Author(s): Mike McGrath

Computing

Visual Basic in easy steps, 7th edition shows the reader how to create Windows applications using Visual Basic/Studio Community. Code examples, screenshots, and step-by-step instructions illustrate each aspect of Visual Basic, so they will be creating their own interactive applications in no time! Visual Basic in easy steps, 7th edition shows how to quickly create Windows applications using the latest free Visual Basic/Studio Community programming environment. This book provides code examples, screenshots, and step-by-step instructions that illustrate each aspect of Visual Basic.
Visual Basic in easy steps, 7th edition begins by describing the Visual Studio Community installation process, then introduces form controls, application properties, the programming language, and problem-solving techniques.
Next, the book illustrates by example, how to build and deploy a complete Windows application. A chapter is devoted to scripting with Visual Basic. This first shows how to create “macros” for Word and Excel in Microsoft Office, using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), then demonstrates how to manipulate files and data within the Windows operating system using VBScript. Readers will learn how to incorporate external data into applications from text files, Excel spreadsheets, XML documents, live RSS web feeds, and SQL databases.
Each chapter builds the reader’s knowledge of Visual Basic. By the end of this book, the reader will have gained a sound understanding of Visual Basic programming and be able to create their own interactive applications.