Visual Basic 6.0: Introduction (Windows 95)
Course specifications
Course number: 047 503
Software version number: 1.0
Course length: 3 days
Hardware/software required to run this course
You will need a PC with at least a 486DX/66 MHz processor; a Pentium processor (or higher) is recommended. You will also need the Microsoft Windows 95 operating system (or later); 16 MB of RAM (32 MB recommended); approximately 76 MB for a Typical installation of Visual Basic; and approximately 29 MB for a Custom installation of MSDN Library Visual Studio 6.0. See your reference manual for hardware considerations that apply to your specific hardware setup.
Course description
Overview: Students will learn how to use Visual Basic 6.0 to develop Windows applications.
Prerequisites: Windows 95: Introduction or equivalent knowledge, and some programming experience.
Delivery method: Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Benefits: Students will learn how to create Windows applications by using Visual Basic 6.0.
Target student: Students enrolling in this course should be familiar with the Windows environment and have some programming experience.
What's next: Visual Basic 6.0: Introduction (Windows 95) is the first course in this series. Visual Basic 6.0: Database Programming, the next course in this series, teaches students how to create database applications.
Performance-based objectives
Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Course content
Lesson 1: Introduction to Visual Basic programming
Lesson 2: Building an application
Lesson 3: Coding
Lesson 4: Debugging
Lesson 5: Forms
Lesson 6: Variables
Lesson 7: Procedures
Lesson 8: Controls
Lesson 9: Menus
Lesson 10: Error handling
Lesson 11: Wizards
Lesson 12: The next step