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Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic 2010 in 24 Hours Complete Starter Kit
By: James Foxall
Publisher: Sams
Pub. Date: August 08, 2010 Most Recent Edition
Print ISBN-10: 0-672-33113-6
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-672-33113-8
Web ISBN-10: 0-13-211972-2
Web ISBN-13: 978-0-13-211972-6
Pages in Print Edition: 528
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4.416666666666667 [12 Ratings] Subscriber Reviews
Overview
Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic® 2010 in 24 Hours
James Foxall
STARTER KIT
DVD includes Visual Basic 2010 Express Edition
In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you’ll learn how to build complete, reliable, and modern applications with Visual Basic 2010. Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master the entire process, from navigating VB 2010 to deploying finished solutions. You’ll learn how to write efficient object-oriented code; build superior user interfaces; work with graphics, text, and databases; and even control external applications. Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a strong, practical foundation for success!
Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Visual Basic 2010 tasks.
Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.
By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion.
Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks.
Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them.
Learn how to…
Navigate the VB 2010 environment and use VB’s powerful new tools
Work with objects, collections, and events
Build attractive, highly functional user interfaces
Make the most of VB 2010’s advanced controls
Create efficient modules and reusable procedures
Store data, make decisions in code, and use loops to improve efficiency
Use powerful object-oriented programming techniques
Interact effectively with users
Work with graphics, text files, and databases
Debug and troubleshoot applications
Manipulate external applications, file systems, and the Windows Registry
Distribute the software you’ve created
James Foxall is President of Tigerpaw Software, Inc., a 25 year old commercial software company with more than 25,000 users. He is a leading authority on interface and behavior standards for Windows and Office environments and is an expert on improving business processes through technology. He contributes to several journals and magazines, speaks internationally, teaches college courses on Visual Basic, and has been featured widely in print and online media for his technology expertise.
DVD Includes: Microsoft® Visual Basic 2010 Express Edition
On the Web: Access code examples from the book, as well as updates, and corrections as they become available at informit.com/title/9780672331138
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"Hour 18 Program doesn't run as printed" - by Spencer on 27-DEC-2011
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Bottom of page 404....produces a 'Variable 'objRandom' is used before it has been assigned a variable. A null reference exception could result at runtime' error message. Don't see any corrections on this site, and the downloaded book code does not include Hour 18 for some reason. Can't recommend a book with bad code.
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"Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic2010 in 24 hours." - by Anonymous on 25-MAY-2011
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Overall a very good book but never mentioned printing. Almost all Visual Basic books are light on that subject. Also the coverage of Group Boxes was touched on very lightly. They can be very difficult to use but I have used them in very useful ways.
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"novice to intermediate user" - by Morgan Justine on 04-DEC-2010
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As I work my way through Hour 4, I begin to get a feel for this VB version. Ideas for the project I have in mind begin to jell and the tools to accomplish them begin to fade into my mind. This is not my first brush with VB; my last time was at least 10 years ago and it was a much more difficult learning curve. This book and it's online access has helped me greatly. I recommend this book to all folks who have at least a brushing familiarity with programming and a desire to do something specific with their newly invested skills.
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