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Free Visual Basic 5 "Cheat Sheet" Inside!
Create Visual Basic Programs for Windows 95 and Widows NT Right Away Disk Includes Sample Visual Basic Programs that Jump-Start Your Program Writing! Visual Basic Visual basic® 5 For Windows® For Dummies® shows you how to use Microsoft's powerful Visual Basic programming language. Whether you're a seasoned veteran or an absolute novice, this book will guide you on how to design an attractive user interface, write Basic commands, and distribute your programs for others to use. This easy-to-use reference will help you figure out how to use Visual Basic right away without any intimidating jargon. About the Disk Valuable bonus disk includes: author-generated sample Visual Basic programs and code System Requirements: PC with Windows 95 or Windows NT; Visual Basic for Windows
Inside, find helpful advice on how to:
- Design your first Visual Basic program quickly and easily
- Create programs for Windows 95 or Windows NT
- Save and retrieve information stored in database files such as Microsoft Access
- Master the active Code Compiler to create programs that run faster than before
- Uncover the best Web sites and online services to find out even more about Visual Basic
- Understand how to use object-oriented programming for Visual Basic
- Discover the way the experts write programs
- Incorporate ActiveX controls to create powerful programs
Description
System requirements for accompanying computer disk: PC with Windows 95 or Windows NT; Visual Basic for Windows.
About the Author
About Wallace Wang Wallace Wang is the author of more than a dozen computer books, including IDG Books Worldwide's Microsoft® Office 97 For Windows® For Dummies® and CompuServe® For Dummies®, 3rd Edition. He also writes a monthly column about the Internet in Boardwatch magazine.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
PART I: Creating a Visual Basic 5 Program.
Chapter 1: How Visual Basic Works.
Chapter 2: Using the Visual Basic User Interface.
Chapter 3: Designing Your First User Interface.
Chapter 4: Writing BASIC Code.
PART II: Creating User Interfaces.
Chapter 5: User Interface Design 101.
Chapter 6: Forms and Buttons.
Chapter 7: Boxes and Buttons for Making Choices.
Chapter 8: Text Boxes for Typing and Showing Words.
Chapter 9: Scroll Bars and Labels.
Chapter 10: Pretty Pictures and Objects from Geometry.
PART III: Making Menus.
Chapter 11: Creating and Editing Pull-Down Menus.
Chapter 12: Submenus, Growing Menus, and Pop-Up Menus.
Chapter 13: Dialog Boxes.
PART IV: The Basics of Writing Code.
Chapter 14: Event Procedures.
Chapter 15: Using Variables.
Chapter 16: Responding to the User.
Chapter 17: Math 101: Arithmetic, Logical, and Comparison Operators.
Chapter 18: Strings and Things.
Chapter 19: Defining Constants and Using Comments.
Chapter 20: Killing Bugs.
PART V: Making Decisions (Something you Stop Doing When you Get Married).
Chapter 21: The If-Then and If-Then-Else Statements.
Chapter 22: Select Case and Nested Control Structures.
PART VI: Getting Loopy.
Chapter 23: The Do While and Do-Loop While Loops.
Chapter 24: The Do Until and Do-Loop Until Loops.
Chapter 25: For Next Loops That Can Count.
Chapter 26: Nested Loops and Quick Exits.
PART VII: Writing Subprograms (So you Don't Go Crazy All at Once).
Chapter 27: General Procedures (Subprograms That Everyone Can Share).
Chapter 28: Passing Arguments.
Chapter 29: Functions, a Unique Type of Subprogram.
Chapter 30: Getting Some Class with Object-Oriented Programming.
Chapter 31: Managing Files.
PART VIII: Database Files and Printing.
Chapter 32: Creating Database Files.
Chapter 33: Using Files from Database Programs You'd Rather Not Use.
Chapter 34: Making Your Program Print Stuff.
PART IX: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 35: The Ten Most Useful Visual Basic Add-On Programs.
Chapter 36: Visual Basic Topics That Didn't Fit Anywhere Else.
Appendix A: Working with Wizards and Form Templates.
Appendix B: About the Disk.
Index.
License Agreement.