Course Overview

This course teaches programmers the skills necessary to create Visual Basic programming system desktop applications and satisfies the Visual Basic prerequisites for course 1013 Mastering Visual Basic 6 Development.

Course Syllabus

• Introduction to Application Development
  Using Visual Basic
• Examine Visual Basic Fundamentals
• Work with Code and Forms
• Variables and Procedures
• Control Program Execution
• Debug
• Work with Controls
• Use the ADO Data Control
• Validate Input
• Identify Error Trapping
  
• Enhance the User Interface
  
• Drag and Drop
  
• Learn About Controls
  
• Finishing Touches

Who Should Attend

Programmers and application developers responsible for:

• Interpreting specs
• Testing code
• Creating modules and developing forms

Prerequisites

A working knowledge of programming concepts

What You Will Accomplish

• Building custom, multiple-form applications
• Incorporate dynamic menus, pop-up menus, status bars, and custom toolbars into applications
• Implement form-level and field-level input validation
• Debug applications using debugging tools provided in Visual Basic 6
• Use standard controls, control arrays, and create controls dynamically
• Execute centralized error-handling in applications
• Work the data control for database access
  Implement drag and drop in Visual Basic-based applications
• Apply Microsoft ActiveX ® controls in Visual Basic-based applications
• Create setup programs to distribute applications

What You Will Receive

Follow-Up Courses