Table of Contents

Visual Basic 2005: A Developer's Notebook
By Matthew MacDonald
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Publisher: O'Reilly
Pub Date: April 2005
ISBN: 0-596-00726-4
Pages: 262

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		Copyright
		The Developer's Notebook Series
			Notebooks Are...
			Notebooks Aren't...
			Organization
		Preface
			Who This Book Is For
			What You Need to Use This Book
			About This Book
			Conventions Used in This Book
			Using Code Examples
			Safari® Enabled
			How to Contact Us
			Acknowledgments
		Chapter 1.  Visual Studio
			Section 1.1.  How do I do that?
			Section 1.2.  Code, Debug, and Continue Without Restarting Your Application
			Section 1.3.  Look Inside an Object While Debugging
			Section 1.4.  Diagnose and Correct Errorson the Fly
			Section 1.5.  Rename All Instances of Any Program Element
			Section 1.6.  Use IntelliSense Filteringand AutoCorrect
			Section 1.7.  Edit Control Properties in Place
			Section 1.8.  Call Methods at Design Time
			Section 1.9.  Insert Boilerplate CodeUsing Snippets
			Section 1.10.  Create XML Documentation for Your Code
		Chapter 2.  The Visual Basic Language
			Section 2.1.  Use the My Objects to Program Common Tasks
			Section 2.2.  Get Application Information
			Section 2.3.  Use Strongly Typed Resources
			Section 2.4.  Use Strongly Typed Configuration Settings
			Section 2.5.  Build Typesafe Generic Classes
			Section 2.6.  Make Simple Data Types Nullable
			Section 2.7.  Use Operators with Custom Objects
			Section 2.8.  Split a Class into Multiple Files
			Section 2.9.  Extend the My Namespace
			Section 2.10.  Skip to the Next Iteration of a Loop
			Section 2.11.  Dispose of Objects Automatically
			Section 2.12.  Safeguard Properties with Split Accessibility
			Section 2.13.  Evaluate Conditions Separately with Short-Circuit Logic
		Chapter 3.  Windows Applications
			Section 3.1.  Use Office-Style Toolbars
			Section 3.2.  Add Any Control to a ToolStrip
			Section 3.3.  Add Icons to Your Menu
			Section 3.4.  Put the Web in a Window
			Section 3.5.  Validate Input While the User Types
			Section 3.6.  Create Text Boxes thatAuto-Complete
			Section 3.7.  Play a Windows System Sound
			Section 3.8.  Play Simple WAV Audio
			Section 3.9.  Create a Windows Explorer-like Split Window
			Section 3.10.  Take Control of Window Layout
			Section 3.11.  Control When Your Application Shuts Down
			Section 3.12.  Prevent Your Application from Starting Twice
			Section 3.13.  Communicate Between Forms
			Section 3.14.  Improve Redraw Speeds for GDI+
			Section 3.15.  Handle Asynchronous Tasks Safely
			Section 3.16.  Use a Better Data-Bound Grid
			Section 3.17.  Format the DataGridView
			Section 3.18.  Add Images and Controls to the DataGridView
		Chapter 4.  Web Applications
			Section 4.1.  Create a Web Application in Visual Studio 2005
			Section 4.2.  Administer a Web Application
			Section 4.3.  Bind to Data Without Writing Code
			Section 4.4.  Bind Web Controls to a Custom Class
			Section 4.5.  Display Interactive Tables Without Writing Code
			Section 4.6.  Display Records One at a Time
			Section 4.7.  Achieve a Consistent Look and Feel with Master Pages
			Section 4.8.  Add Navigation to Your Site
			Section 4.9.  Easily Authenticate Users
			Section 4.10.  Determine How Many People Are Currently Using Your Web Site
			Section 4.11.  Use Role-Based Authorization
			Section 4.12.  Store Personalized Information
		Chapter 5.  Files, Databases, and XML
			Section 5.1.  Get Drive Information
			Section 5.2.  Get File and Directory Information
			Section 5.3.  Copy, Move, and Delete Files
			Section 5.4.  Read and Write Files
			Section 5.5.  Compress and Decompress Data
			Section 5.6.  Collect Statistics on Your Data Connections
			Section 5.7.  Batch DataAdapter Commands for Better Performance
			Section 5.8.  Bulk-Copy Rows from One Table to Another
			Section 5.9.  Write Database-Agnostic Code
			Section 5.10.  Use the New XPathDocument and XPathNavigator
			Section 5.11.  Edit an XML Document with XPathNavigator
		Chapter 6.  .NET 2.0 Platform Services
			Section 6.1.  Easily Log Events
			Section 6.2.  Ping Another Computer
			Section 6.3.  Get Information About a Network Connection
			Section 6.4.  Upload and Download Files with FTP
			Section 6.5.  Test Group Membership of the Current User
			Section 6.6.  Encrypt Secrets for the Current User
			Section 6.7.  Unleash the Console
			Section 6.8.  Time Your Code
			Section 6.9.  Deploy Your Application with ClickOnce
		Colophon
		Index