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Start at square one with Visual Basic .net Programming. Visual Basic is a widely accepted programming language and is used for creating both stand-alone and Web-based applications. VB.net supports multi-threading that enables you to write applications that execute using separate threads and supports both structured and unstructured exception handling. This Absolute Beginner book is a fun approach to this difficult topic. You'll create games using VB.net as you learn the fundamentals of the language. The CD contains games and trial versions of Paint Shop Pro, Cool Edit 2000, DarkBASIC, BlitzsD, and more
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Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Programming ® ® JONATHAN S. HARBOUR © 2002 by Premier Press, a division of Course Technology. All rights re s e r ved. No part of this book may be re p roduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, e l e c t ronic or mechanical, including photo c o py i n g , re c o rding, or by any information storage or re t r i eval system without written permission from Premier Pre s s , except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review. The Premier Press logo and related trade dress are trademarksof Premier Press, Inc. and may not be used without written permission. M i c ro s o ft, the .NET logo, Visual Basic, and/or other Microsoft products referenced herein are either regi ste red tra d e m a r ks or t ra d e m a r ks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. Publisher: Stacy L. Hiquet Marketing Manager: H e a ther Hurley Managing Editor: Sandy Doell Acquisitions Editor: Todd Jensen Senior Project Editor: H e a ther Ta l b o t Editorial Assistants: M a rga ret Bauer E l i z a b e thBarre t t All other tra d e m a r ksare the property of theirre s p e c t i ve owners. Technical Reviewer: G reg Perry Important: P remier Press cannot provide soft wa re support. Please contact the appropriate soft wa re manufa ct u rer’s technical support line or Web site for assistance. Copyeditor: Jenny Davidson P remier Press and the author have attempted th ro u g hout this book to distinguish proprietary tra d e m a r ks f rom descriptive terms by following the capitalization style used by the manufacturer. I n formation contained in this book has been obtained by Premier Press from sources believed to be reliable. H oweve r, because of the possibility of human or mechanical error by our sources, Premier Press, or others, the Publisher does not guara n tee the accura c y, adequacy, or completeness of any information and is not responsible for any errors or omissions or the results o b tained from use of such information. Readers should be particularly awa re of the fact that the Internet is an ever-changing entity. Some facts may have changed since this book went to pre s s . ISBN: 1-59200-002-9 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2002106530 P r i n ted in the United States of America 02 03 04 05 BH 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 P remier Press, a division of Course Technology 2645 Erie Avenue, Suite 41 Cincinnati, Ohio 45208 Interior Layout: Shawn Morningstar Cover Designer: Mike Tanamachi CD-ROM Producer: Ke i th Davenport Indexer: Sherry Massey Proofreader: Kim Benbow This book is dedicated to my sister, Joy. May you find happiness and contentment. Acknowledgments I would like to thank everyone who helped make this book a reality. First, I thank God for giving me a talent for expressing my thoughts in writing. Thanks to my family and friends for their support. To my wife, Jennifer, for hanging in there during my hectic schedu