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ms806-ver3.7-sg
Visual Basic 6 - Introduction (1.5 - 2 days)
DescriptionThis course aims to increase your productivity by providing the skills and knowledge to program using Visual Basic 6 effectively.
Audience
This course is intended for people who wish to improve their knowledge and skills in the use of Visual Basic 6.
Suggested Prerequisites• This publication assumes a sound knowledge of Microsoft Word.
• A solid grounding in Microsoft Office products or similar.
Methodology
This series of publications has been written with one topic per page. Topic sheets either contain relevant reference information, or detailed step-by-step instructions designed on a real-world case study scenario.
Instructor Resources
Many of the topics require you to open an existing file with data in it. These files can be downloaded free of charge (after your purchase of the courseware) from our web site at www.sideris.com and navigating to the Downloads area.
ObjectivesAt the completion of this courseware participants will be able to:
• understand the basic concepts of a Visual Basic project
• explain general Visual Basic concepts
• create system and module specifications
• create a Visual Basic project and menu form
• create forms and form controls
• use local and global variables
• use decision structures and create functions and sub-procedures
• create a range of form controls to manage data capture
• create, initialise and access memory and control arrays
• print data to a file
• write to and read from a structured text data file
• print a letter directly to a printer
• send data via e-mail controls
• package a Visual Basic project for distribution.
Course OutlineIntroduction To Visual Basic • Overview Of Visual Basic • Running A Visual Basic Application • Opening A Visual Basic Project • The Visual Basic Project Window • The Toolbox • The Standard Toolbar • Closing A Visual Basic Project • Quick Review • On Your Own
Understanding Terminology • Overview Of Understanding Terminology • A Quick Glossary • Naming Conventions • Objects and Properties • Investigating A Program Error • Avoiding Errors • Quick Review • On Your Own
Design • Overview Of Design • System Specification • Module Specification • Form Mock–ups • Quick Review • On Your Own
Creating A Project • Overview Of Creating A Visual Basic Project • Creating A Visual Basic Project • Creating a Menu • Creating An About Form • Linking A Form To A Menu • Disable Unused Menu Options • Quick Review • On Your Own
Forms And Form Controls • Overview Of Forms And Form Controls • Creating A Form • Creating Labels • Text Boxes And Command Buttons • The Code Window • Validating Data • Quick Review • On Your Own
Data And Variables • Overview Of Data And Variables • Creating A Standard Module • Using Public Variables And Constants • The Unload Event • String Concatenation • Local And Global Variables • Quick Review • On Your Own
Decisions And Functions • Overview Of Decision Structures And Functions • Functions And Sub-Procedures • The Select…Case Structure • User-Defined Functions • The Format Function • Quick Review • On Your Own
More Form Controls • Overview Of Form Controls • The ComboBox Control • The Frame Control • The ListBox Control • Referencing Items In A List • Quick Review • On Your Own
Arrays • Overview Of Arrays • Control Arrays Of OptionButtons • Initialising An Array • Referencing Data In An Array • Quick Review • On Your Own
Printing To A File • Overview Of Printing To A File • Create A Save As Dialog • Build A File Path • Printing Data To A File • Output To A Text File • Reviewing Text Output • Quick Review • On Your Own
Accessing text Data • Overview Of Accessing Text Data • Writing To A Formatted Text File • The FileListBox Object • Loop Structures • Importing Data From A Formatted Text File • Quick Review • On Your Own
The Printer Object • Overview Of The Printer Object • Creating A Print Form • Controlling Tab Order • Enabling Form Objects • Sending Data To A Printer • Printing A Letter • Quick Review • On Your Own
E-Mail • Overview Of E-Mail • The MAPI controls • Reusing Objects And Code • MAPI Session And MAPI Messages • MAPI Messages Properties And Methods • Quick Review • On Your Own
Packaging A Project • Overview Of Packaging A Project • Creating A Splash Screen • Using The ANSI Codes • Compilation • The Setup Toolkit • Installing A Package • Quick Review • On Your Own.
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