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Overview

The goal of this course is to provide Microsoft Visual Basic developers with the knowledge and skills needed to develop Microsoft .NET-based applications by using Visual Basic .NET. Visual Basic .NET is a significant upgrade to Visual Basic and incorporates many new features and framework goals of the .NET architecture. These changes will allow Visual Basic developers to create enterprise applications for the .NET Platform and to create more traditional Visual Basic applications that can take advantage of the enhancements to the language.

Prerequisites

Delegates should have experience developing applications with Visual Basic 4.0 or later. Delegates should have completed course MS1013 - Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 6 Development or have successfully completed course MS1016 - Mastering Enterprise Development Using Microsoft Visual Basic 6 or have equivalent knowledge. Delegates should also have familiarity with the basic concepts of Object Oriented Programming and XML Concepts.

Delegates will learn how to

• Create applications that use ADO.NET
• Create components in Visual Basic.NET
• Set up and deploy various types of Visual Basic.NET applications
• Prepare existing Visual Basic applications for upgrade to Visual Basic.NET
• Create Internet applications that use Web forms and Web services
• List the major elements of the .NET framework and describe some of the major enhancements to the new version of Visual Basic
• Describe the basic structure of a Visual Basic.NET project and use the main features of the Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
• Use the new language features and syntax in Visual Basic.NET
• Explain the basic concepts and terminology of object-oriented design and programming specifically for Visual Basic.NET
• Create applications by using Microsoft Windows Forms

Outline

OVERVIEW OF THE MICROSOFT .NET PLATFORM:

What is the Microsoft .NET platform? What is the .NET framework? What are the .NET framework components? What are the Visual Basic .NET enhancements?

DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FEATURES:

Describing the integrated development environment; creating Visual Basic .NET projects; using development environment features; debugging applications; compiling in Visual Basic

.NET LANGUAGE AND SYNTAX ENHANCEMENTS:

Data types; using variables; functions, subroutines, and properties; exception handling

OBJECT-ORIENTED DESIGN FOR VISUAL BASIC .NET:

Designing classes; object-oriented programming concepts; advanced object-oriented programming concept; using Microsoft Visio

OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING IN VISUAL BASIC .NET:

Defining classes; creating and destroying objects; inheritance; interfaces; working with classes

USING WINDOWS FORMS:

Why use Windows forms? Structure of Windows forms; using Windows forms; using controls; Windows forms inheritance

BUILDING WEB APPLICATIONS:

Introduction to ASP .NET; creating Web form applications; building Web services; using Web services

USING ADO .NET:

ADO .NET overview; .NET data providers; the dataset object; data designers and data binding; XML integration

DEVELOPING COMPONENTS IN VISUAL BASIC .NET:

Components overview; creating serviced components; creating component classes; creating Windows forms controls; creating Web forms user controls; threading

DEPLOYING APPLICATIONS:

Describing assemblies; choosing a deployment strategy; deploying applications

UPGRADING TO VISUAL BASIC .NET:

Deciding whether to upgrade; options for upgrading; recommendations; performing the upgrade

Leads to examination

• 70–290 – Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

Leads to certification

• MCSA – Windows Server 2003

• MCSE – Windows Server 2003

• MCSE – Windows Server 2003 – Security

• MCSE – Windows Server 2003 – Messaging

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