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

Navigate to the

System Admin -> Packages

tab of the Virtuoso Conductor.

Figure 2.95. 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

.

Figure 2.96. Install package

Click the

Proceed

button to begin the installation process.

Figure 2.97. Install package.

Once complete return to the

Packages

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

Figure 2.98. Install package

Launch the Visual Studio 2008 SP1 IDE.

Figure 2.99. 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

.

Figure 2.100. 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.

Figure 2.101. 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 .

Figure 2.102. 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();