Description:
Step-by-step instruction—plus Visual Basic .NET 2003 Standard software—all in one box!
Everything you need to start developing powerful applications and services for Microsoft .NET is right here in a single, economical package. This DELUXE LEARNING EDITION contains Visual Basic .NET Version 2003 Standard software, along with Microsoft’s popular Step by Step tutorial. Work at your own pace through the book’s easy-to-follow lessons and hands-on exercises. And then apply your new expertise to full Visual Basic .NET software—not a simulation or trial version. It’s the ideal combination of tools and tutelage for Visual Basic .NET Version 2003.
Table of Contents:
| Acknowledgments | xi |
| Introduction | xiii |
| PART 1 GETTING STARTED WITH MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC .NET 2003 | |
| CHAPTER 1 Opening and Running a Visual Basic .NET 2003 Program | 3 |
| The Visual Studio .NET Development Environment | 5 |
| The Visual Studio .NET Tools | 10 |
| The Windows Forms Designer | 12 |
| Running a Visual Basic Program | 14 |
| The Properties Window | 16 |
| Moving and Resizing the Programming Tools | 20 |
| Moving and Resizing Tool Windows in Visual Studio | 21 |
| Docking a Tool in Visual Studio | 23 |
| Hiding a Tool in Visual Studio | 25 |
| Getting Help | 27 |
| One Step Further: Exiting Visual Studio .NET | 30 |
| CHAPTER 2 Writing Your First Program | 33 |
| Lucky Seven: Your First Visual Basic .NET Program | 34 |
| Programming Steps | 35 |
| Creating the User Interface | 35 |
| Setting the Properties | 42 |
| The Picture Box Properties | 47 |
| Writing the Code | 49 |
| A Look at the Button1_Click Procedure | 54 |
| Running Visual Basic .NET Applications | 56 |
| Building an Executable File | 58 |
| One Step Further: Adding to a Program | 60 |
| CHAPTER 3 Working with Toolbox Controls | 63 |
| The Basic Use of Controls: The "Hello World" Program | 64 |
| Using the DateTimePicker Control | 70 |
| The Birthday Program | 70 |
| Controls for Gathering Input | 77 |
| The Input Controls Demo | 80 |
| Looking at the Input Controls Program Code | 83 |
| Using the LinkLabel Control | 86 |
| One Step Further: Installing ActiveX Controls | 91 |
| The Microsoft Chart Control | 91 |
| CHAPTER 4 Working with Menus and Dialog Boxes | 95 |
| Adding Menus Using the MainMenu Control | 96 |
| Adding Access Keys to Menu Commands | 98 |
| Processing Menu Choices | 101 |
| Using Dialog Box Controls | 106 |
| Changing the Object Names for Items on the File Menu | 109 |
| Disabling a Menu Command | 110 |