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This expert guide covers what you need to know to program with Visual Basic 2008, employ the latest Visual Studio 2008 tools, and operate efficiently within the .NET Framework. In an easy-to-follow style, the book moves from in-depth explanations to practical instruction to real-world examples. Explore basic coding in VB 2008 and learn to build interfaces without coding by using Visual Studio 2008's drag-and-drop visual tools. Youll get up to speed on LINQ and handle key tasks such as programming TreeView controls, and more.

Evangelos Petroutsos is a computer engineer who has worked for the California Institute of Technology and MCI. Currently, he writes computer books and articles, teaches networking and programming courses, and works as a computer communications consultant. He wrote the bestselling Mastering Visual Basic 6 as well as numerous other books from Sybex, including Mastering Visual Basic .NET, Visual Basic .NET Developer's Handbook, Mastering Visual Basic .NET Database Programming, Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 2005, and Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition.

Introduction
Getting Started with Visual Basic 2008
Variables and Data Types
Programming Fundamentals
GUI Design and Event-Driven Programming
The Vista Interface
Basic Windows Controls
Working with Forms
More Windows Controls
The TreeView and ListView Controls
Building Custom Classes
Working with Objects
Building Custom Windows Controls
Handling Strings, Characters, and Dates
Storing Data in Collections
Accessing Folders and Files
Serialization and XML
Querying Collections and XML with LINQ
Drawing and Painting with Visual Basic 2008
Manipulating Images and Bitmaps
Printing with Visual Basic 2008
Basic Concepts of Relational Databases
Programming with ADO.NET
Building Data-Bound Applications
Advanced DataSet Operations
Building Web Applications
ASP.NET 3.5
ASP.NET Web Services
"The Bottom Line"
"Debugging and Error Handling"
Index
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Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 2008

Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 2008

0470187425

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