Clearly Visual Basic : programming with Microsoft Visual Basic 2012

Learning to program with Microsoft[registered] Visual Basic has never been easier! Clearly Visual Basic: Programming With Microsoft[Registered] Visual Basic 2012, 3E by best-selling programming author Diane Zak uses a simple, proven, step-by-step approach thats ideal for learning a first programming language. Readers need no prior programming experience. Clear, brief chapters introduce Visual Basic - todays most popular Microsoft[registered] programming language - in small, manageable segments without cumbersome technical jargon. This easy-to-follow book focuses on the fundamentals to ensure readers master essential programming and problem-solving skills they can easily transfer to other languages. This innovative text uses visualization and application to introduce the basics with the most recent version of Visual Basic 2012. Clear figures emphasize important programming concepts, while memorable new examples place concepts into a meaningful context. Expanded exercises let readers apply what theyre learning, while mini-quizzes check their understanding. Unique «Want More Info?» PDF files let readers view extra examples and further explanations as needed. Trust Clearly Visual Basic: Programming With Microsoft[Registered] Visual Basic 2012, 3E for the straight-forward, clear approach to Visual Basic todays beginners need for programming success. Cover ......Page 1 Title Page ......Page 3 Copyright ......Page 4 Brief Contents......Page 5 Contents......Page 7 Preface......Page 14 Read This before You Begin......Page 18 Ch 1: I Am Not a Control Freak! (Control Structures)......Page 21 Control Structures......Page 22 Key Terms......Page 27 Review Questions......Page 28 Exercises......Page 29 Ch 2: First You Need to Plan the Party (Problem-Solving Process)......Page 37 How Do Programmers Solve Problems?......Page 38 Summary......Page 48 Review Questions......Page 49 Exercises......Page 51 Ch 3: I Need a Tour Guide (Introduction to Visual Basic 2012)......Page 55 Ok, the Algorithm is Correct. What's Next?......Page 56 Creating a Visual Basic Windows Application......Page 58 Creating the User Interface......Page 61 Whose Property is It?......Page 65 Using the FORMAT Menu......Page 70 Lock Them Down......Page 71 Ok, Let's See the Interface in Action!......Page 72 Closing the Current Solution......Page 73 Exiting Visual Studio......Page 74 Key Terms......Page 75 Review Questions......Page 76 Exercises......Page 77 Ch 4: Do-It-Yourself Designing (Designing Interfaces)......Page 83 Delegating the Work......Page 84 Do What I Tell You to Do......Page 92 Summary......Page 96 Review Questions......Page 97 Exercises......Page 99 Ch 5: The Secret Code (Assignment Statements)......Page 107 The Fun Starts Here......Page 108 Who's in Charge of This Operation?......Page 111 Your Assignment, If You Choose to Accept It......Page 114 Summary......Page 117 Review Questions......Page 118 Exercises......Page 120 Ch 6: Where Can I Store This? (Variables and Constants)......Page 127 Using Shoe Boxes......Page 128 You'll Need a Reservation......Page 130 How Many Variables Should I Use?......Page 131 Using Constants to Keep Things...Well, the Same......Page 136 Dressing Up the Output......Page 137 Summary......Page 139 Key Terms......Page 140 Review Questions......Page 141 Exercises......Page 142 Ch 7: What's Wrong with It? (Syntax, Logic, and Run Time Errors)......Page 151 Finding Syntax Errors......Page 152 Locating Logic Errors......Page 157 Run Time Errors......Page 164 Summary......Page 166 Review Questions......Page 167 Exercises......Page 168 Ch 8: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions (Selection Structure)......Page 171 Someone Might Need to Make a Decision......Page 172 The If...Then...Else Statement......Page 175 Examining Another Problem Specification......Page 188 Key Terms......Page 198 Review Questions......Page 199 Exercises......Page 200 Ch 9: Time to Leave the Nest (Nested Selection Structures)......Page 205 Nested Selection Structures......Page 206 That's Way Too Logical for Me......Page 218 Summary of Operators......Page 222 Summary......Page 223 Review Questions......Page 224 Exercises......Page 225 Ch 10: So Many Paths...So Little Time (Multiple-Alternative Selection Structures)......Page 231 Which Way Should I Go?......Page 232 What's the Next Case on the Docket?......Page 240 Specifying a Range of Values in a Case Clause's ExpressionList......Page 243 Summary......Page 246 Review Questions......Page 247 Exercises......Page 249 Ch 11: Testing, Testing...1, 2, 3 (Selecting Test Data)......Page 257 The Coffee Palace-Version 1 Application......Page 258 The Coffee Palace-Version 2 Application......Page 261 The Shady Hollow Hotel Application......Page 265 The CD Shop Application......Page 267 The Tiger Hotel Application......Page 270 Summary......Page 276 Review Questions......Page 277 Exercises......Page 279 Ch 12: How Long Can This Go On? (Pretest Loops)......Page 281 Over and Over Again......Page 282 The Do...Loop Statement......Page 287 Counter Variables......Page 288 The Sales Express Application......Page 296 Can I Abbreviate That Assignment Statement?......Page 303 Summary......Page 305 Key Terms......Page 306 Review Questions......Page 307 Exercises......Page 308 Ch 13: Do It, Then Ask Permission (Posttest Loops)......Page 313 Testing after the Fact......Page 314 More on the Do...Loop Statement......Page 316 The Bouncing Robot Application......Page 317 Review Questions......Page 320 Exercises......Page 321 Ch 14: Let Me Count the Ways (Counter-Controlled Loops)......Page 325 When Will It Stop?......Page 326 The Monthly Payment Calculator Application......Page 332 Review Questions......Page 340 Exercises......Page 342 Ch 15: I'm on the Inside; You're on the Outside (Nested Loops)......Page 349 One Loop within Another Loop......Page 350 What Do I Owe Each Month?......Page 354 Review Questions......Page 363 Exercises......Page 366 Ch 16: I Hear You are Breaking Up (Sub Procedures)......Page 373 What's the Proper Procedure?......Page 374 Send Me Something......Page 378 Summary......Page 391 Review Questions......Page 392 Exercises......Page 394 Ch 17: Talk to Me (Function Procedures)......Page 403 What's the Answer?......Page 404 Revisiting the Concert Tickets Application......Page 410 Key Terms......Page 415 Review Questions......Page 416 Exercises......Page 417 Ch 18: A Ray of Sunshine (One-Dimensional Arrays)......Page 423 You are Just So One-Dimensional......Page 424 Airlines Application......Page 427 Salary Application......Page 434 States Application......Page 437 Summary......Page 441 Key Terms......Page 442 Review Questions......Page 443 Exercises......Page 445 Ch 19: Parallel and Dynamic Universes (More on One-Dimensional Arrays)......Page 451 West Coast Emporium Application......Page 452 Will You Share That with Me?......Page 456 But I Don't Know How Many There Are......Page 463 Review Questions......Page 468 Exercises......Page 469 Ch 20: Table Tennis, Anyone? (Two-Dimensional Arrays)......Page 475 Let's Table That Idea for Now......Page 476 Revisiting the West Coast Emporium Application......Page 478 Calendar Sales Application......Page 484 Medical Bills Application......Page 487 Summary......Page 489 Review Questions......Page 490 Exercises......Page 492 Ch 21: Building Your Own Structure (Structures)......Page 499 Putting the Pieces Together......Page 500 Bonnette Pool & Spa Depot Application......Page 502 Revisiting the West Coast Emporium Application...Again!......Page 505 Review Questions......Page 511 Exercises......Page 513 Ch 22: I'm Saving for the Future (Sequential Access Files)......Page 517 Write Those Lines of Text......Page 518 Now Read Those Lines of Text......Page 522 Summary......Page 528 Review Questions......Page 529 Exercises......Page 531 Ch 23: The String Section (String Manipulation)......Page 535 How Many Characters are There?......Page 536 I Need to Fit This in Somewhere......Page 539 Where Does It Begin?......Page 541 I Just Want a Part of It......Page 542 Throw Away Those Characters......Page 545 I Like This Operator......Page 548 Review Questions......Page 552 Exercises......Page 554 Ch 24: I'm Suffering from Information Overload (Access Databases)......Page 559 Keeping Good Records......Page 560 Connecting...Connecting......Page 561 It's a Binding Contract......Page 566 Let the Computer Do It......Page 567 How Does Visual Basic Do It?......Page 574 The Copy to Output Directory Property......Page 577 I'll Use My Own Controls, Thank You......Page 579 Key Terms......Page 583 Review Questions......Page 584 Exercises......Page 586 Ch 25: The Missing "LINQ" (Querying a Database)......Page 589 Asking Questions......Page 590 One for All......Page 598 Review Questions......Page 600 Exercises......Page 602 Ch 26: I Love This Class (Creating a Class)......Page 607 That's a Real Classy Object......Page 608 The Bonnette Pool & Spa Depot Application......Page 609 Behave Yourself......Page 615 Using the Pattern to Create an Object......Page 618 Pool Supplies Application......Page 621 Key Terms......Page 624 Review Questions......Page 625 Exercises......Page 627 Ch 27: Getting "Web-ified" (Web Applications)......Page 631 Web Applications......Page 632 Creating a Web Application......Page 634 Adding the Default.aspx Web Page to the Application......Page 636 Adding a Link Button Control to a Web Page......Page 641 Starting a Web Application......Page 643 Adding an Image to a Web Page......Page 645 Closing and Opening an Existing Web Application......Page 647 I Want to Move Somewhere Else......Page 648 Dynamic Web Pages......Page 650 Coding the Submit Button's Click Event Procedure......Page 652 Can You Validate This?......Page 654 Summary......Page 657 Key Terms......Page 658 Exercises......Page 659 Appendix A: Data Types......Page 665 Index......Page 667

Learning to program with Microsoft Visual Basic has never been easier! CLEARLY VISUAL BASIC: PROGRAMMING WITH MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC 2012, 3E by best-selling programming author Diane Zak uses a simple, proven, step-by-step approach that's ideal for learning a first programming language. Readers need no prior programming experience. Clear, brief chapters introduce Visual Basic — today's most popular Microsoft programming language — in small, manageable segments without cumbersome technical jargon. This easy-to-follow book focuses on the fundamentals to ensure readers master essential programming and problem-solving skills they can easily transfer to other languages. This innovative text uses visualization and application to introduce the basics with the most recent version of Visual Basic 2012. Clear figures emphasize important programming concepts, while memorable new examples place concepts into a meaningful context. Expanded exercises let readers apply what they're learning, while mini-quizzes check their understanding. Unique "Want More Info?" PDF files let readers view extra examples and further explanations as needed. Trust CLEARLY VISUAL BASIC: PROGRAMMING WITH MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC 2012, 3E for the straight-forward, clear approach to Visual Basic today's beginners need for programming success.

Focuses on the fundamentals to ensure readers master essential programming and problem-solving skills they can easily transfer to other languages. This title uses visualization and application to introduce the basics with the version of Visual Basic 2012.