Description
Overview of the new features of Visual Studio.NET, with an emphasis on Visual Basic, intended for programmers experienced in VB and/or Active Server Pages.

Audience
Programmers who are experienced in VB and/or Active Server Pages.

Prerequisites
Experience with VB and/or Active Server Pages.

Hardware and Software
One workstation per student and instructor, networked; Windows NT4, 2000 or XP, with IIS installed, and Visual Studio.NET

Format

• Presentation
• Hands-on
  

Objectives
After completing this course, participants should be able to:

• Use the Visual Studio.NET development environment
• Be familiar with new and changed form and control features
• Be able to use the most important parts of the .NET Framework
• Be able to use the VB.NET language, including strict typing, error trapping, inheritance
• Be able to develop a simple Web Form (ASP.NET document) and test it
• Be familiar with the ADO.NET object model, data binding, and basic coding
• Know how to test and debug applications
• Know how to migrate a VB6 application to .NET
• Know how to deploy any Visual Studio.NET application to a desktop or server
  
  

Visual Studio.Net Overview

• Vs.Net Languages: Visual Basic, Visual C++, C#, Others
• Common Elements
• The Ide, Common Runtime, Framework
• Versions Of Windows Supported For Development And Execution
• Co-Existence And Interoperability With Prior Versions
  

Integrated Development Environment

• Solutions, Projects, Folders And Files
• Project Explorer, Toolbox, Task Window, New Menu Editor, Etc

Windows Forms and Web Forms

• Windows Forms: New Controls, Features, Properties
• Discontinued Controls
• Inheritance In Forms
• Web Forms: Similarity To Windows Forms
• Relation To Active Server Pages "Classic" And ASP.NET
  

The .NET Framework Of Class Libraries

• Organization Of Class Libraries
• VB6 Compatibility Objects

The VB.NET Language

• Variables: Type Changes, Strong Typing, Initialization, Arrays
• Error-Trapping With Try/Catch
• Other Language Changes, Features Removed, How To Cope
• Inheritance And Related Features, Labels, Buttons
  
  
  

ASP.NET

• Comparison To ASP "Classic"
• Using Web Forms And Controls
• Using Compiled Languages Like VB, Vs. Scripting
• Languages Like Vbscript, Javascript
• Performance: Compiled Dlls, Other Web Server Features
• Separating Content From Business Logic
  

ADO.NET For Database Access

• Upgrading DAO, RDO and ADO "classic" applications
• ADO.NET Object Model
• The Dataset Object, Vs. Recordset

Migrating VB6 Applications To VB.NET

• Changes To Make Before Upgrading
• Using The Upgrade Wizard

Testing, Debugging, Deploying

• Integrated, Cross-Language Debugger
• Deploying By Copying Folders