Some of the add-ins might not show up on your system. Different versions of Visual Basic support different features. As of this writing, full information on which features will be included with which version is not available. The Visual Data Manager lets you create databases without having to go to the expense of purchasing Microsoft Access. You will learn to work with databases in Chapter 13, Data Access.
All programs call on the API for most of their functions.
But some of the API functions are not accessed directly from Visual Basic. Using the Windows Registry. Using the API is not difficult, but the API is picky. Everything must be just so, and much of what you have to add to your programs is quite detailed. The API viewer allows you to cut and paste the required declarations.