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MS1303 - Mastering Visual Basic Development Fundamentals

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This course teaches programmers the skills necessary to create Microsoft Visual Basic programming system desktop applications.

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Prerequisites

Working knowledge of programming concepts

Detailed Class Syllabus

Introduction to Application Development Using Visual Basic

Features of Visual Basic

Editions of Visual Basic

Visual Basic terminology

Working in the development environment

Event-driven programming

Creating a program in Visual Basic

Project and executable files

Visual Basic reference materials

Self-check questions

Visual Basic Fundamentals

Introduction to objects

Controlling objects

Properties, methods, and events

Working with forms

Introduction to controls

Basic controls

Self-check questions

Working with Code and Forms

Understanding modules

Using the code editor window

Other code navigation features

Code documentation and formatting

Setting environment options

Setting code formatting options

Automatic code completion features

Interacting with the user

Using the MsgBox function

Using the InputBox function

Working with code statements

Managing forms

Self-check questions

Variables and Procedures

Overview of variables

Declaring variables

Variable scope

Using arrays

User-defined data types

Converting data types

Using constants

Working with procedures

Working with dates and times

Using the Format function

Manipulating text strings

Self-check questions

Controlling Program Execution

Comparison and logical operators

Using If…Then statements

Using Select Case statements

Overview of looping structures

Using Do…Loop structures

For…Next statement

Exiting a loop

Self-check questions

Debugging

Types of errors

Break mode

Using the Debug toolbar

Using the Watch window

Using the Immediate window

Using the Locals window

Tracing program flow with the Call Stack

Self-check questions

Working with Controls

Types of controls

Overview of standard controls

Using ComboBox and ListBox controls

Using OptionButton and Frame controls

Working with selected text

Advanced standard controls

ActiveX controls

Insertable objects

Self-check questions

Data Access Using the ADO Data Control

Overview of ActiveX data objects

Visual Basic data access features

Relational database concepts

Using the ADO Data control to access data

Structured query language (SQL)

Manipulating data

Using Data Form Wizard

Self-check questions

Input Validation

Field-level validation

Using text box properties to restrict data entry

Using the Masked Edit control

Form-level validation

Form events used when validating data

Self-check questions

Error Trapping

Overview of run-time errors

Overview of the error handling process

The Err object

Errors and the calling chain

Errors in an error-handling routine

Inline error handling

Error-handling styles

General error-trapping options in Visual Basic

Self-check questions

Enhancing the User Interface

Menus

Status bars

Toolbars

Drag and Drop

Overview of drag and drop

Mouse events

Drag-and-drop basics

Self-check questions

More About Controls

Collections

Using control arrays

Self-check questions

Finishing Touches

User interface design principles

Distributing an application

Creating a default project

Review: Steps to creating a Visual Basic program

Development resources

Self-check questions