Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Developing Applications Part 2 Course

This course follows on from Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Developing Applications Part 1.

In this part of the course you will...

• Work with the BindingSource component and various data controls to create a variety of data-bound forms
• Use classes in the System.IO namespace to work with external files and folders
• Discover how the new Project Designer makes it easy to set Project properties, retain user settings and access external project resources such as images and sounds
• Explore the My namespace and its role in simplifying code and accessing the application’s runtime environment
• Learn how to debug applications using a variety of the tools made available within Visual Studio
• Use Container controls to create flexible and dynamic user interfaces
• Enhance an application through the use of ToolStrips and MenuStrips
• Learn to create MDI applications
• Explore more complex Forms Controls such as the WebBrowser control and the RichTextBox control, as well as learn how to create your own custom controls
• Work with toolbox components such as the timer component and the background worker component
• Investigate interoperability with COM components
• See how to effectively deploy your Visual Basic applications with ClickOnce

Students must have attended Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Developing Applications Part 1 course

Topics covered on the 5 day Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: Developing Applications Part 2 course

Using the Data Controls

• Data Controls
• The BindingNavigator Control
• The BindingSource Component
• The DataGridView Control
• The ReportViewer Control

Handling Input/Output Tasks

• Introducing the System.IO Namespace
• Selecting Files
• Browsing for Folders
• Handling Path Information
• Working with Directories and Files
• Using Stream-Based Objects to Read and Write File Contents

Project Settings in Visual Studio 2005

• The Project Designer
• Application Properties
• Compilation Properties
• Debugging Properties
• Project References
• Project Resources
• Project Settings

Working with My Namespace

• The My Namespace
• My.Application
• My.Computer
• My.User
• My.Forms
• My.Resources
• My.Settings
• My.WebServices

Debugging Your Applications

• Debugging Applications
• Setting Breakpoints and Stepping through Code
• Debugging Code in Assemblies
• Evaluating Variables and Objects
• Edit and Continue
• Tracing Applications

Container Controls

• Introducing Container Controls
• Grouping Controls with the GroupBox Control
• Introducing the Panel Control
• Displaying Multiple Panels with the SplitContainer Control
• Laying out Panels with the TabControl Control
• Simple Layout Using the FlowLayoutPanel Control
• Advanced Layout Using the TableLayoutPanel Control

Menus and Toolbars

• Introducing the ToolStrips
• Working with the ToolStrips

Creating MDI Applications

• MDI Applications
• MDI Parent and Child Forms
• Managing Open Windows
• Managing Menus
• Working with Open Forms

Complex Windows Forms Controls

• Introducing Complex Controls
• NotifyIcon Control
• WebBrowser Control
• MaskedTextBox Control
• RichTextBox Control
• TreeView and ListView Controls
• MonthCalendar and DateTimePicker Controls

Creating Custom Controls

• Control Creation in Windows Forms
• Inheriting from an Existing Control
• Drawing Your Own Custom Controls
• Creating Composite Controls

Working with Toolbox Components

• Introducing Components
• Timer Component
• BackgroundWorker Component
• FileSystemWatcher Component
• PerformanceCounter Component
• Process Component
• ServiceController Component
• EventLog Component

Interoperability

• COM and .NET
• Calling COM Objects from .NET
• Calling .NET Assemblies from COM
• Using Platform Invoke
• Web Services

Deploying Applications Using Click-Once

• ClickOnce Deployment
• Publishing an Application
• Setting Publish Options
• Updating a Deployed Application
• What Happens When You Publish an Application?
• What Happens When You Publish an Update to an Application?
• ClickOnce and Security
• Using the Deployment API to Manage Updates