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1Basic InstallationEver wondered where Basic came from? Much maligned but still the most popular programminglanguage in the world, the Basic language

5. Double-click the button on the form and the IDE will automatically open the code window forthis form. It will then create the necessary code to exe

To show you that this simplicity extends well beyond the age-old Hello World program, I can show youhow to create a simple web browser. The intention

4. Now that you’re done with design, all you need to do is add the code to make the button reactwhen clicked. Just as you did in the previous Try It O

SummaryCreating programs using Visual Basic 2005 Express is an immensely rewarding process. When you needto write only a couple of lines of code to ac

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However, to be fair, this section provides a quick rundown of where Visual Basic Express came from, justso you know how far it has come. You’ll learn

Subsequent versions of Visual Basic introduced database support (ODBC in VB2, and Jet in VB3) and theability to create your own add-ins and classes (i

Let’s Get StartedObviously, before you do anything else, you’re going to need to install Visual Basic Express on yourcomputer. Microsoft has fine-tune

The only exception would be if you already have SQL Server installed on your system. In thatcase, you could use the existing installation for any data

To better describe the environment, and to start setting it up in a way that will be useful to following theexamples in this book, move your mouse ove

Figure 1-3The Major ComponentsNow that the main components of the IDE are visible (and you have even used some!) it’s time to tellyou what each sectio

The objects are grouped into logical sections based on function. By default, you’ll find the WindowsForms section is expanded and contains many common

Your First ProgramYou’re actually well on the way to creating your first program in Visual Basic 2005 Express. Earlier in thechapter, you created a Wi