Download the Schools Database VAD (schools_db_dav.vad) package.

Navigate to the

System Admin -> Packages

tab of the Virtuoso Conductor.

Figure2.95.Conductor Packages

Scroll down to the

Install Package

section of the tab, use the

Upload Package

option

Browse

button to locate the schools_db_dav.vad package and click

proceed

.

Figure2.96.Install package

Click the

Proceed

button to begin the installation process.

Figure2.97.Install package.

Once complete return to the

Packages

tab and scroll down to confirm the *schools_db* package is listed as installed.

Figure2.98.Install package

Launch the Visual Studio 2008 SP1 IDE.

Figure2.99.Visual Studio 2008 SP1 IDE

On the

File menu

click

New Project

.

Choose either

Visual Basic

or

Visual C#

in the

Project Types

pane.

Select

Windows Forms Application

in the

Templates

pane.

Enter

CourseManager

for the project name, and then click

OK

.

Figure2.100.Create project

In the CourseManager project, select the default form (Form1).

In the File Properties pane, change the File Name to CourseViewer.vb or CourseViewer.cs .

In Solution Explorer , double-click CourseViewer.vb or CourseViewer.cs to open the form.

Figure2.101.CourseViewer.vb

In the Toolbox , expand Common Controls , drag the ComboBox control to the form, and change the name of the control to departmentList .

In the Toolbox , drag the Button control to the form, change the Name of the control to closeForm , and change the Text value to Close .

In the Toolbox , expand Data , drag the DataGridView control to the form, and change the Name of the control to courseGridView .

Figure2.102.DataGridView

Double-click the closeForm button control. This opens the code page for the form and creates the closeForm_Click event handler method.

In the closeForm_Click event handler method, type the following code that closes the form:

Visual Basic

' Close the form.
Me.Close()

C#

// Close the form.
this.Close();