Course Info

MS2555 - Developing Microsoft .NET Applications for Windows (Visual C# .NET)

Categories Microsoft Certification Training, MCAD Training, MCSD Training, Programming Training, C# Training, .NET Training, Web Development Training

Duration 5 days (35 hours)

Pre-requisites
MS2124 - Programming with C#, MS2373 - Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET or equivealent experience building applications using Microsoft Visual Basic® .NET and/or Microsoft Visual Basic® 6.0, and experience with a .NET language such as Visual C# .NET or Microsoft Visual C++®.

Courseware MS2555-MS (300 pages)

Price $1975

Notes
This course covers topics students need to know to prepare for the following Microsoft exam:
Exam 70-316: Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft® Visual C# .NET and Microsoft® Visual Studio® .NET (MCAD and MCSD core)

This course provides students with the skills required to build Microsoft® Windows® Forms applications by using the Microsoft .NET Framework. This course is a part of the Microsoft Visual C# .NET curriculum and is intended to provide C# programmers with the skills required to create Windows Forms applications by using the .NET Framework. The course will cover the major topics for Windows client application programming on the .NET Framework. These topics include: Windows Forms, GDI+, simple data access, interoperating with unmanaged code, threading and asynchronous programming issues, simple remoting, Web access, Web Services consumption, debugging, security, and deployment issues for desktop applications. This course is intended for the intermediate programmer who is responsible for designing and building Windows-based applications with the .NET Framework. It is designed for developers who have C# development skills.

Module 1: Introducing Windows Forms
      Creating a Form
      Adding Controls to a Form
      Creating an Inherited Form
      Organizing Controls on a Form
      Creating MDI Applications
      Lab 1.1: Creating Windows Forms
            Creating a New Windows Form
            Inheriting a New Form from an Existing Windows Form
Module 2: Working with Controls
      Creating an Event Handler for a Control
      Using Windows Forms Controls
      Using Dialog Boxes in a Windows Forms Application
      Adding Controls at Run Time
      Creating Menus
      Validating User Input
      Lab 2.1: Working with Controls
            Creating and Using Controls
Module 3: Building Controls
      Extending and Creating Controls
      Adding Design-Time Support for Controls
      Licensing a Control
      Lab 3.1: Building Controls
            Declare an Event and Raising It from an Extended Control
            Creating a Composite Control
            Adding Design-Time Support
Module 4: Using Data in Windows Forms Applications
      Adding ADO.NET Objects to and Configuring ADO.NET Objects in a Windows Forms Application
      Accessing and Modifying Data by Using DataSets
      Binding Data to Controls
      Overview of XML Web Services
      Creating a Simple XML Web Services Client
      Persisting Data
      Lab 4.1: Accessing Data with ADO.NET
            Generating and Populating DataSets
            Modifying a DataSet
            Updating a DataSet to a DataSource
            Binding and Formatting Data in Controls
      Lab 4.2: Calling an XML Web Service
            Calling an XML Web Service
Module 5: Interoperating with Managed Objects
      Using .NET and COM Components in a Windows Forms Application
      Calling Win32 APIs from Windows Forms Applications
      Lab 5.1: Interoperating with COM and Calling Win32 APIs
            Using a COM Component in a .NET-Based Application
            Calling Win32 APIs from a .NET-Based Application
Module 6: Printing and Reporting in Windows Forms Applications
      Printing From a Windows Forms Application
      Using the Print Preview, Page Setup, and Print Dialogs
      Constructing Print Document Content by Using GDI+
      Creating Reports by Using Crystal Reports
      Lab 6.1: Printing Formatted Documents
            Adding Print Support to an Application
            Creating Printed Output by Using GDI+
Module 7: Asynchronous Programming
      The .NET Asynchronous Programming Model
      The Asynchronous Programming Model Design Pattern
      How to Make Asynchronous Calls to Any Method
      Helping Protect State and Data in a Multithreaded Environment
      Lab 7.1: Making Asynchronous Calls to an XML Web Service
            Converting Synchronous Calls to Asynchronous Calls
Module 8: Enhancing the Usability of Applications
      Adding Accessibility Features
      Adding Help to an Application
      Localizing an Application
      Lab 8.1: Enhancing the Usability of an Application
            Adding Support for Accessibility
            Adding Help to an Application
            Adding ToolTips to an Application
            Localizing the User Interface of an Application
            Localizing Resources in an Application
Module 9: Deploying Windows Forms Applications
      .NET Assemblies
      Deploying Windows Forms Applications
      Lab 9.1: Deploying an Application
            Building and Referencing a Strong-Named Assembly
            Installing a Strong-Named Assembly into the Global Assembly Cache
            Deploying a .NET Application
            Using an Application Configuration File
Module 10: Securing Windows Forms Applications
      Security in the .NET Framework
      Using Code Access Security
      Using Role-Based Security
      Lab 10.1: Adding and Testing Permission Requests
            Adding and Testing Permission Requests