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An Introduction to Visual Basic

An Introduction to Visual Basic. Terms & Concepts. What is VB?. Visual Basic is a programming language (actually an environment) designed to create computer programs that run in Microsoft Windows. VB has been developed through many versions. This course uses VB 6.0. Getting Started.

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An Introduction to Visual Basic

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  1. An Introduction to Visual Basic Terms & Concepts

  2. What is VB? • Visual Basic is a programming language (actually an environment) designed to create computer programs that run in Microsoft Windows. • VB has been developed through many versions. This course uses VB 6.0

  3. Getting Started VB6 addresses problem solving “from the outside, in.” In other words, the user interface is designed and created first, then it’s Events are programmed.

  4. The Windows GUI • The Graphical User Interface is the means through which users can interact with programs. • Each window is called a form. • Each form is populated with controls.

  5. The Windows GUI • There are many different kinds of controls: • Label • Text box • Option button • Check box • Command button • Image • List box • Drop-down list • Frame • Line / Shape

  6. A Sample Form The Tools » Options dialog box in MSWord

  7. Programming Language Paradigms • Procedural • Functional • Declarative • Object-oriented • Event-driven In this paradigm we develop projects rather than programs.

  8. Object Oriented Programming A VB project consists of: • Objects - the nouns of OOP • forms and controls are examples of objects. • Properties - the adjectives • size, location, name, caption • Methods - the verbs • Move, Print, Resize, Clear The dot operator • Object.property is the syntax for referring to a particular property of a particular object.

  9. The Components of a Project A VB project consists of at least two files: • projectName.vbp - the project file • a text file that lists the names of all the other files in the project • formName.frm - a form module • a description of all objects and their properties for each form, AND the Basic code written to handle events

  10. Planning Design the interface Plan the properties for all the controls Plan the Basic code Implementing Define the interface Set the properties Write the Basic code Creating VB Projects

  11. Working with VB VB has 3 modes: • Design • The editor is used to create and change programs. • Run • Executes the program. • Break • Running is suspended to report an error in the program.

  12. The Visual Basic Environment • Form Window • Project Explorer Window • Properties Window • Form Layout Window • Toolbox • The Main VB Window • Toolbar

  13. The Visual Basic Environment

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