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Visual Basic Guided Tour

Visual Studio 2008

Visual Studio 2005

Whether you are new to Visual Basic, or perhaps new to computer programming, this is the place to start. The Visual Basic Guided Tour is a series of sequential lessons that introduce you to the basics of programming in Visual Basic.

In This Section

Getting Started with Visual Basic Express: A series of topics introducing Visual Basic Express and the Visual Basic development environment.
Creating Your First Visual Basic Program: In this section, you will see how easy it is to create a program for viewing Web pages.
Introduction to the Visual Basic Express IDE: A series of topics introducing the Visual Basic integrated development environment.
Introduction to the Visual Basic Programming Language: In this section, you will learn the basics of the Visual Basic language.
Creating the Visual Look of Your Program: Introduction to Windows Forms: In this section, you will learn how to use forms and controls to create a user interface.
Creating the Visual Look of Your Program: Introduction to Windows Presentation Foundation: In this section, you will learn how to create a user interface for a Windows Presentation Foundation application.
What Went Wrong? Finding and Fixing Errors Through Debugging: In this section, you will learn how to use the debugging tools in Visual Basic.
Managing Your Records: Using Data in Your Program: In this section, you will learn about how to work with databases.
Using the File System: Writing to and Reading from Files: In this section, you will learn how to write to and read from text files by using the My.Computer.FileSystem Object.
Programming with Objects: Using Classes: In this section, you will learn the basics of object-oriented programming.
Visible Objects: Creating Your First User Control: In this section, you will learn how to create your own reusable control.
Drawing Pictures: Using Graphics: In this section, you will learn about the graphics capabilities of Visual Basic.
Distributing a Program: In this section, you will learn how to share your programs with others.
Moving Forward: Where Do I Go from Here?: A series of topics linking to additional resources for mastering Visual Basic.

Reference

Visual Basic Reference: Describes all the programmable elements in Visual Basic.

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