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 If you've picked this book up to see what Visual Basic is all about, then I've got a little secret—this book is for you. Wrox's Visual Basic 2005 Express Starter Kit comes with Visual Basic Express and other Microsoft products, such as Visual Web Developer Express and SQL Server Express, on a CD—so you don't need anything else other than what you're holding in your hands.This book has been designed from a practical, task-oriented approach so that the information taught is backed up with solid examples that confirm and extend the text. If you're someone who prefers to get straight into your learning experience, rather than try to wade through thousands of pages of text, this is exactly the book you need.From the first chapter, you will be writing programs and learning how to useVisual Basic to solve common programming tasks. If you've used the Basic language in its previous forms, you'll appreciate the elegance and simplicity of this latest iteration, which is coupled with the most powerful library of functions and classes Visual Basic has ever been able to access. In addition, if you're new to the language or new to programming, this book will introduce you to the important concepts and information you'll need to get up to speed—by the end of this book, you'll find that Visual Basic Express is so easy to learn that you'll wonder why you haven't been programming already. To ease your way into the world of Visual Basic programming, I've split the information into three general parts—"Getting Familiar," "Extending Yourself Is Good," and "Making It Hum." As the titles may intimate, I first introduce you to Visual Basic, then describe how to take control of the language, and then finally explain how to fine-tune everything and make all the bells and whistles work. ❑ Part I, "Getting Familiar"—Part I covers Visual Basic first as a language, and then as a development environment. The chapters in this section show you how to install Visual Basic Express and navigate around the environment, building your first program as you go, and then it delves into detail about the user interface, event programming, and how to access data. ❑ Part II, "Extending Yourself Is Good"—Part II is where things start getting really interesting, showing you how to write proper programming code by creating additional features for your applications, such as multiple users and custom-built controls. You'll also learn how to debug code that isn't functioning correctly. ❑ Part III, "Making It Hum"—In Part III of the book, you'll be introduced to topics that previously would have been well out of reach for the beginner and intermediate programmer. XML processing, data encryption, and notification dialogs were all difficult to implement until .NET came along. Using Visual Basic Express smoothes those processes even further so that they become almost as easy as the introductory lessons most programmers learn. As a bonus to learning each individual task, if you follow the steps outlined in every chapter, you'll end up with the basics of your own personal organizer, complete with DVD library; information about friends and family members, including birthdays and contact information; and a reminder system so you can ensure that you don't forget to do the important things that need doing. Download free ebook on Visual Base: Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition
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