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Training Course Summary:

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Create a simple Visual Basic .NET–based application based on the Windows Application template.

• Use forms and controls to create a user interface.

• Create and use variables and arrays.

• Create and use Sub and Function procedures, including predefined functions.

• Implement decision structures and loops by using conditional expressions.

• Validate user input for fields, controls, and forms.

• Apply object-oriented programming techniques to create classes, add methods, and add properties.

• Resolve syntax, run-time, and logic errors by using the debugger and structured exception handling.

• Enhance the user interface by adding menus, status bars, and toolbars.

• Create a simple Visual Basic .NET–based Web Forms application that uses an XML Web Service.

• Access and manipulate data in a Microsoft Access or Microsoft SQL Server™ database by using Microsoft ADO.NET.

• Build, package, and deploy an application.

Pre-Requisites:

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Windows navigation skills.

• Experience (at least three months) with developing applications in either a graphical or non-graphical environment.


– And –

• Completion of Microsoft MSDN Training Course 2667: Introduction to Programming.


– Or –

• Understanding of the basics of structured programming, including concepts such as flow control, variables and parameters, and function calls.

Who Should Attend:

This course is intended for both novice and experienced programmers who have a minimum of three months programming experience and have basic Microsoft Windows navigation skills.

Training Course Overview/Content:

Module 1: Getting Started

This module introduces Visual Basic .NET and explains how it fits into the .NET platform. It explains how to use the programming tools in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET and provides enough practice so that students can create their first application in Visual Basic .NET.

Lessons

• Basic .NET Concepts

• Exploring the Development Environment

• Creating a Visual Basic .NET Project


Lab 1.1: Creating Your First Application

• Exercise 1: Creating Your First Application in Visual Basic .NET


After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Begin a Visual Basic .NET project that is based on the Windows Application template.

• Use the standard toolbar, programming tools, and programming windows in the development environment to work with applications.

• Create a simple application in Visual Basic .NET.


Module 2: Working with Forms and Controls

This module explains fundamental programming concepts, including event-driven programming, classes, objects, properties, methods, and events. This module also explains how to use forms and controls to create a user interface. This includes the following: how to create a form, set properties, call methods, and write code for events; how to add controls to a form; how to manage multiple forms; how to use message boxes; how to use naming conventions; and how to format and document code.

Lessons

• Understanding Programming Concepts

• Working with Windows Forms

• Working with Controls

• Styling Your Code


Lab 2.1: Creating the User Interface

• Exercise 1: Creating the Main Form


After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Explain fundamental programming concepts, including event-driven programming, classes, objects, properties, methods, and events.

• Use forms and controls to create a user interface.

• Create and manage multiple forms in a simple application.

• Interact with a user by using the MessageBox function.

• Use Visual Basic naming conventions and standards for formatting and documenting code.


Module 3: Using Variables and Arrays

This module explains how to name, declare, assign values to, and use variables and constants. It explains how to declare variables with different levels of scope, how to create your own data structures, and how to convert variable values from one data type to another. It also describes how to store data in an array.

Lessons

• Introduction to Data Types

• Using Variables

• Variable Scope

• Converting Data Types

• Creating and Using Structures

• Storing Data in Arrays


Lab 3.1: Creating and Using Variables

• Exercise 1: Using Static Variables

• Exercise 2: Creating, Using, and Converting Variables


Lab 3.2: Using Structures and Arrays

• Exercise 1: Creating a Structure

• Exercise 2: Creating and Using Arrays


After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the various data types they can use to declare variables.

• Name, declare, initialize, and use variables and constants.

• Declare variables with different levels of scope.

• Create user-defined structures.

• Convert variable values from one data type to another.

• Store data in arrays.


Module 4: Working with Procedures

This module describes how to create and use Sub and Function procedures, including predefined functions, and how to structure code for increased reusability.

Lessons

• Creating Procedures

• Using Procedures

• Using Predefined Functions


Lab 4.1: Creating and Using Procedures

• Exercise 1: Creating Functions in a Module

• Exercise 2: Working with the Main Form


After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Create and call Sub procedures and Function procedures.

• Write procedures in modules to enable code reuse.

• Pass arguments by value and by reference.

• Use predefined functions in application code.


Module 5: Decision Structures and Loops

This module explains how to impl