Programming Visual Basic 6.0 Applications,
Level 2

Level 2 introduces you to objects, then explores the latest in Microsoft data access technology: ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) and OLE DB, so that your

Level 2

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Set of 6 CD's

All 3 levels
Cost: $
995 + GST

 Set of 14 CD's

applications connect to server data and perform optimally. Later, you’ll see how to create your own objects, manipulate object collections, work with the Windows API and optimize your application.


CD-ROM 7
13.0 An Introduction to Objects

13.1 What is an Object?
13.2 The Object Browser
13.3 System Objects
13.4 Introducing Object Variables
13.5 Classifying Objects
13.6 Referring to Objects
13.7 Using the Global Forms Collection
13.8 Working with External Objects

CD-ROM 8
14.0 Managing Data with ADO

14.1 What is ADO?
14.2 Getting Started with ADO
14.3 The ADO Object Hierarchy
14.4 The ADO Connection Object
14.5 Working with Recordset Properties and Methods
14.6 The Command Object
14.7 Updating Recordset Data
14.8 Executing Bulk Updates

CD-ROM 9
15.0 Using UI Data Tools

15.1 What’s Wrong with the ADO Data Control?
15.2 Taking Advantage of the Data Environment
15.3 The Hierarchical FlexGrid Control
15.4 More Advanced Uses for the Data Environment Designer
15.5 Creating Reports in Visual Basic

CD-ROM 10
16.0 Using Form Modules

16.1 What’s a Form?
16.2 Adding Form Methods
16.3 Adding Form Properties
16.4 Implementing Dialogs
16.5 Creating Multiple Instances of a Form
16.6 Life Cycle of a Form

CD-ROM 11
17.0 Creating Your Own Objects

17.1 Introduction to Class Modules
17.2 Starting and Stopping
17.3 Properties Aren’t Always So Simple
17.4 A Simple, Useful Class
17.5 TextFile: Working with Text Files
17.6 Using the Class Builder

18.0 Working with Collections

18.1 Collection Overview
18.2 Using the Collection Object


CD-ROM 12
19.0 Working with the Windows API

19.1 What is the Windows API?
19.2 API Declarations
19.3 Using the API Viewer/WIN32API.TXT
19.4 A Few Simple Examples
19.5 Declaring User-Defined Data Types
19.6 Working with Strings
19.7 Talking to Controls (Using SendMessage)
19.8 Resources

20.0 Optimizing Visual Basic Programs

20.1 Getting Started with Optimization
20.2 Testing Hypotheses
20.3 Where Do You Look?
20.4 Optimizing Code Speed
20.5 Optimizing Display Speed
20.6 Optimizing Apparent Speed
20.7 Optimizing Size in Memory