Introduction

This five-day instructor-led 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.

Audience

This course is intended for the intermediate programmer who is responsible for designing and building Windows-based applications with the .NET Framework. It is designed for developers who have Visual Basic development skills.Students are required to have the following skills:

• Experience with a .NET language such as Visual Basic .NET
• Experience developing basic applications with MFC and/or Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0

Typically, these individuals perform the following key activities:

• Help create functional specifications.
• Design and develop user interfaces.
• Create and test prototypes.
• Write Windows Forms applications.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Create and populate Windows Forms.
• Organize controls on Windows Forms.
• Create menus in a Windows Forms application.
• Add code to form and control event procedures 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.
• Bind Windows Forms applications to various data sources by using Microsoft ADO.NET.
• 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.
• Migrate Visual Basic 6.0 applications to Visual Basic .NET.
• Print documents in a Windows Forms application.
• Make asynchronous calls to methods from a Windows Forms application.
• Debug a Windows Forms application.
• Incorporate accessibility features in a Windows Forms application.
• Localize a Windows Forms application.
• Add support for Help to localize a Windows Forms application.
• Create Help files in a Windows Forms application.
• Deploy a Windows Forms application.
• Implement code access and role-based security in a Windows Forms application.
• Add deployment flexibility to applications by using shared assemblies.

Prerequisites

The course assumes that students have the following skills:

• Understanding of Visual Basic programming
• Experience building applications

The following prerequisites are recommended for this course:

• M2559A: Introduction to Visual Basic .NET programming or equivalent knowledge

Course Outline

• Introducing Windows Forms
  Creating a Form
  Adding Controls to a Form
  Creating an Inherited Form
  Organizing Controls on a Form
  Creating MDI Applications
• Working With Controls
  Creating an Event Handler for a Control
  Using Windows Forms Controls
  Using Dialogs
  Validating User Input
  Creating Controls at Run Time
  Creating Menus
• Building Controls
  Options for Creating Controls
  Adding Functionality to Controls
  Adding Design-Time Support for Controls
  Licensing a Control
• Using Data in Windows Forms Applications
  Adding ADO.NET Objects to a Windows Forms Application
  Accessing and Modifying Data by Using DataSets
  Binding Data to Controls
  Using the DataGrid Control
  Overview of XML Web Services
  Creating a Simple XML Web Services Client
• Interoperating with COM Objects
  Using .NET and COM Components in a Windows Forms Application
  Calling Win32 APIs from Windows Forms Applications
• Reporting and Printing in Windows Forms Applications
  Creating Reports Using Crystal Reports
  Printing From a Windows Forms Application
  Using the Print Preview, Page Setup, and Print Dialogs
  Constructing Print Document Content Using GDI+
• Asynchronous Programming
  The .NET Asynchronous Programming Model
  The Asynchronous Programming Model Design Pattern
  How to Make Asynchronous Calls to Methods
• Enhancing the Usability of Applications
  Adding Accessibility Features
  Adding Help to an Application
  Localizing an Application
• Deploying Windows Forms Applications
  .NET Assemblies
  Deploying Windows Forms Applications
• Securing Windows Forms Applications
  Security in the .NET Framework
  Using Code Access Security
  Using Role-Based Security

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

Exam 70-306: Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio® .NET

Course Materials

The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.

Related courses:

• M2389: Programming ADO.NET
• M2555: Developing Microsoft .NET Applications for Windows (Visual C# .NET)
• M2663: Programming with XML in the Microsoft .NET Framework
• M2557: Building COM+ Applications Using Microsoft .NET Enterprise Services
• M2710: Analyzing Requirements and Defining Microsoft .NET Solution Architectures
• M1846: Microsoft Solutions Framework Essentials
• M2524: Developing XML Web Services Using Microsoft ASP.NET
• M2310: Developing Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications Using Visual Studio .NE
• M2640: Upgrading Web Development Skills from ASP to Microsoft ASP.NET

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