Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Whether you are new to programming or to Visual Basic 2005, this tutorial gives you practical guidance to build your programming knowledge. Use the real-world exercises to teach yourself the essentials of Visual Basic--and begin creating applications for Microsoft Windows and the Web.

Discover how to:

Work in the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 development environment Use Toolbox controls to create compelling user interfaces complete with digital photos, menus, toolbars, check boxes, and more Add artwork, animation, and special effects to an application Use inheritance and other new object-oriented programming capabilities Detect, track, and repair bugs in your code Store program data using variables, modules, arrays, and collections Add sophisticated functions to your applications with Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 classes and methods Manage code flow with decision structures, loops, timers, and procedures Program interactive Web applications with Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Create datacentric applications using Microsoft ADO.NET Write custom code for printers and configure dialog boxes for printing Migrate Visual Basic 6.0 code to Visual Basic 2005

CD includes all practice exercises.

For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Part 1 Getting Started with Microsoft Visual Basic 2005
• Chapter 1 Exploring the Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment
• Chapter 2 Writing Your First Program
• Chapter 3 Working with Toolbox Controls
• Chapter 4 Working with Menus, Toolbars, and Dialog Boxes
• Part II Programming Fundamentals
• Chapter 5 Visual Basic Variables and Formulas, and the .NET Framework
• Chapter 6 Using Decision Structures
• Chapter 7 Using Loops and Timers
• Chapter 8 Debugging Visual Basic Programs
• Chapter 9 Trapping Errors by Using Structured Error Handling
• Chapter 10 Creating Modules and Procedures
• Chapter 11 Using Arrays to Manage Numeric and String Data
• Chapter 12 Working with Collections and the System.Collections Namespace
• Chapter 13 Exploring Text Files and String Processing
• Part III Designing the User Interface
• Chapter 14 Managing Windows Forms and Controls at Run Time
• Chapter 15 Adding Graphics and Animation Effects
• Chapter 16 Inheriting Forms and Creating Base Classes
• Chapter 17 Working with Printers
• Part IV Database and Web Programming
• Chapter 18 Getting Started with ADO.NET
• Chapter 19 Data Presentation Using the DataGridView Control
• Chapter 20 Creating Web Sites and Web Pages Using Microsoft Visual Web Developer and ASP.NET
• Part V Appendix
• Appendix : Where to Go for More Information
• Appendix : About the Author

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Michael Halvorson has written more than 30 books, including the popular Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Step by Step , Microsoft Office XP Inside Out , and Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Step by Step . A former Visual Basic localization manager at Microsoft, Michael is a professor at Pacific Lutheran University.