Visual Basic 2005 Instant Results

Description

Visual Basic, one of the most popular programming languages today with more than 6 million developers, has released the 2005 version, which continues to expand on the functionality and flexibility of its framework-.NET 3.0

Covering Visual Basic .NET 2005 programming in a Windows environment as well as accessing SQL Server Express 2005 and Web Services, this book allows intermediate-level programmers to get up to speed quickly with complete sample projects that can be modified and used in the real world

In addition to the ready-to-use projects for their own applications with little or no modifications, programmers will also learn some of the more advanced features of Windows programming

Some of the featured projects include desktop weather, password keeper, application registry manager, event log and trace writing, event log service, multi-threaded note pad, note pad printing, and custom controls textbox

 

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

Desktop Weather.

Using the Desktop Weather Program.

Design of the Desktop Weather Program.

Code and Code Explanation.

Setting Up the Desktop Weather Program.

Summary.

Password Keeper.

Using the Password Keeper Program.

Design of the Password Keeper Program.

Code and Code Explanation.

Setting Up the Password Keeper Program.

Summary.

Application Registry Manager.

Using the Application Registry Manager Program.

Design of the Application Registry Manager Program.

Code and Code Explanation.

Setting Up the Application Registry Manager.

Summary.

Event Log and Trace Writing.

Using the Application Registry Manger Program.

Design of the Application Registry Manager Program.

Code and Code Explanation.

Setting Up the Application Registry Manager.

Summary.

Event Log Service.

Using the Event Log Service.

Design of the Wrox Event Log Service.

Code and Code Explanation.

Setting Up the Event Log Service.

Tips on Creating Windows Services.

Summary.

Multi-Threaded Notepad.

Using the Notepad Plus Application.

Design of the Notepad Plus Application.

Code and Code Explanation.

Setting Up the Notepad Plus Application.

Summary.

Notepad Printing.

Using the Notepad Plus Application.

Design of the Notepad Plus Application.

Code and Code Explanation.

Setting Up the Notepad Plus Application.

Summary.

Data Binding.

Using the Data Binding Application.

Design of the Data Binding Application.

Code and Code Explanation.

Setting Up the Data Binding Application.

Summary.

Database Image Manager.

Using the Database Image Manager Application.

Design of the Database Image Manager Application.

Code and Code Explanation.

Setting Up the Database Image Manager Application.

Summary.

Custom Controls.

Using the Custom Controls Application.

Design of the Custom Controls Application.

Code and Code Explanation.

Setting Up the Custom Controls Application.

Summary.

Index.