Visual Basic.NET Programming

Harold Davis is a software development consultant and writer, who has established a strong reputation for his clearly written introductory technical books. He is the author of the best--selling Visual Basic 6: Visual QuickStart Guide from Peachpit, as well as books on Linux, Delphi, and web development. He had a previous career as a professional photographer, so he is that rare combination of techie and artist.

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 Debugging. Chapter 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.