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Visual Basic 6: Visual QuickStart Guide
- By Harold Davis
- Published Nov 17, 1999 by Peachpit Press. Part of the Visual QuickStart Guide series.
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Description
- Copyright 2000
- Dimensions: 7 x 9
- Pages: 304
- Edition: 1st
- Book
- ISBN-10: 0-201-35383-0
- ISBN-13: 978-0-201-35383-9
Visual Basic's popularity is due to its dual nature: It's relatively easy for aspiring programmers to learn, yet powerful enough for professional application developers. Visual Basic 6: Visual QuickStart Guide, like VB itself, will appeal to both camps. It's so accessible that novices will be up and programming in no time, while more seasoned programmers will find it a helpful quick reference to important tasks.
Of the many VB books on the market, few address the beginner. Visual Basic 6: VQS assumes absolutely no programming experience, but instead relies on the time-tested Visual QuickStart teaching method. Screenshots, sample code, and concise, step-by-step instructions guide you through a carefully selected series of examples designed to get you programming right from chapter one. And once you've mastered the basics, you can use the clearly tabbed format to refer to topics you need to brush up on.
Sample Content
Table of Contents
1. Projects, Forms, and Command Buttons.
Starting a New Project. Setting Form Properties. Running a Project. Adding a Button. Adding Code to the Click Event.
2. Message Boxes and If Statements. . Message Boxes. Frames. Labels and TextBoxes. Option Buttons. If Statements. Wiring the Form. Evaluating the Response.
3. Forms and Modules.
Form Properties. BackColor and ForeColor Properties. BorderStyle Property. Font Property. Height and Width Properties. Icon and Picture Properties. Window Appearance Properties. StartUpPosition Property.
4. The Form Life Cycle: Events.
Creating Form Events. Using the Immediate Pane. Using the Form Load Event. Unloading a Form.
5. Working with Forms and Modules.
Using Code Modules. Opening and Closing Forms. Navigating Between Forms. Positioning Forms. Drawing on Forms. MDI Applications.
6. Controls: Designing the Form.
What Is a Control?. A Learning Edition Controls Project. Adding and Removing Controls. Image Control. Shape Control. Line Control.
7. Controls that Accept User Input.
Checkboxes. Option Buttons. Option Button Arrays. List Boxes. Combo Boxes.
8. Status Bars, Toolbars, and Tabbed Dialogs.
Property Pages. Status Bars. Toolbars. Tab Controls.
9. The Common Dialog Control.
The Common Dialog Control. The Color Dialog. The Font Dialog. The Save Dialog. The Open Dialog.
10. The OLE Container Control.
Inserting Objects. Using the Paste Special Dialog.
11. The Timer Control.
Understanding a Timer. Creating Simple Animation. Using a Subroutine. Turning the Timer On. Setting the Interval. Trapping Errors.
12. Visual Basic Add-Ins.
Using the Add-In Manager. Starting Add-Ins. Using the Resource Editor. Using the Template Manager.
13. The Visual Basic.
Application Wizard. Running the Wizard. Running the Application. Modifying the Application.
14. Menus.
Adding Menus. Menu Items. Dynamic Menu Items. Pop-Up Menus.
15. Databases.
Using the Data Control. Binding Controls. Using the Visual Data Manager.
16. Compiling and Distributing Programs.
Compilation. Packaging. Deployment.
Appendix A. Getting Help.
Using Web Resources.
Appendix B. Visual Basic Variable Types
Appendix C. Operators, Keywords, and Commands.
Operators. Keywords and Commands.
Index.