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SynopsisVisual Basic 2005 focuses on enabling developers to rapidly build applications, with enhancements across its visual designers, code editor, language, and debugger that help accelerate the development and deployment of robust, elegant applications across the Web, a business group, or an enterprise. Now you can teach yourself the essentials of working with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and the new features of the Visual Basic language--"one step at a time. With STEP BY STEP, you work at your own pace through hands-on, learn-by-doing exercises. Whether you're a beginning programmer or new to this specific language, you'll understand the core capabilities and fundamental techniques for Visual Basic 2005. Each chapter puts you to work, showing you how, when, and why to use specific features of Visual Basic and guiding as you create actual components and working applications for Microsoft Windows. You'll also explore data management and Web-based development topics., Whether you are new to programming or to Visual Basic 2005, this tutorial gives you practical guidance to build your programming knowledge. Use the real-world exercises to teach yourself the essentials of Visual Basic--and begin creating applications for Microsoft Windows and the Web. Discover how to: Work in the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 development environmentUse Toolbox controls to create compelling user interfaces complete with digital photos, menus, toolbars, check boxes, and moreAdd artwork, animation, and special effects to an applicationUse inheritance and other new object-oriented programming capabilitiesDetect, track, and repair bugs in your code Store program data using variables, modules, arrays, and collectionsAdd sophisticated functions to your applications with Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 classes and methodsManage code flow with decision structures, loops, timers, and proceduresProgram interactive Web applications with Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0Create datacentric applications using Microsoft ADO.NETWrite custom code for printers and configure dialog boxes for printing Migrate Visual Basic 6.0 code to Visual Basic 2005CD includes all practice exercises.For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook., Whether you are new to programming or to Visual Basic 2005, this tutorial gives you practical guidance to build your programming knowledge. Use the real-world exercises to teach yourself the essentials of Visual Basic--and begin creating applications for Microsoft Windows and the Web. Discover how to: Work in the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 development environment Use Toolbox controls to create compelling user interfaces complete with digital photos, menus, toolbars, check boxes, and more Add artwork, animation, and special effects to an application Use inheritance and other new object-oriented programming capabilities Detect, track, and repair bugs in your code Store program data using variables, modules, arrays, and collections Add sophisticated functions to your applications with Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 classes and methods Manage code flow with decision structures, loops, timers, and procedures Program interactive Web applications with Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Create datacentric applications using Microsoft ADO.NET Write custom code for printers and configure dialog boxes for printing Migrate Visual Basic 6.0 code to Visual Basic 2005 CD includes all practice exercises. For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.