MS2565/2389 Windows Application Development & Data Access with Visual Basic.NET FAST TRACK

Visual Basic programmers who need to migrate their skills to Visual Basic.NET.  The course provides the skills required to build Microsoft Windows Forms applications using the Microsoft .NET Framework. In addition, the course covers building data-centric applications and Web services with ADO.NET and SQL Server.

This course covers many of the objectives of the Microsoft MCP, MCAD or MCSD certification programmes exam 70-306.

Given the nature of "Fastrack" courses, delegates will need to be prepared to spend study time in the evenings to fully cover the syllabus.

Delegates will learn how to:

Implement code access and role-based security in a Windows Forms application
Connect to SQL Server and other data sources
Bind Windows Forms applications to various data sources by using Microsoft ADO.NET
Use XML techniques while working with DataSets, including mapping tables and columns, creating XSD schemas, building strongly typed DataSets, and interacting with XMLDataDocuments
Add code to form and control event procedures in a Windows Forms application
Print documents in a Windows Forms application
Debug a Windows Forms application.
Localize a Windows Forms application
Create Help files in a Windows Forms application
Deploy a Windows Forms application
Add deployment flexibility to applications by using shared assemblies
Describe data-centric applications, ADO.NET architecture, and ADO.NET and XML
Perform connected database operations including executing SELECT commands, database definition commands, dynamic SQL commands, and commands that return data from a SQL Server database in XML
Build a DataSet schema, populate it with data, and modify the data programmatically
Build a DataSet from an existing data source
Build a Web service that uses ADO.NET to query and update a data source
Troubleshoot errors within an ADO.NET application
Migrate Visual Basic 6.0 applications to Visual Basic .NET
Make asynchronous calls to methods from a Windows Forms application
Add support for Help to localize a Windows Forms application
Create and populate Windows Forms
Organize controls on Windows Forms
Create menus in a Windows Forms application
Create Multiple Document Interface (MDI) applications
Use dialog boxes in Windows Forms applications
Validate user input in a Windows Forms application
Create and use user controls in a Windows Forms application
Create licenses for controls
Consume XML Web services from Windows Forms applications
Use .NET and COM components in a Windows Forms application
Call Microsoft Win32® APIs from a Windows Forms application

Experience developing applications with Visual Basic 4.0 or later.

Familiarity with Microsoft's .NET strategy as described on Microsoft's .Net Web sites

Understanding of relational database concepts such as table, row, column, primary keys, foreign keys, constraints and views.

Completed MS2124 or have equivalent knowledge.

BUILDING CONTROLS

USING DATA IN WINDOWS FORMS APPLICATIONS

INTEROPERATING WITH MANAGED OBJECTS

PRINTING AND REPORTING IN WINDOWS FORMS APPLICATIONS

ASYNCHRONOUS PROGRAMMING

ENHANCING THE USABILITY OF APPLICATIONS

DEPLOYING WINDOWS FORMS APPLICATIONS

SECURING WINDOWS FORMS APPLICATIONS

CONNECTING TO DATA SOURCES

PERFORMING CONNECTED DATABASE OPERATIONS

BUILDING DATASETS

READING AND WRITING XML WITH ADO.NET

BUILDING DATASETS FROM EXISTING DATA SOURCES

BUILDING AND CONSUMING A WEB SERVICE THAT USES ADO.NET

BUILDING CONTROLS

USING DATA IN WINDOWS FORMS APPLICATIONS

INTEROPERATING WITH MANAGED OBJECTS

PRINTING AND REPORTING IN WINDOWS FORMS APPLICATIONS

ASYNCHRONOUS PROGRAMMING

ENHANCING THE USABILITY OF APPLICATIONS

DEPLOYING WINDOWS FORMS APPLICATIONS

SECURING WINDOWS FORMS APPLICATIONS

CONNECTING TO DATA SOURCES

PERFORMING CONNECTED DATABASE OPERATIONS

BUILDING DATASETS

READING AND WRITING XML WITH ADO.NET

BUILDING DATASETS FROM EXISTING DATA SOURCES

BUILDING AND CONSUMING A WEB SERVICE THAT USES ADO.NET

Helps prepare students for Microsoft examinations:

70–305 - Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio.NET
70–306 - Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
70–315 - Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual C#™ .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
70–316 - Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET