VB.NET 2005 Free Training

We are exited to let you know that we will be starting Visual Basic .NET 2005 Training. Please find the topics below which we will be covering during the course. This training is based on the latest Visual Basic .NET 2005 version.

Visual Basic .NET 2005 Training

1. .NET Framework architecture

• The role of the Common Language Runtime (CLR) and core .NET Framework classes
• Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL)
• Just-In-Time (JIT) compilation
• Assemblies, native assemblies, and the Global Assembly Cache (GAC)
• Comparison of VB.NET, C#, and J#
• Differences between Vb 1 and VB 2.0

2. Introducing Windows Forms

• Creating a Windows Application
• Setting and Adding Properties to a Windows Form
• Using Visual Inheritance
• Event Handling
• Building graphical interface elements by using the System.Drawing namespace
• Working with images

3. Controls

• Adding Controls to a Windows Form
• Adding Controls using Windows Forms Designer
• Important common properties of controls
• Configuring the order of tabs
• Handling Control Events
• Dialog Boxes
• Common Windows Forms Controls
• Creating Menu and Menu Items
• Creating Multiple-Document Interface (MDI) Applications

4. Exceptions

• What is an exception?
• Handling Exceptions
• Custom Exceptions
• Managing Unhandled Exception
• User Input Validation

5. Creating and Managing Components and .NET Assemblies

• Creating and Managing .NET Components
• Creating and Managing .NET Assemblies

6. Data Binding

• Bind Data to the UI
• Complex Data Binding
• One-Way and Two-Way Data Binding
• The BindingContext and CurrencyManager Classes
• Using the Data Form Wizard
• Transform and Filter Data
• Using Server Explorer
• Filtering Data

7. Consuming and Manipulating Data

• Access and Manipulate SQL Server data
• Using Stored Procedures
• Access and Manipulate Data
• The ADO.NET Object Model
• Using DataSets
• Editing Data with ADO.NET
• Using XML Data
• Handle Data Errors

8. Web Services

• Understanding Web services
• SOAP
• Disco and UDDI
• WSDL
• Invoking your first Web service
• Creating Web services
• Discovering Web services
• Disco and UDDI

9. Testing and Debugging a Web Application

• Testing
• Tracing
• Debugging

10. Working with Legacy Code

• Using ActiveX Controls
• Using COM Components
• Using COM+ Components
• Using Platform Invoke

11. Testing and Debugging a Windows Application

• Testing
• Creating a Test Plan
• Executing Tests
• Unit Testing
• Integration Testing
• Regression Testing
• Testing International Applications
• Tracing
• Debugging

12. Deploying a Windows-based Application

• Deployment Tools
• Deploying a Windows application
• Customizing a Setup Project
• Shared Assemblies
• Creating Installation Components
• URL Remoting
• Methods of Deployment
• Windows Logo Programs

Shared Assembly
VB.NET 2005 Tutorials : Shared Assembly In this tutorial you will learn about Shared Assembly, how to Assign Strong name to an assembly, Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0, Using the Global Assembly Cache tool (Gacutil.exe), Removing an Assembly from the Global Assembly Cache, Referencing an Assembly ...

The .NET Framework Architecture Part 1
This is the first tutorial as part of the Visual Basic .NET 2005 Training. In this tutorials we will be learning about the basics of The .NET Framework Architecture, The .NET vision, Common Language Runtime (CLR), .NET Framework Class Library and Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL). It's very imp...

Tracing VB.NET Windows Application
VB.NET 2005 Tutorials : Tracing a Windows Application In this tutorial you will learn about Tracing, Using Trace and Debug to display information, Code Tracing and Debugging, Output from Tracing, The six Debug Members and Trace Methods, Trace Listeners, Types of predefined Trace Listeners, Trace Sw...

The .NET Framework Architecture Part 2
VB.NET 2005 Free Training : The .NET Framework Architecture Part 2. In this tutorial of The .NET Framework Architecture Part 2 we will learn about Just-In-Time (JIT) compilation, Assemblies, native assemblies, Global Assembly Cache (GAC) and Comparison of VB.NET, C#, and J#.

VB.NET Windows Application Testing
VB.NET 2005 Tutorials : Testing a Windows Application In this tutorial you will learn how to Test a Windows Application, Creating Unit Tests, Generating an ASP.NET Unit Test, benefits of unit testing, Integration Testing, Different approaches to Integration Testing, Regression Testing, goals of reg...

Implementing Inheritance
Introduction and Implementing Inheritance The usefulness of inheritance is depnding on the choice of its usage. You can use inheritance if the derived class is a kind of base class but not has a relationship with the base class. Such a situation empowers you to reuse the code from the base class. I...

The File Types Editor
The File Types Editor The File Types Editor can be used to create the required registry to establish a file association for the application being installed. A file association is simply a link between a particular file extension and a particular application. For example, the file extension .xls i...

Visual Studio.NET Namespaces
Visual Studio.NET Namespaces The .NET Framework class library has thousands of classes which are needed for developing and deploying solutions. In order to organize all those classes for ease of use .NET Framework uses namespaces. This Gives the Classes their own space and prevents conflicts between...

Differences between VB.NET 1.0 and VB.NET 2.0
VB.NET 2005 Free Training: Differences between VB.NET 1.0 and VB.NET 2.0: VB.NET 2005 comes with a number of enhancements. The IntelliSense Code snippets, the Windows Forms designer updates, IntelliSense filtering, debugger data tips, exception Assistant etc make the software a pleasure to work with...

Visual Studio Windows Forms Designer
Using The System.Windows.Forms.Form class System.Windows .Forms.Form class is the foundation class for all forms to be created. All the forms that are created in VB .NET are also inheriting from this base class. This class provides for all the facilities needed for the form. Additional functionality...

Introducing VB.NET Windows Forms
Introducing VB.NET 2005 Windows Forms We will be learning in the next series of articles as part of VB.NET 2005 Free Training : Introducing Windows Forms in the following topics with code samples and screen shots.

Event Handling In Visual Basic .NET
Introduction to Event Handling One of the most useful capabilities of the OOP Languages is their inbuilt ability to be aware of a large number of events like MouseOver, MouseClick, and so on so that we can write codes to react to any event that we are interested. This is made possible by the rich s...

Exploring the Forms Designer generated code
VB.NET 2005 Free Training Exploring the Forms Designer generated code As you create a new project in the Visual Basic, the IDE generally automatically adds lots of lines of code on its own. Visual Basic 2005 comes with an option to skip over this behavior of the Visual Basic IDE. The default optio...

Building Graphical Interface elements
Building graphical interface elements by using the System.Drawing namespace In this tutorial we will learn about Graphics Object, The Windows Forms Coordinate System, Drawing Text on a Form, Drawing Shapes and Working with images.

Microsoft .NET Creating Installation Components
VB.NET 2005 Tutorials : Creating Installation Components In this tutorial you will learn how to Create installation components, Work with predefined Installation Components, Deploying an Assembly containing the Installation Components, Working with Installer Classes, URL Remoting, Launching a Remot...

Application Class and Message Class
Using Application Class Visual Basic 2005 introduces a speedy way to access many important classes relating to the Computer on which the application is running, the user running it, the application itself, its forms and any associated web services. The best part of it all is that you can access it ...

Visual Studio Adding Controls to Windows Form
Visual Studio Adding Controls In this tutorial let's discuss about Adding Controls to a Windows Form, Adding Controls using Windows Forms Designer, Adding Controls Dynamically and Setting properties of Controls. Sample source codes used in this tutorial are included. Forms are containers for contr...

Common Controls and Handling Control Events
Common Controls and Handling Control Events In this tutorial we will be learning how to use common control like Control Hierarchy, Label and LinkLabel, TextBox and RichTextBox, PictureBox, GroupBox and Panel, Button, CheckBox and RadioButton, ListBox, CheckedListBox and ComboBox, DomainUpDown and N...

Implementing Class Library Object
Implementing Class Library Object in VB.NET 2005 Class: Classical Object Oriented Concepts explain a class as a cookie cutter. A class allows you to create objects of the class. As a programmer you define a class with data fields, properties, methods and events. Then you can create objects based on...

Setting and Adding Properties to Windows Form
Setting and Adding Properties to a Windows Form In this tutorial we will learn about Setting and Adding Properties to a Windows Form, Using the Visual Designer to set Windows Form Properties, Setting Windows Forms Properties programmatically and Using Visual Inheritance along with the sample project ...

Dialog Boxes in Visual Basic .NET
Dialog Boxes in Visual Basic .NET Most Windows applications request for user input. Dialog boxes are one means of requesting users for specific kinds of inputs. Therefore, VB.NET allows its designers to create a number of different types of dialog boxes. Standard Dialog boxes are included in classes...

.NET Common Windows Forms Controls Part 1