An introduction to programming using visual basic 2005, 6th edition (2006)

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AnIntroductiontoProgrammingUsingVisual
Basic®2005,SixthEdition
ByDavidI.Schneider-UniversityofMaryland
Publisher :PrenticeHall
PubDate :March03,2006
PrintISBN-10 :0-13-030654-1
PrintISBN-13 :978-0-13-030654-8
eTextISBN-10 :0-13-186104-2
eTextISBN-13 :978-0-13-186104-6
Pages :752


BasedonthenewestversionofMicrosoft'sVB.NET,thisrevision
ofSchneider'sbest-sellingtextisdesignedforstudentswithno
priorcomputerprogrammingexperience.TheauthorusesVisual
Basic.NETtoexplorethefundamentalsofprogramming,building
astrongfoundationthatwillgivestudentsasustainable
understandingofprogramming.Abroadrangeofexamples,case
studies,exercises,andprogrammingprojectsgivestudents
significanthands-onexperience.A"triedandtrue"text,thisbook
hasbeenconsistentlypraisedbybothstudentsandinstructors.

AnIntroductiontoProgrammingUsingVisual
Basic®2005,SixthEdition
ByDavidI.Schneider-UniversityofMaryland
Publisher :PrenticeHall
PubDate :March03,2006
PrintISBN-10 :0-13-030654-1

PrintISBN-13 :978-0-13-030654-8
Tableof
•
Contents eTextISBN-10 :0-13-186104-2
eTextISBN-13 :978-0-13-186104-6
• Index
Pages :752

Copyright
Preface
Acknowledgments
TheCompanionWebsiteforStudentsandInstructors
UsingThisBookforaShortorCondensedCourse
Chapter1.AnIntroductiontoComputersandVisualBasic2005

Section1.1.AnIntroductiontoComputers
Section1.2.UsingWindows
Section1.3.FilesandFolders
Section1.4.AnIntroductiontoVisualBasic2005
Section1.5.BiographicalHistoryofComputing
Chapter2.ProblemSolving
Section2.1.ProgramDevelopmentCycle
Section2.2.ProgrammingTools
Chapter3.FundamentalsofProgramminginVisualBasic
Section3.1.VisualBasicControls
Section3.2.VisualBasicEvents
Section3.3.Numbers
Section3.4.Strings
Section3.5.InputandOutput
Chapter3Summary

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Chapter4.GeneralProcedures
Section4.1.SubProcedures,PartI
Section4.2.SubProcedures,PartII
Section4.3.FunctionProcedures
Section4.4.ModularDesign
Chapter4Summary
Chapter4ProgrammingProjects
Chapter5.Decisions
Section5.1.RelationalandLogicalOperators

Section5.2.IfBlocks
Section5.3.SelectCaseBlocks
Section5.4.ACaseStudy:WeeklyPayroll
Chapter5Summary
Chapter5ProgrammingProjects
Chapter6.Repetition
Section6.1.DoLoops
Section6.2.ProcessingListsofDatawithDoLoops
Section6.3.For...NextLoops
Section6.4.ACaseStudy:AnalyzeaLoan
Chapter6Summary
Chapter6ProgrammingProjects
Chapter7.Arrays
Section7.1.CreatingandAccessingArrays
Section7.2.UsingArrays
Section7.3.SomeAdditionalTypesofArrays
Section7.4.SortingandSearching
Section7.5.Two-DimensionalArrays
Section7.6.ACaseStudy:ASophisticatedCashRegister
Chapter7Summary
Chapter7ProgrammingProjects
Chapter8.SequentialFiles
Section8.1.SequentialFiles
Section8.2.UsingSequentialFiles
Section8.3.ACaseStudy:RecordingChecksandDeposits
Chapter8Summary
Chapter8ProgrammingProjects
Chapter9.AdditionalControlsandObjects
Section9.1.ListBoxes,ComboBoxes,andtheFile-Opening

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Section9.2.SevenElementaryControls
Section9.3.FourAdditionalObjects
Section9.4.Graphics
Chapter9Summary
Chapter9ProgrammingProjects
Chapter10.DatabaseManagement

Section10.1.AnIntroductiontoDatabases
Section10.2.RelationalDatabasesandSQL
Chapter10Summary
Chapter10ProgrammingProjects
Chapter11.Object-OrientedProgramming
Section11.1.ClassesandObjects
Section11.2.ArraysofObjects;Events;Containment
Section11.3.Inheritance
Chapter11Summary
Chapter11ProgrammingProjects
AppendixA.ANSIValues
AppendixB.HowTo
InvokeandExitVisualBasic
ManagePrograms
UsetheEditor
GetHelp
ManipulateaDialogBox
UseMenus
UtilizetheWindowsEnvironment
DesignaForm
WorkwiththePropertiesofaFormorControl
HowTo:ManageProcedures
ManageWindows
UsethePrinter
UsetheDebugger
AppendixC.ConvertingfromVisualBasic6.0toVisualBasic
2005
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Section3.2
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Section11.1
Section11.3
AppendixD.VisualBasicDebuggingTools
TheThreeProgramModes
SteppingthroughaProgram
TheImmediateWindow
TheWatchWindow
TheLocalsWindow
SixWalkthroughs
SteppingthroughanElementaryProgram:Chapter3
SteppingthroughaProgramContainingaGeneralProcedure:
Chapter4
CommunicatingbetweenArgumentsandParameters
SteppingthroughProgramsContainingSelectionStructures:

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SteppingthroughaProgramContainingaDoLoop:Chapter6
Answers:ToSelectedOdd-NumberedExercises
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Preface
Sinceitsintroductionin1991,VisualBasichasbeenthemost
widelyusedprogramminglanguageintheworld.Thelatest
incarnationofVisualBasiciscalledVisualBasic2005.Visual
Basicprogrammersareenthusiasticallyembracingthenew
featuresofthelanguage.Likewise,studentslearningtheirfirst
programminglanguagewillfindVisualBasic2005theidealtool
tounderstandthedevelopmentofcomputerprograms.
Myobjectiveswhenwritingthistextwereasfollows:
1. Todevelopfocusedchapters.Ratherthancoveringmany
topicssuperficially,Iconcentrateonimportantsubjectsand
coverthemthoroughly.
2. Touseexamplesandexercisesthatstudentscanappreciate
andwithwhichtheycanrelate,andfeelcomfortable.I
frequentlyuserealdata.Examplesdonothavesomany
embellishmentsthatstudentsaredistractedfromthe
programmingtechniquesillustrated.
3. Toproducecompactlywrittentextthatstudentswillfind
bothreadableandinformative.Themainpointsofeach
topicarediscussedfirst,andthentheperipheraldetailsare
presentedascomments.
4. Toteachgoodprogrammingpracticesthatareinstepwith
modernprogrammingmethodology.Problem-solving

techniquesandstructuredprogrammingarediscussedearly
andusedthroughoutthebook.Thestylefollowsobjectorientedprogrammingprinciples.
5. Toprovideinsightsintothemajorapplicationsof
computers.


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UniqueandDistinguishingFeatures
ExercisesforMostSections
Eachsectionthatteachesprogramminghasanexerciseset.
Theexercisesbothreinforcetheunderstandingofthekeyideas
ofthesectionandchallengethestudenttoexploreapplications.
Mostoftheexercisesetsrequirethestudenttotraceprograms,
finderrors,andwriteprograms.TheanswerstoalltheoddnumberedexercisesinChapters1through8andselectedoddnumberedexercisesfromChapters9,10,and11aregivenat
theendofthetext.

PracticeProblems
PracticeProblemsarecarefullyselectedexerciseslocatedatthe
endofasection,justbeforetheexerciseset.Complete
solutionsaregivenfollowingtheexerciseset.Thepractice
problemsoftenfocusonpointsthatarepotentiallyconfusingor
arebestappreciatedafterthestudenthasworkedonthem.The
readershouldseriouslyattemptthepracticeproblemsand
studytheirsolutionsbeforemovingontotheexercises.

ProgrammingProjects
BeginningwithChapter3,chapterscontainprogramming
projects.Theprogrammingprojectsnotonlyreflectthevariety
ofwaysthatcomputersareusedinthebusinesscommunity,

butalsopresentsomegamesandgeneral-interesttopics.The
largenumberandrangeofdifficultyoftheprogramming


projectsprovidetheflexibilitytoadaptthecoursetothe
interestsandabilitiesofthestudents.Someprogramming
projectsinlaterchapterscanbeassignedasend-of-thesemesterprojects.

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Comments
Extensionsandfinepointsofnewtopicsaredeferredtothe
"Comments"portionattheendofeachsectionsothattheywill
notinterferewiththeflowofthepresentation.

CaseStudies
Eachofthefourcasestudiesfocusesonanimportant
programmingapplication.Theproblemsareanalyzedandthe
programsaredevelopedwithtop-downchartsandpseudocode.
Theprogramscanbefoundonthecompanionwebsiteat
www.prenhall.com/schneider.

ChapterSummaries
InChapters3through11,thekeyresultsarestatedandthe
importanttermsaresummarizedattheendofthechapter.

Procedures
TheearlyintroductionofproceduresinChapter4allows
structuredprogrammingtobeusedinsimplesituationsbefore

beingappliedtocomplexproblems.However,thetextiswritten
sothatthepresentationofprocedureseasilycanbepostponed
untildecisionandrepetitionstructureshavebeenpresented.In
Chapters5and6(andSections7.1and7.2),allprograms
usingproceduresappearattheendsofsectionsandcanbe
deferredoromitted.

Arrays
Arraysareintroducedgentlyintwosections.Thefirstsection
presentsthebasicdefinitionsandavoidsprocedures.The
secondsectionpresentsthetechniquesformanipulatingarrays
andshowshowtopassarraystoprocedures.

HowToAppendix
AppendixBprovidesacompact,step-by-stepreferenceonhow
tocarryoutstandardtasksintheVisualBasicenvironment.

AppendixonDebugging
PlacingofthediscussionofVisualBasic'ssophisticated
debuggerinAppendixDallowstheinstructorflexibilityin
decidingwhentocoverthistopic.

CompanionWebsite
Thecompanionwebsitecontainsalltheexamples,casestudies,
anddatafilesreferencedinthebookaswellasadditional
NetSearchterms,DestinationLinks,onlinestudyguidewith
additionalexercisesandlearningresourcesforstudents.

InstructorResourceCenter
TheInstructorResourceCentercontainssolutionstoevery
exerciseandprogrammingproject,atestitemfileforeach
chapter,PowerPointlectureslides,anddatafilesforallthe
examplesandprogramsfeaturedinthebook.Contactyourlocal
PrenticeHallSalesRepresentativeforinformationonhowto
downloadtheseresources.

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What'sNewintheSixthEdition
1. Suggestionsfromstudentsandreviewershavebeen
incorporatedasmuchaspossible.
2. Thereal-lifedataintheexamplesandexerciseshavebeen
updatedandrevised.
3. TheversionofVisualBasichasbeenupgradedfromVB.NET
toVisualBasic2005andtherelevantnewfeaturesofVisual
Basic2005havebeenexplained.
4. Asectionongraphicshasbeenadded
5. Nineprogrammingprojectshavebeenadded.


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Acknowledgments
Manytalentedinstructors,students,andprogrammersprovided
helpfulcommentsandconstructivesuggestionsduringthe
preparationofthistext.Fortheircontributionstothequalityof
thefirstfoureditionsofthebookIextendmygratitudetoA.

Abonomah,UniversityofAkron;TimothyBabbitt,Rochester
InstituteofTechnology;WilliamBarnett,NorthwesternState
University;SherryBarriclow,GrandValleyStateUniversity;
RobertBerman,WayneStateUniversity;WilliamBurrows,
UniversityofWashington;DavidChao,SanFranciscoState
University;ChristopherChisolm,UniversityofNebraska,
Omaha;RobertCoil,CincinnatiStateTechnicalandCommunity
College;GaryCornell,UniversityofConnecticut;RonitDancis;
JohnDaPonte,SouthernConnecticutStateUniversity;Ward
Deutschman,Briarcliff;RalphDuffy,NorthSeattleCommunity
College;CharlesFairchild;PatFenton,WestValleyCollege;
DavidFichbohm,GoldenGateUniversity;RobertFritz,American
RiverCollege;MatthewGoddard,NewHampshireTechnical
College;MickieGoodro,CasperCollege;WadeT.Graves,
GraysonCommunityCollege;ChristineGriffin;GaryHaw,MIPS
SoftwareDevelopmentInc.;ShellyHawkins,Microsoft;Tom
Janicki,KentStateUniversity;DanaJohnson,NorthDakota
StateUniversity;DanJoseph,RochesterInstituteof
Technology;DelKimber,ClemsonUniversity;WandaKunkle,
RowanCollege;PaulLecoq,SanFranciscoCommunityCollege;
DavidLeitch,DevryInstitute;DavidLetcher,TheCollegeofNew
Jersey;KieranMathieson,OaklandUniversity;CharlieMiri,
DelawareTech;GeorgeNezlek,DePaulUniversity;RonNotes,
HebrewAcademyofGreaterWashington;MikePaul,Berry
University;T.S.Pennington,MapleWoodsCommunityCollege;
ArlandRichmond,ComputerLearningCenter;DavidRosser,
EssexCountyCollege;ArturoSalazar,SanFranciscoState;
SusannePeterson,Microsoft;JanieSchwark,Microsoft;Mike
Talber,PortlandCommunityCollege;SteveTurek,Devry

InstituteofTechnology,KansasCity;JacVanDeventer,
WashingtonStateUniversity;RandyWeinberg,St.CloudState
University;LaurieWerner,MiamiUniversity;Melinda,White,
SantaFeCommunityCollege;RonaldWilliams,Central
PiedmontCommunityCollege;AmitKalani,CIStemsSolutions
LLC;PritiKalani,MobiEcastCorporation;ChrisPanell,Heald
College;KevinParker,IdahoStateUniversity;TJRacoosin,
rSolutions;andBillTinker,AriesSoftware.
Thecurrenteditionbenefitedgreatlyfromthevaluable
commentsofthefollowingknowledgeablereviewers:
JoeMast,EasternMennoniteUniversity
JoeBrady,UniversityofDelaware
JimMcKeown,DakotaStateUniversity
SydShewchuk,HealdCollege
SaraRushinek,UniversityofMiami
ChakibChraibi,BarryUniversity
Manypeopleareinvolvedinthesuccessfulpublicationofa
book.IwishtothankthededicatedteamatPrenticeHallwhose
supportanddiligencemadethistextbookpossible,especially
MarciaHorton,editor-in-chief,andCamilleTrentacoste,
managingeditor.
IalsoexpressmythankstoMarcLeager,atalented
programmer,whohelpedwiththedevelopmentofthebook,and
providedvaluableinsightsandcarefulproofreading.Iam
gratefultoShaunSzotforhisvaluableproofreading.Production
editor,RoseKernan,andcompositorRebeccaEvansdida
fantasticjobproducingthebookandkeepingitonschedule.
IextendspecialthankstomyeditorTracyDunkelberger.Her

ideasandenthusiasmhelpedimmenselywiththepreparationof
thebook.


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TheCompanionWebsiteforStudents
andInstructors
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HowtoAccesstheCompanionWebsite
Alltheprogramsfromtheexamples,casestudies,TXTfilesfor
theexercises,databasefilesandBMPimagescanbe
downloadedbystudentsandinstructorsat
www.prenhall.com/schneider.

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Students
Thecompanionwebsite,locatedat
www.prenhall.com/schneider,containsalltheprogramsfrom
theexamplesandcasestudiessetforthinthistextbook,most
oftheTXTfilesneededfortheexercises,alldatabasesneeded
fortheexercises,andseveralBMP(picture)files.Allthesefiles
arecontainedinthefolder"Programs"inthesubfolders"Ch03",
"Ch04","Ch05",andsoon.Eachchapterfilecontainsa
subfoldernamed"TextfilesforExercises"whichcontainsTXT
filesneededforthatchapter'sexercises.Thefolder"Ch09"has

asubfoldernamed"Pictures"thatcontainstheBMPfiles.The
folder"Ch10"hasasubfoldernamed"MajorDatabases"
containingallthedatabasesneededfortheexercises.
Eachprogramiscontainedinafolderwithanameinthefor
chaptersectionnumber.Forinstance,theprograminChapter3,
Section5,Example2iscontainedinthefolder"3-5-2".Manyof
theprogramsmakeuseofaTXTfileinthesubfolderofthe


program'sfoldernamed"bin."
StudentscanaccessadditionalVisualBasic2005resourcesvia
helpfulNetSearchTermsandDestinationLinkslocatedonthe
companionwebsite.

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Instructors
Essentialinstructorresourcesincludingsolutionstothe
exercises,PowerPointlectureslides,alltheexampleprograms
anddatafilesusedbystudentsthroughoutthebook,and
multiple-choiceandtrue/falsequestionsareprovidedonthe
InstructorResourceCenter.ContactyourlocalPrenticeHall
SalesRepresentativetogainaccesstotheIRC.




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UsingThisBookforaShortor
CondensedCourse
Thisbookprovidesmorethanenoughmaterialforacomplete
semestercourse.Thetopicsmustbetrimmedforcourses
lastingconsiderablylessthanafullsemester.Thefollowing
syllabusprovidesonepossiblewaytopresentanabbreviated
introductiontoprogramming.

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AnIntroductiontoComputersandVisualBasic2005
1.2UsingWindows
1.3FilesandFolders

FundamentalsofProgramminginVisualBasic
3.1VisualBasicControls
3.2VisualBasicEvents
3.3Numbers
3.4Strings
3.5InputandOutput
Procedures
4.1SubProcedures,PartI
4.2SubProcedures,PartII
4.3Functions


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Decisions
5.1RelationalandLogicalOperators
5.2IfBlocks
5.3SelectCaseBlocks
Repetition
6.1DoLoops
6.2ProcessingListsofDatawithDoLoops
6.3For...NextLoops
Arrays
7.1CreatingandAccessingArrays
7.2UsingArrays(OmitMergingTwoOrderedArrays)
7.3SomeAdditionalTypesofArrays(OmitControlArrays)
AdditionalControlsandObjects
9.1ListBoxes,ComboBoxes,andtheFile-OpeningControl
9.2SevenElementaryControls


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