VISUAL BASIC 2005 JUMPSTART

Okay, all you VB6 developerstime`s up. As of March 2005, Microsoft no longer supports this version of Visual Basic. And you can`t blame them. Three years ago, they introduced the .NET Frameworkan elegant, powerful platformalong with the new componentbased VB.NET language. But roughly five million of you decided to stick with VB6, mostly to maintain legacy Windows and COM projects. Now, with the upcoming release of VB 2005, Microsoft has several attractive reasons to upgrade that you`ll find hard to resist, including the return of some VB6 features. And we have the perfect book to help you make the conversion: Visual Basic 2005 Jumpstart. Now, you can testdrive the beta version of VB 2005 with three handson projects that enable you to learn the syntax of this new language quickly. VB 2005 not only lets you convert the bulk of your existing VB6 code, but offers several familiar features, such as compileandrun debugging, new MyClasses that simplify use of .NET libraries and frameworks, lots of IDE support for Windows, web and mobile GUI development, and data access controls that closely resemble what you use now. The real plus is that you`ll be using these features with the .NET platform, which is more secure, less complex than COM, and offers OneClick deployment. Visual Basic 2005 Jumpstart lets you get the feel of this platform for building smart/rich Windows Forms clients, ASP.NET web applications, and web services. Author WeiMeng Lee, a Microsoft .NET MVP, veteran O`Reilly author and frequent contributor to the O`Reilly Network, has put together three useful testdrive projects, complete with code samples, that let you develop: A personal library Windows application A Webbased shopping cart application A stock enquiry Web Service Our jumpstart guide is the quick, painless way to migrate from VB6 to VB 2005, and the perfect training manual for moving your organization to the more robust, dynamic and secure world of .NET.