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Using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET. Click on -> Start Choose -> All Programs Choose -> Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Click on -> Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003. Using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (continue). Click on-> File Choose-> New Select-> Project.
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Using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET • Click on -> Start • Choose -> All Programs • Choose -> Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 • Click on -> Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003
Using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (continue) • Click on-> File • Choose-> New • Select-> Project
Using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (continue) • Select -> Visual Basic Projects • Select -> Window Application • Give a Project Name • Specify the appropriate location
Using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (continue) The Microsoft VS Development Environment is also called integrated development environment (IDE): • A form designer • A code editor • A compiler • A debugger • An object browser • A Help facility
Using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (continue) • Each window can be moved, resized, opened, closed, or customized • Menu bar • Toolbar Menu bar Toolbar
VB.NET – Document Window Tool bar Menu bar Tabs Toolbox Solution Explorer window Form window Properties window
VB.NET – Document Window (continue) Tool bar Menu bar Tabs Toolbox Solution Explorer window Form window Properties window
Toolbox • Click Toolbox from the Toolbars • Toolbox contains a list of tools that helps to design projects
Solution Explorer welcome.sln • View Code • View Design/ Form • Properties
Help Menu • When you have questions, click on Help from Menu Bar • Click on Contents, to get into libraries
Help Menu(continued) • Select Visual Basic at Filtered by: • Visual Basic Help pages appears
Help Menu (continued) • Select an appropriate subject
VB.NET Application Files • Each Visual Basic application create the following files with extensions: • .sln - a solution file that holds information about the project. This is the only file that is opened • .suo - a solution user options file that stores information about the selected options • .vb - a .vb file that holds the definition of a form • .resx - a resource file for the form • .vbproj - a project file that describes the project and lists the files are included • .vbproj.user - a project user option file that holds project option settings