Visual BASIC

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Visual BASIC

• Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

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History of Visual Basic
Visual Basic 2005 (VB9) November 2005
Visual Basic 2003 (VB8) April 2003
Visual Basic .Net (VB7) February 2002
.Net Generation
Pre .Net Generation
Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) October 1998
Visual Basic 5.0 (VB5) April 1997
Visual Basic 4.0 (VB4) October 1996
Visual Basic 3.0 (VB3) June 1993
Visual Basic 2.0 (VB2) November 1992
Visual Basic 1.0 (VB1) May 1991
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VISUAL BASIC

• VISUAL
• method of creating a Graphical User Interface
  (GUI)

• BASIC
• method of writing program codes for functionality

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VISUAL BASIC

• Developed and owned by Microsoft
• Created to make application programs for Windows
  OS.
• It is an object-oriented and event-driven
  programming language

• VB 2005 Express
• A free version of Visual Basic
• The IDE contains easy-to-use and easy-to-learn
  tools for creating .NET applications, using the
  Visual Basic programming language.
• Suitable for students or other people learning
  the VB language

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Parts of VB 2005 Express IDE
Start Page of VB 2005 Express IDE
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Parts of VB 2008 Express IDE
Start Page of VB 2008 Express IDE
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Parts of VB 2005 Express IDE
Main Menu Bar
Toolbar
Solution Explorer
Properties Window
Design Area
Toolbox
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Visual BASIC IDE
Menu Bar
Main Tool Bar
Project Explorer Window
Tool Box
Form Designer Window
Properties Window
Form Layout Window
Code Window
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Main MenuBar

• It consists of all the commands provided by the
  IDE under the different menus based on their
  functionality
• provides access to such functions as opening
  files, interacting with an application, or help

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Standard ToolBar

• Provides quick access to frequently used commands

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ToolBox

• It consists of the various controls that can be
  used to design the graphical user interfaces of
  the application

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Properties Window

• describes the properties of the form and its
  controls
• lists all the properties of the object that's
  currently selected and gives you the opportunity
  to modify them.

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Solution Explorer Window(Project Explorer Window)

• contains the project
• files
• gives an overview of
• all the modules that
• are contained in the
• application.
• allows to switch between different windows

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Form Designer Window

• A design space which contains objects or
  controls used for the application
• It allows GUI creation by providing the
  foundation for controls

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• CODE EDITOR
• (Code Window)
• used to write codes that determine the behavior
  of the forms and other objects in the
  application.

• CODE EDITOR (Code Window)
• used to write codes that determine the behavior
  of the forms and other objects in the
  application.

• IntelliSense Window
• It allows easy access to properties and methods
  of controls.

• IntelliSense Window
• It allows easy access to properties and methods
  of controls.

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VB EXPRESS IDE
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Getting Started with Visual Basic
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Steps in Creating Simple Applications

1. Create the User Interface (GUI)
2. Set the Properties of the Objects
3. Enter the appropriate Source Code
4. Run the Program

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Select A Project Type

• select the type of project you want to create.
• select STANDARD EXE for your project type.

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Saving a Project

• To save, click File on the file menu then select
  Save Project.
• Visual BASIC will ask for the filename of the
  form. Change the folder where you intend to save
  your project files. Then, type the filename of
  the form and click Save.

You may click this icon to instantly create a
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