Visual BASIC

Integrated Development

Environment (IDE)

History of Visual Basic

Visual Basic 1.0 (VB1): May 1991

Visual Basic 2.0 (VB2): November

1992

Visual Basic 3.0 (VB3): June 1993

Visual Basic 4.0 (VB4): October

1996

Visual Basic 5.0 (VB5): April 1997

Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6): October

1998

Visual Basic .Net (VB7): February 2002

Visual Basic 2003 (VB8): April 2003

Visual Basic 2005 (VB9): November 2005

.Net Generation Pre .Net Generation

VISUAL BASICVISUAL• method of

creating a Graphical User Interface (GUI)

BASIC• method of writing

program codes for functionality

VISUAL BASICDeveloped and owned by Microsoft• Created to make

application programs for Windows OS.

It is an object-oriented and event-driven programming language

VB 2005 ExpressA free version of Visual Basic• The IDE contains easy-

to-use and easy-to-learn tools for creating .NET applications, using the Visual Basic programming language.

Suitable for students or other people learning the VB language

Parts of VB 2005 Express IDE

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Parts of VB 2008 Express IDE

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Parts of VB 2005 Express IDE

Main Menu Bar

Toolbar

Solution Explorer

Properties Window

Toolbox

Design Area

Visual BASIC IDEMenu Bar

Main Tool Bar

Tool Box

Form Designer Window

Code Window

Form Layout Window

Properties Window

Project Explorer Window

Main MenuBar

It consists of all the commands provided by the IDE under the different menus based on their functionality provides access to such functions as opening files, interacting with an application, or help

Standard ToolBar

Provides quick access to frequently used commands

ToolBoxIt consists of the various controls that can be used

to design the graphical user

interfaces of the application

Properties Window

describes the properties of the form and its controlslists all the

properties of the object that's currently selected and gives you the opportunity to modify them.

Solution Explorer Window(Project Explorer Window)

contains the project files gives an overview of

all the modules that are contained in the application. allows to switch between

different windows

Form Designer Window

A design space which contains

objects or controls used for the application

It allows GUI creation by

providing the foundation for

controls

CODE EDITOR (Code Window)

used to write codes that determine the

behavior of the forms and other objects in the

application.

CODE EDITOR (Code Window)

used to write codes that

determine the behavior of the forms and other objects in the application. IntelliSense Window

It allows easy access to properties and

methods of controls. IntelliSense Window It allows easy

access to properties and methods of

controls.

VB EXPRESS IDE

Getting Started with Visual Basic

Steps in Creating Simple Applications

1. Create the User Interface (GUI)

2. Set the Properties of the Objects

3. Enter the appropriate Source Code

4. Run the Program

Loading Visual BASICClick Start > Programs > Microsoft Visual

Studio 6.0 > Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0

Select A Project Type

select the type of project you want to create.

select STANDARD EXE for your project type.

Saving a ProjectTo save, click File on the file menu then select Save Project.Visual BASIC will ask for the filename of the form. Change the folder where you intend to save your project files. Then, type the filename of the form and click Save.

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