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The visual basic 2010 environment. Jumping in with both feet : a Visual Basic 2010 programming tour -- Navigating Visual Basic 2010 -- Understanding objects and collections -- Understanding events -- Building a user interface -- Building forms : the basics -- Building forms : advanced techniques -- Working with traditional controls -- Using advanced controls -- Adding menus and toolbars to forms -- Making things happen--programming. Creating and calling code procedures -- Using constants, data types, variables, and arrays -- Performing arithmetic, string manipulation, and date/time adjustments -- Making decision in Visual Basic code -- Looping for efficiency -- Debugging your code -- Designing objects using classes -- Interacting with users -- Working with graphics -- Working with data. Performing file operations -- Working with the registry and text files -- Working with a database -- Controlling other applications using automation -- Deploying solutions and beyond. Deploying applications -- The 10,000-foot view.