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Sams Teach Yourself

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Cover of Sams Teach Yourself Database Programming with Visual Basic in 21 Days
Visual Basic, the 32-bit programming language from Microsoft, is used by programmers to create Windows and Windows 95 applications. It can also be used to program applications for the Web. This book shows those programmers how to design, develop, and deploy Visual Basic applications for the World Wide Web.-- Presented in a daily format with each week focusing on a different area of database development-- Written by a Microsoft Certified Visual Basic Professional-- CD-ROM includes chapter examples, Function Libraries, MS Access/Jet 2.5 compatibility layer, and the WHAT6 Help Authoring Tool

Cover of Beginning Programming in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself
If you want to learn computer programming but don’t know which language to start with, this is the book for you! In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, any beginner can get a solid introduction to the basics of computer programming and learn to write simple programs for any platform—Windows, Mac, and mobile.






Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson in this carefully crafted tutorial builds upon the previous one, allowing you to learn all the essentials of programming from the ground up.






Once you’ve mastered these fundamentals, the book introduces you to several of the most popular computer programming languages today and helps you decide which language to learn first.





Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common programming tasks.
Practical, hands-on examples show you how to apply what you learn to create your own programs
Quizzes and exercises at the end of each lesson help you test your knowledge and stretch your skills



Learn how to…



Set up your programming toolkit with widely available free downloads
Create simple programs in JavaScript that get user input and display output
Process numbers and words
Use variables to hold information
Merge strings together
Tell programs how to make decisions
Create algorithms to count data values and accumulate totals
Use JavaScript to create interactive web pages
Improve a user’s experience with cookies
Debug your programs before going live
Structure programs for readability
Apply your programming skills to more advanced languages like Java
Use object-oriented programming techniques
Choose between other popular languages like C and C++, HTML5 and CSS3, Visual Basic and .NET, and PHP
Distribute and sell your programs

Cover of Sams Teach Yourself More Visual Basic .Net in 21 Days

Sams Teach Yourself More Visual Basic.NET in 21 Days provides step-by-step coverage of the most important new features of Visual Basic.NET and .NET that will allow programmers to begin creating rich Web applications and Web Services. Intermediate programmers gain the knowledge and skills to be able to design professional Windows applications and Web services. See how to use previous VB skills in this new environment. Covered topics include:

The .NET Framework; Classes and how to work with them; Databases--the types available and how to pick the right one; Review SQL and how to use it; Application design process including developing a working prototype; Create control objects that enhance applications; How to use Crystal Reports; error-handling, performance, testing, and debugging; How to get a product to market; How to make use of XML in VB.NET.

Cover of Sams Teach Yourself Database Programmng with VB .NET in 21 Days
In "Sams Teach Yourself Database Programming with VB .NET in 21 Days" you'll learn how to use VB.NET to build basic data-bound input forms, to validate user input, create successful reports, and use advanced data bound grids and other controls to create fully functional database applications for Windows users. You'll also learn how to: Create SQL Server tables.Index and Views.Create stored procedures.Deal with basic security issues for relational databases.Create Web-based input forms and XML Web Services to allow direct access to your database information over the Internet.

Cover of Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic 6 Megabundle
This package includes SAMS Teach Yourself Visual Basic 6 in 21 Days, SAMS Teach Yourself More Visual Basic 6 in 21 Days and SAMS Teach Yourself Database Programming with Visual Basic 6 in 21 Days. The bonus CD-ROM includes a special version of VB Advantage for Visual Basic 6.