Introduction / Using the IDE

  • Starting VB

  • The VB IDE (Integrated Development Environment)

  • Customizing the IDE

  • Working with the IDE 1 (Forms and Controls)

  • Working with the IDE 2 (Writing Code)

  • Working with the IDE 3 (Running, Saving, Re-opening)

  • Creating a Stand-Alone Executable

Variables, Operators, & Assignment Statements

  • Anatomy of a VB Project

  • Variables 1 (Data Types and Naming Conventions)

  • Variables 2 (Declaration and Scope)

  • Variables 3 (Legal vs. Illegal Declaration Summary)

  • Static Variables

  • Declaring Arrays

  • Declaring Constants

  • Declaring User-Defined Types (UDTs)

  • Assignment Statements

  • Arithmetic Operators

  • String Operators (Concatenation)

Arrow 3. Basic Input/Output

  • Setting up the "Try It" Examples

  • InputBox

  • Cls

  • Print 1 - Using the Semicolon Separator

  • Print 2 - Using the Comma Separator

  • Print 3 - Using the Tab(n) Function

  • Print 4 - Using the Spc(n) Function

  • MsgBox

  • PrintForm

  • Basic Hard Copy Printing

  • Arrow 4. Built-In Functions

  • Format 1 - Named Formats

  • Format 2 - Custom Numeric Formats

  • Format 3 - Custom Date/Time Formats

  • Format 4 - Custom String Formats

  • Format 5 - Multi-Part Formats

  • Format 6 - Nesting the Format Function

  • Other Formatting Functions

  • String Functions

  • String Array Functions (Split, Join, and Filter)

  • Date/Time 1 - Parts of a Date

  • Date/Time 2 - DateAdd

  • Date/Time 3 - DateDiff

  • Type Conversion Functions

  • Math, Financial, and the Boolean "Is" Functions

  • Number Systems Functions