Visual Basic 6 from Scratch

• Start programming right away, creating an online database to track inventory, customers, and sales
  
• Includes a Concept Web illustrating the architecture and interrelationship between concepts and techniques
  
• CD-ROM contains all the code to create a working application, and a copy of the "Visual Basic 6 Working Model Edition"

Table of contents

Part 1: Lay Out the Foundations

Introduction to Visual Basic

Brief Language Overview

Starting the Project

Validating the User Through a Login Form

Enhancing the Login Dialog

Creating a First Executable

Part 2: Develop the User Interface Adding Ul Elements and Base Functionality

Extending the Project with a New Form

Adding Controls to the Main Form

Implementing a Data-Entry Form

More About Forms and Controls: Properties, Methods, and Events

Creating an Explorer-Style Form Using TreeView and ListView Controls

Designing a Master-Detail Style Form

Part 3: Add Functionality Creating Persistent Objects

Elementary Object-Oriented Concepts

Defining the Interface: Properties and Methods

Elementary Database Concepts: Persisting the State of Our Objects

Adding Class Persistence

Finalizing the Classes in the Project

Part 4: Integrate the Subsystems Finalizing the Application

Saving and Retrieving Data

Retrieving and Editing Objects from the Database

Error Handling and Reporting

Printing

Part 5: Final Touches Debugging and Testing the System

Finalizing the Project

Application and Project Settings

Debugging and Testing the Application

Revisiting the Process

Distributed Components: The Way of the Future

Part 6: Appendixes

COM, ActiveX, and Automation

Visual Basic Controls

Index