Visual Basic Training Guide

This package introduces readers to the programming language, Visual Basic. Focusing on the release by Microsoft of this programming environment, version 5.0, the authors take uninitiated users step by step through the process of building powerful applications that run on local machines as well as the Internet. This book provides detailed examples for readers to follow, and features a training CD-ROM which is broken down into 120-minutes of one-to-two minute interactive movie segments, teaching core Windows NT features. Key features include how to install and configure Visual Basic 5.0, use effective application design techniques, create a full-featured calculator and integrate animation sequences, graphics, and sound. Readers also learn how to build financial, graphics, and database application, explore Microsoft's Win32 Application Programming Interface.