Introduction to the Visual Basic .NET Environment
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• In this first class, we will do an overview of how to build a Windows application using Visual Basic .NET. You’ll learn a new vocabulary, a new approach to
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Introduction to the Visual Basic .NET Environment
Preview
• In this first class, we will do an overview of how to build a Windows application using Visual Basic .NET. You’ll learn a new vocabulary, a new approach to programming, and ways to move around in the Visual Basic .NET environment. Once finished, you will have written your first Visual Basic .NET program.
Course Objectives
• Understand the benefits of using Microsoft Visual Basic .NET as an application tool
• Understand Visual Basic .NET event-driven programming concepts, object-oriented programming terminology, and available controls
• Learn the fundamentals of designing, implementing, and distributing a Visual Basic .NET Windows application
• Learn to use the Visual Basic .NET toolbox
• Learn to modify object properties and use of object methods
• Use menu and toolbar design tools
• Learn how to read and write sequential files
• Understand proper debugging and error-handling procedures
• Gain an understanding of graphic methods and simple animations
• Obtain an introduction to the Windows Application Programming Interface (API) for multimedia effects
• Learn how to print text and graphics from a Visual Basic .NET application
• Gain skills to develop and implement an HTML-based help system
• Introduce database management using Visual Basic .NET
• Obtain an introduction to implementing Visual Basic .NET applications on the internet using the Web form
What is Visual Basic .NET?
• Visual Basic .NET is part of a grand new initiative by Microsoft. It is a complete re-engineering of Visual Basic for the Microsoft .NET framework. With Visual Basic .NET, you are able to quickly build Windows-based applications (the emphasis in this course), web-based applications and, eventually, software for other devices, such as palm computers.
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