Delphi 6 Training

Multimedia CD-ROM Based Training:
With CD-ROM based training, the lectures were video taped and then digitized and presented to you in Full Motion Video, Audio, & Graphics.

System Requirements: 486/100 mhz (minimum), CD-ROM Drive,
16 MB RAM, Sound Card. Available Hard Disk Space 50 MB. Windows 95, 98, NT, ME, 2000, or Windows XP.

Course Outline - Delphi 6 Training
Time: Approx 1.5 to 2 hours training per video/CD

Level 1

1.0 Introduction to Delphi
1.1 Delphi Overview
1.2 Windows Programming
1.3 Presentation Strategy
2.0 The Delphi Working Environment
2.1 SKI Style
2.2 The Help System
2.3 The 6 Principle Windows
3.0 Configuring Delphi
3.1 Configuring the Main Window
3.2 Configuring the Form Designer
3.3 Configuring the Code Editor
3.4 Configuring the Object Inspector
4.0 Working in Delphi
4.1 Creating a New Project or Group
4.2 The Form & Frame Designers

Level 2

1.0 Object Inspection
1.1 Properties of Object Inspector
1.2 Events
1.3 Selecting Multiple Components & Finding Components
2.0 The Object TreeView
2.1 Selecting, Moving & Adding Objects
3.0 The VCL
3.1 Component Palette Organization & Content
3.2 How the Hierarchy Works
3.3 How the Help System Works
4.0 Visual Programming
4.1 Opening & Closing an Application
4.2 Accessing Data
4.3 Data Module
4.4 The Form Wizard & Using Multiple Forms Together

Level 3

1.0 Queries
1.1 Overview of Queries
1.2 Selecting a Table
1.3 Selecting Specific Fields
1.4 One-to-Many Relationships
2.0 Other DB Controls
2.1 DBEdit
2.2 DBCtrlGrid
2.3 DBListBox
2.4 DBComboBox
2.5 DBLookupComboBox
3.0 Persistent Fields
3.1 Creating Persistent Fields
3.2 Creating Constraints
3.3 Visual Attributes
3.4 Required & Read-Only Properties
3.5 FieldName, Origin, & Name
4.0 Special Fields
4.1 Lookup Fields
4.2 Calculated Fields

Level 4

1.0 Form Layout & Design
1.1 Aligning & Sizing Tools
1.2 The Align & Anchor Properties
1.3 Page Control
2.0 Grid Appearance
2.1 Using the Grid Editor
3.0 Adding Images & Text
3.1 Images & Text within the Database
3.2 Images & Text from Files
4.0 Building the User Interface
4.1 Menus
4.2 Speedbars
4.3 Toolbars & Coolbars
4.4 Tanimate
5.0 Adding Action
5.1 CL Programming Overview

Level 5

1.0 The Code Editor
1.1 What Delphi is Doing for You?
1.2 Editing Features
1.3 Code Insight
1.4 Code Explorer
1.5 Message Pane
1.6 Local Menu
2.0 Object Pascal Structure
2.1 The Files Used in Object Pascal
2.2 Program Structure
3.0 Native Object Pascal Types
3.1 Native Types
4.0 User Defined Types & Declarations
4.1 Simple User Defined Types
4.2 Class Types

Level 6

1.0 Taking Action with Object Pascal
1.1 White Space
1.2 Tokens
1.3 Comments
1.4 Compiler Directives
1.5 Operators
2.0 Command Syntax
2.1 Expressions
2.2 Statements
2.3 Sub-Routines
2.4 Control Syntax
3.0 Data Manipulation Tasks
3.1 Canceling Edits & Deleting Records
3.2 Posting Records
3.3 Inserting & Editing Records
3.4 Opening a Database
3.5 Calculated Fields
3.6 SQL Builder

Level 7

1.0 Database Component
1.1 Design Time Tools
1.2 Runtime Techniques
2.0 ADO
2.1 Introduction to ADO
2.2 ADO Connections
2.3 ADO DataSet
2.4 ADO Table
2.5 ADO Queries
3.0 Quick Reports
3.1 Creating a Quick Report
3.2 Creating a Page Header
3.3 Creating a Column Header
3.4 Creating a Detail Band

Level 8 (This level is produced in Video only)

1.0 DeBugging
1.1 Introduction to Debugging
1.2 Parameters
1.3 Setting Breakpoints
1.4 Trace Into
1.5 Run to
1.6 The Call Stack
1.7 Tracing into the VCL
1.8 Using a Watch
1.9 Application Source
1.10 Evaluate Modify Window
1.11 The Inspect Window
1.12 Breakpoints
1.13 Output Debug Strings
1.14 Debugger Options
2.0 Exception Handling

Level 9

1.0 The Action Manager
1.1 Using the Action Manager
1.2 Action Toolbar
1.3 Action Menu
1.4 Associating Images
1.5 Creating a Sidebar
1.6 User Preferences
1.7 Enabling Actions
1.8 Embedded Dialog Boxes
1.9 Augmenting Standard Actions
2.0 Runtime Instantiation
2.1 Auto Creating Forms
2.2 Explicit Instantiation of Form
2.3 Conserving Resources
2.4 Using ShowModal
2.5 Splash Screen
2.6 Instantiating Components
2.7 Adding Action to Instantiated Objects
2.8 Working with Properties

Level 10

1.0 Application Events
1.1 Application Event Object
1.2 Handling Application Events
1.3 Using Resource Strings
2.0 Multi-threading
2.1 Sorting Demo
2.2 Using the TThread Object
2.3 Creating a New TThread
2.4 Using a TThread Descendant
2.5 Polymorphism
2.6 Summary of Sorting Demo
2.7 Front-end to the Background Query Demo
2.8 Using a TThread Descendent
3.0 Drag & Drop Technique
3.1 Drag & Drop Demo
3.2 Setting Component Properties for Drag & Drop
3.3 Drag & Drop Event Handlers

Level 11

1.0 Basic Component Creation
1.1 Overview of Component Creation
1.2 Selecting the Ancestor Component
1.3 Redeclaring Properties
1.4 Overriding the Constructor
1.5 Formatting the DateTime String
1.6 Internal Fields
1.7 Adding Properties
1.8 Adding an Owned Object
1.9 Dynamically Adjusting the Component
1.10 Installing the Component
1.11 Changing the Ancestor Class
1.12 Adding an Icon
2.0 A Pseudo-Visual Component
2.1 Creating a Descendant of the Hint Window
2.2 Creating the New Hint Window
2.3 Instantiating the New Hint Window Class
2.4 Displaying a Hint
2.5 Cleaning Up
2.6 Using This New Component

Level 12

1.0 Creating Property & Component Editors
1.1 The TPie Component
1.2 Component & Property Editors
2.0 Creating a Tray-Notification Icon
2.1 Introduction to Tray-Notification Icons
2.2 Creating the TTrayNotifyIcon
2.3 The TIcon Manager
2.4 Using the TrayNotificationIcon