Tips for doing the Exercises

VLF Windows Application Development

Tips for doing the Exercises

It is recommended that you complete the exercises in sequence.

The first steps in a exercise will provide very precise descriptions of the tasks to be performed. As the steps and course progress, the instructions will become much more general.

Later exercises are designed to use skills from the earlier exercises. Where specific exercises must be done before starting an exercise, the exercise prerequisites are listed in Before you Begin.

The exercises are sequenced so that you develop more advanced and complex example applications as the course progresses. For example VFW001 – Basic Windows Controls is an optional first exercise designed to establish a basic knowledge of Windows controls. You may not find it necessary to do this exercise.

Note:
  • Check off each step in the exercise as you complete it.
  • Follow the instructions very carefully.
  • Your code may not be an exact match to the examples in these exercises. Do not be concerned if some values do not match exactly. For example, the width of a button is based on the size you create it. Sample code might show a button that has Width(50) but your code might have Width(60).

If you have customized the editor, some of the sample screen images may not exactly match your development environment. Do not be concerned if the screens are not an exact match. For example, some tabs may be shown undocked from the editor. Undocked tabs appear as a separate dialog instead of being part of an editor pane. Refer to Dock and Undock a Tab Sheet in the Visual LANSA User Interface Tutorials if you need a refresher on these subjects.

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