Chapter 6. Input and Output

In This Chapter

  • A Quick Windows Program Analysis

  • Controlling Events

  • Application Specifics

  • The Interface Controls

  • Walking Through an Application's Development

  • Other Controls

  • Document with Remarks

  • Message and Input Boxes

In this chapter, you're going to create your very first Visual Basic application from scratch. You will learn how to place controls onto a form and how to set up those controls, such as a command button, with characteristics that make them work for your specific application. Don't expect to become a Visual Basic guru by the end of this chapter; rather, enjoy the tour, and you'll pick up several pointers that you can use in your programming career.

The highlights of this chapter include the following:

  • The graphical ...

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