Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic 2005 In 24 Hours Complete Starter Kit With Cd Sams

Featuring 24 structured lessons, this starter kit gives step-by-step guidance on real-world programming tasks for developing Windows applications. The accompanying CD includes Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition, which will provide a visual integrated development environment for creating Windows applications.

This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version. Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic 2005 in 24 Hours, Complete Starter Kit provides you with 24 structured lessons with step-by-step guidance to real-world programming tasks for developing Windows applications. Each chapter includes practice exercises, tips, notes, and cautions, providing easy-to-understand advice on how to start programming quickly. Sidebars provide more advanced tips that will ease your migration from Visual Basic 6 to Visual Basic .NET, or.

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you’ll learn how to build complete, reliable, and modern applications with Visual Basic 2010. Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master the entire process, from navigating VB 2010 to deploying finished solutions. You’ll learn how to write efficient object-oriented code; build superior user interfaces; work with graphics, text, and databases; and even control external applications. Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a strong, practical foundation for success! Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Visual Basic 2010 tasks. Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge. By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion. Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks. Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them. Learn how to... Navigate the VB 2010 environment and use VB’s powerful new tools Work with objects, collections, and events Build attractive, highly functional user interfaces Make the most of VB 2010’s advanced controls Create efficient modules and reusable procedures Store data, make decisions in code, and use loops to improve efficiency Use powerful object-oriented programming techniques Interact effectively with users Work with graphics, text files, and databases Debug and troubleshoot applications Manipulate external applications, file systems, and the Windows Registry Distribute the software you’ve created On the Web: Access code examples from the book, as well as updates, and corrections as they become available at informit.com/title/9780672331138

Written in the famous "teach yourself" style, this book-and-DVD starter kit provides the reader with a solid foundation from which to grow and develop Visual Basic programming skills, whether for use in a professional setting or just for projects of personal interest.