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Introduction

• Welcome to Visual Basic 2005 Demo
• Visual Basic 2005 Overview Demo
• The Visual Basic 2005 Environment Demo
• Controls & Forms Demo
• A Simple Example Demo

Saving & Executing Projects

• Saving the Original Project Demo
• Modifications & Re-saving Demo
• Recognizing Error Types Demo
• Naming Rules & Conventions Demo
• Basic Form Properties Demo

Controls and Properties

• Textboxes vs. Labels Demo
• Radio Buttons vs. Check Boxes Demo
• Picture Boxes Demo
• AutoSize Property Demo
• Working with Multiple Controls Demo
• Properties vs. Methods Demo

Creating a Functional User Interface

• Keyboard Access Keys
• Tab Order for Controls
• Code for Concatenation
• Tooltips
• Form StartPosition Property

Coding for Controls

• Commenting Code
• Clearing the Contents
• Coding for Radio Buttons & Check Boxes
• Coding the Color of Controls
• Code for Visibility of Controls
• Coding for Multiple Properties

Variables and Constants

• What is a Variable?
• What is a Constant?
• Data Types
• Naming Rules for Variables & Constants
• Variable Declaration Examples
• Scope of a Variable
• Option Explicit

Calculations

• Conversion to Numeric Data Type
• Option Strict
• Math Operations/Hierarchy of Operations
• Data Conversion Issues
• Rounding & Formatting Functions

Message Boxes

• Components of a Message Box
• Message Box Buttons
• DialogResult Variable
• Complex Message Boxes

Accumulating and Counting

• Module-Level Variable
• Forms of Accumulating
• Counting vs. Accumulating
• Try-Catch Blocks
• Complete Example

Conditional Programming

• IF-ELSE Statements
• Relational Operators
• Comparing Strings/Case Issues
• Compound Conditions
• Nested IF Statements
• Conditional Statements with Controls
• Case Structure Alternative

Input Validation

• Common Validation Techniques
• Multiple Validations
• Exception Handling Techniques
• Field-Level Validation
• Masked Text Box for Validation

Menus

• Creating a Simple Menu
• Keyboard Functionality with Menus
• Code for Menu Items
• Creating Context Menus

General Sub Procedures

• What are Sub Procedures?
• What are Function Procedures?
• Passing Arguments to Procedures

Lists

• List Boxes & Combo Boxes
• Properties Associated with Lists
• Methods Used with Lists
• Combo Box Example

Arrays

• Why Use an Array?
• Lists vs. Arrays
• Alternative Array Declaration
• Subscripts
• Two-Dimensional Arrays

Looping

• Do-Loops
• For Next Loops
• Loop-Lookup Example

Printing

• PrintDocument Control
• Setting Up the Graphics Page
• Coding the PrintPreview

Database Files

• XML Data
• ADO.NET & VB.NET
• Database Application Example

Common Dialog Boxes

• Color Dialog Box
• Font Dialog Box
• File Dialog Boxes

Multiple Form Projects

• Creating New Forms
• Form Methods & Events
• Other Form Events
• Scope of Variables Revisited
• Creating a Splash Screen
• Creating an About Form

The Finished Product

• The .EXE File and Deployment

Wrap Up

• Summary of Content Covered

Credits

• About this Author