VB.NET 2005 - Windows Applications

Web Tech, UK
Painswick, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' In this VB.NET training 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.

You Will Learn How To

Learn about the new Windows Forms
See the new Application Events
Write code easier and faster using the My namespace
Understand how to trap Windows Forms events
Investigate the latest Windows Forms controls
Become familiar with intrinsic .NET data types
Learn how to access data using ADO.NET
Bind controls to data effortlessly using new data binding features
Work with the new debugging features
Learn how to work with the Windows file system
Learn the role of DataSets and DataTables in ADO.NET
Understand error handling using Exception objects
Learn how to create data-bound applications
Create flexible user interfaces using new container controls
See how Visual Basic can access COM components
Access remote functionality through Web Services
Learn to create MDI applications
See how to effectively deploy your Visual Basic applications

Course Content




















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

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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Phone:+44 (0) 1452 814 303

School Address:

The Old Fleece, Bisley St, GLOS GL6 6QQ UK


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