2 Free Books: Visual Basic 2005 and Upgrading to Visual Basic .Net

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October 3, 2005

Here are 2 free Visual Basic books. The first one will help you get up-to-speed with Visual Basic 2005, Visual Studio 2005, and the .NET Framework 2.0. The second one teaches you how to upgrade your Visual Basic 6.0 applications and programs to Microsoft Visual Basic .NET.

Free Book - Introducing Visual Basic 2005 for Developers:
msdn.microsoft.com/vbrun/staythepath/additionalresources/Int...

This book gives you a focused, in-depth understanding of the features and capabilities of Microsoft Visual Basic 2005, Visual Studio 2005, and .NET Framework 2.0. If you currently work with Visual Basic 6, the authors step you through a quick primer on .NET Framework programming, offering guidance for a productive transition. If you already work with .NET, you can find out what’s new and start learning how to improve the skill set you already possess. Learn how to expertly perform rapid application development, debugging, and deployment, data access, desktop integration, and Web programming capabilities.

Free Book - Upgrading Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 to Microsoft Visual Basic .NET:
msdn.microsoft.com/vbrun/staythepath/additionalresources/Upg...

Upgrading Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 to Microsoft Visual Basic .NET is is the complete technical guide to upgrading Visual Basic 6 applications to Visual Basic .NET. It will show and teach you all upgrade topics from APIs to ZOrders. It demonstrates how to get upgraded code working with forms, language, data access, and COM+ Services, and how to upgrade and implement VBdotnet applications with XML Web services, ADO.NET, and .NET remoting. This book also provides you architectural advice, a reference for function and object model changes, and many before-and-after code samples.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction to Upgrading:
tinyurl.com/d7bas/chapter1.pdf

Chapter 2: Visual Basic 6 and Visual Basic .NET Differences:
tinyurl.com/d7bas/chapter2.pdf

Chapter 3: Upgrading Options:
tinyurl.com/d7bas/chapter3.pdf

Chapter 4: Preparing Your Project for the Upgrade to Visual Basic .NET:
tinyurl.com/d7bas/chapter4.pdf

Chapter 5: Your First Upgrade:
tinyurl.com/d7bas/chapter5.pdf

Chapter 6: Common Tasks in Visual Basic .NET:
tinyurl.com/d7bas/chapter6.pdf

Chapter 7: Upgrading Wizard Ins and Outs:
tinyurl.com/d7bas/chapter7.pdf

Chapter 8: Errors, Warnings, and Issues:
tinyurl.com/d7bas/chapter8.pdf

Chapter 9: Using Visual Basic 6 with Visual Basic .NET: COM Interop:
tinyurl.com/d7bas/chapter9.pdf

Chapter 10: Ten Common Upgrade Problems:
tinyurl.com/d7bas/chapter10.pdf

Chapter 11: Resolving Issues with Language:
tinyurl.com/d7bas/chapter11.pdf

Chapter 12: Resolving Issues with Forms:
tinyurl.com/d7bas/chapter12.pdf

Chapter 13: Upgrading ActiveX Controls and Components:
tinyurl.com/d7bas/chapter13.pdf

Chapter 14: Resolving Data Access Issues:
tinyurl.com/d7bas/chapter14.pdf

Chapter 15: Problems That Require Redesign:
tinyurl.com/d7bas/chapter15.pdf

Chapter 16: Upgrading COM+ Components:
tinyurl.com/d7bas/chapter16.pdf

Chapter 17: Upgrading VB Application Wizard Projects:
tinyurl.com/d7bas/chapter17.pdf

Chapter 18: Adding Value to Your Applications:
tinyurl.com/d7bas/chapter18.pdf

Chapter 19: Replacing ActiveX Controls with Windows Forms Controls:
tinyurl.com/d7bas/chapter19.pdf

Chapter 20: Moving from ADO to ADO.NET:
tinyurl.com/d7bas/chapter20.pdf

Chapter 21: Upgrading Distributed Applications:
tinyurl.com/d7bas/chapter21.pdf

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