Visual Basic How-Do-I Videos

How Do I Use DataSets in an N-Tier Application?

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:26:25 -0800

Many distributed architectures use DataSets on the client and the server when both are written with .NET. In this video, Visual Basic developers will learn how to use the new N-Tier DataSets in Visual Studio 2008 that makes this architectural scenario easy to accomplish.

How Do I Update Related Tables?

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:26:24 -0800

Visual Basic programmers will learn how to properly control updates, inserts and deletes in multi-user applications on forms that edit master-detail related data using the TableAdapterManager in Visual Studio 2008.

Simple Object Model and Query using LINQ to SQL

Wed, 9 Jan 2008 15:57:05 -0800

This video shows you how to create a basic LINQ to SQL application by mapping a simple Customer class to a database table and writing a LINQ query to return results as Customer objects.

How Do I Get Started with LINQ to XML?

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:34:15 -0700

Visual Basic developers will learn how to work with XML in Visual Basic using XML literals, embedded expressions and XML axis properties to create, query and transform XML documents easily.

Writing Queries in Visual Basic

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:30:01 -0800

LINQ makes query a first-class language construct in Visual Basic. This video shows you the Visual Basic 2008 language features that enable you to write LINQ query expressions.

Creating a Drawing Application by Using WPF

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:12:12 -0700

Visual Basic developers will learn how to create an Ink application in Windows Presentation Foundation using Visual Studio 2008.

How Do I Enable XML IntelliSense and Use XML Namespaces?

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:33:42 -0700

VVisual Basic developers will learn how to enable XML IntelliSense using schemas and how XML namespaces are used when querying and creating XML documents.

How Do I Create XML Documents from SQL Data?

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:32:21 -0700

Visual Basic developers will learn how to query their SQL Server database in order to easily create XML and HTML documents directly in the Visual Basic editor.

How Do I Create Excel Spreadsheets using LINQ to XML?

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:31:05 -0700

Visual Basic developers will learn how to query their SQL Server database in order to easily create Excel spreadsheets directly in the Visual Basic editor using LINQ to XML.

How Do I: LINQ over DataSets

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:12:45 -0700

Visual Basic programmers will learn how to write LINQ queries that work over DataSets by filtering and aggregating rows in a one-to-many relationship.

How Do I: Get Started with LINQ to SQL

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:11:26 -0700

Visual Basic programmers will be introduced to LINQ to SQL and the new O\R designer in Visual Studio 2008 by querying and updating a list of customers in the Northwind database.

How Do I: Deploy Hybrid Applications?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:17:45 -0700

Visual Basic programmers will learn how deploy applications built with both Visual Basic 6 and Visual Basic .NET with the Interop Forms Toolkit 2.0 by creating a Visual Studio Setup and Deployment project.

How Do I: Build Interop User Controls?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:16:56 -0700

Visual Basic programmers will learn how to create .NET User Controls in Visual Studio that run on Visual Basic 6 forms using the Interop Forms Toolkit 2.0.

How Do I: Build Interop Forms?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:16:06 -0700

Visual Basic programmers will learn how to create .NET Windows Forms in Visual Studio that run in Visual Basic 6 applications using the Interop Forms Toolkit 2.0.

How Do I: Add Filter Support?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:15:18 -0700

Visual Basic programmers will learn how to enable filter support in their custom business object collections in order to use the BindingSource to filter business objects on Windows Forms.

How Do I: Add Sorting Support with Object Binding?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:20:39 -0700

Visual Basic programmers will learn how to enable sorting support within their business object collections in order to use the BindingSource to sort them on Windows Forms.

How Do I: Add Search Support with Object Binding?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:13:43 -0700

Visual Basic programmers will learn how to enable search support within their business object collections in order to use the BindingSource to search for business objects on Windows Forms.

How Do I: Do Simple Object Binding?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:12:58 -0700

Visual Basic programmers will learn how to create business objects that are associated in a one-to-many relationship and how to use BindingSources to navigate the relation.

How Do I: Create a One-To-Many Form using LINQ to SQL

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:12:08 -0700

Visual Basic programmers will see how to create a One-to-Many (Master-Detail) Data entry form using the O\R Designer and LINQ to SQL.

How Do I: Perform Group and Aggregate Queries?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:10:08 -0700

Visual Basic programmers will learn how to perform group and aggregate queries over business object collections and how to display them in related grids.

How Do I: Get Started with LINQ?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:09:27 -0700

Visual Basic programmers will learn how to write simple LINQ queries over objects by navigating files on the file system.

How Do I: Updating Related Tables

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:08:48 -0700

Visual Basic programmers will learn how to properly control updates, inserts and deletes in multi-user applications on forms that edit master-detail related data.

How Do I: Understand Data?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:08:11 -0700

Visual Basic programmers will explore how connecting data in a database to controls in Windows Forms applications really works by looking deeper into the DataSet, BindingSource and TableAdapter objects and walking through examples of using data in code.

How Do I: Build Reports?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:07:27 -0700

Visual Basic programmers will learn how to create reports in Windows Forms applications using Visual Studio and the ReportViewer control.

How Do I: Print Forms?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:06:04 -0700

Visual Basic programmers will learn how to print forms using the PrintForm Component, which is part of the Visual Basic Power Packs. The PrintForm component enables easy printing of Windows Forms.

How Do I: Deploy Local Data?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:05:24 -0700

Visual Basic programmers will learn how to deploy local SQL-Server Express database files using ClickOnce Technology.

How Do I: Modify the Database?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:04:29 -0700

Visual Basic beginners will learn how to add a new column to a SQL Server database table and make the necessary changes to the application in order to work with this new column using the Server Explorer and the DataSet Designer.

How Do I: Work with Local Data?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:03:53 -0700

Visual Basic beginners will learn how to work with local SQL-Server Express database files in Visual Basic projects using Visual Studio.

How Do I: Add Validation?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:03:18 -0700

Visual Basic programmers will see how to add field and row validation to an application in order to enforce business rules using the DataSet Designer and partial classes.

How Do I: Format Data in Controls?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:02:34 -0700

Visual Basic programmers will see how to format data in controls like the TextBox, MaskedTextBox and the DateTimePicker.

How Do I: Use Auto-Complete?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:01:54 -0700

Visual Basic programmers will see how to set up client side filtering and text editing using the Auto-Complete feature of the ComboBox and the TextBox.

How Do I: Filter Data on the Client?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:01:10 -0700

Visual Basic programmers will see how to set up data binding to achieve one-to-many filtering using a combo box which filters a grid. They will also see how to add a calculated column and how to format currency fields.

How Do I: Create Lookup Lists?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:00:34 -0700

Visual Basic programmers will see how to set up binding to a list of lookup values using a combo box as well as how to use a combo box in a grid.

How Do I: Create a Search Form?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:58:29 -0700

Visual Basic programmers will see how to create a search form with a parameterized query using the Search Criteria Builder in Visual Studio.

How Do I: Create a One-to-Many Data Entry Form?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:57:51 -0700

Visual Basic programmers will see how to create a One-to-Many (Master-Detail) Data entry form using the Data Sources Window and the Windows Forms designer in Visual Studio.

How Do I: Connect to a Database?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:57:09 -0700

Visual Basic programmers will see how to create a Windows Forms application, connect to an existing database and how to define how data is retrieved and updated using the Data Sources Window and the Dataset Designer in Visual Studio.

How Do I: Create a Database?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:49:52 -0700

SQL Server beginners will see how to create a database through Visual Studio using the Server Explorer. They will see how to define tables, columns, and relationships and how to add stored procedures.