Developing Applications Using VB 2008/2010: Vol 2, Part 4 of 5
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Developing Applications Using VB 2008/2010: Vol 2, Part 4 of 5

LearnNow Online
Updated Oct 25, 2018

Course description

In this course you will learn about important development topics that are not normally covered in a beginning Windows application programming course. Starting with an introduction to .NET interoperability, you will work through crucial topics such as saving objects to a stream using .NET Serialization, creating and displaying reports, Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), working with multiple-document interface (MDI) applications, and drawing your own user interfaces using the System.Drawing namespace. You will dig deeper into working with the most complex built-in controls, the DataGridView control, how to interact with printers and how to print documents. You’ll also investigate several new Visual Studio 2008 features, including Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), new deployment features using ClickOnce, Windows Workflow Foundation (WF), and new support for Office 2007 products using Visual Studio Tools for Office. You are certain to find many topics here that will extend your knowledge, your capabilities, and your value as a developer.

Each LearnNowOnline training course is made up of Modules (typically an hour in length). Within each module there are Topics (typically 15-30 minutes each) and Subtopics (typically 2-5 minutes each). There is a Post Exam for each Module that must be passed with a score of 70% or higher to successfully and fully complete the course.


Meet the experts

Ken Getz

Ken Getz is a featured instructor for several of our Visual Studio courses. He is a Visual Basic and Visual C# expert and has been recognized multiple times as a Microsoft MVP. Ken is a seasoned instructor, successful consultant, and the author or co-author of several best-selling books. He is a frequent speaker at technical conferences like Tech-Ed, VSLive, and DevConnections and he has written for several of the industry's most-respected publications including Visual Studio Magazine, CoDe Magazine, and MSDN Magazine.

Robert Green

Robert Green is a Visual Studio expert and a featured instructor for several of our Visual Basic and Visual C# courses. He is currently a Technical Evangelist in the Developer Platform and Evangelism (DPE) group at Microsoft. He has also worked for Microsoft on the Developer Tools marketing team and as Community Lead on the Visual Basic team. Robert has several years of consulting experience focused on developer training and is a frequent speaker at technology conferences including TechEd, VSLive, VSConnections, and Advisor Live.

Video Runtime

226 Minutes

Time to complete

286 Minutes

Course Outline

Module 10

WMI Async (22:09)

  • Introduction (00:46)
  • WMI Asynchronously (00:43)
  • Demo: Sync / Async (05:35)
  • ManagementOpObserver (01:31)
  • Demo: Completed/ObjReady (06:07)
  • Strongly Typed Event Queries (00:49)
  • Demo: Event Queries (05:34)
  • Summary (01:01)

MDI Parent and Child Forms (16:18)

  • Introduction (01:17)
  • MDI Applications (00:43)
  • Child Windows (00:36)
  • Creating an MDI Application (00:33)
  • MDI Parent Form (00:35)
  • MDI Child Forms (00:43)
  • Managing Open Windows (01:15)
  • Arranging Windows (00:37)
  • Demo: Parent & Child Forms (09:29)
  • Summary (00:24)

Managing Menus (11:53)

  • Introduction (00:41)
  • MDI Menus (00:47)
  • Two Approaches (01:12)
  • Merging Menus (01:08)
  • Demo: Two Approaches (06:47)
  • Summary (01:16)

Working with Open Forms (15:47)

  • Introduction (00:47)
  • Open Forms (00:41)
  • MdiChildActivate Event (00:48)
  • Working with Text (00:50)
  • Passing Data (00:52)
  • Handling Form Closing (00:51)
  • Demo: Open Forms (10:07)
  • Summary (00:49)
Module 11

Printing Classes (42:23)

  • Introduction (00:59)
  • A Simple Report (00:37)
  • PrintDocument Class (01:13)
  • PagePrint Event Handler (01:42)
  • Demo: Simple Report (08:20)
  • Tabular Report (00:49)
  • Demo: Tabular Report (09:36)
  • PageSettings Class (01:18)
  • Demo: PageSettings (04:41)
  • Enumerated Properties (01:11)
  • PrinterSettings Class (00:37)
  • Working with Printers (00:20)
  • Listing Printers (00:14)
  • Default Printer (00:41)
  • Selecting a Printer (01:01)
  • Paper Sizes (00:30)
  • Paper Sources (00:29)
  • Printer Resolutions (01:44)
  • Demo: PrinterSettings (00:38)
  • Demo: Installed Printers (04:59)
  • Summary (00:32)

Print Controls (36:12)

  • Introduction (00:34)
  • Print-Related Controls (01:06)
  • PageSetupDialog Control (01:19)
  • PrintDialog Class (02:58)
  • PrintPreviewDialog Control (00:42)
  • PrintPreviewControl Control (01:04)
  • Demo: Printing Controls (07:41)
  • A More Complex Report (00:33)
  • Demo: Complex Report (01:31)
  • Page Dimensions (00:16)
  • PrintPageEventArgs Values (00:59)
  • PrintPageEventArgs Properties (00:43)
  • Hard Margins (01:36)
  • Demo: Hard Margins (14:12)
  • Summary (00:53)
Module 12

Controlling Appearance (39:00)

  • Introduction (01:20)
  • Working with Columns (00:50)
  • DataGridViewColumn (01:02)
  • Working with Rows (00:37)
  • DataGridViewRow Properties (01:13)
  • Working with Cells (00:41)
  • DataGridViewCell Properties (00:43)
  • DataGridView Properties (01:40)
  • Methods and Events (01:04)
  • Demo: DataGridView (11:28)
  • Formating and Styles (00:42)
  • Cell Style Properties (00:59)
  • Cell Templates (00:42)
  • Demo: Styles and Formats (15:17)
  • Summary (00:35)

Working with Data (42:32)

  • Introduction (01:13)
  • Populating Grids with Data (01:27)
  • Data Entry in Grids (01:59)
  • Demo: Data Grids (25:45)
  • Sorting in DataGridViews (01:53)
  • Demo: Methods for Sorting (09:34)
  • Summary (00:39)
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