PRG 240 Visual Basic Performance Objectives

adapted from the textbook, Advanced Programming in Visual Basic 6, written by Julia Case Bradley & Anita C. Millspaugh and published by McGraw-Hill

Chapter 2   

1. The student will be able to create a multiple-document interface (MDI) project with a parent and child forms.

Chapter 3   

1. Distinguish between variables, constants, and controls.

2. The student will be able to create data-bound controls using an ActiveX data objects (ADO) data control.

3. The student will be able to connect data from two data sources to display data in DataList and DataCombo controls.

4. The student will be able to navigate a database programmatically using an ADO data control and/or a Data Environment Command object.

Chapter 4   

1. The student will be able to add, edit, and delete records in a database file.

2. The student will be able to validate user input at the field level with the Validate event.

3. The student will be able to find records that meet a specific criterion by using the Find method.

Chapter 5   

1. The student will be able to identify and appropriately use the objects and collections in the ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) programming object model.

2. The student will be able to create Connections, Commands, and Recordsets in code.

3. The student will be able to recognize ADO events and their purposes.

4. The student will be able to write SQL statements that query and directly update a database.

Chapter 6   

1. The student will be able to use object-oriented terminology correctly.

2. The student will be able to create a class that has properties and methods.

3. The student will be able to instanciate an object in a project using a class that he/she developed.

4. The student will be able to create a collection of objects.

Chapter 7   

1. The student will be able to create a data-aware class.

2. The student will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the advantages of multitier data applications.

3. The student will be able to implement a three-tier application using ADO.

Chapter 8   

1. The student will be able to create an ActiveX DLL project.

2. The student will be able to create an ActiveX Exe project.

Chapter 9   

1. The student will be able to create an ActiveX document.

2. The student will be able to create and use ActiveX controls that expose properties.

3. The student will be able to raise and respond to control events.

Chapter 11

1. The student will be able to write applications that call procedures from the Windows application programming interface