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FEATURES OF VB It is successor of BASIC language.

It supports event driven programming.

Common Programming Platform

Quick Development

Wizards for automate tasks.

Quick error detection and correction.

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The RAD tools are the tools that enable

one to create applications in shorter time

as compared to conventional language.

VB is a RAD tool, in which you can create

applications by just creating forms,

dragging and dropping controls on toforms, setting properties, adding

application specific code to handle

events.

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The traditional application development

process can be broken into 3 distinct steps:

a) Writing

b) Compiling

c) Testing code

Visual Basic uses an interactive approach

todevelopment that merges these 3 steps.

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The working environment of VB is

referred to as the INTEGRATED

DEVELOPMENTENVIRONMENT (IDE) bcoz

it integrates many different functionssuch as DESIGN, EDITING, COMPILING,

DEBUGGING within an common

environment.

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1) Click at START button.

2) Select Programs Microsoft Visual

Studio Microsoft Visual Basic.

3) Select New project.

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A project is a collection of several different

types of files that make up a program.

APPLICATION:- An application is a finalprogram used by the people that is made up

of one or more projects.

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Standard EXE:- This is clicked to

create a standard executable filesuch as basic window application.

ActiveX EXE:- This helps you create

an ActiveX executable componentthat can be executed from other

applications.

ActiveX DLL:- It is used to containcontrols and class code that can be

used in other projects.

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ActiveX Control:- This is used to create or develop your own

ActiveX Control. An ActiveX control is a basic element of user

interface .eg: text box or a check box, etc.

VB application Wizard:- It takes you through the steps of

setting up the skeleton of a new application.

Data Project:- It automatically adds the controls that are

used in assessing databases to toolbox.

IIS application:- This lets you create an Internet Information

Server application. It can run on a web server and interact

with clients over the internet.

AddIn:- You can create your own add-ins for the VB-IDE.

ActiveX Document DLL:- This project is used to create

ActiveX document DLL form. It is used by Visual Basic

application that will be installed and executed from the

internet.

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ActiveX Document EXE:- This is used to create

ActiveX documents in EXE form. The ActiveXdocuments can be run on many internet based

VB applications.

DHTML application:-Th

is will allow to buildDynamic HTML pages that can be displayed in

the browsers window on a client computer.

VB Pro/Enterprise Edition Controls:- It will

create a new standard EXE project and loads allthe tools of the Professional /Enterprise edition

of Visual basic.

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Visual Basic IDE consist of following elements:-

a) Title Bar

It will displays the title of the project. Notice, here the title

bar is displaying [design] word. This means the application iscurrently in design mode.

VB application works in 3 modes:-

a) Design mode:- when application is being created.b) Run mode:- When application is executing.

c) Break/Suspended mode:- When application is in state ofsuspension.

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A Toolbar is a bar that displays icons for

commonly used tasks.

Add

form Saveproject

Open

projectStart

End

break

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A toolbox is a window that displays a set of

tools that may be used to place controls on a

form.

LABEL

Check

box

Text box

Commandbutton

Radio button

List box

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The Form designer Window is the Form

Window in design form.

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It shows the list of forms and modules in a

project.

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It lists the properties of a selected control or

for the form. A property is a characteristic of

an object such as its size, caption, etc.

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Form layout Window:- This is used to set or

change the position of the form.

Code Editor Window:- It serves an editor forentering application code.