VB6 Visual Basic 6 Comprehensive Training Course

Course Detail

Part 1 Introduction to the VB Environment

Visual Basic Overview & Terminology
Event driven programming
VB Programming Environment

Part 2 Creating the User Interface

Building the User Interface
Creating an Application
Building Menus

Part 3 VB Programming Language

Event Handling
Using Properties
Methods
Naming Conventions
Variables
Variable Scope
Constants
Arrays
User Defined Types
Comments
Continuation Statements
Assignment Statements
Operators
Loops & Decision structures

• If.......Then.......Else
• Do...Loop, For, While,Exiting a loop
• Message Boxes (Msgbox)
• Input Boxes (Inputbox)
• Sub-Routines and Procedures

Part 4 Error handling and debugging

Error Handling

• Introduction
• Trappable Errors
• On Error...
• Resume
• Error Handlers

Err, Error and Error$()
Techniques

• Avoid Variable Name Errors
• Setting Your Own Error Codes
• Simulating A Visual Basic Error
• Catering for Unexpected Errors
• Delayed Error Handling
• Turning Off Error Handling
• Function Specific Error
• Procedures

Debugging your code

• Using the Debug Window Passively
• Using the Debug Window Actively

Interactive Debugging Tools

• Stepping Through Code
• Breakpoints
• Watches
• Instant Watch
• The Calls Window
• Set Next

Part 5 Working with more advanced controls

File management
Timer
ActiveX custom controls

• Tree view and List view
• Common dialog
• Masked edit
• Status Bars
• Toolbars

Part 6 More About Controls

Using Control Arrays
Collections 
Using the Controls Collection
Working with Object Variables

Part 7 Database use in Visual Basic

Database Use in VB

• Database Types
• Database connectivity styles

The ActiveX Data Control
ADO

• Intro to ActiveX Data objects
• Database connection using ADO
• ADO Recordsets
• Disconnected Recordsets

Data Bound Controls

• DataGrid
• DataList
• DataCombo

The Data Form wizard
Visual Data Access Tools

• Data Environment
• Designer Data View Window

SQL
Multiple-User Issues
External Databases
ODBC Databases
MTS (Microsoft Transaction Server) and ADO

Part 8 Using Dynamic-Link Libraries

Introduction to DLLs
Declaring DLLs
Calling DLLs
Providing Callback Procedures

Part 9: ActiveX

The Component Object Model (COM)
ActiveX Clients

• Implementing Automation
• Characteristics of Servers
• Creating a Client
• Receiving Notifications from Servers

Creating ActiveX Servers

• Introduction to ActiveX Components
• Creating Objects
• ActiveX Code Components
• Registering a Sever
• Server Events
• Building Interfaces
• Additional Features of Code Components

Creating ActiveX Controls

• Introduction to Controls
• Creating the Control's User Interface
• Testing
• Exposing Properties, Methods, and Events
• Creating Property Pages
• Data Binding
• Distributing

Using ActiveX Components on a Web Page

• Overview
• Downloading Controls
• HTML Scripting
• Setting Initial Control Properties

Creating and Using ActiveX Documents

• Introduction to ActiveX Documents
• ActiveX Document Projects
• Testing and Debugging
• Multiple Documents
• The User Interface and User Documents

Creating Internet-Aware Applications

• Using Sockets (Winsock)
• Internet Transfer Control
• Web Browser Control
• Automation with Internet Explorer
• Personal Web Server
• IIS
• DHTML