Beginning Visual Basic 6

* Provides a good foundation for Microsoft Access and Visual Basic database programming * Offers thorough coverage of object-oriented programming, including how to create data handling classes and ActiveX controls for code reusability * Covers DAO, ADO, ASP, and SQL, and demonstrates how to take data mining to the next level

Visual Basic 6 Complete is a one-of-a-kind computer book-valuable both for its broad content and its low price. This book contains the essentials you need to know about programming with Visual Basic and VBA, for use in building Windows applications, scripting, and extending and integrating Office applications. With Visual Basic 6 Complete, you'll learn all about building Visual Basic applications - from working with forms and controls to using the Windows API and debugging Web applications -- and you'll quickly take advantage of all that Visual Basic has to offer. Get up to speed with Visual Basic, then move on to scripting objects, VBA, and building internet applications and interactive Web sites. As you become more proficient with Visual Basic, you'll find the Visual Basic 6 Language Reference to be an invaluable daily tool. This comprehensive reference quickly puts every built-in function and statement at your fingertips. Visual Basic 6 Complete introduces you to the work of some of the finest Sybex authors, so you'll know where to go to learn even more about what's possible with Visual Basic. Inside: Introduction to Visual Basic * Mastering the Integrated Development Environment (IDE) * Working with forms and controls * Understanding object-oriented programming * Building sample VB applications Practical Visual Basic * Debugging Visual Basic applications * Extending VB with the Windows API * Accessing the Windows Registry * Building screen savers, and displaying an icon in the system tray with VB Visual Basic Scripting and the Internet * Adding scripting support to your application * Scripting objects * Building Web-based applications with VB Visual Basic for Applications * An Introduction to VBA * The Word Object model * The Access Object model revisited * Professional development with VBA Visual Basic References * Complete Visual Basic 6 Language Reference * Visual Basic 6 Function Reference

Reselman, a senior software engineer at Gateway 2000, has written an easy-to-use reference format that allows novice users to find information quickly. Web site contains the source code and completed applications from the book.

Doing Objects in Visual Basic 2005 is the authoritative guide to object-oriented design, architecture, and development with Visual Basic 2005. Author Deborah Kurata is the original pioneer in building object-oriented applications with Visual Basic. In this book she continues to offer clarity and deliver best practices for using object-oriented techniques in Visual Basic 2005. She has been honored with Microsoft’s prestigious MVP designation for her expertise and contributions to the community. Kurata begins with a concise introduction to core object-oriented concepts and the Visual Basic 2005 features that support them. Next she introduces a pragmatic and agile approach to designing effective applications along with an application framework. From there she walks you through the process of building the user interface, business logic, and data access layers of an application, highlighting key VB 2005 techniques and best practices. Kurata’s step-by-step “building along” activities provide you with deep hands-on mastery; your finished application can serve as the starting point for virtually any custom project. This book Shows how the tools in Visual Studio 2005 combined with a solid object-oriented approach can help minimize the complexities of software development and improve productivity Clearly explains the fundamental concepts of object development: classes, inheritance, interfaces, scenarios, and more Presents a pragmatic agile software design methodology to help analyze and design applications for the real world Covers building the user interface layer using a base form class, programmatic interfaces, and object binding Details building the business logic layer using a base business object class and validation rules Demonstrates how to build the data access layer using ADO.NET Provides best practices and tips for experienced .NET developers, those new to .NET, and for those developers moving from VB6 to .NET

This text enables readers to produce commercial-quality programs for practical application, and includes a section devoted to programming concepts for the novice as well as a section aimed at the more advanced user.

Learn Visual Basic step by step and start programming right away Beginning Visual Basic 2015 is the ideal guide for new programmers, especially those learning their first language. This new edition has been updated to align with Visual Studio 2015, and also refocused to concentrate on key beginner topics. Precise, step-by-step instructions walk you through important tasks, and clear explanations targeted to beginners will have you writing your first Visual Basic application quickly. You'll start from the absolute beginning, assuming no prior programming experience, and then gradually build your skills to write Visual Basic applications for Windows and the Web. Coverage includes objects, class libraries, graphics, databases, and much more, with explicit instructions on using ASP.NET, SQL Server, ADO.NET, and XML. Visual Studio is the usual environment for Visual Basic programming, and the latest upgrade has made Visual Basic more feature compatible with C# to allow programmers to move fluidly between the two languages. Don't know C#? Don't worry! This book starts from the very beginning of Visual Basic programming to help you build your skills from the ground-up. Understand flow control and data structure Debug Windows applications, dialog boxes, and menus Master objects and object-oriented techniques Access databases, program graphics, and program for the Web Over three million programmers use Visual Basic, and many of them learned it as their first language. It's beginner-friendly, versatile, and visually oriented, making it an ideal introduction to the programming mindset, workflow, and hard skills. Beginning Visual Basic 2015 gets you started on the right foot, with clear, patient instruction and plenty of hands-on practice.