Search results

The ultimate desktop reference for VB programmers who are building Web services and applications for the .NET platform. This guide also covers XML as it relates to VB.

Unleash the power of Microsoft Visual Basic with Hardcore Visual Basic! Software development for Windows can be easy with Visual Basic, yet few developers and aspiring programmers know how to tap the under-the-hood power of the Windows API to give their programs sought-after performance. Visual Basic wizard Bruce McKinney shows how to blast through the so-called limits of Visual Basic to reach the powerful object-oriented development tool that lurks within. The result is applications with better...

Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques from the Shelly Cashman Series(r) will help you teach this new version of Visual Basic with confidence and will allow your students to learn this new version with ease.

This valuable and inexpensive resource is ideal for anyone who is new to programming and wants to learn the basics of Visual Basic without being overwhelmed by the complicated Visual Studio integrated development environment. This back-to-basics book covers getting started with the featured "Starter Kits", learning practical programming , and developing applications. It also shows how to use "VB Express" Edition with database and Web Programming.

Teach Yourself Visual Basic.NET in 24 Hours provides readers with 24 structured lessons with step-by-step guidance to real-world tasks. Each chapter also contains exercises that reinforce the lessons learned in each chapter. Tips, Notes, and Cautions provide additional advice from the authors on how to get up-to-speed and programming quickly with Visual Basic.NET.

The 2008 version of Visual Basic is tremendously enhanced and introduces dramatic new concepts, techniques, and features to this popular object-oriented language. Written by an elite author team, this comprehensive resource provides a clear and concise approach to using VB 2008 in the ever-expanding .NET world. This book focuses on using the latest and most powerful tools from the Microsoft arsenal within your Visual Basic solutions. You'll examine everything from the .NET Framework to the best...

Build Windows Phone applications optimized for performance and security Drill into Windows Phone 7 design and architecture—and learn best practices for building a variety of applications. Each chapter focuses on a single Windows Phone building block or feature area, and shows you how to apply it in your applications. If you’re an experienced .NET developer familiar with Microsoft Silverlight, you’ll gain deep insights into the Windows Phone platform design and API surface. Discover how to:...

Access 2000 is the fifth version of the hugely successful desktop database from Microsoft. When it was first released in 1992, Access immediately gained praise for its ease of use and power. Each release of Access has added features and increased usability, and with Access 2000 we now have a unified development environment for the whole of the Office 2000 suite of applications. Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) is the programming language that gives Access its real power, allowing you to autom...

It's the perfect starter kit for beginning Visual Basic programmers! Using step-by-step instructions and task-oriented examples, this hands-on guide teaches readers how to use Visual Basic and Visual Basic Control Creation, explains what ActiveXs are and how to build them, and shows users how to increase their marketability in the competitive world of programming. With just 24 one-hour lessons, users will master the basics of this powerful language.

Build real-world programming skills-and prepare for MCP Exams 70-310 and 70-320-with this official Microsoft? study guide. Work at your own pace through the lessons and hands-on exercises to learn how to build XML Web services and server components using Visual Basic?.NET and Visual C# (TM) .NET. Then extend your expertise through additional skill-building exercises. As you gain practical experience with essential development tasks, you're also preparing for MCAD or MCSD certification for Micros...

The Win32 API, or Application Programming Interface, is of immense use in extending the power of Visual Basic. The Win32 API is the collection of functions and subroutines that provides programmatic access to the features of the operating system. It allows Visual Basic programmers far greater access to the inner workings of the Windows operating system without having to suffer through the steep learning curve associated with Visual C++ style Windows programming. The book is designed for users wi...

What is this book about? Access 2002 is the core database application within the Office XP suite. Using VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), the user can create his or her own programs in what is essentially a subset of the Visual Basic programming language. Using VBA with Access is a tremendously powerful technique, as it allows you to create great user interfaces (like forms or reports) as a front end to actual data storage and manipulation within the database itself. What does this book cover...