Learning visual basic through applications

Clayton E. Crooks II

444 pages, parution le 01/08/2001

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Résumé

Do you find most programming books tedious and frustrating? Do you learn better when following straight-forward examples, especially when learning a new programming language?

If so, a book that focuses on developing a complete application in each chapter may be the answer to your programming woes. Through the stimulating teaching approach found in these pages, Visual Basic is illuminated for the beginning to intermediate programmer, and with the wide range of topics covered, the experienced programmer will find many useful new ideas and techniques.

The book covers all current applications including MP3, VBPaint, and more. Each chapter covers a specific application, explains the source code, and teaches the reader how to develop it. Using this valuable resource, readers will learn how to write a variety of applications and understand "how" and "why" they work.

FEATURES:

Focuses on developing applications that are particularly useful to beginning programmers
Includes topics that most Visual Basic developers are interested in (e.g. Text to Speech, 3D Graphics)
Helps readers use the knowledge they acquire to develop applications in each chapter
Allows readers to "skip around" to the specific topics that interest them, so experienced programmers can learn how to develop a particular application such as an MP3 player
Secondary topics include: 3D Graphics, the Internet, file formats, and compression
Table of Contents
- VB IDE and Overview
- Playing Multimedia Files (MIDI, WAV, AVI)
- Developing an MP3 Player
- Advanced Form Effects: Transparency and Rounded Forms
- 2D Graphics
- 3D Graphics Using the Eldermage Shareware 6DX OCX
- VB Paint Program
- Word Processor: Word Spell Checker or 3rd Party Spell Shareware CX
- Downloading Files Using FTP and HTTP
- A Web Browser
- Zip and Unzip Using Freeware: DLL or Commercial OCX
- Text to Speech Applications Using Microsoft Agent
- Screen Capture

L'auteur - Clayton E. Crooks II

Clayton E. Crooks II (Knoxville, TN) is a partner in Advanced Information Systems, a consulting company specializing in custom hardware and software solutions. His articles have appeared in Dr. Dobbs, and he has authored many game development titles, including The gmax Handbook.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Charles River Media
Auteur(s)	Clayton E. Crooks II
Parution	01/08/2001
Nb. de pages	444
Format	18,8 x 23,4
Couverture	Broché
Poids	830g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781584500322
ISBN13	978-1-58450-032-2