Description For introductory courses in Visual Basic Programming, offered in departments of Computer Science or Business. Combining the Deitel (TM) signature Live-Code (TM) Approach with a new Application-Driven (TM) methodology, this best-seller uses a step-by-step tutorial approach to explore the basics of Visual Basic programming, builds upon previously learned concepts, and introduces new programming features in each successive tutorial. It is ideal for programmers who are new to Visual Basic and to object-oriented programming, and is now completely updated for Visual Basic 2005.