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2 day course

Visual Basic 6: Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications

Debugging and Error Handling Review

  • Debugging Techniques and Tools
  • Error Trapping

Introduction to COM

  • Class Modules
  • Building Class Modules Manually
  • Using Class Builder

Using the Power Of COM

  • Creating COM Components
  • Threading Models
  • Testing Components

Using COM Components

  • Using COM Components from Other Applications
  • Creating Objects for Components Four Ways

Introduction to Data Access

  • Adding the Data Environment Designer
  • Retrieving Data from Connection
  • Data Services and ADO

Presenting Data

  • Shaping and Organizing Data
  • Presenting On-screen Data
  • Printed Reports

ActiveX Controls

  • ActiveX Controls and Constituent Controls
  • Using Layer of Automation To Provide Property And Method Visibility
  • Property Pages
  • Data Aware Controls

Implementing Help

  • Setting Help File Properties
  • Implementing Tool Tips

Package and Deployment Wizard

  • Preparing Your Application
  • Optimization and Deployment
  • Deploying Your Application

Visual SourceSafe

  • Adding Visual SourceSafe to Your Project
  • Using Visual SourceSafe

Using SQL

  • SQL Overview
  • SELECT Statements
  • Cursors
  • Record Locking
  • Stored Procedures

Internet Applications

  • WebBrowser Control
  • What Is an Active Document?

Overview

Students will learn how to develop desktop applications using Visual Basic 6.0 that conform to the Microsoft Solution Framework. They will plan the physical design, create user services, create and manage COM components, test, deploy, and maintain desktop applications.

Prerequisites

Visual Basic 6.0 Introduction or equivalent. Specifically, the student must be able to use Visual Basic 6.0 to develop a simple Windows application. Isolate, identify, and correct errors in a Visual Basic application. Develop and work with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access files.

Benefits

Students will learn how to create complex desktop applications using Visual Basic 6.0.

Target student

Students enrolling in this course should understand Visual Basic terminology, the steps to create an application, modular environments, and the relationship between controls and events.

Private Training Courses

We offer private training courses which may be delivered at our training centre or at your premises on dates to suit you and your delegates. Course content can follow the standard course material as listed in the course outline, or can be tailored to your specific requirements at no extra cost.

For a single company private course we normally recommend that any class does not exceed 8 delegates in order to ensure that the learning objectives are met.

Total price per day (ex-Vat)
Number of delegates 1 2 3 4 5 6 Extra Person
At our Reading Training Centre £695 £775 £855 £935 £1015 £1095 £80
On your premises £595 £665 £735 £805 £875 £945 £70

 

For on-site courses only:

  • Notebook computer hire is £40 per computer per day. Savings can be made for block bookings of 2 or more days, please ask for details.
  • Trainer travel and accomodation is charged at cost and we can give you a fixed price quote for this prior to booking.

Course fees are payable in advance and are listed exclusive of VAT.