Visual Basic.NET

• Writing your first program and working with Toolbox controls, menus, and dialog boxes
• Mastering programming fundamentals, including variables, decision structures, loops, and functions
• Using methods in the .NET Framework class libraries
• Debugging Visual Basic .NET programs
• Trapping errors using structured error handling
• Using modules and procedures
• Using collections and arrays to manage data
• Exploring text files and string processing
• Automating Microsoft Office applications and managing processes
• Deploying Visual Basic .NET applications
• Managing Windows® forms and adding graphics and animation effects
• Inheriting forms and creating base classes
• Writing custom code for printers
• Managing Access databases
• Creating database applications with ADO.NET
• Presenting data using the FlexGrid control
• Displaying HTML documents using Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Using Web Forms to build Internet interfaces
• Porting Visual Basic 6 Programs to Visual Basic .NET
• Finding more information

INCLUDED ON CD-ROM:

• Sample code in Visual Basic .NET

Contents

PART 1 GETTING STARTED WITH MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC .NET

CHAPTER 1 Opening and Running a Visual Basic .NET Program
CHAPTER 2 Writing Your First Program
CHAPTER 3 Working with Toolbox Controls
CHAPTER 4 Working with Menus and Dialog Boxes

PART 2 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS

CHAPTER 5 Visual Basic .NET Variables and Operators
CHAPTER 6 Using Decision Structures
CHAPTER 7 Using Loops and Timers
CHAPTER 8 Debugging Visual Basic .NET Programs
CHAPTER 9 Trapping Errors Using Structured Error Handling

PART 3 MANAGING CORPORATE DATA

CHAPTER 10 Using Modules and Procedures
CHAPTER 11 Using Arrays and Collections to Manage Data
CHAPTER 12 Exploring Text Files and String Processing
CHAPTER 13 Automating Microsoft Office Applications and Managing Processes
CHAPTER 14 Deploying Visual Basic .NET Applications

PART 4 ADVANCED USER INTERFACE DESIGN

CHAPTER 15 Managing Windows Forms
CHAPTER 16 Adding Graphics and Animation Effects
CHAPTER 17 Inheriting Forms and Creating Base Classes
CHAPTER 18 Working with Printers

PART 5 DATABASE PROGRAMMING

CHAPTER 19 Getting Started with ADO.NET
CHAPTER 20 Data Presentation Using the DataGrid Control

PART 6 INTERNET PROGRAMMING

CHAPTER 21 Displaying HTML Documents Using Internet Explorer
CHAPTER 22 Using Web Forms to Build Interactive Web Applications

PART 7 APPENDIXES

APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B

UPGRADING INDEX

INDEX