For introductory Programming courses using Visual Basic. The fourth edition of "An Introduction to Programming Using Visual Basic 6.0" was written in 1998, the year VB 6.0 first appeared. Since then, two upgrades of the operating system, two upgrades of Microsoft Office, and a new version of Visual Basic (VB.NET) have been released. Also, some of the technologies and tools that were in vogue in 1998 have been replaced since then. The Update Edition of the book addresses these issues, modernizes the book, and responds to some requests from instructors.

Table of Contents

Most chapters and with a Summary and a Programming Projects sections. 1. An Introduction to Computers and Visual Basic. An Introduction to Computers. Using Windows. Files and Folders. An Introduction to Visual Basic. Biographical History of Computing. 2. Problem Solving. Program Development Cycle. Programming Tools. 3. Fundamentals of Programming in Visual Basic. Visual Basic Controls. Visual Basic Events. Numbers. Strings. Input and Output. 4. Procedures. Subprograms, Part I. Subprograms, Part II. Functions. Modular Design. 5. Decisions. Relational and Logical Operators. If Blocks. Select Case Blocks. A Case Study: Weekly Payroll. 6. Repetition. Do Loops. Processing Lists of Data With Do Loops. For...Next Loops. A Case Study: Analyze a Loan. 7. Arrays. Creating And Accessing Arrays. Using Arrays. Control Arrays. Sorting and Searching. Two-Dimensional Arrays. A Case Study: Calculating with a Spreadsheet. 8. Sequential Files. Sequential Files. Using Sequential Files. A Case Study: Recording Checks and Deposits. 9. Random-Access Files. User Defined Data Types. Random-Access Files. 10. Graphical Display of Data. Introduction to Graphics. Line Charts. Bar Charts. Pie Charts. 11. Additional Controls and Objects. List Boxes and Combo Boxes. Nine Elementary Controls. Five Additional Objects. 12. Database Management. An Introduction to Databases. Relational Databases and SQL. The Data Grid Control; Creating and Designing Databases. 13. Object-Oriented Programming. Objects and Classes. Collections and Events. Class Relationships. 14. Communicating with Other Applications. OLE. Accessing the Internet with Visual Basic. Web Page Programming with VBScript. 15. Visual Basic .NET. Fundamentals of Visual Basic .NET. Arrays, Sequential Files, and Databases. Appendix A. ANSI Values. Appendix B. How To. Appendix C. Visual Basic Statements, Functions, Methods, Properties, Events, Data Types. And Operators. Appendix D. Visual Basic Debugging Tools. Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Exercises. Index.