Absolute Beginner's Guide to Programming, Third Edition

Chapter 11. Online Visual Basic Programming

In This Chapter

• Introducing Visual Basic Wizards

• Using the Wizard for the Internet

• Sampling the Internet Controls

• A Preview of Advanced Issues

Visual Basic is one of the easiest programming tools available today to use for Internet access. Bear in mind, however, that even with Visual Basic, Internet access via programming is challenging. This short chapter only scratches the surface and offers a glimpse of how Visual Basic views and works with the Internet.

The highlights of this chapter include the following:

• How Visual Basic's Internet connection works.

• Visual Basic includes additional controls not shown on the toolbar.

• You can add a Web browser to any Visual Basic application.

• Encapsulation saves time ...