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MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC 2005: DEVELOPING APPLICATIONS
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In this course you will learn how to use Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Basic 2005 to build Windows applications to run on the .NET 2.0 platform. You will become familiar with the Windows Forms and Windows Forms controls, focusing on new Visual Studio 2005 features. You'll see how to use new .NET 2.0 features like Application events and the My namespace. Access data using ADO.NET and its DataTable, DataReader, DataAdapter, and DataSet classes. Take advantage of new Visual Studio 2005 data binding features, and explore the range of controls and components provided by Visual Studio 2005. Build solid applications using structured exception handling, and debug your applications using new Visual Studio 2005 debugging features. Access legacy code in COM components, Win32 APIs using P/Invoke, and remote code in Web Services. Add professional-looking menus and toolbars using the new ToolStrip controls, and add unprecedented flexibility to your user interfaces using the new container controls. Deploy and maintain your application easier than ever before, taking advantage of Click-Once deployment.
Course Length: 5 Days
Course Tuition: $1890 (US)
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| Some programming background is suggested, though no specific experience with Visual Studio, the .NET Framework, or Visual Basic is required.
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• Introduction to Windows Forms
.NET Does Windows
Adding Controls to a Form
A Peek behind the Scenes
Adding Event Handling Code
Adding a Menu to the Form
Adding Non-Graphical Components
• Taking Advantage of the Form Event Model
How Visual Basic Handles Events
Exploring Form and Control Events
• Common Windows Forms Controls
Label, TextBox, and Button
CheckBox and RadioButton
ComboBox, ListBox, and CheckedListBox
LinkLabel, NumericUpdown, PictureBox and ProgressBar
• Exception Handling
Perspectives on Exception Handling
Getting Started with Exception Handling
Catching Specific Exceptions
Raising Errors
Running Code Unconditionally
Handling Unhandled Exceptions
Creating Exception Classes
• Working with Strings and Dates
Basic .NET Data Types
Working with Text: The String Class
Working with Dates and Times
• Accessing Data
Overview of ADO.NET
Connecting to Data
Executing Commands
Working with Data
Choosing an ADO.NET Provider
• Data Binding Techniques
Data Binding Basics
Creating a Data Source
Creating Data-Bound Forms
Data Binding Components and Controls
Displaying Data from Related Tables
Displaying Data from Lookup Tables
Adding Search Capabilities to a Form
Filtering by Values from a Lookup Table
Data Validation
Working with Local Data
• Using the Data Controls
Data Controls
The BindingNavigator Control
The BindingSource Component
The DataGridView Control
The ReportViewer Control
• Handling Input/Output Tasks
Introducing the System.IO Namespace
Selecting Files
Browsing for Folders
Handling Path Information
Working with Directories and Files
Using Stream-Based Objects to Read and Write File Contents
• Project Settings in Visual Studio 2005
The Project Designer
Application Properties
Compilation Properties
Debugging Properties
Project References
Project Resources
Project Settings
• Working with My Namespace
The My Namespace
My.Application
My.Computer
My.User
My.Forms
My.Resources
My.Settings
My.WebServices
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• Debugging Your Applications
Debugging Applications
Setting Breakpoints and Stepping through Code
Debugging Code in Assemblies
Evaluating Variables and Objects
Edit and Continue
Tracing Applications
• Container Controls
Introducing Container Controls
Grouping Controls with the GroupBox Control
Introducing the Panel Control
Displaying Multiple Panels with the SplitContainer Control
Laying out Panels with the TabControl Control
Simple Layout Using the FlowLayoutPanel Control
Advanced Layout Using the TableLayoutPanel Control
• Menus and Toolbars
Introducing the ToolStrips
Working with the ToolStrips
• Creating MDI Applications
MDI Applications
MDI Parent and Child Forms
Managing Open Windows
Managing Menus
Working with Open Forms
• Complex Windows Forms Controls
Introducing Complex Controls
NotifyIcon Control
WebBrowser Control
MaskedTextBox Control
RichTextBox Control
TreeView and ListView Controls
MonthCalendar and DateTimePicker Controls
• Creating Custom Controls
Control Creation in Windows Forms
Inheriting from an Existing Control
Drawing Your Own Custom Controls
Creating Composite Controls
• Working with Toolbox Components
Introducing Components
Timer Component
BackgroundWorker Component
FileSystemWatcher Component
PerformanceCounter Component
Process Component
ServiceController Component
EventLog Component
• Interoperability
COM and .NET
Calling COM Objects from .NET
Calling .NET Assemblies from COM
Using Platform Invoke
Web Services
• Deploying Applications Using Click-Once
ClickOnce Deployment
Publishing an Application
Setting Publish Options
Updating a Deployed Application
What Happens When You Publish an Application?
What Happens When You Publish an Update to an Application?
ClickOnce and Security
Using the Deployment API to Manage Updates
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