Microsoft visual basic 2008 : for windows, mobile, web, office, and database applications comprehensive /
Gary B. Shelly and Corinne Hoisington
- Boston, Massachusetts : Course Technology Cengage Learning, c2009
- xxiv, 1016 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Introduction to visual basic 2008 programming -- Program and graphical user interface design -- Program design and coding -- Variables and arthmetic operations -- Mobile applications using decision structures -- Loop structures -- Creating web appliocations -- Using procedures and exception handling -- Using arrays and file handling -- Incorporating databses with ADO.NET -- Multiple classes and inheritance -- Cell phone applications and web services -- Visual studio tools for office.
Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 for Windows, Mobile, Web, Office, and Database Applications: Comprehensive teaches students the essentials of computer programming using the latest Visual Basic programming language, Visual Basic 2008. Twelve chapters and four appendices cover topics such as designing a Visual Basic user interface, creating a windows application, variables and arithmetic operations, mobile applications using decision structures, loop structures, Visual Studio tools for Office applications, arrays, function procedures and exception handling, incorporating databases with ADO.NET 3.5, creating classes, and cell phone applications and Web services. Written in a straight-forward style with the innovative Guided Program Development section in each chapter, this text makes it easy for any novice programmer to understand the core capabilities and fundamental skills and techniques for Visual Basic 2008.