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Alto's Microsoft Visual Basic hands-on, lab oriented
seminars concentrate on providing you with the important knowledge, technique,
and experience that separates mere end-users from serious programmers. Visual
Basic is a flexible, yet powerful application development tool for programmers.
Our expert instructors lead you to understand and then master the many features
and functions of this extremely popular product, allowing you to efficiently
design, construct, debug, and deliver finished applications.
Introduction to Microsoft
Visual Basic
Alto Consulting & Training Course
(Alto Course 1587A)
This one-day introductory segment of the seminar is intended to provide the student with a
firm grounding in operating principals behind the Windows event/message programming model and
how Visual Basic applications are constructed. This segment concentrates on explaining and
demonstrating the effective use of the primary features of the Visual Basic product.
Key Concept
The introductory segment concentrates on learning about efficient and effective use of product features
Course
Outline
- Overview of the Visual Basic, the Product
- User Interface Design
- Event-Driven Programming
- Module Design
- Manipulating Program Data
- Intrinsic Controls
- Checkbox
- Option Button
- Listbox
- Combobox
- Shape, Line and Image
- Timer
- Container Controls
- Others
- Menus
- Windows Common Dialogs
- Controlling Program Flow
- Debugging Features and Strategies
- Creating Applications for
Distribution
Intermediate Microsoft Visual
Basic
Alto
Consulting & Training Course
(Alto Course
1587B)
This two-day intermediate segment is intended for programmers who are already
familiar with the Visual Basic product and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming
language and are now ready to learn how to design and construct complete solutions.
The intermediate segment is based on the premise that there are design and construction techniques
that produce superior applications-applications that are easier to construct, easier to test,
easier to document, easier to maintain, and easier to re-use in future projects.
Key Concept
The intermediate segment concentrates on combining features to form "best practice" solutions.
Course
Outline
- Application Frameworks
- Error Handling
- Using Advanced Controls
- Tab Divider
- Image List
- Toolbars
- Outline and Tree View
- Status and Progress bars
- Rich Text
- Integrating the Behaviors of Multiple Controls
- Multiple Document Interface (MDI)
- Storing Configuration Information (Registry)
- Advanced Language
Features
Data Access with Microsoft
Visual Basic
Alto Consulting & Training Course
(Alto Course 1587C)
This one day data access segment covers the key features and functions that a developer
needs to know to work effectively with databases using Visual Basic.
Every application uses data, and Visual Basic has numerous powerful data access features
which should be mastered by all serious application developers. By the end of this class
you’ll be able to work with databases, including advanced features like security,
multi-user operations and transactional integrity. This segment features the use of
ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) and Microsoft SQL Server.
Key Concept
Learn how to connect to and query a database, work with sets of records, and make changes.
Course
Outline
- Data Access Options
- Working with Recordsets
- Creating Recordsets
- Navigating
- Inserting, Updating and
Deleting
- Data Integrity
- Transactions
- Multi-User Programming
- Database Security
Advanced Microsoft Visual
Basic
Alto Consulting & Training
Course
(Alto Course 1587D)
This one-day advanced segment is intended for programmers who are very comfortable
with the use of Visual Basic as an application development tool and are ready to branch out
and embrace the entire Windows operating system as a collection of tools and functionality.
The advanced segment explains the nature and use of the Microsoft Component Object Model (COM)
as it applies to Visual Basic programmers, and then shows how to exploit this knowledge to design
and implement application frameworks, custom object classes, ActiveX Automation Servers,
and how to integrate the features and functionality of the components found in the Microsoft
Windows operating system and the Microsoft Office family of products.
Key Concept
The advanced segment concentrates on expanding beyond Visual Basic and into the universe of component objects.
Course
Outline
- Introduction to the Microsoft Component Object Model (COM)
- Creating Object Classes with Visual Basic
- Creating and Working with Collections
- ActiveX Automation
- Creating ActiveX Servers
- Using Your ActiveX Server in Other Applications
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Word
- Creating ActiveX
Controls
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