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Microsoft Visual Basic Basic

by: Knowlton,Todd

Microsoft Visual Basic Basic

by: Knowlton,Todd

ISBN 13:
9780538690836
ISBN 10:
0538690836
Edition: 1st
Format: Spiral Bound
Copyright: 06/23/1999
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Summary

From forms to properties and loops to graphics, this book provides a step-by-step introduction to the Visual Basic programming language. Beginners will learn Windows-based programming quickly and easily and will become comfortable with the concept and vocabulary of computer programming. This introduction to Visual Basic focuses on important concepts such as event-driven programming and working with objects and progresses to hands-on exercises, and reinforcement activities.

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Preface

List of Tables

Start-Up Checklist

xii

UNIT 1 Your First Visual Basic Program

A First Look at Microsoft Visual Basic

(16)

Introduction to Microsoft Visual Basic

(1)

Starting Visual Basic

(1)

Opening an Existing Visual Basic Project

(1)

Components of the Compiler

(7)

Running a Visual Basic Program

(1)

Positioning a Form in a Visual Basic Program

(1)

Exiting Visual Basic

(4)

Forms, Controls, and Properties

(20)

Creating a New Project

(4)

Saving the Project

(1)

Viewing and Modifying Properties

(3)

Creating Controls

(4)

Understanding Focus

(2)

Setting Additional Properties

(6)

Events and Code

(24)

Events

(1)

Accessing the Code Window

(1)

Adding Code to a Command Button

(2)

Adding an Image to a Form

(2)

Setting Image Properties

(2)

Setting Properties from Code

(2)

Setting the Cancel and Default Command Button Properties

(1)

Creating a Standalone Program

(13)

Review

(7)

UNIT 2 Calculations and Data

Mathematical Operators

(20)

Performing Calculations in Visual Basic

(1)

Creating Label Controls

(1)

Using the Addition and Assignment Operators

(1)

Using Text Boxes and the Val Function

(1)

Splitting Code Statements Among Lines

(3)

Using the Subtraction Operator

(2)

Using Unary Minus

(1)

Using the Multipication and Division Operators

(1)

Using Fix

(2)

Performing Integer Division and Using Modulus

(8)

Exponentiation, Order of Operations and Error Handling

(18)

Exponentiation

(1)

Order of Operations

(4)

Using the Visible Property to Enhance Output

(1)

Using Comments

(1)

Handling Run-Time Errors

(3)

Using MsgBox

(2)

Controlling Program Flow around the Error Handler

(7)

Data Types and Variables

100

(18)

Data Types

100

(2)

Using the AutoSize Property

102

(2)

Declaring Variables

104

(1)

Using Variables

105

(2)

Scope

107

(3)

Using the Variant Data Type and Option Explicit

110

(8)

Strings and Decimal Types

118

(26)

Declaring String Variables

118

(1)

Assigning Text to String Variables

119

(2)

Concatenation

121

(4)

Using Decimal Types

125

(1)

Using the Format Function

126

(2)

Using the Enabled Property

128

(2)

Using the SelStart and SelLength Properties

130

(14)

Review

137

(7)

UNIT 3 Decision Making

If Statements

144

(20)

The Building Blocks of Decision Making

144

(1)

Using the Conditional Operators

145

(1)

Using If Statements

146

(2)

Creating and Reading Flowcharts

148

(2)

Using If...Else Statements

150

(2)

Using Check Boxes

152

(5)

Using the Logical Operators

157

(7)

Nested If Statements and Option Buttons

164

(26)

Using Nested If Statements

164

(3)

Using Option Buttons

167

(6)

Using a Form Load Event Procedure

173

(1)

Using Select Case

174

(16)

Review

183

(7)

UNIT 4 Loops, Multiple Forms, Menus, and Printing

Do Loops

190

(20)

What Are Loops?

190

(1)

Using the Do Loops

190

(5)

Using the InputBox Function

195

(3)

Using the DoEvents Statement

198

(5)

Using Nested Loops

203

(7)

For Next Loops and Multiple Forms

210

(22)

Using the Print Statement

210

(2)

Using For Next Loops

212

(3)

Nesting For Next Loops

215

(2)

Changing Label Font Settings

217

(2)

Using Multiple Forms

219

(7)

Adding an About Box

226

(6)

Menus and Printing

232

(24)

Creating Menus Using the Menu Editor

232

(3)

Writing Code for a Menu Command

235

(2)

Using Check Marks in Menus

237

(2)

Creating a Submenu

239

(2)

Inserting Separator Lines in Menus

241

(1)

Printing from Visual Basic

242

(14)

Review

250

(6)

UNIT 5 Graphics and Drawing

Lines and Shapes

256

(16)

Creating Line Controls

256

(2)

Creating Shape Controls

258

(1)

Changing Properties of Line and Shape Controls

258

(2)

Manipulating Line and Shape Control Properties from Code

260

(3)

Drawing Lines from Code

263

(2)

Changing the ScaleMode Property

265

(1)

Drawing Boxes from Code

266

(6)

Case Study---Snake Game

272

(1)

Running the Snake Game

272

(1)

Drawing with Pixels and Using AutoRedraw

273

(1)

How the Snake Game Draws the Snake

275

(2)

Analyzing the Snake Game Code

277

(2)

Review

289

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