Prerequisites:

            Programming Fundamentals of Visual Basic 6.0 is designed for developers who are moving to Visual Basic with some understanding of basic programming concepts from a previous programming background.    

During the courses, you will learn how to:

• Describe the programming process
• Use the development environment
• Explain the basic program structure
• Create controls
• Set properties
• Create an application
• Create buttons and labels
• Create text boxes
• Set form properties
• Discuss basic code and data types
• Store and calculate data within the application
• Use Visual Basic's built-in functions
• Use message and input boxes
• Include remarks in the program
• Use comparisons in an application
• Utilize looping structures in code
• Code a sample application for calculating interest
• Use list and combo boxes
• Create data arrays
• Use option buttons
• Use check boxes scroll bars and timers
• Call procedures
• Create subroutines and functions
• Code arguments
• Use built-in functions
• Describe and use the common dialog box
• Open close and delete files from an application
• Read and write data from a database
• Process data from a database
• Print from an application
• Control print properties
• Use the menu editor
• Add pull-down menu options
• Use menu options
• Use images and pictures
• Animate images
• Create toolbars
• Use line and shape controls
• Debug a program
• Step through code
• View the program's progress as it's running
• Create installation programs

Course Outline

• Programming with Visual Basic
  • What is Visual Basic?
  • The VB program development cycle
• Using the Development Environment
  • Using the menu bar and toolbar
  • Using the Form window
  • Supplying Controls with the toolbox
  • Using the Properties window
  • The Project Explorer window
  • Placing forms with the Layout window
  • Using the Help! feature
• Introduction to Programs
  • Opening a sample project
  • Running applications
  • Viewing objects
  • Naming objects
• Looking at Programs
  • Event-driven programs
  • Looking at code
  • Control events
  • Event procedures
  • Properties and event procedures
• Creating Your First Application
  • Generating an application
  • Using the VB Application Wizard
  • Looking at the generated program
• Creating Controls
  • Creating new applications
  • Providing the interface with controls
• Setting Properties
  • Control properties
  • Changing properties
• Creating a Project From Scratch
  • Creating a simple application
  • Saving the new application
• Labels Text Boxes and Buttons
  • Creating labels
  • Creating text boxes for user input
  • Creating command buttons
  • Setting form properties
• Coding Basics
  • Controls and code
  • Datatypes
  • Literals and variables
• Storing and Calculating Data
  • Assigning data to variables
  • Matching variables and datatypes
  • Assigning values to properties
  • Using expressions and operators
  • Using concatenation
• Building an Interest Calculator Application
  • Creating the form
  • Focus and controls
  • Adding controls
  • Copying controls
• Creating the Rest of the Application
  • Finishing the form
  • Adding code
  • The Unload statement
• Putting on the Finishing Touches 
  • Finishing touches
  • Error checking
  • Saving projects
• List and Combo Boxes
  • The list box control
  • Combo boxes
• Data Arrays
  • Defining data arrays
  • Array benefits
• Option Buttons
  • Using option buttons
  • Option button properties
  • Frames and option buttons
  • Using named literals 
• Check Boxes Scroll Bars and Timers
  • Check boxes
  • Scroll bars
  • VB's clock: the timer control
• Calling Procedures
  • Structured programming
  • Calling procedures and returning from them
  • Calling built-in functions
• Coding Subroutines and Functions
  • Coding subroutines
  • Coding functions
• Coding Arguments
  • Working with arguments
  • Receiving by reference and by value
  • Passing arguments by reference: an example
• Built-In Functions
  • Numeric functions
  • String functions
  • Date and time functions
• Data and Formatting Functions
  • Data-testing functions
  • Data conversion functions
  • Formatting functions 
• The Common Dialog Box
  • What the common dialog box does
  • Adding the Common Dialog Box control
  • Generating common dialog boxes
• Managing Files
  • File concepts
  • Working with files
• Reading and Writing Data
  • Writing to files with Write #
  • Reading files with Input #
  • Using the EOF() function
  • Reading records with Line Input #
• Database Processing
  • Introduction to database processing
  • Introducing the Data control
  • Using a Data control
• Creating a Database Application
  • A simple but powerful application
  • More about the Data control
  • Accessing the database file
  • Building the application
• Printing from an Application
  • Introducing printing
  • Introducing the Printer object
  • The Print method 
  • EndDoc and NewPage methods
  • Preparing the user for printing
     

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