Visual
Basic course contents
Application development using VB
VB features. VB editions, VB terminology. Working in the
Development Environment. Event-Driven Programming. Creating
a program in VB. Project and executable files. VB reference
materials.
Visual Basic fundamentals
Objects. Controlling objects. Introduction to forms. Introduction
to controls. Basic controls.
Working with code and forms
Modules. Working with code. Interacting with the user. Working with code statements. Managing forms.
Variables and procedures
Introduction to variables and constants. Working with Procedures and Functions.
Controlling program execution
Common VB functions. Comparison and relational operators. Conditional structures. Looping structures.
Debugging
Error types. Debugging logic errors in VB.
Working with controls
Control types. Standard controls. Advanced standard controls.
ActiveX controls. Insertable controls.
Data access using the ADO data control
Overview of ActiveX Data Objects. VB data access features.
Relational database concepts. Using the ADO data Control
to access data. SQL. Manipulating data. Using the data
form wizard.
Input validation
Field-Level validation. The masked edit control. Form-Level validation. Form events used when
validating data.
Error trapping
Trapping run time errors. Error handling overview. Enabling
an error trap. Errors and the calling chain. In line error handling.
Enhancing the User Interface
Menus. Status bars. Toolbars.
Drag and Drop
Overview of Drag and Drop. Mouse events
Drag and Drop basics.
More about controls
Using control arrays. Using the controls collection. Working
with object variables. Collections.
Finishing touches
User Interface design principles. Distributing an application. Creating a default project
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