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Introduction to

Visual basic
What is Visual Basic?
A tool that allows you to Develop Windows
(Graphic User Interface – GUI) applications.

Visual Basic is event-driven(button pressing,


menu selection and etc.)

Visual Basic is a programming language and


development environment created by Microsoft.
It is an extension of the BASIC programming
language that combines BASIC functions and
EVOLUTION OF VISUAL
BASIC
Vb 1.0 WAS INTRODUCED IN 1991

THE APPROACH FOR CONNECTING THE


PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE TO THE
GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE IS DERIVED
FROM A SYSTEM CALLED TRIPOD,
ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED BY ALAN
COOPER, WHICH FURTHER DEVELOPED
BY COOPER AND HIS ASSOCIATES UNDER
CONTRACT TO MICROSOFT.
TIMELINE OF VISUAL BASIC
VISUAL BASIC 1.0 WAS RELEASED IN MAY 1991
FOR WINDOWS.
VB BASIC 1.0 FOR DOS WAS RELEASED IN
SEPTEMBER 1992.
VB BASIC 2.0 WAS RELEASED IN NOVEMBER 1992.
THE PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENT WAS EASIER
TO USE, AND ITS SPEED WAS IMPROVED.
VERSION 3.0 WAS RELEASED IN THE SUMMER OF
1993 AND CAME IN STANDARD AND
PROFESSIONAL VERSIONS. VB3 INCLUDED A
DATABASE ENGINE THAT COULD READ AND
WRITE ACCESS DATABASE
TIMELINE OF VISUAL BASIC
VB 4.0 IN AUGUST 1995 WAS THE FIRST
VERSION THAT COULD CREATE 32-BIT AS
WELL 16-BIT WINDOWS PROGRAMS. IT ALSO
INTRODUCED THA ABILITY TO WRITE
CLASSES IN VISUAL BASIC.

VERSION 5.0 IN FEBRUARY 1997, MICROSOFT


RELEASED VISUAL BASIC EXCLUSIVELY FOR
32 BIT VERSIONS OF WINDOWS.
VISUAL BASIC 6.0, MID 1998
VB INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENT
A PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENT
WHICH SUPORTS ONE OR A SET OF
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES THAT
ONE CAN USE IN CREATING
APPLICATIONS.

IT IS USUALLY CONSISTS OF A


COMPILER, DEBUGGER, GUI MAKER,
AND CODE EDITOR.
VB MAIN WINDOW
THE MAIN WINDOW CONSIST OF THE FF:

TITLE BAR – INDICATES THE PROJECT NAME,


THE CURRENT VISUAL BASIC OPERATING, AND
THE CURRENT FORM.
MENU BAR – HAS DROPPED DOWN MENUS
FROM WHICH YOU CONTROL THE OPERATION
OF THE VISUAL BASIC ENVIRONMENT.
TOOL BAR – HAS BUTTONS TO PROVIDE
SHORTCUTS TO SOME OF THE MENU OPTIONS
DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENT
DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENT
VB IDE
TOOL BOX – USUALLY LOCATED ON THE LEFT OF
THE SCREEN. THIS US USED FOR CREATING
OBJECTS ON YOUR FORM.
MENU BAR – CONTAINS THE COMMANDS THAT
CAN BE USED IN CONSTRUCTING THE APPLICATION.
TITLE BAR – LOCATED AT THE TOP MOST EDGE
CONTAINING THE WINDOWS NAME.
CODE VIEW/CODE EDITOR – THE WINDOW
WHERE YOU WRITE MOST OF YOUR CODE
PROPERTIES WINDOW – SHOW THE PROPERTIES
OF A SELECTED OBJECT OR CONTROL.
SOLUTION EXPLORER WINDOW – LISTS ALL
FILES AND OBJECTS ASSOCIATE WITH THE CURRENT
TOOL BOX
PROPERTIES WINDOW
STEPS IN DEVELOPING
APPLICATION

DRAW THE USER INTERFACE

ASSIGN PROPERTIES TO
CONTROL

ATTACH CODE TO CONTROLS


THREE MODES OF VISUAL
BASIC OPERATION
DESIGN MODE – USED TO BUILD
APPLICATION

RUN MODE - USED TO RUN


APPLICATION

BREAK MODE – APPLICATION HALTED


AND DEBUGGER IS AVAILABLE.

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