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Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Introduction Featuring Database Development

Course Aims
This course teaches the skills required to develop database applications for Windows 3.11 or Windows 95/98 using Visual Basic v4.0 Professional Edition

Assumed Knowledge
A working knowledge of a Windows environment and the ability to launch applications from the Program Manager, manipulate the desktop and it's menus. Exposure to a programming language would be desirable but is not mandatory.

Course Audience
Application Developers, Prototypes, and Analysts who want to learn the essentials of database development using Visual Basic Professional

This course can be found in the following categories:

Courses > Programming > Microsoft Visual Basic
Courses > Programming > Database Programming
Courses > Microsoft > Visual Basic

Table of Contents

Introduction to Visual Basic 4.0

Overview

Three Visual Basic Editions

32 and 16 bit Development

Essentials of Visual Basic 4.0 Development

Creating an Application

Overview

Running Visual Basic 4.0

Elements of the Visual Basic Development Environment

Building an Application

Overview

Using Forms and Controls

The Application

The Grid

Adding a control

Properties

Saving Your Work

Reloading a Project

Running Your Application

Automatically Saving Your Work

Responding To Events

Overview

Events - Adding Code to the Exit Button

Using Properties

Adding Code to NameToAdd

Editor Options

Methods

Adding Code to AddButton

Tidying Up the Interface

Printing Forms and Source

Forms, Modules, Variables and Datatypes

Overview

Forms

Modules

Datatypes

Variant Data Types

Option Explicit

Declaring Variables

Module/Form Level Declarations

Variable Naming Convention

Control Naming Conventions

Constants

Language Constructs

Overview

Comments

Line continuation character

Sub and Function Procedures

Overview

Creating Sub and Function Procedures

Procedure Scope

Procedure Arguments

Function Procedures

Passing Arguments By Value

Exiting a Sub or Function Procedure

Passing Properties to Subs

String Functions

MsgBox Function

Introduction to Relational Databases

Overview

Terms

Sample Database

Relationships

Accessing Databases with the Data Control

Overview

The Data Control and Data Aware Controls

Maintaining Video Categories Table

Other Data Aware Controls

Recordsets

Using the Data Control's Recordset

Data Validation

Conclusion

Creating An Application

Overview

Application User Interface Design

Creating the Project

Opening the Database

Error Handling

Err Object

Creating a Menu

Overview

Creating the Menu

Responding to Menu selections

Disabling or Enabling Menu Commands

Checking Menu Items

Adding a Toolbar

Overview

Adding a Panel

Programming Toolbar Buttons

Implementing a Dialog

Overview

Creating the Form

Adding the Controls

Form Properties

Making Control values Public

Data Validation

Tab Order

Debugging

Overview

Design time, run time and break mode

Setting Breakpoints

The Debug Window

Instant Watch

Call Tree

Adding Records to the Database

Overview

Creating a Module

Adding a Customer

Calling AddCustomer

Conclusion

Querying Databases

Overview

Creating the Video Dialog

Filling the List box

Filling the Combo Box

Creating and Using Classes

Overview

Creating a Class

Adding a Video

Using this Class

Data Validation

Searching for Data

Overview

Creating a Find Window

Displaying the Customer's Information

Printing in Visual Basic

Overview

Producing the Membership card

Introduction to OLE Automation

Overview

Programming Word For Windows

Making an EXE

Overview

Building an EXE

Project

Overview

The Check In/Out Form

Implementing the Check In/Out menu commands

CheckOut method

CheckIn Method and Updating Records

Displaying Checked out Videos

Using QueryDefs

Updating the Grid

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