Table of Contents
Preface
<p>Acknowledgements</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p><b>PART ONE</b></p>
<p>1. Welcome To Visual Basic (VB)</p>
<p>* What Is Visual Basic * Features Of
Visual Basic * Visual Basic Editions * The Visual Basic Philosophy * Developing
An Application * Summary </p>
<p>2. Creating An Application</p>
<p>* Objectives * The Tool Box * Project
Explorer * The Properties Windows * The Form Window * Understanding Projects *
What Does Visual Basic 6 Have For You To Create Applications * Summary </p>
<p>3. 2nd Look At IDE, Forms And Controls</p>
<p>* Objectives * The Form * Working With A Control * Opening
The Code Window * Exercises * Summary</p>
<p>4. Variables In Visual Basic</p>
<p>* Objects * What Is A Variable * Exercise * Exercise *
Exercise * Summary </p>
<p>5. Writing Code In Visual Basic</p>
<p>* Objectives * The Code Window * The
Anatomy Of A Procedure * Editor Features * Exercise * Exercise * Exercise *
Exercise * Summary </p>
<p>6. Working With Files</p>
<p>* Objectives * Visual Basic File System
Controls * Exercise * Types Of Files * Working With Files * Exercise *
Exercise * Exercise * Exercise * Exercise * Summary </p>
<p>7. Menus</p>
<p>* Objectives * Building The User
Interface The First Step * Summary * All About Menus * Exercise * Exercise *
Exercises * Summary </p>
<p>8. Multiple Document Interface Applications</p>
<p>* Why MDI Forms * Features Of An MDI
Forms * Loading MDI Forms And Child Forms * The Active Form Property * Exercise
* Exercises * Summary </p>
<p>9. Debugging Tips</p>
<p>* Objectives * The Debugging Methods * Summary</p>
<p>10. The Common Dialog Control</p>
<p>* Working With The Common Dialog Control
* The File Open Dialog Box * Saving A File * Changing The Color * Exercises *
Exercise * Summary </p>
<p>11. Introduction To Databases</p>
<p>* Why Databases * What Is A Database *
Which Database * Summary</p>
<p>12. Working With The Data Control</p>
<p>* The Data Control * The Bound Controls *
Caution * Coding * Exercise * Exercises * Summary </p>
<p>13. Data Access Objects</p>
<p>* The Jet Database Engine * Functions Of The Jet Database Engine * SQL *
Exercise * The DAO Object Model * Exercise * Exercise * Exercise * Exercise *
Exercise * Exercise * Exercise * Summary </p>
<p>14. Additional Controls Available In Visual Basic 6.0</p>
<p>* Objectives * SSTab Control * Exercise * Exercise *
Exercise * Exercises * Summary </p>
<p>15. Active X Data Objects</p>
<p>* Objectives * Why ADO * Establishing A References *
Exercise * Exercise * Summary </p>
<p>16. Crystal And Data Reports</p>
<p>* Crystal Reports * Data Report * Exercise * Exercise *
Summary </p>
<p>17. Distributing Your Application</p>
<p>* Objectives * Working With The Packaging And Deployment Wizard</p>
<p><b>PART TWO</b></p>
<p>18. Active X</p>
<p>* Objectives * What Is Active X * Why
Active X * Exercise * Summary</p>
<p>19. Active X And Web Pages</p>
<p>* Objectives * Active X And Internet * Exercises *
Summary</p>
<p>20. Active X Documents</p>
<p>* The Application Form Document</p>
<p><b>PART THREE</b></p>
<p>21. An Invoicing Program</p>
<p>* An Invoicing Application * The Supplier</p>
<p>22. Developing An Application</p>
<p>* Defining The Problem * Exercises * On The Machine *
Exercise * Exercise * Exercise </p>
<p>Appendices</p>
<p>Glossary</p>
<p>Index</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>