Wiley Beginning Visual Basic 2005 978-0-7645-7401-6 Manuel D’Utilisation
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Welcome to V isual
Basic 2005
The goal of this book is to help you come up to speed with the Visual Basic 2005 language even if
you have never programmed before. You will start slowly and build on what you learn. So take a
deep breath, let it out slowly, and tell yourself you can do this. No sweat! No kidding!
you have never programmed before. You will start slowly and build on what you learn. So take a
deep breath, let it out slowly, and tell yourself you can do this. No sweat! No kidding!
Programming a computer is a lot like teaching a child to tie his shoes. Until you find the correct way
of giving the instructions, not much gets accomplished. Visual Basic 2005 is a language in which
you can tell your computer how to do things. But, like a child, the computer will understand only if
you explain things very clearly. If you have never programmed before, this sounds like an arduous
task, and sometimes it is. However, Visual Basic 2005 gives you a simple language to explain some
complex things. Although it never hurts to have an understanding of what is happening at the low-
est levels, Visual Basic 2005 frees the programmer from having to deal with the mundane complexi-
ties of writing Windows programs. You are free to concentrate on solving problems.
of giving the instructions, not much gets accomplished. Visual Basic 2005 is a language in which
you can tell your computer how to do things. But, like a child, the computer will understand only if
you explain things very clearly. If you have never programmed before, this sounds like an arduous
task, and sometimes it is. However, Visual Basic 2005 gives you a simple language to explain some
complex things. Although it never hurts to have an understanding of what is happening at the low-
est levels, Visual Basic 2005 frees the programmer from having to deal with the mundane complexi-
ties of writing Windows programs. You are free to concentrate on solving problems.
Visual Basic 2005 helps you create solutions that run on the Microsoft Windows operating system.
If you are looking at this book, you might have already felt the need or the desire to create such
programs. Even if you have never written a computer program before, as you progress through
the Try It Out exercises in this book, you will become familiar with the various aspects of the
Visual Basic 2005 language, as well as its foundation in Microsoft’s .NET Framework. You will find
that it is not nearly as difficult as you have been imagining. Before you know it, you will be feeling
quite comfortable creating a variety of different types of programs with Visual Basic 2005. Also
(as the name .NET implies) Visual Basic 2005 can be used to create applications for use over the
Internet. You can also create mobile applications for Pocket PCs and SmartPhones. However, when
learning any new technology, you have to walk before you can run, so in this book you will begin
by focusing on Windows applications before extending your boundaries to other platforms.
If you are looking at this book, you might have already felt the need or the desire to create such
programs. Even if you have never written a computer program before, as you progress through
the Try It Out exercises in this book, you will become familiar with the various aspects of the
Visual Basic 2005 language, as well as its foundation in Microsoft’s .NET Framework. You will find
that it is not nearly as difficult as you have been imagining. Before you know it, you will be feeling
quite comfortable creating a variety of different types of programs with Visual Basic 2005. Also
(as the name .NET implies) Visual Basic 2005 can be used to create applications for use over the
Internet. You can also create mobile applications for Pocket PCs and SmartPhones. However, when
learning any new technology, you have to walk before you can run, so in this book you will begin
by focusing on Windows applications before extending your boundaries to other platforms.
In this chapter, we will cover the following subjects:
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The installation of Visual Basic 2005
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A tour of the Visual Basic 2005 Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
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