This is a course on advanced Visual Basic.NET programming. Students will be introduced to object-oriented programming using the .NET Framework and the Common Language Runtime. Exceptions, file handling and operations, database programming fundamentals, and Internet programming are covered in the course. Application of object-oriented programming principles to the Visual Basic programming language. Topics will include implementing advanced graphical user interfaces and database front ends, using OLE, the Windows API and DLLs, and creating ActiveX controls.

Students will learn:

• Using multiple forms, standard modules, class modules, data environments,
• ata reports and multiple document interfaces (MDI) with child forms
• Using intrinsic controls, Windows common controls, advanced controls, control
• Arrays
• Using error handling routines
• Use login controls to authenticate users
• Create a Data Access Layer
• Create a Business Logic Layer
• Displaying Data with an ObjectDataSource
• Learn mouse and keyboard events and one- and two-dimensional arrays
• Use random access files as well as sequential files
• Relational databases and create Data Services to an existing database
• Using ActiveX ADO data controls and data bound controls
• Code or set simple SQL queries
• Develop custom server controls
• Using graphics controls and drawing figures using graphics procedure
• Use the Timer control to simulate animation in a graphics project
• Create a user-defined class module, instantiate objects of the defined class,
• Access and manipulate these objects
• Create and Define a collection of user-defined objects and manipulate the collection and use it in a project

Course overview:

• Introduction to ASP.NET web programming
• Introduction to database programming
• HTML Overview
• Review of loops, if/else/elseif/switch, functions and subroutines; recursion
• Creating console applications
• Website Security
• Configure and deploy a web application
• Testing and Debugging an ASP.NET application