1.1 Welcome to Visual Basic!
1.2 A Simple Project
1.3 Setting IDE Properties
1.4 Using the Application Wizard

2.0 Adding Controls to Forms

2.1 Visual Basic Controls
2.2 Creating and Manipulating New Controls
2.3 Changing Design Time Control Properties
2.4 Visual Basic Built-in Controls
2.5 Control Design Tips

3.1 Introducing Events
3.2 Event Procedures
3.3 The Form Load Event
3.4 The Form Resize Event
3.5 Command Button Click Event
3.6 Text Box Change Event
3.7 The Timer Control’s Timer Event
3.8 GotFocus/LostFocus Events
3.9 Is There More?

4.0 Working with Forms and Controls

4.1 Setting Properties at Run Time
4.2 Setting Form Properties
4.3 Setting Control Properties
4.4 Introduction to ActiveX Controls
4.5 Adding ActiveX Controls to a Project
4.6 Using ActiveX Controls
4.7 Some ActiveX Samples

5.1 Menus in Visual Basic
5.2 Using the Menu Editor
5.3 Working with Menus
5.4 Creating Popup Menus
5.5 Manipulating Menus at Run Time
5.6 Reusing Menus

6.0 Compiling and Distributing Applications

6.1 Finishing Touches
6.2 Project Options
6.3 Native Code vs p-code
6.4 Creating Your Executable
6.5 Using the Package and Deployment Wizard

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7.0 Working with VBA

7.1 Creating a Simple Procedure
7.2 Variables and Parameters
7.3 Data Types
7.4 Using Constants
7.5 Investigating Built-In Functions
7.6 Branching Structures
7.7 Looping Structures

8.0 Handling Errors

8.1 Handling Syntax Errors
8.2 Handling Run-Time Errors
8.3 The Error Handling Standard
8.4 Taking a Closer Look
8.5 Who Handles Errors?

9.1 Handling Logic Errors
9.2 Watch Expressions
9.3 The Call Stack
9.4 The Debugging Process

10.0 More VBA Issues

10.1 Scope, Lifetime, and Precedence
10.2 Passing by Value and by Reference
10.3 Arrays
10.4 Optional Arguments

11.1 Using Multiple Forms
11.2 List Boxes Revisited
11.3 Control Arrays

12.0 Adding Simple Database Support

12.1 Support for Data Access in Visual Basic 6.0
12.2 Using the ADO Data Control
12.3 Binding Controls to Data
12.4 Writing Code for the Data Control