Visual Basic Basics and Programming Tutorial

Author: Xu Ergui
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: Visual Basic is a relatively new, popular, and successful programming language that adopts an object-oriented, event-driven programming approach to develop application software. The book is divided into 10 chapters. It provides a detailed introduction to the integrated development environment of Visual Basic 6.0; methods and steps for developing applications; constants, variables, expressions, and system internal functions; the functionality, properties, events, and methods of various standard controls; control structures and application program structures; drawing and graphics programming; file and application program design; database linkage and application program design; multi-module projects, menu program design, and printing program design. The book's features include: clear and accessible language, concise concepts, rich, comprehensive, practical content, and numerous engaging examples. It is an attempt to integrate knowledge, algorithms, programming methods and techniques, and fun into one, aiming to cultivate students' programming skills and innovative thinking. After studying this book, readers will gain the ability to develop various Visual Basic applications. To complement the book's learning, a more comprehensive "Higher Vocational and College VB Learning Disc" is included. The disc not only contains all the examples in the book but also adds many additional exciting features. The colorful interface styles and attractive background graphics on the disc will provide an optimal environment for readers to improve their application design and overall project development skills. This book is suitable as a textbook for computer application foundation courses in science and engineering disciplines at various higher vocational and college levels, as well as a self-study resource for a broad audience.