Visual InterDev
Documentation Map
The Microsoft® Visual InterDev™ documentation has been designed to appeal to a variety of learning scenarios. You can move through the documentation in several ways, depending on the type of information you like to read, the information you know least about, or your preference for accessing information. You can also reference additional material that supplements the Visual InterDev core documentation.
Types of Information
We supply several types of information, depending on what you like to read first. To find these various types of information in the outline, see the Contents tab.
| To | See |
| Find specific step-by-step instructions | Individual procedures in the Tasks sections throughout the documentation |
| Follow a typical development process | Walkthroughs in the Getting Started section |
| Find sample scripts that you can use in your own Web applications | Example descriptions and script in the section |
| Understand the background or the inner workings of the technology | Conceptual topics at the start of most major sections |
| Find specific information about controls, objects, dialog boxes, error messages, etc. | The section |
| Solve unanticipated problems | Troubleshooting |
New Information
If you know something about databases, but not about HTML, or vice versa, the documentation can help you get up to speed. The documentation supplies both basic information and advanced topics about the Web, database, and scripting aspects of Visual InterDev.
Access to Information
You can access the information in the documentation in several ways, depending on your preferences and needs.
| To | Use |
| Find information on an error message, dialog box, or command | The F1 key or the Help button. |
| Look up specific information directly, such as the name of a feature or control | The Index tab in Help. In Visual InterDev, choose Keywords from the Help menu. |
| Browse for information | The Contents tab in Help. In Visual InterDev, choose Contents from the Help menu. |
| Check across the entire documentation set, and expand or limit your search | In Visual InterDev, choose Search from the Help menu. |
The table of contents has been arranged to provide easy access to information about the primary Visual InterDev features.
- Getting Started with Visual InterDev 6.0 Provides introductory material to get you up and running. This includes basic procedures to get you started as well as tutorial-like walkthroughs illustrating key processes.
- Using Visual InterDev Contains the core documentation for the main features of Visual InterDev. Here you will find information about Web projects and site design, databases, editing and scripting, and putting it all together in integrated solutions.
- Reference Contains reference material for the design-time controls, and script objects, as well as for other dialog boxes, windows and commands. This section includes information about the properties, methods, and events for the objects.
- Provides descriptions and sample code for real-world applications. These samples complement the product areas addressed in the Using Visual InterDev section of the table of contents.
Additional Information
The following information available in the larger Microsoft® Developer Network (MSDN) Library supplements the information provided for Visual InterDev.
| For information on | See |
| Accessibility | |
| Active Server Pages | Active Server Pages |
| ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) | |
| Database Designer | in the Microsoft® Visual Database Tools documentation |
| Dynamic HTML (DHTML) | |
| Microsoft® FrontPage Server Extensions | http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage Navigate to the FrontPage Server Extensions Resource Kit. |
| HTML | |
| Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.0 Client-side Data Binding | |
| Microsoft® Visual Basic®, Scripting Edition | |
| Microsoft® JScript™ | |
| Microsoft Transaction Server | |
| Query Designer | in the Microsoft® Visual Database Tools documentation |
| Security | |
| The Microsoft® Visual Studio™ shared interface | Help topics available from the Help button or F1 |