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Paperback: 720 pages
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; Express Edition edition (4 April 2006)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0782143989
ISBN-13: 978-0782143980
Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 19 x 4.3 cm

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The Express Ticket to Productivity with Visual Basic and .NET

Are you new to Visual Basic programming? Are you still using Visual Basic 6? Either way, Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition offers an inexpensive and easy way to take a big step forward. This book offers expert assistance that makes it even easier. Inside, two veteran Visual Basic developers show you how to do everything Express Edition makes possible––and even a few things, such as Office development, that go beyond its advertised abilities.

Coverage Includes
∗ Finding your way around the Visual Basic Express IDE
∗ Designing and building Windows forms using Windows controls
∗ Adding business logic to applications using the Visual Basic programming language
∗ Creating and using programming objects
∗ Using the new "My" object
∗ Manipulating files and folders
∗ Working with XML
∗ Automating Office applications such as Word and Excel
∗ Managing drawing and printing in an application
∗ Creating and using Console applications
∗ Using the Visual Database Tools to create database–driven applications
∗ Managing Internet–based operations in an application

Featured on the CD
The enclosed CD contains Visual Basic Express packaged, ready for you to install and use.

Establish a Solid Understanding of Windows Application Development and Object–Oriented Programming

Gain Practical Knowledge of the Visual Basic Programming Language

Use Windows Controls in Your Application, Work With Databases, and Connect to Internet Resources

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The Express Ticket to Productivity with Visual Basic and .NET

Are you new to Visual Basic programming? Are you still using Visual Basic 6? Either way, Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition offers an inexpensive and easy way to take a big step forward. This book offers expert assistance that makes it even easier. Inside, two veteran Visual Basic developers show you how to do everything Express Edition makes possible—and even a few things, such as Office development, that go beyond its advertised abilities.

Coverage Includes

Finding your way around the Visual Basic Express IDE
Designing and building Windows forms using Windows controls
Adding business logic to applications using the Visual Basic programming language
Creating and using programming objects
Using the new "My" object
Manipulating files and folders
Working with XML
Automating Office applications such as Word and Excel
Managing drawing and printing in an application
Creating and using Console applications
Using the Visual Database Tools to create database–driven applications
Managing Internet–based operations in an application

Featured on the CD
The enclosed CD contains Visual Basic Express packaged, ready for you to install and use.

Establish a Solid Understanding of Windows Application Development and Object–Oriented Programming

Gain Practical Knowledge of the Visual Basic Programming Language

Use Windows Controls in Your Application, Work With Databases, and Connect to Internet Resources

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent primer, with genuinely useful programs., 18 May 2006

By	Jehannum (England) - See all my reviews

One thing that sets this book apart is that the programming examples are genuinely useful. Unlike some of the simpler books, they will have practical application with little or no modification.

There are programs (or "methods", to use the modern vernacular) to manipulate images including the adjustment of sharpness, softness, etc. These are explained so well they appear amazingly simple.

The full power of the .NET Framework is uncovered. The author has pulled off a marvellous trick: a beginner's book that reaches into the advanced sphere of programming.

I spent a couple of hours in a bookshop perusing the full range of titles covering the new VB.NET 2005 and this one stood out from all the others. My first impressions have been vindicated by the enjoyment and edification I have received from this book.

Unlike some beginners' books this one doesn't patronise. You will not finish it and discard it in a week; you'll be using it for reference even when you've learned the language.

I'm an amateur programmer who has read many books on many subjects. I would rank this with the very best.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the BEST Visual Basic 2005 books!, 8 Nov 2006

By	Mr. P. Baker (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

At around 720 pages long, this book is much thicker than a lot of beginners books on Visual Basic 2005 (The included CD comes with Express edition making it value for money). It is very well written, and with patience, you should be amazed at how much you can learn from one book. It covers a lot of areas, some to be attempted, only after you learn the basics.
The one downside to the book is that it seems that the authors only had access to the beta version of the program, not the finished article. This is evident in some of the screenshots, and leads to a few minor errors. However with the Help option, these errors can be overcome.
In summary, if your interested in a Visual Basic 2005 (Express edition) book, put this at the top of your list. Its a book that you can use as a beginner, and carry on using as you become an expert.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Technical Authors Can't Deliver Concepts., 1 Aug 2006

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Getting over the Concepts involved in understanding a programming language like VB.NET is one of the biggest tasks facing a technical author. This book steps through everything in a logical manner but like many similar books before, it fails to start each concept at the beginning with a simple overview and a good example. I would suggest that after the author wrote this book that he gave a draft copy to a member of the target audience and asked the question, "Ask me anything that you don't understand with this book ?". Within days of buying this book I am looking for a better one..but it's an uphill struggle, I will probably not find what I'm looking for.

I'm sure that Technical Authors are very knowledable but the bottom line is...they don't know how to write books that achieve the goal of getting the concepts over. They assume that you already know !

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