• Author:
  • Brown, Steve
• Subject:
  Computer Programming / Software Development
• Published by:
  John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
• Published:
  27/04/1999
• Price:
  $29.99
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Visual Basic 6 Complete is a one-of-a-kind computer book-valuable both for its broad content and its low price. This book contains the essentials you need to know about programming with Visual Basic and VBA, for use in building Windows applications, scripting, and extending and integrating Office applications.

With Visual Basic 6 Complete, you'll learn all about building Visual Basic applications - from working with forms and controls to using the Windows API and debugging Web applications -- and you'll quickly take advantage of all that Visual Basic has to offer. Get up to speed with Visual Basic, then move on to scripting objects, VBA, and building internet applications and interactive Web sites.

As you become more proficient with Visual Basic, you'll find the Visual Basic 6 Language Reference to be an invaluable daily tool. This comprehensive reference quickly puts every built-in function and statement at your fingertips.

Visual Basic 6 Complete introduces you to the work of some of the finest Sybex authors, so you'll know where to go to learn even more about what's possible with Visual Basic.

Inside:

Introduction to Visual Basic
* Mastering the Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
* Working with forms and controls
* Understanding object-oriented programming
* Building sample VB applications
Practical Visual Basic
* Debugging Visual Basic applications
* Extending VB with the Windows API
* Accessing the Windows Registry
* Building screen savers, and displaying an icon in the system tray with VB
Visual Basic Scripting and the Internet
* Adding scripting support to your application
* Scripting objects
* Building Web-based applications with VB
Visual Basic for Applications
* An Introduction to VBA
* The Word Object model
* The Access Object model revisited
* Professional development with VBA
Visual Basic References
* Complete Visual Basic 6 Language Reference
* Visual Basic 6 Function Reference

Sybex, Inc.: Sybex editors and authors have created Visual Basic 6 Complete by pulling together the best information from the following well-respected lineup of books: Mastering Visual Basic 6, Visual Basic 6: In Record Time, Expert Guide to Visual Basic 6, Visual Basic 6 Developer's Handbook, MCSD: Visual Basic 6 Desktop Apps Study Guide, MCSD: Visual Basic 6 Distributed Apps Study Guide, Mastering Visual Basic 6 with Oracle.

Introduction.

Part I: Introduction to Visual Basic.

Chapter 1: Mastering the Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
From Visual Basic 6 In Record Time.

Chapter 2: Working with Forms
From Visual Basic 6 In Record Time.

Chapter 3: Selecting and Using Controls
From Visual Basic 6 In Record Time.

Chapter 4: Object Programming with Visual Basic
From Visual Basic 6 Developer's Handbook.

Chapter 5: Visual Basic Projects
From Mastering Visual Basic 6.

Part II: Practical Visual Basic.

Chapter 6: Debugging Visual Basic Programs
From Expert Guide to Visual Basic 6.

Chapter 7: Visual Basic and the Windows API
From Visual Basic 6 Developer's Handbook.

Chapter 8: Making Visual Basic Do What You Want
From Expert Guide to Visual Basic 6.

Part III: Introduction to Visual Basic Scripting and the Internet.

Chapter 9: Adding Scripting Support to Your Application
From Expert Guide to Visual Basic 6.

Chapter 10: Scripting Objects
From Mastering Visual Basic 6.

Chapter 11: Visual Basic and the Web
From Mastering Visual Basic 6.

Part IV: Introduction to Visual Basic for Applications.

Chapter 12: An Introduction to VBA
From Visual Basic 6 Developer's Handbook.

Chapter 13: The Word Object Model
From Word 97 Macro & VBA Handbook.

Chapter 14: Introducing the Access Object Model
From Access 97 Macro & VBA Handbook.

Chapter 15: Professional Development with VBA
From VBA Developer's Handbook.

Part V: Visual Basic Reference.

Reference 1: The Complete Visual Basic 6 Language Reference
by Evangelos Petroustos.

Reference 2: Visual Basic 6 Function Reference
From Visual Basic 6 Developer's Handbook.

Index.