Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition

Build your own Web browser, desktop weather station, or other cool application--without any programming experience! Featuring learn-by-doing projects and plenty of visual examples, this hands-on book is your quick start to creating applications for Microsoft Windows. Have fun as you discover how to: Design a rich user interface with easy-to-use tools "Drag and drop" text boxes, buttons, and other controls into your application Add database and reporting capabilities Exploit features that reduce the amount of code you write Find and fix any bugs Roll-out and share your application CD Includes: Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.

This valuable and inexpensive resource is ideal for anyone who is new to programming and wants to learn the basics of Visual Basic without being overwhelmed by the complicated Visual Studio integrated development environment This back-to-basics book covers getting started with the featured "Starter Kits," learning practical programming , and developing applications Also shows how to use VB Express Edition with database and Web Programming

Presents projects designed to create applications for Microsoft Windows.

The practical, task-oriented approach, along with numerous tips, tricks, and additional techniques, all help to get you up to speed on the most important Visual Basic 2005 concepts and information. In no time, you'll be able to take control of your programming, apply what you've learned in real world scenarios, and get quick results. What you will learn from this book How to install Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition and then navigate around the environment Various details about the user interface, event programming, and accessing data Ways to write proper programming code by creating additional features for your applications How Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition makes XML processing, data encryption, and notification dialogs smoother processes Who this book is for This book is for first-time programmers who are are ready to begin creating their own customized applications with Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition. No prior programming experience is necessary. Wrox's Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition Starter Kit gives you the software tools you need to get started. It also provides structured tutorials that walk you through all the techniques you need to begin programming right away. The accompanying CD-ROM includes: Microsoft(r) Visual Basic 2005(r)Express Edition Microsoft(r) MSDN(r)2005 Express Edition Microsoft(r) SQL ServerTM 2005 Express Edition

Peter Wright taught 100,000 new programmers how to program in Visual Basic during the 1990s. The same Peter Wright—style makes this book the best Express tutorial available Covers all the key features of Visual Basic 2005 Express; opens up a whole range of exciting continuation products in the Apress roadmaps for when the new programmers want to continue their journeys VB.NET is the language of the future; many aspiring programmers will opt for VB.NET as their entry point into programming

The first CD-ROM includes code examples to use and modify, and movies that demonstrate how to accomplish specific tasks. The second CD-ROM includes a full (non-evaluation) version of Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition.