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Advanced Visual Basic 2005

by: Irvine, Kip R.; Gaddis, Tony

Advanced Visual Basic 2005

by: Irvine, Kip R.; Gaddis, Tony

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9780321477125
ISBN 10:
032147712X
Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2007
Publisher: Addison Wesley
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This book takes those who are familiar with the basics of Visual Basic 2005 programming, and helps them understand how to harness its power for more advanced uses. Coverage of various database, ASP, and Web Services topics is provided in the same understandable way that has made Tony Gaddis'books leaders in the field. This book takes those who are familiar with the basics of Visual Basic 2005 programming, and helps them understand how to harness its power for more advanced uses. Coverage of various database, ASP, and Web Services topics is provided in the same understandable way that has made Tony Gaddis'books leaders in the field.

Preface	p. xiii
Classes	p. 1
Introduction to Visual Studio and .NET	p. 1
Best Coding Practices	p. 4
Basic Data Types	p. 11
Defining Value Types	p. 19
Creating and Using Classes	p. 22
Constructors	p. 29
Examining the Student Class application	p. 31
Designing Programs with Classes	p. 34
Focus on Program Design and Problem Solving: The Bank Teller Application	p. 37
Building the Bank Teller application	p. 41
Summary	p. 47
Visual Basic Keywords	p. 49
Key Terms	p. 49
Review Questions & Exercises	p. 50
Programming Challenges	p. 52
Designing User interfaces	p. 59
User Interface Design Guidelines	p. 59
Input Validation	p. 63
Examining a Keyboard Validation application	p. 4
Creating an application that uses the Error Provider control	p. 68
Dates and Times	p. 73
Vacation scheduler	p. 78
ToolStrip Control	p. 82
Completing the Coffee Shop application	p. 85
WebBrowser and SplitContainer Controls	p. 90
Completing the WebBrowser Example application	p. 91
Multiple Document Interface (MDI)	p. 95
Creating the Class Registration MDI interface	p. 97
ListView Control	p. 102
Filling a ListView control with contact information	p. 104
Examining an application that removes ListView items	p. 107
TreeView Control	p. 109
Using a TreeView to display contact categories	p. 112
Summary	p. 118
Key Terms	p. 119
Review Questions & Exercises	p. 120
Programming Challenges	p. 122
Using SQL Server Databases	p. 129
Database Basics	p. 129
SQL Select Statement	p. 134
Using the DataGridView	p. 139
Showing a database table in a DataGridView control	p. 141
Selecting DataSet Rows	p. 149
Filtering rows in the SalesStaff table	p. 154
Data-Bound Controls	p. 156
Displaying the Members table in a ListBox	p. 163
Inserting rows in the Karate Payments table	p. 167
Adding a total to the Insert_Karate_Payments application	p. 170
Focus on Problem Solving: Karate School Manager Application	p. 172
Creating the Karate School Manager startup form	p. 175
Karate School Manager: Listing all members	p. 176
Karate School Manager: Adding new members	p. 180
Karate School Manager: Finding members by name	p. 182
Karate School Manager: Listing payments by all members	p. 184
Karate School Manager: Showing payments by one member	p. 187
Summary	p. 193
Key Terms	p. 195
Review Questions & Exercises	p. 195
Programming Challenges	p. 197
More Classes	p. 201
Class Libraries (Components)	p. 201
Objects and Reflection	p. 207
Interfaces	p. 211
Exception Handling	p. 218
Examining a program that handles file I/O exceptions	p. 223
Inheritance	p. 229
Completing an application that uses inheritance	p. 236
Summary	p. 240
Key Terms\	p. 242
Review Questions & Exercises	p. 242
Programming Challenges	p. 243
ADO.NET Database Objects	p. 245
Creating Databases	p. 246
Creating the ProjectTrack database and Users table	p. 247
Adding the Projects table to the ProjectTrack database	p. 250
Relational Database Design	p. 251
Creating a DataSet containing a relation between two tables	p. 258
Creating SQL join queries with database tables	p. 262
Views and Stored Procedures	p. 266
Adding views to the ProjectTrack database	p. 267
Adding stored procedures to the ProjectTrack database	p. 269
DataTables	p. 272
Creating an equipment purchases DataTable	p. 278
Connections, DataAdapters, and DataSets	p. 282
Creating a TableAdapter from a stored procedure	p. 286
Updating Databases Using SQL	p. 292
Examining a program that updates the Karate Payments table	p. 297
Summary	p. 301
Key Terms	p. 303
Review Questions & Exercises	p. 304
Programming Challenges	p. 306
Database Components	p. 311
The Northwind Database	p. 311
Data-Related Components	p. 313
Introducing the Northwind_Database component	p. 314
Completing an application that tests the Northwind_Library component	p. 319
Command Objects	p. 324
Using a DataReader to read the Northwind Categories table	p. 329
Completing a program that interactively tests queries	p. 331
Creating the Northwind_Library Component	p. 338
Adding Connection and Utils classes to Northwind_Library	p. 341
Adding the Products class to the Northwind_Library component	p. 344
Testing the Products class in Northwind_Library	p. 345
Debugging the Northwind_Library	p. 346
Adding the GetScalar and ExecuteNonQuery methods to the Northwind_Library	p. 348
Adding two methods to the Northwind_Library.Products class	p. 350
Testing the AveragePrice, GetProductName, and SetProductName methods	p. 352
Component Testing	p. 354
Adding WriteExceptionInfo to the Utils class	p. 357
Viewing debugging information from Northwind_Library	p. 358
Summary	p. 362
Key Terms	p. 364
Review Questions & Exercises	p. 364
Debugging Challenges	p. 365
Programming Challenges	p. 366
ProjectTrackAw Case Study	p. 369
Analysis Phase	p. 370
Database Design	p. 375
Component Classes	p. 381
User Interface Design	p. 388
Component Implementation	p. 399
Application Implementation	p. 419
Testing the Application	p. 440
Extending the ProjectTrackAw Application	p. 450
Summary	p. 450
Key Terms	p. 452
Review Questions & Exercises	p. 452
Programming Challenges	p. 454
Creating Web Applications	p. 457
Programming for the Web	p. 458
Creating ASP.NET Applications	p. 461
Creating the Click application	p. 466
Web Server Controls	p. 471
Student Picnic application	p. 474
Designing Web Forms	p. 486
Signing up for a kayak tour	p. 489
Applications with Multiple Web Pages	p. 493
Adding a description form to Kayak Tour	p. 495
Using Databases	p. 496
Displaying the Karate Members table in a GridView control	p. 497
Karate member details	p. 501
Selecting rows with the member ID	p. 506
Summary	p. 509
Key Terms	p. 510
Review Questions & Exercises	p. 511
Programming Challenges	p. 514
Writing Code in Web Forms	p. 519
Working in Source (XHTML) Mode	p. 520
Designing a Vacation Rentals application in Source view	p. 522
Adding tables to the Vacation Rentals application	p. 525
Cascading Style Sheets	p. 530
Custom Error Handling	p. 537
Uploading Files and Sending Email	p. 540
Data Validation Controls	p. 551
State Management	p. 563
Focus on Problem Solving: Vacation Rentals Application	p. 569
Browser Cookies	p. 577
Summary	p. 581
Key Terms	p. 583
Review Questions & Exercises	p. 583
Programming Challenges	p. 585
Web Applications with Database Objects	p. 591
Master-Detail Pages	p. 592
Creating a Master Page application	p. 596
Data Binding and ListControls	p. 601
GridView Control Buttons	p. 609
Displaying the Courses table in a GridView	p. 612
Finding employees by their job descriptions	p. 612
Component-Based Programming	p. 616
Using the Northwind_Library component to display the Categories table	p. 617
Using JavaScript	p. 630
Receiving user input in JavaScript	p. 633
User Authentication with Login Controls	p. 637
Computer Club Login application with Login controls	p. 644
Configuring the Computer Club Login application with the Web Site Administration Tool	p. 650
Summary	p. 652
Key Terms	p. 654
Review Questions & Exercises	p. 654
Programming Challenges	p. 656
Web Services	p. 661
Introducing XML Web Services	p. 661
NorthWind Web Service Example	p. 665
Creating the NorthWind Web Service	p. 665
Adding a reference to the Northwind_Library component	p. 668
Consuming the North WindService from a Web application	p. 670
Consuming the NorthWindService from a Windows application	p. 675
Creating the BookInfo Web service	p. 678
Accessing Remote Services	p. 680
Summary	p. 681
Key Terms	p. 682
Review Questions & Exercises	p. 682
Programming Challenges	p. 683
Crystal Reports	p. 687
Introducing Crystal Reports	p. 687
Using the Report Creation Wizard	p. 690
Creating your first report	p. 692
Displaying a report from a Windows form	p. 695
Editing Reports with Report Designer	p. 696
Improving the Authors report	p. 697
Binding a report to an existing data source	p. 699
Binding to Existing Data Sources	p. 699
Displaying the Authors report from a Web application	p. 702
Creating Reports with Groups	p. 704
Creating a report for XTreme Mountain Bike Sales	p. 705
Modifying the XTreme Mountain Bike Sales record selection formula	p. 712
Adding Charts to Reports	p. 714
Adding charts to XTreme Mountain Bike Sales	p. 716
Summary	p. 718
Review Questions & Exercises	p. 719
Key Terms	p. 719
Programming Challenges	p. 720
Answers to Checkpoints	p. 723
Advanced Topics	p. 733
TimeSpan and DateTime Formatting	p. 733
ListView Control	p. 735
SQL Server Data Types	p. 737
The IComparer Interface	p. 738
Abstract Classes and Polymorphism	p. 740
Creating Event Handlers	p. 746
DataList Control (ASP.NET)	p. 750
Creating a DataList that holds stores and book titles	p. 752
Displaying book sales for selected stores	p. 755
Programming Challenges	p. 757
Index	p. 759
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