xxvi Introduction
Project Description
Chapter 18
ADO Faculty
Form
Demonstrates how ADO .NET is used to establish a connection to a Microsoft
Access 2007 database and display information from it.
Chapter 19
DataGridView
Sample
Shows how the DataGridView control is used to display multiple tables of
data on a form. Also demonstrates how navigation bars, datasets, and table
adapters are interconnected and bound to objects on a form.
Chapter 20
Chap20 Demonstrates using Visual Web Developer and ASP .NET 4 to create a car loan
calculator that runs in a Web browser, offers Help information, and displays
faculty database records.
Uninstalling the Practice Files
Use the following steps to remove the practice files added to your hard disk drive by the
Visual Basic 2010 Step by Step installation program. After uninstalling the practice files, you
can delete manually any Visual Basic project files that you have created on your own, should
you choose to do so.
If you are running the Windows 7 or Windows Vista operating system:
- In Control Panel, in the Programs category, click Uninstall A Program.
- Select Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 Step by Step in the list of programs, and then click
Uninstall. - Follow the on-screen instructions to remove the practice files.
If you are running the Windows XP operating system:
- In Control Panel, open Add Or Remove Programs.
- In the Currently Installed Programs list, click Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 Step by Step.
Then click Remove. - Follow the on-screen instructions to remove the practice files.
Conventions and Features in This Book
Before you start the exercises in this book, you can save time by understanding how
I provide instructions and the elements I use to communicate information about Visual Basic
programming. The following lists identify stylistic conventions and discuss helpful features
of the book.