Programming Microsoft Visual Basic .NET by Francesco Balena (.Net2TheMax Team) - Code Architects Srl       A thorough coverage of VB.NET (2002 edition) and .NET Framework 1.1. It includes a complete reference of the language, Windows Forms, ADO.NET, and ASP.NET, with tons of tips for converting VB6 applications to VB.NET.  Printer friendly version

The book (about 1,600 pages + CD-ROM) comprises twenty chapters that cover everything a VB developer should know about VB6, from the basics to the intricacies of object-oriented and ActiveX programming, forms and controls, ADO and the many new designers in the IDE, down all the way to client-side and server-side Internet programming, including WebClasses, ASP and RDS components. The book also contains tuturials on SQL, HTML and Dynamic HTML, and ASP programming, plus an appendix on the most useful API functions. On the companion CD you'll find about 2 megs of well commented source code, with a collection of about 100 classes and a library with over 150 reusable, optimized routines.

Read the Table of Contents, Chapter 12, "Regular Expressions", and Chapter 21, "ADO.NET in Disconnected Mode".

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