How to Use Visual Basic 6
Published on 14. January 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
300 pages
978-0-672-31443-8 (ISBN)
Description
How to Use Visual Basic 6 will guide the reader through a visual educational tour of the Visual Basic development environment teaching the fundamentals of programming along the way. The visually designed four color layout is very appealing and guides the reader through every step of each programming technique in the book. Preliminary Table of Contents: Getting Started in Visual Basic 6, Previewing the Steps of Project Development, Managing the Visual Basic Environment, Designing Forms in Visual Basic, Assigning Properties to Forms, Assigning Properties to TextBox and ControlButton Controls, Assigning Properties to Other Controls, Using the Code Window, Running and Debugging a Program, Working with Events and Methods, Designing General Procedures, Using Variables and Constants, Controlling Input and Output, Writing Decisions, Designing Loops, Declaring and Using Arrays, Creating Control Arrays, Managing Data Files, Managing Random-Access Files, Designing Programs.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Indianapolis
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 255 mm
Width: 205 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
836 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-672-31443-8 (9780672314438)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
1. Getting Started with Visual Basic 6. Understanding Windows Programming. How to Install Visual Basic 6. How to Install MSDN Help. How to Get Started in Visual Basic 6. How to Get Help. 2. Introducing the Visual Basic Interface. The Parts of the Interface. How to Customize the Interface. How to Add Controls to the Toolbox. How to Use Reference Libraries and the Object Browser. 3. Starting Your First Project. How to Start and Save a New Project. How to Customize the Project Properties. How to Add Controls to a Form. How to Add Code to Your Form. How to Use the MSGBOX Function. How to Run Your Application. Project. 4. Enhancing the Project. How to Add a Form. How to Create App Objects. How to Use the Inputbox Function. How to Use Properties. How to Use More Properties. How to Use Methods. Using the Code Editor. 5. Changing the Projects Interface. How to Include a Menu. How to Use Toolbars in the Project. How to Add Buttons to the Toolbar. How to Add Code to the Toolbar. How to Add an About Form. Project. 6. Using the Basic Language. How to Define Variables. How to Use Variables. How to Select the Correct Variable. How to Use Arithmetic Operators. How to Use Basic Expressions. 7. Decision Making with Visual Basic. How to Use If...Then...Else Statements. How to Use Select Case. How to Use Looping. How to Use Looping, Part II. Project. 8. Subroutines and Function. How to Add a Procedure to the Project. How to Pass Arguments. How to Use a Subroutine or Function. 9. Working with Arrays and Collections. How to Define a Single Dimension Array. How to Define a Multidimensional Array. How to Work with a Collection. How to Use a Control Array. 10. Interfacing with the Mouse and Keyboard. How to Use the MouseMove Event. How to Use the MouseDown Event. How to Use the KeyPress Event. How to Use the KeyDown Event. 11. Finding Errors in the Program. How to Trap Errors. How to Use the Resume Method. How to Use Error Methods. 12. How to Find Problems in the Program. How to Step Through a Program. How to Use the Immediate Window. How to Use the Watch Expression. 13. Using Standard Controls. How to Use the TextBox Control. How to Use Program Controls. How to Use Selection Controls. How to Use Containers. How to Use the Format Editor. How to Use Pictures and Graphics. 14. Additional Standard Controls. How to Use Common Controls. How to Use the Progress Bar and Animation Control. How to Use the ListBox Control. How to Use the ComboBox Control. How to Use the ScrollBar Controls. How to Use the UpDown and Slider Controls. Project. 15. File System Controls. How to List Files. How to Use the Folder Control. How to Display Drive Information. 16. Advanced Controls. How to Use the DateTimePicker Control. How to Work with the MonthView Control. How to Add Tabs. How to Animate Pictures. How to Use the RichTextBox Control. 17. The Common Dialog Controls. How to Add the Common Dialog Control. How to Use the Open/Save As Dialog Boxes. How to Use the Color Dialog Box. How to Use the Font Dialog Box. How to Use the Printer Dialog Box. Project. 18. Working with Simple Files. How to Use the Open Statement. How to Write Data to the File. How to Read Data from the File. How to Use Random Files. Project. 19. Accessing Database Information. How to Use the Data Control. How to Use Bound Controls. How to Use Data Grids. How to Use Data Grids, Part II. How to Use the Data Report. How to Use the Data Report, Part II. Project. 20. Using Visual Basic Add-Ins. How to Use the Add-In Manager. How to Use the Application Wizard. How to Use the Data Form Wizard. How to Use the Toolbar Wizard. How to Use the Visual Data Manager. How to Use the API Viewer. How to Use the Template Manager.