VB Programmers: Get in Step with .NET With the introduction of Visual Basic .NET, VB transcends its traditional second-class status to become a full-fledged citizen of the object-oriented programming, letting you access the full power of the Windows platform for the first time. Written bythe author of the best-selling Mastering Visual Basic 6 this all-new edition is the resource you need to make a successful transition to .NET. Comprising in-depth explanations, practical examples, and handy reference information, its coverage includes: Mastering the new Windows Forms Designer and controls Building dynamic forms Using powerful Framework classes such as ArrayLists and HashTables Persisting objects to disk files Handling graphics and printing Achieving robustness via structured exception handling and debugging Developing your own classes and extending existing ones via inheritance Building custom Windows controls Building menus and list controls with custom-drawn items Using ADO.NET to build disconnected, distributed applications Using SQL queries and stored procedures with ADO.NET Facilitating database programming with the visual database tools Building web applications with ASP.NET and the rich web controls Designing web applications to access databases Using the DataGrid and DataList web controls Building XML web services to use with Windows and web applications Special topics like the Multiple Document Interface and powerful recursive programming techniques Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
Written bythe author of the best-selling Mastering Visual Basic 6 this all-new edition is the resource you need to make a successful transition to .NET.
The most up-to-date Visual Basic.NET programming textbook—covering both fundamentals and advanced-level programming techniques—complete with examples and solutions Visual Basic.NET (VB.NET) is an object-oriented computer programming language that can be viewed as an evolution of the classic Visual Basic (VB), which is implemented on the .NET Framework. Microsoft currently supplies two major implementations of Visual Basic: Microsoft Visual Studio (which is commercial software) and Microsoft Visual Studio Express (which is free of charge). Forgoing the large amounts of programming codes found in most database programming books, Practical Database Programming with Visual Basic.NET shows students and professionals both how to develop professional and practical database programs in a Visual Basic.NET environment by using Visual Studio.NET Data Tools and Wizards related to ADO.NET 4.0, and how to apply codes that are auto-generated by solely using Wizards. The fully updated Second Edition: Covers both fundamentals and advanced database programming techniques Introduces three popular database systems with practical examples including MS Access, SQL Server 2008, and Oracle Features more than fifty sample projects with detailed illustrations and explanations to help students understand key techniques and programming technologies Includes downloadable programming codes and exercise questions This book provides undergraduate and graduate students as well as database programmers and software engineers with the necessary tools to handle the database programming issues in the Visual Studio.NET environment.
The fully updated Second Edition: Covers both fundamentals and advanced database programming techniques Introduces three popular database systems with practical examples including MS Access, SQL Server 2008, and Oracle Features more than ...
This book on the C Language is endowed with many positive points, the foremost being that it is strictly based on the new syllabus prescribed by DOEACC from year 2003 onwards. This book takes you through a step-by-step journey into the fascinating world of the C language. Moreover, as you proceed on to become a complete programmer, you will find this book helpful as a reference. The solved exercise within each chapter provides a good ground for preparing yourself for the DOEACC examination and gives you a pre-examination hands-on experience. · Fundamentals of Problem Solving· Introduction to C Language· Array· Functions· Structures and Union· Address Arithmetic and Pointers· Self-Referential Structures· Linked Lists· Advanced Topics on Variables· File Processing· Advanced Features of C · Projects in C Programming
This book takes you through a step-by-step journey into the fascinating world of the C language. Moreover, as you proceed on to become a complete programmer, you will find this book helpful as a reference.
This book introduces the Java Programming Language ad explains how to create Java applications and applets. It also discusses various Java programming concepts, such as Object Oriented Programming (OOP), arrays as Data Structure, inheritance, multithreaded programming, and HTML Programming. Chapter 1: Java FundamentalsChapter 2: Working with Java Members and Flow Control StatementsChapter 3: Working with Arrays, Vectors, Strings, and Wrapper ClassesChapter 4: Exception Handling and I/O OperationsChapter 5: Implementing Inheritance in JavaChapter 6: Multithreading and Packages in JavaChapter 7: Working with AppletsChapter 8: Window-Based Applications in Java
Written for business executives and MBA students, Kellogg on Strategy is a practical guide to choosing the right strategy for your business and applying it correctly. Rather than covering the basics of strategy, this expert guide shows you how to use strategy effectively so your business can succeed. You'll learn to analyze your current competitive position, develop the perfect strategy to match your goals, and apply that strategy thoughtfully and effectively.· Getting Ready to Do Strategy· B Minus C: Positioning Your Firm against the Competition· Affirming Your Competitive Advantage: The Resources and Capabilities Audit· Measuring Your Competitive Advantage: A Toolkit· The Cancer of Competition: How to Diagnose It· The Cancer of Competition: How to Cure It· The Threat of Entry and How to Combat It· How to Sustain Your Competitive Advantage· Two Examples of Strategy in Action: Southwest Airlines and the Chicago Hospital Market
Market_Desc: · Economists· Business Executives· Managers · Instructors Special Features: · The authors present strategy as a guide for decision making within the firm; a guide that is informed by the manager's mental map of the firm's internal and external contexts· The tools the manager needs to understand both the firm's external environment (its industry) and its internal environment (its strategic assets and how they are organized) are developed· The text integrates the perspectives of economics and organizational sociology, presenting a uniquely integrated, multi-disciplinary view of the problems facing a general manager charged with formulating and evaluating company strategy· While the text is firmly grounded in microeconomics (particularly industrial organization) and organizational sociology, the style is very accessible and avoids the highly technical detail of the disciplines About The Book: This book is written for current and future general managers who have or will have overall responsibility for a business. The authors provide a set of frameworks, tools, and concepts to build this capability. The book provides insights into organizations and strategy that will help general managers make strategic thinking in their firms pervasive, effective, and rewarding.
Market_Desc: · Economists· Business Executives· Managers · Instructors Special Features: · The authors present strategy as a guide for decision making within the firm; a guide that is informed by the manager's mental map of the firm's ...
Describes the use of models and analytical techniques in support of the strategic planning process. A model of the planning process itself is presented and used to identify elements essential to an effective strategy. Incorporates a unique set of readings drawn from strategic management, strategic planning, management science and operational research literatures. Both simple and complex models are presented, and among the topics covered are: product portfolio matrices, PIMS, SWOT analysis, cognitive mapping, scenario development, risk analysis, corporate modelling, robustness analysis, plan evaluation matrices, capital investment appraisal, and the analytic hierarchy process.
