Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 6 Fundamentals Training Class

Lesson 1: Introduction to Application Development Using Visual Basic

Features of Visual Basic
Editions of Visual Basic
Visual Basic terminology
Working in the development environment
Event-driven programming
Creating a program in Visual Basic
Project and executable files
Visual Basic reference materials
Self-check questions

Lesson 2: Visual Basic Fundamentals

Introduction to objects
Controlling objects
Properties, methods, and events
Working with forms
Introduction to controls
Basic controls
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Lesson 3: Working with Code and Forms

Understanding modules
Using the code editor window
Other code navigation features
Code documentation and formatting
Setting environment options
Setting code formatting options
Automatic code completion features
Interacting with the user
Using the MsgBox function
Using the InputBox function
Working with code statements
Managing forms
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Lesson 4: Variables and Procedures

Overview of variables
Declaring variables
Variable scope
Using arrays
User-defined data types
Converting data types
Using constants
Working with procedures
Working with dates and times
Using the Format function
Manipulating text strings
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Lesson 5: Controlling Program Execution

Comparison and logical operators
Using If???Then statements
Using Select Case statements
Overview of looping structures
Using Do???Loop structures
For???Next statement
Exiting a loop
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Lesson 6: Debugging

Types of errors
Break mode
Using the Debug toolbar
Using the Watch window
Using the Immediate window
Using the Locals window
Tracing program flow with the Call Stack
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Lesson 7: Working with Controls

Types of controls
Overview of standard controls
Using ComboBox and ListBox controls
Using OptionButton and Frame controls
Working with selected text
Advanced standard controls
ActiveX controls
Insertable objects
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Lesson 8: Data Access Using the ADO Data Control

Overview of ActiveX data objects
Visual Basic data access features
Relational database concepts
Using the ADO Data control to access data
Structured query language (SQL)
Manipulating data
Using Data Form Wizard
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Lesson 9: Input Validation

Field-level validation
Using text box properties to restrict data entry
Using the Masked Edit control
Form-level validation
Form events used when validating data
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Lesson 10: Error Trapping

Overview of run-time errors
Overview of the error handling process
The Err object
Errors and the calling chain
Errors in an error-handling routine
Inline error handling
Error-handling styles
General error-trapping options in Visual Basic
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Lesson 11: Enhancing the User Interface

Menus
Status bars
Toolbars

Lesson 12: Drag and Drop

Overview of drag and drop
Mouse events
Drag-and-drop basics
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Lesson 13: More About Controls

Collections
Using control arrays
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Lesson 14: Finishing Touches

User interface design principles
Distributing an application
Creating a default project
Review: Steps to creating a Visual Basic program
Development resources
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