Developing Applications Using VB 2008 Part 2 Course

Topics covered on the 5 day Developing Applications Using VB 2008 Part 2 course

Using the Data Controls

• Data Controls
• The BindingNavigator Control
• BindingNavigator ToolStripItems
• Built-In and Custom Functionality
• Adding a BindingNavigator Control to a Form
• The BindingSource Component
• Data Navigation
• Data Manipulation
• Sorting and Filtering
• Working with the Underlying Data
• The DataGridView Control
• Customizing How Data is Displayed
• Formatting Cells at Runtime
• Displaying Calculated Values
• Displaying Images
• Adding Controls to a DataGridView
• The ReportViewer Control
• Creating and Viewing Reports

Getting Started with WPF

• Introducing Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
• Graphics and Composition
• Important Questions
• Investigating a Reference Application
• An Inconvenient Truth (or Two)
• WPF and XAML
• Investigating XAML and the WPF Designer
• Your First WPF Application
• Investigating Routed Events
• Introducing Content and Grid Controls
• Working with Content Controls
• List Box as Container
• Working with the Grid Control
• Placing Controls onto the Grid

Revisiting WPF

• Lay Out the Application
• Create the Layout
• Lay Out the Form
• Create the MoviePlayer Control
• Create the User Control
• Add Code to the User Cotnrol
• Create a Data Source and Hook Up Data Binding
• Create the ThumbnailList Class
• Prepare the Window1 Class
• Hook up the Data Binding
• Display the Video
• Add a Data Converter and a Data Template
• Creating a Type Converter

Handling Input / Output Tasks

• Introducing the System.IO Namespace
• Selecting Files
• Browsing for Folders
• Handling Path Information
• Working with Directories and Files
• Retrieving Information about Drives
• Investigating the Objects
• Calling Methods of the Directory Class
• Filling the TreeView
• Displaying Drive, File, and Directory Information
• Using Stream-Based Objects to Read and Write File Contents
• Reading and Writing Text Files
• Investigating the Code
• Alternate Solutions
• Writing to Files Using the StreamWriter

Project Settings in Visual Studio 2008

• The Project Designer
• Application Properties
• Assembly Name
• Default Namespace
• Target Framework
• Icon
• Startup Object
• Assembly Information
• Compilation Properties
• Conditional Compilation
• Compiler Errors and Warnings
• Build Events
• Debugging Properties
• Start Action
• Start Options
• Enable Debuggers
• Project References
• Adding Project References
• Project Resources
• Project Resources and Local Resources
• Project Settings

Working with the My Namespace

• The My Namespace
• My.Application
• My.Application.Info
• My.Application.Log
• My.Computer
• My.Computer.Screen
• My.Computer.Audio
• My.Computer.Clipboard
• My.Computer.Clock
• My.Computer.FileSystem
• My.Computer.Info
• My.Computer.Keyboard
• My.Computer.Network
• My.Computer.Registry
• My.User
• My.Forms
• My.Resources
• My.Settings
• My.WebServices

Debugging Your Applications

• Debugging Applications
• Setting Breakpoints and Stepping Through Code
• Setting a Breakpoint
• Continuing Program Execution
• Setting Conditional Breakpoints
• Specifying a Breakpoint Hit Count
• Setting a Breakpoint on a Method
• Using the Breakpoints Window
• Breaking on Exceptions
• Evaluating Variables and Objects
• Viewing DataTips and Visualizers
• Using the Watch Window and QuickWatch Dialog Box
• Using the Local Window
• Using the Autos Window
• Using the Immediate Window
• Using the Edit and Continue Feature
• Debugging Code in Assemblies
• Stepping into Code in an Assembly
• Stepping into Code Written in Another language
• Tracing and Instrumenting Applications
• Trace Sources
• Trace Switches
• Trace Listeners
• Trace Filtering
• Using Configuration Files to Control Tracing
• Testing Code with Unit Tests

Container Controls

• Introducing Container Controls
• Working with Container Controls
• Creating the Switchboard Form
• Grouping Controls with the GroupBox Control
• GroupBox Control Members
• BackgroundImage and BackColor Properties
• Visible, Enabled, and Font Properties
• Introducing the Panel Control
• BorderStyle Property
• Scrolling Features
• Displaying Multiple Panels with the SplitContainer Control
• Orientation Property
• IsSplitterFixed Property
• SplitterWidth Property
• SplitterDistance Property
• FixedPanel Property
• Panel1MinSize and Panel2MinSize Properties
• Panel1Collapsed and Panel2Collapsed Properties
• SplitContainer Control Events
• Laying out Panels with the TabControl Control
• Working with Tab Pages
• Alignment Property
• Appearance Property
• MultiLine Property
• SizeMode Property
• ShowToolTips Property
• Information Properties
• Adding Tab Pages
• TabControl Events
• Simple Lsyout Using the FlowLayoutPanel Control
• Working with the FlowLayoutPanel Control
• FlowLayoutPanel Control Properties
• Advanced Layout Using the TableLayoutPanel Cotnrol
• Getting Started with the TableLayoutPanel Control
• Setting Row and Column Styles
• Positioning New Controls
• Adding Controls Programmatically
• Working with Other Properties
• Laying out the Columns or Rows
• TableLayoutPanel Control Extender Properties
• TableLayoutPanel Control Methods

Menus and Toolbars

• Introducing the Strips
• Adding Menu Images
• Using Visual Studio’s Automatic Menus
• The ToolStrip Control
• The StatusStrip Control
• The ContextMenuStrip Control
• The ToolStripContainer Control
• Working with a ToolStripItem
• ToolStripItem Display Styles
• Making and Saving Running Customizations
• ToolStrip Layout Issues and Overflow
• Working with the Strips

Complex Windows Forms Controls

• Introducing Complex Controls
• NotifyIcon Control
• WebBrowser Control
• Investigating WebBrowser Navigation
• Displaying Dialog Boxes
• Reacting to Environment Changes
• MaskedTextBox Control
• Operation of the MaskedTextBox Control
• Reacting to the MaskInputRejected Event
• Status Properties
• RichTextBox Control
• Handling State
• Undo and Redo
• Working with the Clipboard
• Working with Fonts and Styles
• Formatting Text
• Working with Zoom, Links, and More
• TreeView and ListView Controls
• TreeView Cotnrol
• ListView Control
• Setting Up the Images
• Filling the List of Files
• Workign with ListView Items
• Showing Items in Groups
• Sorting the Columns
• MonthCalendar and DateTimePicker Controls
• The MonthCalendar Control
• The DateTimePicker Control

Interoperability

• Interoperability Overview
• COM and the .NET Framework
• Understanding COM Components
• Managed and Unmanaged Code
• Calling COM Objects from .NET
• Calling a COM DLL from .NET
• Interop Assemblies
• Exporting Data to Excel
• Calling .NET Assemblies from COM
• Creating COM DLLs in Visual Studio
• Creating Wrappers for .NET Framework Classes
• Using Platform Invoke
• Using the Windows API
• Platform Invoke Caveats
• Web Services
• Web Service Requirements and Technologies
• Creating and Calling a Web Service

Deploying Applications using ClickOnce

• ClickOnce Deployment
• Publishing an Application
• Publishing an Application with the Publish Wizard
• Publish, Install, and Update Locations
• Setting Publish Options
• Prerequisites
• Additional Files
• Updating a Deployed Application
• Rolling Back and Update as a User
• Setting Update Options
• What Happens when you Publish an Application?
• Examining Publish.htm and Setup.exe
• The Deployment Manifest
• The Application Manifest
• The ClickOnce Cache
• Rolling Back an Update as an Administrator
• Deploying Office 2007 Solutions
• What Happens when you Publish an Office Solution?
• Setting Publish Options
• Prerequisites
• Updating a Deployed Application
• Rolling Back a Deployed Application