Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I Review of Basic Concepts

Chapter Creating an Application wih Forms and Controls

Review of Form and Control Basics
Working With Properties
Writtig Code for Evedts
Design Cojsiderations
Creadtig Applications with Multiple Forms
Displaying Forms in a Program
Using Varlables to Manipulate Forms
Creating MDI Applications
Events in a Form
Events Occurring when a Form Loads
Events Occurring whe a Form is Unloaded
Control Events
Extending Forms through Custom Properties and ethods
Creating a Property in a Form
Creating a Method in Form
Creating a Method in a Form
Summary
Review Questions

Chapter 2 Basics of Writing Visual Basic Code

A Review of Variables
Comparison of Variables and Constantas
Understanding Data Ytpes
Declaring Variables
Forcint Variable Declaration
Declaring Specific Variable Types
Scope of Variables
Setting the Scope of Varialbes
Review of Procedures
Types of Procedur
Creating and Calling Procedures
Passing Argummets to a Procedure
Using Arguments
Using Optional Arguments
Passing Arrays to a Procedure
Calling Procedures
Calling Sub Procedures
Calling Functions
Summary
Review Questions

Chapter3 Creating User Interfaces with Windows Common Controls
Keepign the User Informed
Creating a Status Bar for Your rogram
Working With The ProgressBar
Setting Up the Imagelist Control
Working in ter Design Environment
Adding adn Deletin Imageswith Cde
Accessing Functions with Toolbars
Creating Buttons for the Toolbar
Running Functions with the Toolbar
Displaying Data with the TreeView Control
Setting Up the Tree View Control
Creating the Nodes of the Tree
Displaying Data in a List
Setting Up the Control
Setting Up the Headings for Columns
Adding Data to the LisView Control
Summary
Review Questions

Chapter4 Creating Menus for Your Programs

Creating a Menu System
Designing the Menu
Creating the Menu with the Menu Editor
Adding Shortcut adn Acces Keys to Menu Items
Othe Menu Ite Properties
Pop-Up Menus
Creating the Menu for teh Pop-Up
Activating teh Pop -Up Menu
Modifying Menus at Run-Time
Changing Menu Item Properties
Enabling Menu Items in Response to Program State
Adding Menu Items at Run-Time
Adding Items for Mdi child Forms
Using Menu Item Arrays
Summary
Review Questions

Chapter5 Advanced Design Features

Creating Drag-and-Drop Applications
Drag-and-Drop within the Application
Drag-and -Drop between Applications
Chandging Forms on the Flhy
Control Array Basics
Creating an Enhanced Message Box
Summary
Review Questions

Chapter6 Working with Collections

Understanding collections
Using teh Methods of a Collection
Working with the Properties of a Collection
Working with theForms Collection
Working With the Collection Methods
Using the For ...Each Loop
Working wiht the Controls Collection
Understanding the Difference Between Control Arrays and the Controls Collection
Making Global changes to Controls
Working with Specific Controls in the Collection
Summary
Review Questions

Chapter7 Creating Classes in a Program

Understanding Classes in Visual Basic
Uses of Classes
Creating a Class
Setting Up the Class Module
Creating the Properties of a Class
Creating Methods of the Class
Creating Events for teh Class
Using teh Friend Declaration
Creating Classes with the Class Buider
Creating the Base Class
Creating teh Child Classes
Creating teh Classes for the Project
Definging the Scope of the Class
Public and Private Classes
Setting teh Instancing Property
Using a Class in a Program
Creating an Instance of teh Class
Accessing the Propertie and Methods of tthe Class
Destroying thd class Instance
Summary Review Questions

Part II Creating Database Applications

Chapter8 Accessing Data with the Data Control

Setting Up the data Control
Basic Setup
Connecting to Non-Jet Databases
Working with Different Recordset Ytpes
Othe Key Properties of the Data Control
Assigning Recordsets Created with DAO
Binding Controls to the Data Control
What the Controls Can Do
Using simple Data Bound Controls
Working With Lists and Combo Boxes
Beyond Editing
Adding adn Deleting Records with the Data Control
Finding Specific Records
Workign with Grids
Displaying Data with MSFlexGrid
Editing Data With DBGrid
Summary
Review Questions

Chapter9 Creating Programs with the Data Access Objects

Understandign the Data Access Objdects
Creating a Recordset with Code
Opning a Database
Openign teh Recordset
Displaying Teh Data fromn a Recordset
Record Navigation and Manipulation
Movign through the Recordset
Adding adn Editing Records
Deleting Records
Finding Specific Records
Using the Find Method
Using the Seek Method
Alternatives to the Fid adn Seek Methods
Summary
Review Questiojs

Chapter10 Working with Remote Data
Remote Data Fudamentals
Whts Is ODBC?
Linking to an OdBC Data Source
Working with the Remote Data Conrtol
Setting Up the Remote Data Control
Binding teh RDC to Cotrols
Using Remote Data Objects
Key Objects of teh RDO Model
Creating a Resultset
Displayign Data with RDO
Summary
Review Questions

Part III Communicating with Other Programs

Chapter11 Using ActiveX Servers

Why Use ActiveX Servers?
What Is an ActiveX Server?
What is the Benefit of Using a Server?
Creating an ActiveX Server
Displaying a Form fro a Class
Testing the Server components
Compiling the Server
Runnign Asynchronous Processes
Setting Up the Server for Asynchronous Operation
Setting Up the Client for Asynchronus Operation
Summary
Review Questions

Chapter12 Creating ActiveX Client Applications

ActiveX Client Fundamentals
Understandign Object Modeis
Creating Objects in a Program
Destroying an Instance of an Object
Creating a Client for Microsoft Programs
Working with Microsoft Word
Linking Your Program to Microsoft Outllok
Summary
Review Questions

Part IV Extending teh Capabilities of Visual Basic

Chapter13 Declarign and Using External Functions

What Are DLLs?
Declaring DLL Routines
Setting Up A Declaraton Statement
Going by Another Name
Calling DLL Routines from Your Program
Basic Procedure Calls
Creating a DLL Routine
Creating an ActiveX DLL Project
Compiling an ActiveX DLL
Using the DLL in Other Programs
Summary
Review Questions

Chapter14 Creating ActiveX Controls with Visual Basic

Control Creation Basics
Creating an ActiveX control
Starting the Project
Adding Constiuent Controls
Creating teh Controls Interface
Developing a Property Page
Setting Up the Property Page Wizard
Saving Developer Information for the Control
Saving teh Developer Inforation
Retrieving Property Settings
Testing the ActiveX Control
Using the ActiveX Control
Compiling the Control
Working wiht the Control in Visual Basic
Using teh Control in a Web Page
Summary
Review Questions

Part V Integarting Visual Basic With teh Internet

Chapter15 Writing Internet Applications With Visual Basic

Introduction to the Internet
Viewing HTML Paes for a Visual Basic Program
Setting U the Web Browser Control
Navigating Between Web Pagers
Working with Web Browser Events
Creating a connection to the Internet
Setting Up the Internet Transfer Control
Retrieving Data With The Internet Transfer Control
Summary
Review Questions

Chapter16 Creating and Using ActiveX Documents

Understandign ActiveX Documents
Advantages of Using Activex Documents in
Internet Progras
Comparison of ActiveX Documets to Visual Basic
Forms and ActiveX controls
Creating ActiveX Documents
Creating ActiveX Documnts
Creatign The ActiveX Document Project
Working with Multiple documets
compiling and Distributing ActiveX Documents
Automatically Creating ActiveX Documents
Using ActiveX Documents Diredtly
Embedding ActiveX Documents in a Web Page
Summary
Review Questions

Part VI Debugging and Error Hand ling

Chapter17 Handling Errors in Visual Basic Programs

Understanding Errors
Causes of Errors
Avoiding Errors
Working With Teh Err Object
Using the Properties of the Err Object
Using the Methods of the Err Object
displaying Errors Using the Err Object
Trapping Errors in Your Program
Defining the Error Hand ling Staemets
Deferred Handling of Errors
Immediate Handling of Errors
Creating a Common Error Hand ling Procedure
Raising Erros from Your Program
Displaying Errosrs during Testing
Summary
Review Questions

Chapter18 Debugging Your Application

Techniqes for Debugging
Checking Out Visual Basic's Debugging Tools
Tools for Avoiding Errors
How the Environment Finds Errors for You
Observing the Values of Variables
Working with the Watch Windows
Using teh Immediate Wihdow to Check or change a Value
Stepping Through teh Program
Stopping at a Specific Line of Code
Continuing the Program
Working With the Call Stack
Debugging Servers and Controls
Creating a Program Group
Executing the Dll or Control
Summary
Review Questions

Part VII Distributing Your Application

Chapter19 compiling Your Visual Basic Program

Choosing the Correct Options
What Is P-code?
deciding between P-code and Native Code
Native Code Compiler Options
Compiling Only Parts of the Program
What is Conditional compilation?
Determing What to Compile
Creating the Executable File
Summary
Review Ques tions

Chapter20 Adding Help to Your Application

Help Basics
Help Components
CharaCteristics of Good Help Files
Getting Help with F1
Determining Whcih Help File to Use
context Sensitive Help
Displaying Help with the CommonDialog
Displaying Helop Contents
Displyaing the Help Index
Creating Help Files
Using the Help Workshop and a Word Processor
Using Other Help Products
Other Ways of Providing Help
Summary
Review Questions

Chapter21 Distributing Your Applications

Creating Setup Programs
creating Setup disks for Standard Programs
Creating Setu Disks for ActiveX Servers
Modifying Setu Information
Working with the Windows Registry
Understandig the Registry
Registering Components
Working With Application Specific Information
Summary
Review Questions

Appendices

Appendix A Answers Review Questieon
Appendx B Glossary of Terms