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Course Title:
Visual Basic Fundamentals

Duration: 5 days

Course Overview
This course is designed to give a good working knowledge of Visual Basic 6. A variety of short workshops explore each of Visual Basic's major areas and gives guidance on best practices. The course aims to give a well rounded, practical introduction to the subject.

Target Audience


This course is ideal for programmers who require a sound working knowledge of Visual Basic 6.

Course Content


Introduction to Visual Basic
Concepts of Visual Basic
Using Help
Configuring Your Environment
Environment & Project Options
Conditional Compilation

Visual Basic Language
Operators
Control Constructs (With, For Each)
Variable Data Type
Declaration Of Data Types
Scope Of Variables
User Defined Data Types

File I/O
Sequential & Random Read/Write
Customising Applications
Creating Menus, Dynamic Menus and Pop-up Menus
Creating Toolbars
Using Message Boxes
Using Input Boxes

Debugging and Error handling
Debug Object and Use
Tracing Execution
Breakpoint Commands
On Error Statements and Err

Application Communications
Dynamic Data Exchange
Dynamic Link Libraries

Visual Basic Objects
Form Types
Controls; incl Data bound controls
Major properties
Naming Conventions
Saving & Opening Projects
Form Linking

Procedures
Guidelines For Entering Code
Creating Event Procedures
Creating General Procedures
Public, Private & Static Procedures
String & Conversion Functions

Crystal Reports
Creating Reports
Activating from Visual Basic
Customising from Visual Basic
Coding for Mouse Events
Changing Mouse pointer
Moving & Dragging Controls
Detecting Key Press of Mouse

Displaying and Printing
The Printer Object
Printer method and PrintForm method
Formulating Output

Database manipulation
SQL Statements
Recordset & moving around in Recordsets
Adding, deleting and editing Recordsets

Distribution Applications
Set-up Wizard
Custom Set-up

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