Visual Basic .NET All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies [Paperback]

* Covers all aspects of VB .NET programming in seven self-contained minibooks: Visual Basic .NET Programming Fundamentals, Advanced Visual Basic .NET Programming, The .NET Editor, Object-Oriented Programming, Programming for the Web, Database Programming, and Graphics and Games
* Visual Basic is the primary tool of more than fifty percent of all professional developers, so the upgrade to VB .NET represents a major paradigm shift; this handy all-in-one guide gives them easy access to valuable information
* Guides the reader through getting integrated with the rest of Visual Studio .NET, covers programmatic encryption and other .NET security capabilities, and shows how to program for Web services with VB .NET and ASP.NET
* Companion Web site includes a must-have bonus appendix that provides parallel VB 6 and VB .NET sample code to help VB programmers make the somewhat difficult transition to .NETIntroduction: Welcome to .NET 1

Book I The Fundamentals of Visual Basic .NET Programming 11

Chapter 1: Getting With the Program 13

Chapter 2: Common Tasks 21

Chapter 3: Managing Files and Directories 49

Chapter 4: Old Concepts in New Clothes 57

Book II Tapping the Power of .NET Editor 73

Chapter 1: Organizing Your Projects 75

Chapter 2: Viewing Your Work 85

Chapter 3: Investigating the Toolbox 97

Chapter 4: Windows, Windows Everywhere 113

Chapter 5: Customization — Doing It Your Way 125

Book III Advanced Visual Basic .NET Programming 133

Chapter 1: Understanding Variable Types 135

Chapter 2: Working with Arrays 157

Chapter 3: Serious Serialization and Streams 171

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