Discover Visual Basic 5

Thanks to Microsoft's Visual Basic programming language -- and Discover Visual Basic 5 -- creating your own customized software has never been easier. Even if you've never written a line of code, author and Windows application developer James D. Foxall will have you building your own forms, objects, and controls in no time at all.

Discover Visual Basic 5 introduces you to the latest Visual Basic release, showing you step-by-step how to install it and customize it for your needs. Then Foxall explains all the essential Visual Basic programming concepts and techniques, including Thinking in terms of objects, collections, events, and projects Creating and using forms and basic and advanced controls Adding menus to forms and drawing and printing on a form or picturebox Creating and calling code procedures Using constants, data types, variables, and arrays Performing arithmetic and string manipulation Incorporating decisions and loops in your code Debugging your Visual Basic programs Interfacing with Access databases Reading and writing files

Discover Visual Basic 5 also covers one of Microsoft's most exciting new technologies -- ActiveX controls -- showing you how to add them to your projects for greater interactivity and functionality.

Plus, Discover Visual Basic 5 comes complete with a companion CD-ROM containing source code for all the examples presented in the book as well as valuable resources such as Evaluation copies of ActiveX controls from AddSoft, Apex, Data Dynamics, and VideoSoft Demos of Pursuit and Service & Repair A shareware versions of the WinZip 95 compression utility A working demo of WISE

Like all the titles in our Discover series, Discover Visual Basic 5 features the 6-Point Advantage… Color Tear-Out Card -- Key information and shortcuts that get you up to speed fast Discovery Center -- Quick summaries of the chapters' major points collected at the back of the book Real-Life Vignettes -- Winning stories on how real people use technology to improve their lives Visual Index -- Convenient picture maps direct you to the features you're looking for Web Path -- Handy references to feature- or topic-related Web sites Bonus Section - Value-added tips and timesaving techniques at the end of each chapter