Copyright 2003 : Ismail M.Romi, PPU. All Rights Reserved 1 بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Palestine Polytechnic University College of Administrative science and

Copyright 2003 : Ismail M.Romi, PPU. All Rights Reserved

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الرحيم الرحمن الله الرحيم بسم الرحمن الله بسم

Palestine Polytechnic UniversityPalestine Polytechnic UniversityCollege of Administrative science and informaticsCollege of Administrative science and informatics

Visual Basic 6Visual Basic 6


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Lab1Lab1SAMS: DAY2 SAMS: DAY2

Working WithWorking With Visual BasicVisual Basic


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IntegratedIntegrated Development Development EnvironmentEnvironment

IIDDEE


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VB Integrated Development Environment (IDE)


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The New Project Window

This window appears in the following cases:

1. When you start VB.

2. When you start New Project from the file menu.


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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

It’s a collection of buttons called Controls that enables you to implement the graphical user interface.

Types:1. Standard: Built-in.

2. Professional: added to the project ( special file).


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The Tool Box


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The Form Window


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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.


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The Project Window

•A window that lists all project files (Forms, modules… See Page 40)

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


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The Properties WindowProperty Name

Property Value


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The Properties Window• Lists the properties of the controls (objects).

• Each control and form has it’s own properties.

• 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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The Form Layout Window

• Show a preview of the from window’s location at Run-Time.

Screen Form


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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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Lab1 Training

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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Lab1 Training

Question II• Start a new project in Visual Basic.

• Delete any custom controls from the project.

• Add three text boxes and two command buttons.

• Change the Caption property of each button, Use whatever caption you want

• Change the Text property of the text boxes so that they are blank (Empty).


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Lab1 Training

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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