VB (BSC-IT 6th)

Introduction to Visual Basic :The Visual Basic Program Development Process; The Visual

Basic Environment; Opening a Visual Basic Project; Saving a Visual Basic Project; Running a

Visual Basic Project;

Visual Basic Fundamentals : Numeric Constants;String Constants; Variables;Data Tyes and

Data Declarations;Operators and Expressions;Hierarchy of Operations; String Epressions;Library

functions , Branching and Looping Statements, Relational Operators and Logical Expressions;

Logical Operators;Branching with the if-Then Block;Branching with if-Then -Else Blocks;

Selecttion:Select-case; Looping with for-Next; Looping With Do-Loop; Looping with While-Wend

Visual Basic Control Fundamentals : Visual Basic Control Tools; Control tool Categories;

Working with controls; Naming Forms and Controls; Assigning ProPerty Values to Forms and

Controls; Executing Commands(Event Procedures and Command Buttons); Display Output

Data(Labels and TextBoxes );Entering Input data(Text Boxes); selecting Multiple

Features(Check Boxes); selecting Exclusive Alternatives(Option Button and Frames);Assigning

Properties Collectively(The With Block); Generating Error Messages(The MsgBox

Function);Creating Times Events; Scrollbars;

Menus and Dialog Boxes :Building Drop-down Menus; accessing a Menu from the Keyboard;

Menu Enhancements; Submenus; Pop-up Menus; Dialog Boxes; Input Box;

Executing and Debugging a New Project : Syntax Errors; Logical Errors; Setting break Points;

Defining Watch Values; Stepping Through a Program; User- Induced Errors; Error Handlers;

Procedures :Modules and Procedures; Sub Procedure; Event Procedures; Function Procedures;

Scope; Optional Arguments

Arrays : Array Characteristics; Array declarations; Processing Array Elements; Passing Arrays to

Procedures; Dynamic Arrays; Array-Related Functions; Control Arrays;

Data Access using ADO : Data Access Technology with VB ; The ActiveX Data Object Model;

Advantages of ADO and OLEDB; Connecting to a Data Source; Retrieving from a Data Source;

Sorting and Searching Data; Updating Data; Creating Dynamic RecordsSets; Using Cursors;

Cursor Types; Locking; Accessing ADO Data Control; ActiveX Designers(Data Environments and

Data reports);

Packaging and Deploying the Application : Using Package and Deployment Wizard to Create

Setup; Deployment of Desktop Applications; Floppy Disk Based; Compact Disk Based; Planning

and implementing Network Based Deployment for a Desktop Application