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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Patrick, Tim, 1966-
 Start-to-finish Visual Basic 2005 : learn Visual Basic 2005 as you design and develop a complete application / Tim
Patrick. -- 1st ed.
     p. cm.
 ISBN 0-321-39800-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. BASIC (Computer program language) 2. Microsoft Visual BASIC. 3.
Application software--Development. 4. Microsoft .NET. I. Title.

 QA76.73.B3P25436 2006
 005.13'3dc22
                                      2006026655

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Dedication

To Maki, my lovely wife