Simply Visual Basic 2008 [With DVD-ROM]

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by  Deitel, Harvey M., Ayer, Greg J., Deitel, Paul J

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Brief Table of Contents
Brief Table of Contents ix
Table of Contents xiii
Preface xxi
Before You Begin xxxiii
1 Advanced Painter Application 1
IntroducingComputers,theInternetandVisualBasic
2 Welcome Application 18
IntroducingtheVisualBasic2008ExpressEditionIDE
3 Welcome Application 40
IntroductiontoVisualProgramming
4 Designing the Inventory Application 64
IntroducingTextBoxesandButtons
5 Completing the Inventory Application 83
IntroducingProgramming
6 Enhancing the Inventory Application 105
IntroducingVariables,MemoryConceptsandArithmetic
7 Wage Calculator Application 126
IntroducingAlgorithms,PseudocodeandProgramControl
8 Dental Payment Application 156
IntroducingCheckBoxesandMessageDialogs
9 Car Payment Calculator Application 180
IntroducingtheDoWhile…LoopandDoUntil…LoopRepetition
Statements
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