	p. 178
Adding form data controls	p. 180
Binding meaningful data	p. 182
Building custom SQL queries	p. 184
Summary	p. 186
Index	p. 187

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