This course is intended for both novice and experienced programmers who have a minimum of three months programming experience and have basic Microsoft Windows navigation skills.

• Create a simple Visual Basic .NET-based application based on the Windows Application template.
• Use forms and controls to create a user interface.
• Create and use variables and arrays.
• Create and use Sub, Function, and Property procedures.
• Implement decision structures and loops by using conditional expressions.
• Resolve syntax, run-time, and logic errors by using the debugger and structured exception handling.

• Validate user input for fields, controls, and forms.
• Enhance the user interface by adding menus, status bars, and toolbars.
• Create a simple Visual Basic .NET-based Web Forms application that uses an XML Web Service.
• Apply object-oriented programming techniques to create classes, add methods, and add properties.
• Access and manipulate data in a Microsoft Access database by using ADO.NET.
• Build, package, and deploy an application.

Getting Started

• Basic .NET Concepts
• Exploring the Development Environment
• Creating a Visual Basic .NET Project

Working with Forms and Controls

• Understanding Programming Concepts
• Working with Windows Forms
• Working with Controls
• Styling Your Code

Using Variables and Arrays

• Introduction to Data Types
• Using Variables
• Variable Scope
• Converting Data Types
• Creating and Using Structures
• Storing Data in Arrays

• Creating Procedures
• Using ProceduresUsing Predefined Functions

Decision Structures and Loops

• Using Conditional Expressions
• Using Decision Structures
• Using Conditional Loop Structures

Enhancing the User Interface

• Creating Menus
• Creating Status Bars
• Creating Toolbars

Web Forms and XML Web Services

• Working with Web Forms
• Using XML Web Services

Object-Oriented Programming Concepts in Visual Basic .NET

• Understanding Classes
• Working with Classes
• Using Shared Members
• Inheritance, Polymorphism, and Namespaces

Working with Forms and Controls

• Introduction to Deployment
• Deploying a Windows-based Application

• Types of Errors
• Using the Debugger
• Handling Exceptions

Validating User Input

• Restricting User Input
• Validating Field Data
• Validating Form Data

• Introduction to Deployment
• Deploying a Windows-based Application

• Database Concepts
• Overview of ADO.NET
• Working with Data