Introduction; Chapter 1 Understanding Visual Basic .NET; Chapter 2 Introducing Projects, Forms, and Buttons; Chapter 3 Building a User Interface; Chapter 4 Working with Windows Form Properties; Chapter 5 Events and the Life Cycle of Forms; Chapter 6 Working with Form Methods and Modules; Chapter 7 Working with Windows Forms Controls; Chapter 8 Adding StatusBars, ToolBars, ToolTips, and Tabbed Dialogs; Chapter 9 Working with Common Dialogs; Chapter 10 Using Timers, EventLogs, and ServiceControllers; Chapter 11 Creating Menus; Chapter 12 Printing from an Application
Chapter 13 Errors, Exceptions, and DebuggingChapter 14 Using the Object Browser; Chapter 15 Object-Oriented Programming in VB .NET; Chapter 16 Creating Windows Controls; Chapter 17 Working with Data and ADO.NET; Chapter 18 Working with XML; Chapter 19 Building ASP.NET Web Applications; Chapter 20 Deploying Applications; Appendix A Using VB .NET's Help System; Appendix B Migrating Applications from VB6 to VB .NET; Appendix C Key Syntax Differences Between VB6 and VB .NET; Appendix D VB .NET Keywords; Appendix E Selected VB .NET Namespaces and Classes; Index
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With the introduction of Visual Basic .NET, VB is now a complete object-oriented language, letting programmers access the full power of the Windows platform while enabling them to build reliable and robust web solutions. It doesn't matter if you're new to programming or just to VB.NET, Visual Basic .NET Programming gets you up and running with the new version and offers a comprehensive introduction to Windows and web application development. From language fundamentals to ADO.NET, XML, and Web Services, Harold Davis's thoughtful approach emphasizes meaningful tasks that tie in with VB.