Start-to-Finish Visual Basic 2005
Thank you for installing the project files for
Start-to-Finish Visual Basic 2005. The installation
directory includes source code for each chapter of the book,
plus related documents and code samples.
Installing the Project Templates
One of the files installed in the target directory is named
Start-to-Finish Visual Basic 2005 Templates.vsi.
Double-click or open this file to install the project templates
for the book. The Visual Studio Content Installer window
appears. To complete the installation, click the Next button,
followed by a click on the Finish button. The next time you
run Visual Studio, all of the installed project templates will
appear when you use the File / New Project menu command.
Installing the Code Snippets
Code snippets are installed from within the Visual Studio
application. Start Visual Studio, and run the Tools / Code
Snippets Manager menu command. The Code Snippets Manager
window appears. Click the Add button and browse to the
directory where you extracted this book’s downloaded content.
Browse within the Code Snippets directory, select the
Start-to-Finish Visual Basic 2005 subdirectory, and click
the Open button. When control returns to the Code Snippets
Manager form, click the OK button to complete the installation.
License Agreement
When you download and install the software provided with this book, you
agree to the terms of the software license agreement.
The source code and software components provided with Start-to-Finish
Visual Basic 2005 (collectively known as the "software") are designed
for use with that book, and are only available to those who obtain and use
the book. As such, the software is covered by the copyright and licensing
of the book itself. However, there are a few additional terms and conditions
that should make the software even more useful to your development and
learning activities.
- Using the software with the book. You may install and use the
software in conjunction with your reading of the text. If you use multiple
workstations in your tutorial endeavors, feel free to install the software
on each of those systems.
- Distributing the supplied software. You may not package,
distribute, sell, or otherwise make available to others the partial or
complete applications provided with the book. Claiming that this work is
your own, and attempting to distribute or sell it as such, is wrong and
an all-around bad idea.
- Using portions of the software in your projects. You may use
portions of this software in your own applications and development projects.
If you include significant portions of the software in your derived work,
please give credit where credit is due, and make it known that your
application employs the useful content provided with Start-to-Finish
Visual Basic 2005.
- Acknowledgements. The software was developed by Tim Patrick,
author of Start-to-Finish Visual Basic 2005. Tim Patrick and
Addison-Wesley/Pearson Education gladly make this software available to
you for your education and enjoyment.
- Warranty. No warranty is provided with the software. Although
every attempt has been made to keep the software safe and benign when
installed on any target system, such safety is not guaranteed. Tim Patrick
and Addison-Wesley/Pearson Education shall not be liable for any harm or
damage that comes to your system or to any data stored on your system as
a result of installing this software.
- Other terms and conditions. There may be additional terms and
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- Enjoy. I hope that these terms and conditions didn’t scare you
off. The software exists to help you learn and to advance in your understanding
of Visual Basic software development concepts. I think you’ll find the
software to be quite useful in your training, so download and enjoy.