October 1998
Intermediate to advanced
656 pages
16h 10m
English
Content preview from VB & VBA in a Nutshell: The Language
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How This Book Is Structured
This book is divided into three parts. The first part of the book, Part II, The Basics, is an introduction to the main features and concepts of Visual Basic programming. Even seasoned VB professionals should find items of interest here. If you're new to VB, this part of the book is essential reading. It's divided into the following chapters:
In this chapter, you'll find information on what the VBA language is and how it fits in to the family of VB products. There's also a short discussion of the history of VBA.
This chapter details how you create the basic program structures in VB and VBA; how you implement procedures, functions, and properties; and how you start and stop VB and VBA programs.
This chapter looks at all the VBA data types and how to use them. There is also an in-depth look at the variant, a data type unique to the VBA language.
The introduction of the class module in Version 4 was probably the single most important innovation in VB since the introduction of VB itself; certainly, it has directly contributed to the success VB is now enjoying in the corporate world. In this chapter, you'll find out how to create and use class modules within VB and VBA applications.
Automation—the process by which a client accesses the functionality of a server application and drives it remotely—is one of the more powerful technologies supported by VB. This chapter describes how OLE automation is handled using ...
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