The Express Ticket to Productivity with Visual Basic and .NET Are you new to Visual Basic programming? Are you still using Visual Basic 6? Either way, Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition offers an inexpensive and easy way to take a big step forward. This book offers expert assistance that makes it even easier. Inside, two veteran Visual Basic developers show you how to do everything Express Edition makes possible--and even a few things, such as Office development, that go beyond its advertised abilities. Coverage Includes Finding your way around the Visual Basic Express IDE Designing and building Windows forms using Windows controls Adding business logic to applications using the Visual Basic programming language Creating and using programming objects Using the new "My" object Manipulating files and folders Working with XML Automating Office applications such as Word and Excel Managing drawing and printing in an application Creating and using Console applications Using the Visual Database Tools to create database-driven applications Managing Internet-based operations in an application Featured on the CD The enclosed CD contains Visual Basic Express packaged, ready for you to install and use. Establish a Solid Understanding of Windows Application Development and Object-Oriented Programming Gain Practical Knowledge of the Visual Basic Programming Language Use Windows Controls in Your Application, Work With Databases, and Connect to Internet Resources

Evangelos Petroutsos works as a consultant on large projects, teaches VB and SQL, writes articles, and continues to write code. He has authored and co-authored dozens of programming titles, including the best-selling Mastering Visual Basic .NET, Mastering Database Programming with Visual Basic, and Visual Basic .NET Developer's Handbook, all from Sybex. Evangelos has been a Visual Basic programmer since version 1. Acey J. Bunch has over a decade of experience as both a technical writer working for Microsoft and a developer of custom corporate applications using Microsoft technologies, such as Visual Basic, SQL Server, and Office. Today he is working primarily with data access technologies such as ADO.NET and SQL Native Client. Acey has written and contributed to numerous articles and books and served as a technical editor on many different projects.