Debugging Visual Basic: Troubleshooting for Programmers

A programmer's handbook of Visual Basic explains how to build error free code, from concept to production, offers time-saving tips on how to figure out logic problems, and furnishes step-by-step guidelines how how to proactively troubleshoot a wide range of applications, including Visual Basic 6, Office and Windows CE applications using Visual Basic, and COM/COM+ components. Original. (Intermediate).

A great problem-solving reference for VB programmers. --David Mendlen, Product Planner, Visual Basic/Visual InterDev, Microsoft Corporation

Fix buggy programs and prevent pesky errors from slipping into your Visual Basic applications with the techniques, tricks, and expert advice in this unique resource. Debugging Visual Basic is packed with concise explanations, examples, and real-world solutions that will have you writing clean code in no time! You'll find all the information you need to stamp out common and little-known bugs using the compiler, error-handling statements, Win32 APIs, ActiveX Data Object, user interface design, and self-registering COM objects. In addition, you will find discussions on best practices for every stage of a successful product release such as joint application development sessions, code reviews, and testing and defect tracking. The valuable appendix will have you fully up-to-date on some of the latest third-party debugging and application deployment tools for Visual Basic. Use the knowledge and insight in this handbook to prevent every programmer's worst nightmare--downtime, lost revenue, and unhappy clients.

Learn software design strategies and methodologies for rapid application development

Optimize VB code, automation using VBA, and Internet applications

Avoid logical and syntactical problems with error-handling statements, objects, and methods

Automate troubleshooting using conditional compilation and compiler options

Fine-tune COM, DCOM and COM+ components

Learn techniques for using Win32 APIs, ActiveX Data Object, and ActiveX Controls

Develop techniques for WebClass, and DHTML application debugging

Deploy your applications and components using the Package and Deployment Wizard and Windows Installer