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Ismail M. Romi – IT Dept , PPU, 2010

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Visual Basic 2005Visual Basic 2005

Programming TourProgramming Tour

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Structure of a VB Application (Project)1. Project: A collection of files.

2. Solution: a collection of projects

3. Forms: Windows that you create for user interface.

4. Controls: Objects drawn on the form to allow user interaction.

5. Properties: Characteristics of forms and objects.

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Structure of a VB Application (Project)… Cont.

5. Methods: Built-in procedures

6. Event Procedures: Code related to objects.

7. General Procedures: Code not related to objects.

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Start Page

Open existing project

Create new

project

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New Project Dialog Box

New Project Dialog Box

Project Name

Select windows

Application

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IntegratedIntegrated Development Development EnvironmentEnvironment

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VB 2005 Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

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The Title Bar

The line at the top of the window which shows:

1. The project name.

2. The project status (Design, Run).

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The Menu Bar

Note: Each menu item has it’s own pull down menu which contains another menu items.

Menu Item

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The Tool Bar

•Contains buttons that performs specific tasks.

•To Show/Hide Tool Bar: View, Toolbars

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The Tool Box

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A collection of buttons called Controls that enables you to implement the graphical user interface.

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The Form Window

The background window that the user see during the program execution.

The forms are given a default name Form1, From2…

On the form you can place the controls from the toolbox required for the user interface.

Title Bar

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The Solution Explorer

•A window that lists all solution projects, files

•You can use the context window to Add, Save, Remove file.

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The Properties Window

Property Name

Property Value

Toggle to events

Toggle to properties

Control Name

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The Properties Window Lists the properties and events of the

controls (objects). Each control and form has it’s own

properties and events. Each property consists of :

Name. Value.

You can change the values in the properties window, and this is reflected automatically on the associated Control (Object).

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Placing Controls on the Form

Ways:

1- Double-click the control you want from the ToolBox.

2- Choose the Control from the ToolBox, assign it’s place on the from.

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Part I: Examples

1- Design a VB project, to perform Greetings.

2- Saving the project.

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Lab1 TrainingPart II: Questions

Question I Start VB. Close the Form, Project, Properties, and

Toolbox windows. Now perform the actions necessary to

make each window appear on-screen.

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Question II Start a new project in VB 2005. Delete any custom controls from the project. Add three text boxes and two command buttons. Change the text property of each button, Use whatever text

you want Change the Text property of the text boxes so that they are

blank (Empty).

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Design the greeting interface as follow:

When you click University Greeting, the message “Welcome to PPU University” will appear in the textbox.

When you click College Greeting, the message “Welcome to Adm. College” will appear in the textbox.

When you click End the program ends.

Question III

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