Windows Forms with Visual Basic .NET Training (5 days)

Windows Forms with Visual Basic .NET Training Overview

In this Visual Basic .NET training course, students learn how to use Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Basic .NET 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.

Windows Forms with Visual Basic .NET Training Course Goals

• Learn about the new Windows Forms.
• Learn about the new Application Events.
• Learn to use the My namespace to speed up development.
• 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.
• Learn to bind controls to data effortlessly using new data binding features.
• Learn to 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.
• Learn to create flexible user interfaces using new container controls.
• See how Visual Basic can access COM components.
• Learn to access remote functionality through Web Services.
• Learn to create MDI applications.
• See how to effectively deploy your Visual Basic applications.

Windows Forms with Visual Basic .NET Training Course Prerequisites

Experience in the following areas is required:

• Visual Studio .NET
• Visual Basic .NET

Windows Forms with Visual Basic .NET Training Course Outline

1. Introduction to Windows Forms
   1. .NET Does Windows
   2. Adding Controls to a Form
   3. A Peek behind the Scenes
   4. Adding Event Handling Code
   5. Adding a Menu to the Form
   6. Adding Non-Graphical Components
2. Taking Advantage of the Form Event Model
   1. How Visual Basic Handles Events
   2. Exploring Form and Control Events
3. Common Windows Forms Controls
   1. Label, TextBox, and Button
   2. CheckBox and RadioButton
   3. ComboBox, ListBox, and CheckedListBox
   4. LinkLabel, NumericUpdown, PictureBox and ProgressBar
4. Exception Handling
   1. Perspectives on Exception Handling
   2. Getting Started with Exception Handling
   3. Catching Specific Exceptions
   4. Raising Errors
   5. Running Code Unconditionally
   6. Handling Unhandled Exceptions
   7. Creating Exception Classes
5. Working with Strings and Dates
   1. Basic .NET Data Types
   2. Working with Text: The String Class
   3. Working with Dates and Times
6. Accessing Data
   1. Overview of ADO.NET
   2. Connecting to Data
   3. Executing Commands
   4. Working with Data
   5. Choosing an ADO.NET Provider
7. Data Binding Techniques
   1. Data Binding Basics
   2. Creating a Data Source
   3. Creating Data-Bound Forms
   4. Data Binding Components and Controls
   5. Displaying Data from Related Tables
   6. Displaying Data from Lookup Tables
   7. Adding Search Capabilities to a Form
   8. Filtering by Values from a Lookup Table
   9. Data Validation
   10. Working with Local Data
8. Using the Data Controls
   1. Data Controls
   2. The BindingNavigator Control
   3. The BindingSource Component
   4. The DataGridView Control
   5. The ReportViewer Control
9. Handling Input/Output Tasks
   1. Introducing the System.IO Namespace
   2. Selecting Files
   3. Browsing for Folders
   4. Handling Path Information
   5. Working with Directories and Files
   6. Using Stream-Based Objects to Read and Write File Contents
10. Project Settings in Visual Studio 2005
    1. The Project Designer
    2. Application Properties
    3. Compilation Properties
    4. Debugging Properties
    5. Project References
    6. Project Resources
    7. Project Settings
11. Working with My Namespace
    1. The My Namespace
    2. My.Application
    3. My.Computer
    4. My.User
    5. My.Forms
    6. My.Resources
    7. My.Settings
    8. My.WebServices
12. Debugging Your Applications
    1. Debugging Applications
    2. Setting Breakpoints and Stepping through Code
    3. Debugging Code in Assemblies
    4. Evaluating Variables and Objects
    5. Edit and Continue
    6. Tracing Applications
13. Container Controls
    1. Introducing Container Controls
    2. Grouping Controls with the GroupBox Control
    3. Introducing the Panel Control
    4. Displaying Multiple Panels with the SplitContainer Control
    5. Laying out Panels with the TabControl Control
    6. Simple Layout Using the FlowLayoutPanel Control
    7. Advanced Layout Using the TableLayoutPanel Control
14. Menus and Toolbars
    1. Introducing the ToolStrips
    2. Working with the ToolStrips
15. Creating MDI Applications
    1. MDI Applications
    2. MDI Parent and Child Forms
    3. Managing Open Windows
    4. Managing Menus
    5. Working with Open Forms
16. Complex Windows Forms Controls
    1. Introducing Complex Controls
    2. NotifyIcon Control
    3. WebBrowser Control
    4. MaskedTextBox Control
    5. RichTextBox Control
    6. TreeView and ListView Controls
    7. MonthCalendar and DateTimePicker Controls
17. Creating Custom Controls
    1. Control Creation in Windows Forms
    2. Inheriting from an Existing Control
    3. Drawing Your Own Custom Controls
    4. Creating Composite Controls
18. Working with Toolbox Components
    1. Introducing Components
    2. Timer Component
    3. BackgroundWorker Component
    4. FileSystemWatcher Component
    5. PerformanceCounter Component
    6. Process Component
    7. ServiceController Component
    8. EventLog Component
19. Interoperability
    1. COM and .NET
    2. Calling COM Objects from .NET
    3. Calling .NET Assemblies from COM
    4. Using Platform Invoke
    5. Web Services
20. Deploying Applications Using Click-Once
    1. ClickOnce Deployment
    2. Publishing an Application
    3. Setting Publish Options
    4. Updating a Deployed Application
    5. What Happens When You Publish an Application?
    6. What Happens When You Publish an Update to an Application?
    7. ClickOnce and Security
    8. Using the Deployment API to Manage Updates

Windows Forms with Visual Basic .NET Training Course Materials

Each student will receive a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the programming examples.

Windows Forms with Visual Basic .NET Training Technical Requirements

1. Visual Studio 2005 with Service Pack 1 or later
2. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express
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Class Files for Windows Forms with Visual Basic .NET Training

The class files for this course are included on a DVD that is shipped with the manual.