Visual Basic .NET 2003

• Learn about Windows Forms
• Get up to speed on the new Visual Basic syntax
• Understand how to trap Windows Forms events
• Learn basic object-oriented programming techniques
• See the latest Windows Forms controls
• Become familiar with classes for handling string and date data
• Learn how to access data using ADO.NET
• Understand how to use inheritance and override members
• Work with the new VB.NET debugging features
• Understand error handling using Exception objects
• Learn how to work with the Windows file system
• Investigate new .NET data structures
• Learn the role of DataSets in ADO.NET
• Understand how to build Windows Services
• Learn how to create data-bBound application
• Build XML Web Services
• See how VB.NET can access COM components
• Become familiar with ASP.NET and server controls
• Learn about .NET security
• Understand how to build reports using Crystal Reports
• Learn to create MDI applications
• See how to efficiently deploy your VB.NET applications

VB.NET Nuts and Bolts

• Creating Console Applications 

• Creating a New Visual Basic.NET Project

• Modules and Classes

SESSION 2 (97:21)

VB.NET Nuts and Bolts (cont.)

• Variables, Operators, and Data Types 

• Procedures, Arguments, Looping, and Control Flow

The Windows Forms Event Model

• How Visual Basic.NET Handles Events 

• Understanding Delegates 

• Anatomy of an Event Handler 

• Exploring Form and Control Events

SESSION 3 (99:28)

Classes and Objects

• Using Objects to Organize a Complex World

• Defining Classes 

• Constructing Objects 

• Creating and Using Properties 

• Creating and Using Methods 

• Raising and Handling Events 

• Finalization

Windows Forms Controls

• TabControl, Context Menu, TrackBar 

SESSION 4 (108:21)

Windows Forms Controls (cont.)

• TabControl, Context Menu, TrackBar (cont.)

• NumericUpDown, DomainUpDown 

• Label, CheckBox, RadioButton 

• ListBox 

• Adding Controls Dynamically 

• Other List Controls 

• Anchoring and Docking 

• Using the Splitter Control 

• Dialog Controls 

SESSION 5 (90:03)

Working with Strings and Dates

• Working with Text: The String Class 

• Manipulating Text with the StringBuilder Class 

• Working with Dates and Times 

• Handling Elapsed Times with the TimeSpan Type 

Exception Handling 

• Perspectives on Exception Handling 

• Adding a Simple Try/Catch Block 

• Using an Exception Object 

• Catching Specific Exceptions 

• Using the Throw Keyword 

• Using the Finally Block 

SESSION 6 (113:15)

Debugging Your Applications 

• Configuring the Debugging Environment 

• Debugging Syntax Errors 

• Configuring Debugging in Visual Studio .NET 

• Setting Breakpoints and Stepping through Code 

• Exploring the Debugging Windows 

• Writing to the Windows Event Log 

Inheritance and Interfaces

• Object Oriented Programming

• Supporting Inheritance 

• Creating a Derived Class 

• Overriding in Action 

• Customizing Controls with Inheritance 

SESSION 7 (80:49)

Inheritance and Interfaces (cont.)

• Using Interfaces 

• Implementing IComparable to Enable Sorting 

Handling Input/Output Tasks

• Introducing the System.IO Namespace

• Selecting Files

• Handling Path Information 

• Working with Directories and Files 

• Reading and Writing Text Files 

SESSION 8 (102:21)

Investigating .NET Data Structures

• Working with Arrays 

• Useful System.Array Members 

• Arrays in the .NET Framework 

• The ArrayList Class 

• The HashTable Class 

• The SortedList Class 

• The Stack and Queue Classes 

• Creating Strongly Typed Collections

• Overview of ADO.NET
• Connecting to Data
• Executing Commands
• Working with Data
• Choosing an ADO.NET Provider

• Using COM Objects in Visual Basic .NET
• Using Platform Invocation Services

SESSION 10 (107:02)

Interoperability (cont.)

• Call .NET Assemblies from Visual Basic 6.0

• Data Binding Basics
• Using the Data Form Wizard

• A Review of Classic ASP
• ASP.NET Web Applications

SESSION 11 (106:55)

Introduction to ASP.NET (cont.)

• Rendering HTML with Server Controls

• The Role of DataSets in ADO.NET
• Using DataSets in ASP.NET
• Saving DataSets in Session State
• Using DataTable Constraints and DataSet DataRelations
• Using DataSets with DataAdapters to Modify Data

SESSION 12 (107:04)

Managing Data with ADO.NET DataSets (cont.)

• Using DataSets with DataAdapters to Modify Data (cont.)
• The Transactional Model in DataSets
• DataSets and XML
• Typed DataSets

• Introducing Crystal Reports
• Creating a Simple Report

SESSION 13 (95:59)

Creating Reports Using Crystal Reports (cont.)

• Using Custom Formulas
• Add Custom Grouping and Totals
• Filtering the Report

• Introducing Windows Services
• Building Your First Windows Service
• The FileWatcher Service

• The Motivation for XML Web Services
• Creating an XML Web Service with Visual Studio .NET
• Designing XML Web Services

SESSION 14 (105:03)

Creating and Consuming XML Web Services (cont.)

• Creating .NET Consumers
• Web Services and Legacy Clients
• Discovering Web Services Using UDDI

• Synchronizing Multiple DataGrid Controls
• Formatting a DataGrid Control
• Limit Editing in a DataGrid
• Working with the ListBox Control
• Working with Binary Data

• Overview of Security in .NET
• Permission Requests

SESSION 15 (100:34)

Security (cont.)

• Using Role-Based Security

• Creating MDI Applications
• The Scribble Application

SESSION 16 (106:58)

Multiple Document Interfaces (MDI) and Graphics (GDI+) (cont.)

• Drawing on Forms
• Creating Transparent Areas in Forms
• Creating Shaped Forms

• Deployment Concepts
• Simple Deployment
• Windows Installer Deployment
• Deploying Shared Components
• HTTP Deployment