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Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Professional Introduction

Course Aims
To provide readers with a solid foundation upon which to build Windows applications using Visual Basic 5. Readers learn the fundamentals of programming in Visual Basic through the many practical demos and modules of the course.

Assumed Knowledge
Exposure to a programming language would be desirable but is not mandatory.

Course Audience
Application Developers, Prototypes, and Analysts new to MS Visual Basic who want to learn the essentials of this language and the conventions of a graphical interface.

This course can be found in the following categories:

Courses > Programming > Microsoft Visual Basic
Courses > Microsoft > Visual Basic

Table of Contents

Basic Concepts

The Screen Layout

The Toolbar

What are Objects and Properties?

What are Methods?

What are Controls?

What are Events?

Writing Event Procedures

The Toolbox

Setting Properties

The Properties Window

Creating Applications

Working with Projects

Creating the Interface

Creating a New Form

Naming Objects with the Name Property

List of Prefixes used in the Hungarian Naming Convention

Looking at a Sample Application

Changing Properties and Running a Form

Creating an Interface and Changing Properties

Writing Visual Basic Code

Examples of Events that Occur in VB

Getting Help in VB

The Object Browser

Creating Code for Events

The Code Window

Changing Object Properties by using Code

Adding Comments to your Code

Moving Around the Visual Basic Code Window

Creating a Number Cruncher

Creating a Mortgage Calculator

Language Fundamentals

Types of VB code

Functions

Subs

Declarations

Editing Code

Entering Code

VB Instructions

Labelling Code

Introducing Data Types

Comparing Data Types

Data Holders

Rules for Naming Variables

Giving Variables a Data Type

Declaring Variables

Reducing Errors by Forcing Variable Declarations

Using DefType to Declare Variables

Using Constants

Defining a Constant

Where do you Define a Constant?

Adding Code to the Number Cruncher

Adding Code to the Mortgage Calculator

Adding More Code to the Mortgage Calculator

Using Operators

Arithmetic Operators

String Operators

Relational Operators

Logical Operators

Special Operators

Order of Calculation

Making Decisions, Looping and Jumping

Jumping using the GoTo Instruction

If-Then-Else Structures

Select Case Structures

Different Types of Loop Structures

Which one do you use?

For-Next Loops

Using Variables in a For-Next loop

Exiting a For-Next Loop in Mid-flow

Do-Loop Loops

Exiting a Do-loop Structure in Mid-flow

Creating a Simple Text Editor

A Book Ordering System

Working With Numbers and Strings

VB's Functions

Using Some of the Functions

Using VB's String Functions

A List of String Functions

Using Some of the String Functions

Formatting Strings and Numbers with Format

Comparing Strings with the Like Operator

More on Subs and Procedures

General Procedures

Main Features of General Procedures

Creating a General Procedure

Creating a User-Defined Function

Creating a Sub Procedure

Calling a Sub Procedure

Passing Parameters to a Sub Procedure

Saving Procedures

The View Procedures Buttons

Adding Existing Code into your Application

Removing a Code Module or Form

More on the Drinks Booking Form

Using Some of the Functions in this Module

Creating Your Own Sub Procedures

Further Working with Arrays and Structures

Declaring Arrays with the Dim Statement

Where Should the Dim Instruction Go?

Changing the Default Array Starting Number

Declaring Arrays with the Static and Public Instructions

Multi-dimensional Arrays

Two-dimensional Arrays

Three-dimensional Arrays and Above

Dynamic Arrays

Erasing Arrays once Used

Passing Arrays to a Procedure

Using Arrays

An STD Code Look-up Table

Handling Errors and Debugging Code

Debugging Techniques in VB

Rules of Bug Detecting

Tips for Debugging

Using the Debug Window

Entering Break Mode

Looking at the Immediate Window

Placing Results in the Immediate Window from Running Code

The Debug Utilities

Step Into and Step Over

Setting Breakpoints

Setting Watchpoints

Watching Expressions in the Watch Window

Editing and Deleting Watch Expressions

The Instant Watch Option

The Calls Stack Option

Using the Stop Command in Code

A Summary of Shortcut Keys for Debugging Tools

Error Handling and Error Trapping

The Error Handling Statements and Functions

More on Mouse Events

Click and DblClick Events

Adding Code to an Event

MouseDown, MouseUp and MouseMove Events

The Order of Mouse Events

Mouse Capture

Mouse Event Arguments

MousePointer and DragIcon Properties

Dragging and Dropping with the Mouse

The DragMode Property

Demonstration of Mouse Events

Dragging and Dropping

Responding to the Keyboard

Keyboard Events

KeyPress

Some Popular KeyPress Values

KeyUp and KeyDown

The KeyPreview Property

The SendKeys Statement

The ShowKeys Application

The Fantastical Fuming Finger of Fortitude

Creating Your Own Menu Structures

Creating a Drop-down Menu

Adding Code to your Menu Items

Inserting New Menus or Menu Items

Deleting Menus or Menu Items

Creating Cascading Menus

Adding Separator Bars on your Menus

Adding Ellipsis to Indicate a Dialogue Box

Adding Checked Menu Items

Adding a Shortcut Key Combination to a Menu Item

Making Menu Items Dimmed Out

Using Code to Change the State of Menu Items

Making Pop-up Menus

Bringing up the PopUp Menu on Demand

Making Menu Structures

Creating a File Selector Application

Manipulating File Controls

The File Controls on the Toolbox

The File List Box Control Button

The Directory List Box Control

The Drive List Box Control

Making These Controls Work Together

Maintaining Files and Directories in VB

Other Useful Statements with Files

Using the Common Dialog Control

Example Code for the Common Dialogue Box

Interacting with Databases

The Data Control

Creating Bound Controls

Creating Code for Data Controls

The RecordSet Property

The Refresh Method

Overview of SQL

The DBGrid Control

The DBList Control

The DBCombo Control

The Data Form Designer

Designing Your Own Database

Using the Data Form Designer

Creating a Main and Sub Form

Putting it all Together

The Setup Wizard

At the User's Machine

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