Visual Basic has succeeded as a development platform because it allows developers to build Windows applications so quickly. But as many developers have discovered, the fact that Visual Basic is so easy to use is both a blessing and a curse. If you are new to Visual Basic, there are many challenges beyond learning the syntax and the Windows event model. Defining a development methodology, writing reusable code and implementing version control, are just a few of the many areas that require careful planning before starting a large scale development project with Visual Basic.
Essential Visual Basic is designed to get you productive with Microsoft's Visual Basic 4.0 development environment. In this course you will gain the skills and disciplines required to create a Windows application from the initial design phase through the application distribution and on-going maintenance phases. As the course progresses, lab exercises build successively through the development life cycle of a complete Windows application. By stepping through the entire development life cycle, you will see the many strengths of Visual Basic. The course also emphasizes utilizing a framework for writing and implementing Visual Basic code that is modular, maintainable and reusable.
You should have user-level familiarity and comfort with the Windows environment. No previous experience with Visual Basic is required; however, because of the accelerated pace of this course, we strongly recommend having as much hands-on experience as possible with VB before attending.
You will be able to design, code, test and distribute applications with the standard Windows look and feel. You will also have an understanding and working knowledge of the most important aspects of large scale project development such as robust error trapping, database access, report generation. And you will also have an appreciation of effective strategies for managing large scale software projects and working with developer teams.
- The Visual Basic Development Environment
- The Visual Basic Event Model
- Essentials of the Basic language
- Standard VB Controls and Object Programming
- Using Advanced Controls
- Error Trapping with Visual Basic
- A Strategic Approach to Application Design
- VB3/VB4 - Win16/Win32 Interoperability
- Creating a Multiple Document Interface
- Creating a Complete Application Framework
- Accessing Databases
- Crystal Reports
- Application Distribution
- Using DLLs and the Windows API
- Advanced Database Access Techniques
- Introduction to OLE Programming
COURSE NUMBER FW150
5 days. $ 1,875. Course includes study-kit, DevelopMentor Framework for VB development, PC for lab exercises.
