Introduction to

Visual Basic
Programming
and
Applications
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Objectives
Machine language vs.. High-level language

Procedure-oriented, object-oriented, and
event-driven languages

Background of Visual Basic

VB Integrated Development Environment
Online documentation and Help features
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Application Programs
Program - detailed set of instructions for a
computer to execute
Application programs (applications or apps) -
self-contained collection of programs that
perform a task for the end user
Programming language - formal language used
to give instructions to computers
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History of Programming Languages
Machine language
Procedure-oriented languages
Object-oriented languages
Event-driven languages
Natural languages
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History of Programming Languages
Machine Language
different for each computer processor

Procedure-Oriented Languages
FORTRAN
COBOL
Pascal
C
Ada
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History of Programming Languages
Object-oriented languages
Smalltalk
C++
Ada 95

Event-driven languages
Visual Basic
most Visual languages
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History of Programming Languages
Natural languages
computer will accept a users native or
natural language, such as English

Researchers continue to work in this area
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Background of Visual Basic
BASIC
Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction
Code
By John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz
Designed to teach programming to beginners
BASIC language interpreter, one of Microsofts
first products
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Background of Visual Basic
BASIC
Included with DOS
QBASIC - included with DOS Version 5 - subset of
BASIC
Visual Basic
1992 - Visual Basic 1 for Windows 3
Visual Basic 4 - for Windows 95
Visual Basic 5 - for Office 97
Visual Basic 6 - for Windows 98 & Office 2000

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Visual Basic Editions
Learning Edition
Professional Edition
Enterprise Edition
Included in Visual Studio suite (analogy
Office for programmers)

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Visual Basic Editions
Other Visual Basic packaging options
VBA (Visual Basic for Applications)
Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic
Visual Basic Scripting Edition
Control Creation Edition

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Toolbox
Form
Designer
Window
Code Editor
Window
Project
Explorer
Properties
window
Form Layout
Window
Visual Basic 6 Interactive Development Environment
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Elements of the Integrated Development
Environment
Application icon
Application name
Context menus
Controls
Current project
Design view mode
Title bar
Major windows
Form Designer
Form Layout
Toolbox
Project Explorer
Object Browser
Properties
Code Editor
Immediate, Locals, Watch

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Introduction to Visual Basic
Hands-On Exercise 1
Start Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0
Open the Welcome Project
Open the Welcome Form
Run the Welcome Project
End the Welcome Project
Exit Visual Basic
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Get Help When You Need It
MSDN Library
Microsoft on the Web
Learning Edition of Visual Basic 6.0
Visual Basic 6.0 in Action book
Learn Visual Basic Now multimedia tutorial

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MSDN Library
Topic Pane
Navigation
Pane
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MSDN Library
Visual Basic Documentation
Documentation Map
Whats New
Programmers Guide
Samples
Reference Guidebooks
Component Tools Guide
Data Access Guide
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Get Help from the CD
Hands-On Exercise 2
Open the Calc Sample Application
Run the Calc Sample Application
Get Help from the MSDN Library
Add a Topic to the Favorites List
Search for a Definition
Exit Help and Visual Basic
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Help from the Web
Pull down Help menu
Select Help from the Web
or www.microsoft.com/vbasic
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Get Help from the Web
Hands-On Exercise 3
Use the Free Stuff Page to Update VB
Install the Update (optional)
Product News
Frequently Asked Questions
Online Support
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Use the Right Tool
for the Job
Microsoft Office Suite
Word - word processing
Excel - spreadsheet
PowerPoint - presentation
Access - database
OLE = Object Linking and Embedding
Use Visual Basic to create a specialized,
customized application


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Summary ...
Event-driven languages is a major
improvement in programming languages
Editions include Learning Edition,
Professional Edition, and Enterprise
Edition
CD-ROM includes the MSDN Library, and
many sample programs
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Summary
Integrated Development Environment
includes
Form Designer, Form Layout
Code Edition, Project Explorer
Properties and Object Browser
Choose the right tool for the job
Visual Basic is the glue that binds
Windows objects together
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Practice with Visual Basic
1. Automated Teller Machine
2. Personal News Service
3. Getting Assistance While You Work
4. Pricing Information
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Case Studies
I Wish I Could
Visual Basic Help on the Web
Quick Reference Manual
Planning for Disaster