Visual Basic 5 Unleashed

Presents topic-by-topic coverage of Visual Basic programming. The sections of the book break the material into areas of focus, starting with development fundamentals. It then proceeds through object-oriented programming, programming with controls, and database tools and techniques.

"The comprehensive solutions package! Unleashed." -- Cover.

Visual Basic.NET Unleashedis a complete book on the fundamentals of programming with a fully object-oriented language filled with new idioms and capabilities. In addition to the fundamentals, this book covers: Free threading and multithreading Inheritance Virtual methods and shared methods Structured exception handling Event handling Encapsulation at the namespace level Web Services .NET Framework compatibility

From casual user to accomplished pro, Visual Basic 4 Unleashed contains everything you need to master this powerful program. Loaded with invaluable tips, hints, and shortcuts, Visual Basic 4 Unleashed is the essential Visual Basic reference. Written by authors with real-world Visual Basic programming expertise, this tome provides the most comprehensive coverage of this powerful language.

Provides an introductory reference for Visual basic programmers. The text concentrates on essential topics to beginning developers including Application Wizard, file I/O, standard controls, error handling and program flow. The CD contains source code from the book.

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Fully updated for Windows 8 support, .NET 4.5, and Windows Phone development, this is the most comprehensive, practical reference to modern programming with Visual Basic 2012. Written by Visual Basic MVP Alessandro Del Sole, a long-time leader of the global VB community, this book illuminates the core of the VB language and demonstrates its effective use in many current programming scenarios. Del Sole covers both Visual Basic 2012 Professional Edition for professional developers and the Express Edition for hobbyists, novices, and students. Writing for VB programmers at all levels of experience, he walks through using VB 2012 for data access, Windows desktop/Windows Phone user interface development, networking, communication, and much more. For those moving from structured languages—including VB 6—Del Sole offers detailed guidance on building effective object-oriented code. He also demonstrates how to make the most of Microsoft’s updated .NET 4.5 platform to write more robust and powerful software. Detailed information on how to... ¿ Understand the Visual Studio 2012 IDE, .NET Framework 4.5, and the anatomy of a VB 2012 application ¿ Debug VB applications and implement error handling and exceptions ¿ Build efficient object-oriented software with classes, objects, namespaces, and inheritance ¿ Work with advanced object-oriented features, including interfaces, generics, delegates, events, and collections ¿ Access data with LINQ—including LINQ to Objects, SQL, DataSets, Entities, XML, and Parallel LINQ ¿ Build modern Windows applications with WPF ¿ Develop web-centric applications using ASP.NET, Silverlight 5, and Windows Azure Services cloud computing ¿ Use advanced .NET 4.5 platform capabilities, including asynchronous programming, multithreading, parallel programming ¿ Build apps for Windows Phone ¿ Test code with unit tests, TDD, and code contracts ¿ Deploy apps efficiently with InstallShield for Visual Studio and ClickOnce

Visual Basic 2010 Unleashed is the most comprehensive, practical reference to modern object-oriented programming with Visual Basic 2010. Written by Visual Basic MVP Alessandro Del Sole, a long-time leader of the global VB community, this book illuminates the core of the VB language and demonstrates its effective use in a wide variety of programming scenarios. Del Sole covers both Visual Basic 2010 Professional Edition for professional developers and the Express Edition for hobbyists, novices, and students. Writing for VB programmers at all levels of experience, he walks through using VB 2010 for data access, user interface development, networking, communication, and many other tasks. For those moving from structured languages—including VB 6—he offers detailed guidance on building effective object-oriented code. He also demonstrates how to make the most of Microsoft’s underlying .NET platform to write more robust and powerful software. This book’s broad coverage includes advanced features such as generics and collections; a thorough introduction to the Visual Studio 2010 IDE and Visual Studio Team System; a full section on data access with ADO.NET and LINQ; practical overviews of WPF and WCF; coverage of web and cloud development with Silverlight and Azure; and advanced topics such as multithreading, testing, and deployment. Understand the Visual Studio 2010 IDE, .NET Framework 4.0, and the anatomy of a VB 2010 application Debug VB applications and implement error handling and exceptions Build efficient object-oriented software with classes, objects, namespaces, and inheritance Work with advanced object-oriented features, including interfaces, generics, delegates, events, and collections Organize, create, and improve classes with the Visual Studio Class Designer Access data with LINQ—including LINQ to Objects, SQL, DataSets, Entities, XML, and Parallel LINQ Build modern Windows applications with WPF controls, brushes, styles, and templates Develop web-centric applications using ASP.NET, Silverlight, and Windows Azure Services cloud computing Create and consume WCF services and WCF Data Services Use advanced .NET 4.0 platform capabilities, including assemblies, multithreading, parallel programming, P/Invoke, and COM interoperability Perform advanced compilations with MSBuild Localize and globalize VB 2010 client applications