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Introduction to Programming using Visual Basic 2005 Course

Course Description

This course is intended for those with limited or no programming experience. It introduces delegates to basic concepts in programming, through hands-on exercises. It serves as a foundation for those wishing to attend either of the courses Visual Basic 2005: Developing Applications or Learning to Program in Visual Basic 2005. By the end of this course, delegates will be able to:

Create a simple Windows Forms application
Add controls such as buttons, text boxes and calendars to forms
Describe in simple terms the concept of an Object in programming
Understand the terms Properties, Methods and Events.
Work programmatically with properties, methods and events in coding an application
Use basic variables to store data
Work with common functions such as MessageBox to interact with the user

£375

1 day course

Scheduled Dates:
20 January 2012
17 February 2012
16 March 2012
13 April 2012
11 May 2012
08 June 2012

Location:
PTR's Training Centre
Wokingham, Berkshire.

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Topics covered on the 1 day Introduction to Programming using Visual Basic 2005 course

Part 1 – Introduction

Creating a new project in Visual Studio
Guided tour of the Visual Studio IDE
Navigating between code view and design view
Overview of the files in a solution

Part 2 – Objects, properties and events

Adding controls to a form
Using the properties window to set properties
What is an event?
Responding to an event in code
Setting properties programmatically

Part 3 – Methods

What is a method?
Using methods to control an object
Passing arguments to methods
Using MessageBoxes to interact with the user

Part 4 – Variables and constants

What is a variable?
Creating variables and an overview of data types
Using constants to hold fixed values
Using an InputBox to get information from the user

Part 5 – IF statements

Using IF to allow code branching
Allowing for multiple execution paths with ELSE and ELSEIF

Course Classification: Technical Training Course

This is an instructor led training course taught in a classroom based environment.

Course Fee = £375 (excl.VAT)

Scheduled course dates

20 January 2012 to 20 January 2012

17 February 2012 to 17 February 2012

16 March 2012 to 16 March 2012

13 April 2012 to 13 April 2012

11 May 2012 to 11 May 2012

08 June 2012 to 08 June 2012

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If you would prefer to run this course at your premises as you have several employees to place on the course perhaps, then we are also able to offer onsite Visual Basic Training and bespoke Visual Basic courses

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