Malu Project
Malu Project
VB & MS ACCESS
Made By:-
A.MALATHI
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude towards all
the people who have in various ways, helped in the successful completion of
my project.
I also thank all my faculty members for steering me through the tough as
well as easy phases of the project in a result oriented manner with concern
attention.
CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that this is a bona fide record to the project work done
satisfactorily at ….. By …….. .of.......
This report or the similar report on this topic has not been submitted for any
other examination and does not form part of any other course undergone by the
candidate.
Name: Malathi
CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
o PROJECT DESCRIPTION
2. SYSTEM SPECIFICATION
1) HARDWARE SPECIFICATION
2) SOFTWARE SPECIFICATION
3. LANGUAGE SPECIFICATION
1) NET FRAMEWORK
COMMON LANGUAGE
NET FRAMEWORK CLASS LIBRARY
2) VB.NET
OVERVIEW
BASIC CONTROLS
ADO.NET OBJECT MODEL
ENVIRONMENT
VISUAL STUDIO.NET HIGHLIGHTS
3) MS ACCESS
MS ACCESS 7.0
ARCHITECTURE
DATA STORAGE
DATABASE
4. SYSTEM DESIGN
5. SAMPLE SCREENSHOTS
6. SAMPLE CODING
8. CONCLUSION
ABSTRACT
The entire project has been developed keeping in view of the distributed client
server computing technology, in mind. The specification has been normalized up 2NF to
eliminate all the anomalies that may arise due to the database transaction that are executed by
the general users and the organizational administration. The user interfaces are browser
specific to give distributed accessibility for the overall system. The internal database has been
selected as database MS Access.
The Project “Airway reservation Managem ent System” contains the following
Modules
They Are
➢ Login Module
➢ Customer reservation Module
➢ Cancellation Module
➢ Postpone Module
➢ Feedback
MODULE1:(Login module)
In this module the User can enter their user name, password , to login into the
application.
MODULE2:(Reservation module)
In this module the user can select and book their flight. And the Administrator
can view the booking details .
MODULE3:(Cancellation Module)
In this module the user can enter their personal details which they given
during booking and cancel the flight.
System Requirement
➢ Software Requirement
1) Microsoft Visual studio 6.0 Ultimate.
2) Microsoft .Net Framework.
3) Front End: C#.NET.
4) Back End: Microsoft Access Database 2007.
5) Windows XP
➢ Hardware Requirement.
1) CPU: Pentium-IV Processor or any Processor.
2) Hard disk: 40GB or Above.
3) RAM: 1GB or Above.
INTRODUCTION TO MS ACCESS
1.What is MS Access?
With Access you can develop easy-to-use input forms as you have seen from other
Windows applications. You can process your data and run powerful reports.
Using ActiveX (formerly called OLE - Object Linking and Embedding) objects in
Windows and Microsoft Office 2000 products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook),
o You can extend Access into a true database-operating environment by
integrating it with these products.
• With the new Internet extensions, you can create forms that interact with data
directly from the World Wide Web and translate your forms directly into data
access pages for corporate intranets that work directly with your Internet
browser.
Access is not only a database manager but also a relational database manager:
• Provides access to all types of data and allows the use of more than one
database tables at a time.
• Can reduce the complexity of your data and make it easier to get your job
done.
• Can link an Access table with mainframe or server data or use a table created
in dBase or Excel.
• Can take the results of the link and combine the data with an Excel worksheet
quickly and easily. If you use Microsoft Office 2000, there is complete
interoperability between Access and Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Can easily manipulate Access data from your VB or VC applications.
MS Access has several versions: Access 2, Access 95, Access 97, Access 2000,
and Access 2003. If you are upgrading to Access 2000 from earlier versions of Access,
you should consider a few things. Earlier versions of Access databases must be converted
to Access 2000 format before they are usable. After an Access 2.0 or Access 95 database
is converted to Access 2000 format, it cannot be converted back; it’s unusable by Access
2.0, 95, or 97.
You can, however, save Access 2000 database in Access 97 format. As an Access
2000 user, you can open and work with Access 2.0, 95, or 97 data by attaching to them as
external databases, but you cannot modify any of the objects (forms, reports, queries, and
so on) you find in them.
Figure 1 shows the original Microsoft marketing concept for Access. This simple
figure conveys the message that Access is usable at all levels.
Beginning at the lowest level of the hierarchy and moving upward, you see:
• Objects listed first; these give the end user the capability of creating tables,
queries, forms, and reports easily.
• By using functions/expressions, simple processing can be performed to
validate data, enforce a business rule, or display a number with a currency
symbol.
• Macros allow for automation without programming. o However, VBA (Visual
Basic for Applications) code lets the user program complex processes. o
Finally, by using Windows API (Application Programming Interface) calls to
functions or DLLs (Dynamic Link Libraries) written in other languages such
as C, Java, or Visual Basic, a programmer can write interfaces to other
programs and data sources. Similarly, the programmer can write the interfaces
from other applications to connect to the Access database.
Access is a set of tools for end-user database management. Access has: o a table
creator, o a form designer, o a query manager, o a data access page creator, and
o a report writer.
Access is also an environment for developing applications. Using macros or
modules to automate tasks, you can create user-oriented applications as powerful as those
created with programming languages —complete with the buttons, menus, and dialog
boxes. By programming in Visual Basic for Applications (known as VBA), you can
create programs as powerful as Access itself. In fact, many of the tools in Access (such as
Wizards and Builders) are written in VBA.
The relational processing in Access fills many needs with its flexible architecture.
It can be used as a stand-alone database management system, in a file-server
configuration, or as a front-end client to products such as a SQL server. In addition,
Access features ODBC (Open Database Connectivity), which permits connection to
many external formats, such as SQL/Server, Oracle, Sybase, or mainframe IBM DB/2.
The program provides complete support for transaction processing, ensuring the
integrity of transactions. In addition, user-level security provides control over assigning
user and group permissions to view and modify database objects.
• Ease-of-use wizards
A Wizard can turn hours of work into minutes. Wizards ask questions about content,
style, and format, and then they build the object automatically. Access features nearly
100 Wizards to design: o databases, o applications, o tables, forms, reports, o graphs,
o mailing labels, o controls, and o properties.
Access lets you import from or export to many common formats, including dBase,
FoxPro, Excel, SQL Server, Oracle, Btrieve, many ASCII text formats (including fixed
width and delimited), as well as data in HTML format.
Importing creates an Access table; exporting an Access table creates a file in the
native file format you are exporting to.
Linking (formally known as attaching) means that external data can be used
without creating an Access table. You can link to dBase, FoxPro, Excel, ASCII, and SQL
data. Linking to external tables and then relating them to other tables is a powerful
capability; you can link to Access, FoxPro, dBase, and SQL server.
• You can even link tables of different file types (such as an Access table and a dBase
table); when linked, your table’s act as a single entity you can query about your data.
o You can select specific fields, define sorting orders, create calculated expressions,
and enter criteria to select desired records. The results of a query can be displayed in a
datasheet, form, or report.
• You do not have to set relationships in advance. Rather than set your relationships
permanently, you can use a query window to set them when you need to for a specific
purpose, such as a report.
Through the capabilities of DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) and OLE (Object
Linking and Embedding), exciting new objects can be added to Access forms and
reports.
• The objects that can be added include sound, pictures, graphs, and video clips. o You
can embed OLE objects (such as a bitmap picture) or documents from word
processors (such as Word or WordPerfect), or link to a range of cells in an Excel
spreadsheet. o By linking these objects to records in your tables, you can create
dynamic database forms and reports and share information between Windows
applications.
• Built-in functions
Access contains more than 200 functions (small built-in programs that return a
value) that perform tasks in a wide variety of categories. Access includes database,
mathematics, business, financial, date, time, and string functions. You can use them to
create calculated expressions in your forms, reports, and queries.
• What is a database?
In a real manual file filing database system, you probably have in/out baskets and
some type of formal filing method. Information is accessed manually by opening a file
cabinet, taking out a file folder, and finding the correct piece of paper. Paper forms are
used for input, per-haps with a typewriter. Information is found by sorting the papers
manually or by copying desired information from many papers to another piece of paper.
• Database terms
Microsoft Access follows traditional database terminology. The terms database, table,
record, field, and value indicate a hierarchy from largest to smallest.
Databases
In Access, a database is the overall container for the data and associated objects.
Database objects include:
In some computer software products, the database is the object that holds the
actual data; in Access, this is called a table.
Access can work with only one database at a time. Within a single Access
database, however, you can have hundreds of tables, forms, queries, reports, pages,
macros, and modules - all stored in a single file with the file extension .MDB (multiple
database) or .ADP if you are using SQL Server.
Tables
A table is a container for raw data. When data is entered in Access, a table
stores it in logical groupings of similar data (the Students table, for example,
contains data about students) and the table’s design organizes the information
into rows and columns. Figure 2 is a typical Access table design; its datasheet
(also known as a browse table or table view) displays multiple lines of data in
neat rows and columns.
Figure 2. A database table design and datasheet.
As shown in Figure 2, the datasheet is divided into rows called records and
columns called fields.
• The data shown in the table has columns of similar information, such as StudentID,
Sname, GPA; these columns of data items are fields.
• Each field is identified as a certain type of data (Text, Number, Date, and so on) and
has a specified length. Each field has a name that identifies its category of
information.
Values
At the intersection of a row (record) and a column (field) is a value —the actual
data element. For example, Long, the Student Name of the second record is a data value.
Multiple tables simplify data entry and reporting by decreasing the input of
redundant data. By defining two tables for an application that uses customer information,
for example, you don’t need to store the customer’s name and address every time the
customer purchases an item.
• Database Objects and Views
If you are new to databases (or are even an experienced database user), before
starting to use Access you need to review and make sure that you understand some key
Access concepts. The Access database contains seven objects, which consist of the data
and tools you need to use Access:
Table Holds the actual data (uses a datasheet to display the raw
data)
Query Lets you search, sort, and retrieve specific data
Form Lets you enter and display data in a customized format
Report Lets you display and print formatted data, including
calculations and totals
Pages Lets you publish live forms to a corporate intranet
Macro Gives you easy-to-use commands to automate tasks without
programming
Module Program written in VBA
Datasheets:
Datasheets are one of the many ways by which data can be viewed. Although not
a database object, a datasheet displays a list of records from a table in a format
commonly known as a browse screen or table view. A datasheet displays data as a series
of rows and columns (comparable to a spreadsheet). A datasheet simply displays the
information from a table in its raw form. This spreadsheet format is the default mode for
displaying all fields for all records.
Query:
A query is used to extract information from a database. A query can select and
define a group of records that fulfill a certain condition.
• You can use queries before printing a report so that only the desired data is
printed.
• Forms can also use a query so that only certain records (that meet the desired
criteria) appear onscreen.
• Queries can be used within procedures that change, add, or delete database
records.
When you enter instructions into the QBE window, the query translates the instructions
and retrieves the desired data. In this example, the query first combines data from the
Student, the Course, and the StudentCourse tables. Then it retrieves the required fields.
Access then filters the records, selecting only those in which the value of DateTaken is
later than 9/1/2001. It sorts the resulting records first by student ID and then by student
name within the student IDs that are alike. Finally, the records appear onscreen in a
datasheet.
Figure 3. A typical query.
These selected records are known as a dynaset —a dynamic set of data that can
change according to the raw data in the original tables.
After you run a query, the resulting dynaset can be used in a form that can be
displayed onscreen in a specified format or print on a report. In this way, user access can
be limited to the data that meets the criteria in the dynaset.
Data-entry forms help users get information into a database table in a quick, easy,
and accurate manner. Data-entry and display forms provide a more structured view of the
data than does a datasheet. From this structured view, database records can be viewed,
added, changed, or deleted. Entering data through the data-entry forms is the most
common way to get the data into the database table. Figure 4 is a typical form.
Data-entry forms can be used to restrict access to certain fields within the table.
You can also use these forms to check the validity of your data before you accept it into
the database table.
Most users prefer to enter information into data-entry forms rather than datasheet
tables; data-entry forms can be made to resemble familiar paper documents. Forms make
data entry selfexplanatory by guiding the user through the fields of the table being
updated.
Reports
Reports present your data in printed format. You can create several different types
of reports within a database management system. For example, your report can list all
records in a given table, such as a student table. You can also create a report that lists
only the students who meet a given criterion, such as all those who have the GPA 3.5 and
above. You do this by incorporating a query into your report design.
Your reports can combine multiple tables to present complex relationships among
different sets of data. When you design your database tables, keep in mind all the types
of information you want printed. Doing so ensures that the information you require in
your various reports is available from within your database tables.
INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL BASIC PROGRAMMING
Visual Basic (VB) is the fastest and easiest way to create applications for
MS Windows. Whether you are an experienced professional or brand new to
Windows programming, VB provides you with a complete set of tools to simplify
rapid application development.
The “Visual” part refers to the method used to create the graphical user
interface (GUI). Rather than writing numerous lines of code to describe the
appearance and location of interface elements, you simply put prebuilt objects
into place on screen.
The “Basic” part refers to the BASIC (Beginners All-purpose Symbolic
Instruction Code) language. We need to notice that VB has evolved from original
BASIC language and now contains several hundred statements, functions, and
keywords, many of which relate directly to the Windows GUI.
The VB programming is not unique to Visual Basic. The following
applications or programming also used VB:
• VBA in MS Word, Excel, and Access
• VB Script for web-based programming
• Visual Basic Concepts
Starting VB IDE
You can start VB IDE either from clicking Start on the Taskbar or clicking VB
icon on the desktop (Figure 1).
• Object browser
• Code editor window
• Form layout window – allows you to position the forms in your application
using a small graphical representation of the screen.
• Immediate, Locals, and Watch windows under View menu are used for
debugging.
Environment Options
VB provides a great deal of flexibility, allowing you to configure the working
environment to best suit your individual style. Two different styles are
available for the VB IDE:
• single document interface (SDI): with SDI, all of the IDE windows are free to
be moved anywhere on screen.
• Multiple document interface (MDI): all of the IDE windows are contained
within a single resizable parent window.
The IDE will start in the selected mode the next time you start Visual Basic.
• Setting properties
• Writing code: double click the command button, then code editor window will
be displayed, type text1.text = “Hello World!”
• Running application
Once the user enters the DBH for a tree, the basal area for that tree should be
displayed in a text box. The basal area is calculated by using the following equation:
BA = 0.005454154*DBH2
Where, BA is basal area in
ft2 and DBH is the tree’s
diameter at breast height in
inches.
The results should be displayed in a list box for comparison among trees. Here
are the controls we need in this project:
• text box
• list box
• command button
Creating a VB Project
From the Start menu, click All Programs|MS Visual Studio 6.0|Visual Basic 6.0.
You start a new project by choosing New Project from the File menu, then selecting
Standard EXE in the New Project dialog box (when you first start Visual Basic,
the New Project dialog box is presented). VB creates a new project and displays
a new form for you. Now we need to design the interface. What you need to do
are as follows:
Coding
Double click the command button and a code-editing box will pop out.
Type the following lines under the command button 1 (cmdCalBA).
Dim DBH, BA
DBH = txtDBH.Text
BA = 0.005454154 * DBH * DBH
txtBA.Text = BA
End Sub
End Sub
Remember!! Now, you need to save the project again by clicking the save
button on the menu bar.
Use the arrow button on the menu bar to run the project. You enter 12 in
DBH box, then click ‘Calculate BA’ button, you will add the first result to the
list box. If you change the DBH from 12 to 13, then click the ‘Calculate BA’
button; you will add the second result to the box (Figure 3). You can repeat the
above procedures as you wish.
Creating a Project
You begin creating the application by choosing New Project from the File
menu, then selecting Standard EXE in the New Project dialog box (when you
first start Visual Basic, the New Project dialog box is presented). VB creates a
new project and displays a new form. Now we need to design the interface –
putting data control, DBGrid control and buttons on the form. Since the DBGrid
is not in the default toolbox, we need to add it there. What we can do are:
• Select Components under Project menu, then the Components dialog box
will be displayed.
• Find Microsoft Data Bound Grid Control 5.0 (SP3) in the controls list box
and check the box to its left.
• Click the OK button, the icon for the DBGrid control will appear in the
toolbox.
Use the toolbox to draw the controls on the form (Figure 4).
Setting Properties
In the Properties window, set properties for the objects according to Table 2.
Use the default settings for all other properties.
Now, save your project with a name of prjFirstapp. The interface of your
project will look like that (Figure 5).
Add this code to Form_Load event procedure to connect the database and
retrieve data from the table when the program first starts.
End Sub
End Sub
Add the code to cmdClose_Click event procedure to end the application when
you click Close button.
Private Sub cmdClose_Click()
End Sub
There are two ways that you can use to run the application:
• From Run menu, click Start
• From toolbar, click the button
SAMPLE SCREENSHOTS
INFORMATION ABOUT THE AIRWAY RESERVATION
LOGIN:
RESERVATION FORM:
NEW DATA:
CANCELLATION FORM:
POSTPONE FORM:
LOGIN FORM:
"MALALA") Then
Form3.Show
Else
End If
End Sub
Private Sub Command2_Click()
End
End Sub
Text1.Text = ""
Text2.Text = ""
End Sub
CODING:
Form1.Show
End Sub
Form2.Show
End Sub
Form4.Show
End Sub
Form5.Show
End Sub
Form6.Show
End Sub
FLIGHT BOOKING
CODING:
Form3.Show
End Sub
Private Sub Command2_Click()
Form3.Show
End Sub
Data1.Recordset.AddNew
End Sub
Data1.Recordset.Update
End Sub
Data1.Recordset.Delete
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Load()
Combo2.AddItem ("MALE")
Combo2.AddItem ("FEMALE")
Combo4.AddItem ("INDIGO")
Combo4.AddItem ("VISTARA")
End Sub
CANCELLATION OF FLIGHT
CODING:
Form3.Show
End Sub
Form3.Show
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Load()
Combo2.AddItem ("INDIGO")
Combo2.AddItem ("VISTARA")
End Sub
POSTPONE FLIGHT
CODING:
Form3.Show
End Sub
Form3.Show
End Sub
FEEDBACK
CODING:
End Sub
Form3.Show
End Sub
CONCLUSION
This project entitled “Airway reservation system” is developed using visual basic with
access . This project is used to login easily and help to register their name under their
needs . Existing customers as well as people can also book,cancel, postone their flight
ticket . So , customer or people easily register and book their tickets using this
application.