Nature and target:
This course provides students with the skills required to build Microsoft® Windows® Forms applications by using the Microsoft .NET Framework. This course is a part of the Microsoft Visual Basic .NET curriculum and is intended to provide Visual Basic programmers with the skills required to create Windows Forms applications by using the .NET Framework. The course will cover the major topics for Windows client application programming on the .NET Framework. These topics include: Windows Forms, GDI+, simple data access, interoperating with unmanaged code, threading and asynchronous programming issues, simple remoting, Web access, XML Web services consumption, debugging, security, and deployment issues for desktop applications.
Content:
Ø Introducing Windows Forms
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ü Creating a Form |
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ü Adding Controls to a Form |
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ü Creating an Inherited Form |
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ü Organizing Controls on a Form |
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ü Creating MDI Applications |
Ø Working With Controls
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ü Creating an Event Handler for a Control |
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ü Using Windows Forms Controls |
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ü Using Dialog Boxes in a Windows Forms Application |
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ü Adding Controls at Run Time |
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ü Creating Menus |
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ü Validating User Input |
Ø Building Controls
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ü Extending and Creating Controls |
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ü Adding Design-Time Support for Controls |
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ü Licensing a Control |
Ø Using Data in Windows Forms Applications
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ü Adding ADO.NET Objects to and Configuring ADO.NET Objects in a Windows Forms Application |
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ü Accessing and Modifying Data by Using DataSets |
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ü Binding Data to Controls |
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ü Overview of XML Web Services |
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ü Creating a Simple XML Web Services Client |
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ü Persisting Data |
Ø Interoperating with Managed Objects
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ü Using .NET and COM Components in a Windows Forms Application |
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ü Calling Win32 APIs from Windows Forms Applications |
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ü Upgrading Visual Basic 6.0 Applications to Visual Basic .NET |
Ø Printing and Reporting in Windows Forms Applications
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ü Printing From a Windows Forms Application |
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ü Using the Print Preview, Page Setup, and Print Dialogs |
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ü Constructing Print Document Content by Using GDI+ |
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ü Creating Reports by Using Crystal Reports |
Ø Asynchronous Programming
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ü The .NET Asynchronous Programming Model |
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ü The Asynchronous Programming Model Design Pattern |
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ü How to Make Asynchronous Calls to Any Method |
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ü Helpting to Protect State and Data in a Multithreaded Environment |
Ø Enhancing the Usability of Applications
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ü Adding Accessibility Features
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ü Adding Help to an Application |
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ü Localizing an Application |
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Ø Deploying Windows Forms Applications
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ü .NET Assemblies |
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ü Deploying Windows Forms Applications |
Ø Securing Windows Forms Applications
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ü Security in the .NET Framework |
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ü Using Code Access Security |
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ü Using Role-Based Security |