Dean & Tyler Visual Basic 6 Black Book: Indispensable Problem Solver

Just about everything we could write about Standard Visual Basic is in this book, and that’s a lot of ground to cover. From language reference to ADO database handling, from creating Web browsers to dragging and dropping data across applications, from email applications to multimedia players, from creating ActiveX controls and ActiveX documents to setup programs, it’s all here. Introduction. What's On the CD-ROM. About the Author. Chapter 1—Visual Basic Overview. Chapter 2—The Visual Basic Development Environment. Chapter 3—The Visual Basic Language. Chapter 4—Managing Forms In Visual Basic. Chapter 5—Visual Basic Menus. Chapter 6—Text Boxes And Rich Text Boxes. Chapter 7—Command Buttons, Checkboxes, And Option Buttons. Chapter 8—List Boxes And Combo Boxes. Chapter 9—Scroll Bars And Sliders. Chapter 10—Picture Boxes And Image Controls. Chapter 11—Windows Common Dialogs. Chapter 12—The Chart And Grid Controls. Chapter 13—The Timer And Serial Communications Controls. Chapter 14—The Frame, Label, Shape, And Line Controls. Chapter 15—Toolbars, Status Bars, Progress Bars, And Coolbars. Chapter 16—Image Lists, Tree Views, List Views, And Tab Strips. Chapter 17—File Handling And File Controls. Chapter 18—Working With Graphics. Chapter 19—Working With Images. Chapter 20—Creating ActiveX Controls And Documents. Chapter 21—Visual Basic And The Internet: Web Browsing, Email, HTTP, FTP, And DHTML. Chapter 22—Multimedia. Chapter 23—Connecting To The Windows API And Visual C++. Chapter 24—Databases: Using DAO, RDO, And ADO. Chapter 25—Working With Database Objects In Code. Chapter 26—OLE. Chapter 27—Creating Code Components (OLE Automation). Chapter 28—Advanced Form, Control, And Windows Registry Handling. Chapter 29—Error Handling And Debugging. Chapter 30—Deploying Your Program: Creating Setup Programs, Help Files, And Online Registration. This comprehensive guide contains 1,000 pages of everything Visual Basic 6, from programming with radio buttons and checkboxes to XOR drawings, OLE automation, DHTML page design, graphics, and Internet Explorer support. Over 800 projects are included covering Visual Basic from the Internet to the Windows Registry. The book includes a Quick Reference at the end of each chapter, making it fast and easy to look up the most common, and uncommon, Visual Basic problems. Completely explains the crucial Visual Basic tool set in detail. Covers the best Visual Basic programming practices, from design tools to flowcharts. Contains 1,000 pages of everything Visual Basic 6, from radio buttons and checkboxes to XOR drawings, OLE automation, DHTML page design, and Internet Explorer 4 support.