Introductory tutorials; tutorial 1 - getting started with VisualBasic; tutorial 2 - understanding code and variables; tutorial 3 - objects and the events they generate; tutorial 4 - creating a program to manage data; tutorial 5 - working with multiple forms and printing reports; tutorial 6 - reading and writing text files into list boxes and arrays; comprehensive tutorials; tutorial 7 - examining database objects and structured query language (SQL); tutorial 8 - using custom controls to open files and to interact with a database; tutorial 9 - toolbars and advanced reports; tutorial 10 - creating a multiple document application; tutorial 11 - programming with class; tutorial 12 - OLE and ActiveX. Appendices: debugging; designing VisualBasic programs; database design.