Visual Basics……
Ms. Bhumika Shah
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What is Visual Basic?
It's a computer programming system developed and owned by
Microsoft.
Visual Basic was originally created to make it easier to write
programs for the Windows computer operating system.
The basis of Visual Basic is an earlier programming language called
BASIC that was invented by Dartmouth College professors John
Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz.
Visual Basic is often referred to using just the initials, VB.
Visual Basic is easily the most widely used computer programming
system in the history of software.
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Is Visual Basic just a programming language
or is it more than that?
It's more.
Visual Basic was one of the first systems that made it practical to
write programs for the Windows operating system.
This was possible because VB included software tools to
automatically create the detailed programming required by
Windows.
These software tools not only create Windows programs, they also
take full advantage of the graphical way that Windows works by
letting programmers "draw" their systems with a mouse on the
computer.
This is why it's called "Visual" Basic.
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Visual Basics as…
Object-Oriented & Event-Driven ::
Windows works in event driven environment,
means user is in control, and programs need to
create and respond to events …
Visual Basic definitively is not a true OOP
language and it won’t be one until it possesses
some essential OOP features, such as
inheritance.
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What is Computer
Programming?
It is a sequence of “instructions” that can
be expressed in a computer language
(e.g., Visual Basic) that causes the
computer to perform one or more tasks.
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What is Visual Basic?
Event Driven Programming Language
Responds to user actions
Interpretative
Programs run as you write them
Object Oriented (somewhat)
Objects know how to react
Emphasis on the Graphical User-Interface
(GUI)
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Graphic User Interface
Graphic User Interface (GUI) comprises
Forms
Controls
Event-driven programming
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Writing Windows Apps.
with VB
The Windows GUI
Labels Text boxes
Frame
Check boxes
Option buttons
Command buttons
Image
Picture box
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Object-Oriented & Event-
Driven Concepts
Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
Objects (nouns) controls
Properties (adjectives) [Link]
Methods (verbs) [Link]
Event-Driven Programming
User can press keys and click on various
buttons and boxes in a window.
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Versions of Visual Basic
Learning Edition
Professional Edition
Enterprise Edition
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Writing Programming
Projects
Programming is a process
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The Phases of the Process
Analysis
Design
Implementation
Maintenance
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Maintenance Phase
Production
Test
Code
Implementation Phase
Design
logic
Design Phase
User
Interface
Analysis
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Visual Basic:
Programming
Process
Similar to general
programming
process but
different focus
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Analysis
What is the problem
Design
Design the User Interface
Plan the Properties
Plan the code (pseudo-code)
Implementation
Create user interface
Set properties
Write and test code
Maintenance
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Visual Basic Projects
Visual Basic projects create several files
Project file: .VBP
Holds the names of other files in the project
Form files: .FRM
Each form is saved as a separate file
Form file contains a description of a form's objects and
the Basic code attached to a form
Standard code module: .BAS (optional)
Custom controls: .OCX (optional)
If you include controls that are not part of the
standard control set.
Form information: .VBW
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The Visual Basic
Environment
Form
Project Explorer
Properties
Form Layout Windows
Toolbox
Toolbar
Position of form screen
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Forms Window ::
This is where you design your form.
A form is what you will present to a user of
your application.
A form could be an introduction screen, it
could be a dialog box giving the user options, it
could be a box containing a warning.
All of your VB programs will revolve around
a number of forms.
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The Toolbar ::
The toolbar provides quick access to commonly used
commands.
The Toolbox ::
This floating window provides the tools for
designing/creating an application on your form.
They can create buttons, text boxes, labels, scroll bars
and other commonly used windows items.
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Project window
TOOLBAR
Property
Window
TOOL
BOX
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The Property Window
All items placed on a form have properties
such as the color of a button, what type of border
a text box has or what font a label is displayed in.
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The Project Window
A project is a complete application;
This includes all the forms, programming code
and other files needed to run this application.
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uestions?
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