Programming with Visual Basic.NET for business

Title:

Personal Author:

Koneman, Philip A.

Publication Information:

Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, 2004

Physical Description:

1v + 1 DVD-ROM

ISBN:

9780130473684

General Note:

Accompanied by compact disc : CP 2732

Subject Term:

BASIC (Computer program language)

Microsoft .NET.

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This text examines the important programming fundamentals of both desktop and Web applications using Microsoft Visual Basic.NET, while introducing students to the object-oriented features of the platform.

Author Notes

Dr. Koneman manages the Certification Department at J.D. Edwards, a leading provider of integrated, Web-enabled applications designed to assist large- and medium-size companies improve business performance. In this role, Dr. Koneman manages the certification products and processes for validating the knowledge and skills of J.D. Edward's consultants and Business Partners. Prior to joining J.D. Edwards, he spent 10 years in Higher Education as an Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems at Colorado Christian University. He has taught courses in Computer Applications, Database Management, Multimedia Design, Visual Basic, and Business Ethics.

Dr. Koneman has a wide professional portfolio that Includes writing, consulting, and software development. He has written for the Prentice Hall Select Series. He has worked with companies such as CertiPort, Inc. as a consultant in certification development. As the former President of Instructional Design Consultants, Inc., Dr. Koneman managed the design and development of CD-ROM instructional materials for medical technology education, and in 1995 his company was awarded the Denver Business Journal's Most Innovative New Products Award in Biotechnology for GermWare, an interactive CD-ROM for learning microbiology.

Dr. Koneman received his Ph.D. from the School of Education at the University of Colorado at Denver. His research interests include computer-based learning, educational testing and measurement, and ethical issues regarding computers and technology in a post-modern society.

(NOTE: Each chapter begins with Performance Objectives and concludes with an End of Chapter Summary, Multiple-Choice Questions, True-False Questions, Short-answer Questions, Exercises, Guided Exercises, and Case Studies.)

1 Understanding Programming Concepts and Writing a Simple Visual Basic Application

Introducing Visual Studio.NET

The .NET Framework

Do I Need a Plan? Procedural Programming

Event Driven Programming

Planning Event-Driven Programs

Working with Objects

Objects

Properties

and Methods

Steps for Planning and Creating Visual Basic.NET Applications

Using the Toolbox

Creating an Application

2 Using Variables, Constants, and Functions in Calculations

Using Data Stored in Controls to Perform Calculations

Using Variables in Calculations

Using Variables in Code

Variable Data Types

Naming Variables

Declaring Variables

Variable Scope

Using Constants in Calculations

Naming Constants

Declaring Constants

Obtaining User Input

The ComboBox Control

Using Functions in Calculations

Using the InputBox Function to Obtain User Input

Using the Val Function to Convert Text Entries to Numeric Data

Operator Precedence

Formatting Results for Output

3 Processing Decisions

Using Programming Structures

Using Decision Structures

Using the If...Then Statement

Using Flowcharts to Model Decision Statements

Using If...Then...Else Decision Statements

Nested Decision Structures

Displaying Messages for Verifying Decisions

Using an If Statement and the MsgBox function to Handle the Event for Exiting an Application

Using If Statements with Check Boxes and Radio Buttons

Radio Button and Group Box Controls

The Check Box Control

Using Decision Statements for Data Validation

Checking for a Required Value

Checking for Numeric Values

Checking for Required Data

Using If Statements with Text Strings

Comparing Text Strings

Using the UCase and LCase Functions with Text Strings

Using Logical Operators with If Statements

Using the Select Case Decision Statement

Using Select...Case Statements

Using a Select...Case Statement with Radio Buttons

4 Using Looping Structures and Lists

Introducing Repetition Structures

Using For...Next Statements

Displaying the Results of a Repetition Statement

Incrementing and Decrementing the Counter Variable

Endless Loops

Using Do...Loop Statements

Repeating Statements in a Do...Loop While a Condition Is True

Repeating Statements in a Do...Loop Until a Condition Is True

Exiting a Do...Loop Before a Condition is True

Working with Lists

Using the Windows Forms ListBox Control

Selecting Items in a List Using the ListBox Control for Displaying Formatted Lists

Using the For...Each...Next Statement

5 File Access, Dialog Boxes, Error Handling, and Menus

Data File Basics

Sequential File Access

Reading and Writing Data by Using Sequential File Access

Random File Access

Creating a User-Defined Data Type Record Structure

Declaring a Structure Variable

Opening a Random Access File

Reading Records from a Random Access File

Writing Records to a Random Access File

Processing I/O Errors by Using Exceptions

Using the Try...Catch...Finally Statement to Handle I/O Exceptions

Adding Common Dialog Boxes to Windows Forms

Using the OpenFileDialog Control

Using the SaveFileDialog Control

Using the FontDialog Control

Exceptions and Common Dialog Controls

Using the RichTextBox Control for Reading and Writing Formatted Text

Changing Font Attributes in a RichTextBox Control

Adding Menus to Windows Forms

Creating and Adding Menus to Windows Forms

Adding a MainMenu object to a form

Using the MainMenu Control

Writing Code to Handle Menu-Item Click Events

Adding a Context Menu to a Form

6 Connecting to Databases With ADO.NET

Database Concepts

Introducing ADO.NET

ADO.NET and Disconnected Data

ADO.NET and XML

Managed Providers

Creating and Generating a Dataset

Creating a Dataset by Using the Server Explorer

Filling a Dataset

Using the DataGrid Control

Changing Data in a DataGrid

Binding Controls to a Database

7 Using Sub Procedures, Function Procedures, and Modules

Procedures

Sub procedures and Function Procedures

Using Sub Procedures

Declaring a Sub Procedure

Determining the Accessibility of a Sub Procedure

Creating User-Defined Procedures

Calling a Sub procedure

Passing Arguments to Sub Procedures

Using a Sub Procedure to Perform Data Validation

Using Function Procedures

Intrinsic Function Procedures

Creating User-Defined Function Procedures

Passing Arguments ByVal and ByRef

Organizing Procedures by Using the #Region Statement

Using Modules and Multiple Forms in Windows Applications

8 Using Arrays, Structures, and Collections

Using Arrays

Declaring a Single-Dimension Array

Adding Data to an Array at Run Time

Declaring a Two-dimensional Array

Using Dynamic Arrays

Populating an Array by Reading a Disk File

Using Structures with Arrays

Declaring Structures

Declaring Structure Variables

Using an ArrayList to Create a Collection

9 Object Orienting Programming with Visual Basic.NET

Object-Oriented Programming

Objects and Classes

Object Properties and Methods

Encapsulation and Abstraction

Using Classes

Inheritance and Polymorphism

Creating Classes

Using Fields and Properties to Add Information to Objects

Storing Information in Objects by Using Fields

Storing Information in Objects by Using Properties

Using Fields versus Properties to Store Information in an Object

Class Methods

Creating and Calling Class Methods

Using Inheritance to Create a Derived Class

Overriding Methods

10 Creating Distributed Web Applications by Using ASP.NET

Creating Distributed Web Applications by Using ASP.NET Why Use ASP.NET? ASP.NET System Requirements

Web Design Basics: Designing Web Pages by Using HTML

Adding Interactivity to Web Pages by Using ASP.NET

Creating an ASP.NET Web Forms Project

The Web Forms Design Interface

Using Controls

Adding Web Server Controls to a Web Forms Project

Validating Data in Web Forms Projects

Validation Controls

Using ADO.NET Data Access Objects in Web Forms

11 XML and ADO.NET

Why Use XML? Markup Languages

Characteristics of XML

Creating XML Files by Using the XML Designer

Adding an XML File to a Project

Validating XML Data

Saving XML Data to a File

Creating an Application that Reads Data from an XML File

Creating an Application that Writes Data to an XML File

XML Schemas

XML Elements, Attributes, and Types

Naming Conventions for Elements and Attributes

Creating Schemas

Creating an XML Schema from an XML File

Creating a DataSet Schema by Using the XML Designer

Creating Relationships in XML Schemas

12 Graphics, Printing, and Reporting with Crystal Reports

Displaying Graphics in Applications

Using Vector Graphics in Applications

Using Raster Graphics in Applications

Using the Visual Studio.NET Image Editor

Displaying Bitmap Images in Windows Applications

Displaying Bitmap Images in Web Forms Applications

Previewing and Printing Text by Using the PrintPreviewDialog and PrintDialog Controls

Reporting and Printing Information by Using Crystal Reports

Creating a Report

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