The Visual Basic 4 for Windows 95 Handbook (Your One-Stop Guide to Learning the Latest Release of Visual Basic)

Here's the comprehensive guide to all the ins and outs of programming in Visual Basic 4 that assumes no prior programming knowledge. When you finish this book, you'll be writing sophisticated Windows programs that take full advantage of Visual Basic 4's exciting and powerful event-driven nature.
As you work through The Visual Basic 4 for Windows 95 Handbook, you will work with the Visual Basic environment; learn how to customize windows using the controls supplied with both the Standard and Professional editions of Visual Basic; learn how to take advantage of Visual Basic 4's variant data types and many built-in functions, as well as add your own functions; discover Visual Basic 4's power in the world of graphic programming; explore the world of dynamic data exchange (DDE) and object linking and embedding (OLE); learn how to control the most powerful PC databases with Visual Basic 4's Data Manager and other data access features; and master advanced techniques of file handling, including encryption and decryption techniques.
You'll also discover many things that most introductory books leave out, including a chapter on recursion and an introduction to fractals, and an extensive discussion of sorting and searching techniques. There is a survey of third-party tools and resources, and the best of the Internet's frequently asked questions.