Sams Teach Yourself Visual C# 2008 in 24

Sams Teach Yourself Visual C#reg; 2008 in 24 Hours James Foxall Starter Kit DVD includes Visual C#reg; 2008 Express Edition In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you will be up and running with Visual C# 2008. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds upon the previous one, allowing you to learn the essentials of Visual C# from the ground up. By the Waynotes present interesting pieces of information. Did You Know?tips offer advice or teach an easier way to do something. Watch Out!cautions advise you about potential problems and help you steer clear of disaster. Learn how to... Use the powerful design environment of Visual Studio 2008 Design a feature-rich interface using components such as tree views and tabs Create robust applications using modern error handling Draw fast graphics using GDI+ Build a database application using ADO.NET Distribute a Visual C# 2008 application James Foxall is vice president of Tigerpaw Software, Inc. (www.tigerpawsoftware.com), a Bellevue, Nebraska, Microsoft Certified Partner specializing in commercial database applications. He manages the development, support, training, and education of Tigerpaw CRM+, an award-winning application that automates contact management, marketing, service and repair, proposal generation, inventory control, and purchasing. Tigerpaw has more than 20,000 licensed users in 27 countries. Foxallrs"s experience in creating certified Office-compatible software has made him an authority on application interface and behavior standards. In addition to being a well-known author, James is an international speaker on Microsoft technologies, has taught at the college level, and contributes to several journals. DVD Includes: Microsoftreg; Visual C#reg; 2008 Express Edition On the Web: Register your book at informit.com/title/9780672329906 for access to author code, examples, updates and corrections as they become available. Category: Microsoft Programming Covers: Visual C# 2008 User Level: Beginning

James Foxall is vice president of Tigerpaw Software, Inc. (www.tigerpawsoftware.com), a Bellevue, Nebraska, Microsoft Certified Partner specializing in commercial database applications. He manages the development, support, training, and education of Tigerpaw CRM+, an award-winning CRM product designed to automate contact management, marketing, service and repair, proposal generation, inventory control, and purchasing. At the start of 2008, the current release of Tigerpaw CRM+ had more than 16,000 licensed users. Foxall’s experience in creating certified Office-compatible software has made him an authority on application interface and behavior standards of applications for the Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office environments.

Foxall has been writing commercial product code for more than 14 years, in both singleprogrammer and multiple-programmer environments. He’s the author of numerous books, including Practical Standards for Microsoft Visual Basicand MCSD in a Nutshell: The Visual Basic Exams. He also has written articles for Access-Office-VBA Advisorand Visual Basic Programmer’s Journal. Foxall has a bachelor’s degree in management of information systems (MIS). He is a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer and an international speaker on Microsoft Visual Basic. When not programming or writing about programming, he enjoys spending time with his family, playing guitar, listening to amazing bands like Pink Floyd and OSI, and playing computer games. You can reach him at www.jamesfoxall.com/forums.Introduction

Introduction
The Visual C# 2008 Environment
Jumping In with Both Feet: A Visual C# 2008 Programming Tour
Starting Visual C# 2008
Creating a New Project
Understanding the Visual Studio .NET Environment
Changing the Characteristics of Objects
Adding Controls to a Form
Designing an Interface
Writing the Code Behind an Interface
Running a Project
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Q&A
Workshop
Navigating Visual C# 2008
Using the Visual C# 2008 Start Page
Navigating and Customizing the Visual C# Environment
Working with Toolbars
Adding Controls to a Form Using the Toolbox
Setting Object Properties Using the Properties Window
Managing Projects
A Quick-and-Dirty Programming Primer
Getting Help
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Q&A
Workshop
Understanding Objects and Collections
Understanding Objects
Understanding Properties
Understanding Methods
Building a Simple Object Example Project
Understanding Collections
Using the Object Browser
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Q&A
Workshop
Understanding Events
Understanding Event-Driven Programming
Building an Event Example Project
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Q&A
Workshop
Building a User Interface
Building Forms The Basics
Changing a Form's Name
Changing a Form's Appearance
Showing and Hiding Forms
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Q&A
Workshop
Building Forms Advanced Techniques
Working with Controls
Adding a Control by Double-Clicking It in the Toolbox
Adding a Control by Dragging from the Toolbox
Adding a Control by Drawing It
Creating Topmost Nonmodal Windows
Creating Transparent Forms
Creating Scrollable Forms
Creating MDI Forms
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Q&A
Workshop
Working with Traditional Controls
Displaying Static Text with the Label Control
Allowing Users to Enter Text Using a Text Box
Creating Buttons
Presenting Yes/No Options Using Check Boxes
Creating Containers and Groups of Option Buttons
Displaying a List with the List Box
Creating Drop-Down Lists Using the Combo Box
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Q&A
Workshop
Using Advanced Controls
Creating Timers
Creating Tabbed Dialog Boxes
Storing Pictures in an Image List
Building Enhanced Lists Using the List View
Creating Hierarchical Lists with the Tree View
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Q&A
Workshop
Adding Menus and Toolbars to Forms
Building Menus
Using the Toolbar Control
Creating a Status Bar
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Q&A
Workshop
Making Things Happen: Programming
Creating and Calling Methods
Understanding Class Members
Defining and Writing Methods
Calling Methods
Exiting Methods
Creating Static Methods
Avoiding Infinite Recursion
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Q&A
Workshop
Using Constants, Data Types, Variables, and Arrays
Understanding Data Types
Defining and Using Constants
Declaring and Referencing Variables
Working with Arrays
Determining Scope
Naming Conventions
Using Variables in Your Picture Viewer Project
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Q&A
Workshop
Performing Arithmetic, String Manipulation, and Date/Time Adjustments
Performing Basic Arithmetic Operations with Visual C#
Comparing Equalities
Understanding Boolean Logic
Working with Dates and Times
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Q&A
Workshop
Making Decisions in Visual C# Code
Making Decisions Using if...else
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