Dewey Decimal005.26/8
Table Of ContentPreface. Acknowledgments. PART I: Introduction to VB 6. Chapter 1: Introduction to Visual Studio 6. Chapter 2: Introduction to Visual Basic 6.0. PART II: Building Better Applications. Chapter 3: Visual Basic Primer. Chapter 4: Using MDI Forms. Chapter 5: Using Forms as Objects. Chapter 6: Developing with TreeView and ListView Controls. Chapter 7: Enhancing the User Experience. Chapter 8: Building Classes and Collections. PART III: Database Programming. Chapter 9: Visual Basic's New Data Tools. Chapter 10: Migration to Active Data Objects. Chapter 11: Building Interfaces from the Database. Chapter 12: Encapsulating Database Functionality. Chapter 13: Encapsulating Database Functionality - Part 2. PART IV: Expanding Your Applications. Chapter 14: Planning Your Application. Chapter 15: Externalizing Resources. Chapter 16: Persisting State. Chapter 17: Integrating the Internet into Visual Basic. Chapter 18: Creating IIS Applications. PART V: ActiveX Development. Chapter 19: ActiveX Server Planning Strategies. Chapter 20: Building an ActiveX Server. Chapter 21: Building Systems with ActiveX Servers. Chapter 22: Add-Ins and Extensibility. Chapter 23: ActiveX Components. Chapter 24: ActiveX UserControl Secrets. Chapter 25: ActiveX Control Portability. Chapter 26: ActiveX Documents. PART VI: Windows API Programming. Chapter 27: Using the Windows Application Programming Interface. Chapter 28: Expanding Keyboard Control Using the Windows API. Chapter 29: Expanding Mouse Control Using Windows API. Chapter 30: File, Disk, and Directory Control with the Windows API. Chapter 31: Retrieving System Information Using Windows API. Chapter 32: Windows API. PART VII: Reliable Programming. Chapter 33: Debugging and Error Handling. Chapter 34: Optimization and Performance Tuning. Chapter 35: Using DHTML in Visual Basic. Appendix A: Certification Requirements and Study Guide. Appendix B: What's on the CD-ROM. Index. End-User License Agreement. CD-ROM Installation Instructions.
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LC Classification NumberQA76.73.B3S578 1998