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Visual Basic

Visual Basic (VB) is an ideal programming language for developing professional applications for Microsoft Windows using a graphical user interface. This GUI environment allows users to interact visually with applications in an easier way compared to traditional linear programming. VB was developed from the BASIC language and enables quick design of user interfaces by drawing and arranging interface elements. It features full object support, icons, mouse/keyboard event handling, and other tools that make it a useful programming language.

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Visual Basic

Visual Basic (VB) is an ideal programming language for developing professional applications for Microsoft Windows using a graphical user interface. This GUI environment allows users to interact visually with applications in an easier way compared to traditional linear programming. VB was developed from the BASIC language and enables quick design of user interfaces by drawing and arranging interface elements. It features full object support, icons, mouse/keyboard event handling, and other tools that make it a useful programming language.

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Visual Basic (VB) is an ideal programming language for developing sophisticated professional

applications for Microsoft Windows. It makes use of Graphical User Interface for creating robust
and powerful applications. The Graphical User Interface as the name suggests, uses illustrations
for text, which enable users to interact with an application. This feature makes it easier to
comprehend things in a quicker and easier way.

Coding in GUI environment is quite a transition to traditional, linear programming methods


where the user is guided through a linear path of execution and is limited to small set of
operations. In GUI environment, the number of options open to the user is much greater,
allowing more freedom to the user and developer. Features such as easier comprehension, user-
friendliness, faster application development and many other aspects such as introduction to
ActiveX technology and Internet features make Visual Basic an interesting tool to work with.

Visual Basic (VB) was developed from the BASIC programming language. In the 1970s,
Microsoft started developing ROM-based interpreted BASIC for the early microprocessor-based
computers. In 1982, Microsoft QuickBasic revolutionized Basic and was legitimized as a serious
development language for MS-DOS environment. Later on, Microsoft Corporation created the
enhanced version of BASIC called Visual Basic for Windows.

Visual Basic (VB) is an event-driven programming language. This is called because


programming is done in a graphical environment unlike the previous version BASIC where
programming is done in a text only environment and executed sequentially in order to control the
user interface. Visual Basic enables the user to design the user interface quickly by drawing and
arranging the user elements. Due to this spent time is saved for the repetitive task.

Important Features of Visual Basic (VB)


 Full set of objects - you 'draw' the application
 Lots of icons and pictures for your use
 Response to mouse and keyboard actions
 Clipboard and printer access
 Full array of mathematical, string handling, and graphics functions
 Can handle fixed and dynamic variable and control arrays
 Sequential and random access file support
 Useful debugger and error-handling facilities
 Powerful database access tools
 ActiveX support
 Package & Deployment Wizard makes distributing your applications simple

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