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Course 2373—Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET
Five days—Instructor-led
The goal of this course is to provide
Microsoft Visual Basic® developers with the knowledge and skills needed to
develop Microsoft .NET-based applications by using Visual Basic .NET. Visual
Basic .NET is a significant upgrade to Visual Basic and incorporates many new
features and framework goals of the .NET architecture. These changes will allow
Visual Basic developers to create enterprise applications for the .NET Platform
and to create more traditional Visual Basic applications that can take advantage
of the enhancements to the language.
This course is intended primarily for
developers who use Visual Basic 4.0 or later as their primary language, who use
Microsoft technologies such as Microsoft ActiveX® Data Objects (ADO) and Active
Server Pages (ASP) to develop applications, and who plan to use Visual Basic
.NET for future application development.
After completing this course, students will
be able to:
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List the major
elements of the .NET Framework and describe some of the major enhancements to
the new version of Visual Basic.
§
Describe the
basic structure of a Visual Basic .NET project and use the main features of the
integrated development environment (IDE).
§
Use the new
language features and syntax in Visual Basic .NET.
§
Explain the
basic concepts and terminology of object-oriented design specifically for Visual
Basic .NET.
§
Explain and use
the basic concepts and terminology of object-oriented programming in Visual
Basic .NET.
§
Create
applications by using Microsoft Windows® Forms.
§
Create Internet
applications that use Web Forms and Web Services.
§
Create
applications that use ADO.NET.
§
Create
components in Visual Basic .NET.
§
Set up and
deploy various types of Visual Basic .NET-based applications.
§
Prepare existing
Visual Basic-based applications for upgrade to Visual Basic .NET.
Before attending this course, students must
meet the following prerequisites:
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Experience
developing applications with Visual Basic 4.0 or later
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Successful
completion of Course 1013, Mastering
Microsoft Visual Basic 6 Development, or equivalent knowledge
OR
§
Successful
completion of Course 1016, Mastering
Enterprise Development Using Microsoft Visual Basic 6, or equivalent
knowledge
§
Familiarity with
basic concepts of object-oriented programming
§
Familiarity with
Extensible Markup Language (XML) concepts
§
Familiarity with
Microsoft's .NET strategy as described on Microsoft's .NET Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/net/
§
Familiarity with
the .NET Framework as described on the following Web sites:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/0900/Framework/Framework.asp
and
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/1000/Framework2/Framework2.asp
There is no Microsoft Certified
Professional exam associated with this course.
The student kit includes a comprehensive
workbook and other necessary materials for this class.
The following
topics are covered in this module:
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What Is the
Microsoft .NET Platform?
§
What Is the .NET
Framework?
§
What Are the
.NET Framework Components?
§
What Are the
Visual Basic .NET Enhancements?
After completing
this module, you will be able to:
§
List the main
elements of the .NET Platform.
§
Describe the
.NET Framework and its components.
The following topics are covered in this
module:
§
Describing the
Integrated Development Environment
§
Creating Visual
Basic .NET Projects
§
Using
Development Environment Features
§
Debugging
Applications
§
Compiling in
Visual Basic .NET
After completing this module, you will be
able to:
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Describe the
overall benefits of the new IDE.
§
Describe the
different types of Visual Basic .NET projects and their structures, including
their file structures.
§
Reference
external applications from your project.
§
View and set the
properties of a project.
§
Use the various
windows in the IDE, including Server Explorer, the Object Browser, and the Task
List.
§
Debug a simple
application.
§
Build and
compile a simple application.
The following topics are covered in this
module:
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Data Types
§
Using Variables
§
Functions,
Subroutines, and Properties
§
Exception
Handling
After completing this module, you will be
able to:
§
Describe the
changes to data types in Visual Basic .NET.
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Declare and
initialize variables and arrays.
§
Use shorthand
syntax to assign values to variables.
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Implement
functions and subroutines.
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Call the default
properties of an object.
§
Use the new Try...Catch...Finally
statement to implement structured exception handling.
The following topics are covered in this
module:
§
Designing
Classes
§
Object-Oriented
Programming Concepts
§
Advanced
Object-Oriented Programming ConceptsUsing Microsoft Visio®
After completing this module, you will be
able to:
§
Describe the
basics of object-oriented design.
§
Explain the
concepts of encapsulation, inheritance, interfaces, and polymorphism.
§
Create classes
based on use cases.
§
Model classes
for use in Visual Basic .NET by using Visio.
The following topics are covered in this
module:
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Defining Classes
§
Creating and
Destroying Objects
§
Inheritance
§
Interfaces
§
Working with
Classes
After completing this module, you will be
able to:
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Define classes.
§
Instantiate and
use objects in client code.
§
Create classes
that use inheritance.
§
Define
interfaces and use polymorphism.
§
Create shared
members.
§
Create class
events and handle them from a client application.
The following topics are covered in this
module:
§
Why Use Windows
Forms?
§
Structure of
Windows Forms
§
Using Windows
Forms
§
Using Controls
§
Windows Forms
Inheritance
After completing this module, you will be
able to:
§
Describe the
benefits of Windows Forms.
§
Use the new
properties and methods of Windows Forms.
§
Write
event-handling code.
§
Use the new
controls and control enhancements.
§
Add and edit
menus.
§
Create a form
that inherits from another form.
The following topics are covered in this
module:
§
Introduction to
ASP .NET
§
Creating Web
Form Applications
§
Building Web
Services
§
Using Web
Services
After completing this module, you will be
able to:
§
Explain and take
advantage of the benefits of ASP .NET and its various libraries in application
development.
§
Create Web Form
applications.
§
Use HTML server
controls and Web server controls.
§
Create Web
Services.
§
Use Web Services
from a browser or from another client application.
The following topics are covered in this
module:
§
ADO .NET
Overview
§
.NET Data
Providers
§
The DataSet
Object
§
Data Designers
and Data Binding
§
XML Integration
After completing this module, you will be
able to:
§
List the
benefits of ADO .NET.
§
Create
applications that use ADO .NET.
§
List the main
ADO .NET objects and their functions.
§
Use Visual
Studio .NET data designers and data binding.
§
Explain how XML
integrates with ADO .NET.
The following topics are covered in this
module:
§
Components
Overview
§
Creating
Serviced Components
§
Creating
Component Classes
§
Creating Windows
Forms Controls
§
Creating Web
Forms User Controls
§
Threading
After completing this module, you will be
able to:
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Create
components that can be used by managed and unmanaged client applications.
§
Create serviced
components.
§
Create component
classes.
§
Create Windows
Forms controls.
§
Create Web user
controls.
§
Use threading to
create multithreaded applications.
The following topics are covered in this
module:
§
Describing
Assemblies
§
Choosing a
Deployment Strategy
§
Deploying
Applications
After completing this module, you will be
able to:
§
Describe an
assembly.
§
List the
different types of application deployment.
§
Deploy a
component assembly.
§
Deploy an
application that is based on Windows.
§
Deploy a
Web-based application.
The following topics are covered in this
module:
§
Deciding Whether
to Upgrade
§
Options for
Upgrading
§
Recommendations
§
Performing the
Upgrade
After completing this module, you will be
able to:
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Make an informed
decision about whether to upgrade an application.
§
Describe the
various upgrade options available to you.
§
Use the Upgrade
Wizard.