Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Getting Started Chapter 2. TheVisual Basic Environment and Help System Chapter 3. Customizing a Formand Writing Simple Programs Chapter 4. First Steps in Buildingthe User Interface Chapter 5. First Steps inProgramming Chapter 6. DisplayingInformation Chapter 7. ControllingProgram Flow Chapter 8. Built-InFunctions Chapter 9. WritingYour Own Functions and Procedures Chapter 10. OrganizingInformation Via Code Chapter 11. Organizing Information Via Controls Chapter 12. BuildingLarger Projects Chapter 13. VB Objects and an Intoduction toObject-Oriented Programming Chapter 14. Finishing the Interface Chapter 15. Tools and Techniques for Testing, Debugging, and Optimization Chapter 16. An Introduction to Graphics Chapter 17. Monitoring Mouse Activity Chapter 18. Basic File Handling Chapter 19. File SystemControls and File System Objects Chapter 20. Communicatingwith other Windows Applications Chapter 21. Recursion Chapter 22. A Survey of Database Development Using Visual Basic Chapter 23. Building Your Own ActiveX Controls Chapter 24. Visual Basic andthe Internet: Building a Special Purpose Browser Chapter 25. Visual Basic and theInternet: VBScript and Dynamic HTML Chapter 26. Distributing YourApplication: The Package and Deployment Wizard Index