Beginning Visual Basic 6
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Full Title |
Beginning Visual Basic 6 |
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ISBN |
1861001053 |
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Price |
Check Price at: Amazon Com Amazon UK |
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Author |
Peter Wright |
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Dev Editor |
Dom |
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Tech Editors |
Kate |
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Pub Date |
June 1998 |
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Page Count |
700 |
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CD/Disk |
None |
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Previous Editions |
Beginning VB5, 1861000391 |
What is the Subject Area?
Visual Basic 6 is the new release of the Microsoft’s leading windows programming tool. There are over 3.2 million current users of Visual Basic in the world, ranging from novices to programming to experienced developers. This scope reflects the ease of use of VB combined with its powerful potential. Visual Basic is the logical starting point for a career in programming, and a logical choice for programmers moving from non-windows tools such as Cobol and C.
Visual Basic 5 sold over 1m copies in 1997, an increase of over 40% over the previous year’s sales. This is a large category that is on an exponential growth curve.
What’s Great About this Book?
- Out concurrently with the new release of VB6
- Updated version of the proven bestseller for VB3,4,5
- Expanded coverage of the new features of VB6, both for beginners and for intermediate programmers
- Still the fastest paced, most entertaining, most irreverent, most admired tutorial to Visual Basic.
- Core text for all ZDU Online VB courses, driving consistent retail demand
Who is this book for?
Wrox Beginning Guides are fast, entertaining and realistic. They cover an immense scope of material by getting straight to the coal face. All learning is practical and hands on, using the high bandwidth absorption of detail that only experimentation can deliver.
This book is suitable for entry level programmers who are ambitious and want to get all the way to professional techniques in a single step. Its pace and scope also make it ideal for programmers coming to VB for the first time, but who have used another, maybe older language.
Who is the Author?
Peter Wright is a VB developer of long standing who believes that everyone can program. His mission in life is to break down the walls of ignorance and fear that shroud the world of programming and to give everyone the confidence to succeed. He is the author of Beginning VB Objects from Wrox Press.
Contents
Part One - Beginning Visual Basic 6
Introduction
Chapter 1: Welcome to Visual Basic 6
Chapter 2: Inside a Visual Basic Program
Chapter 3: Common Controls
Chapter 4: Writing Code
Chapter 5: Dealing with Data
Chapter 6: Making Data Useful
Chapter 7: Using List Controls
Chapter 8: Creating Your Own Objects
Chapter 9: Debugging and Good Design
Chapter 10: Working with Menus
Chapter 11: Dialogs
Chapter 12: Graphics
Chapter 13: Using Database Controls
Chapter 14: Programming Database Access
Chapter 15: Object Variables
Chapter 16: Using DLLs and the Windows API
Chapter 17: Visual Basic and Components
Chapter 18: Creating Your Own Controls
Part Two - Visual Basic Applications
Peter Wright: Putting It All Together - Three Case Studies
Case One: Creating a Mailing List
Case Two: Making a Library Book Wizard
Case Three: Keeping Your Data Confidential
Appendix A: Where to Now?
Appendix B: Solutions to Exercises
Index