1. CSC115 Introduction to Computer Programming Zhen Jiang Dept. of Computer Science West Chester University West Chester, PA 19383 zjiang@wcupa.edu

2. Table of Contents Introducation VB Three steps to develop VB program Feature objects – controls (step 1) Text box, command button, label, picture box, etc Property setting (step 2) Event description (step 3)

3. VB Pages 19-21 VB programs display a windows screen (called form) and its control objects (four of them will be introduced later) Three steps to create VB program Create the interface; generate position and size of window control objects (in the form) Set Properties Write the code in code window that will execute when the events occur.

5. Text box, p22 Name, Backcolor, Borderstyle, Enabled, Font, Forecolor, Multiline, Readonly, Text, TextAlign, Visible, ReadOnly Command button, p26 Name, Backcolor, BackgroundImage, Enabled, Font, ForeColor, Image, ImageAlign, Text, TextAlign, Visible Label, p28 Name, AutoSize, BackColor, BackStyle, BoderStyle, Enabled, Font, ForeColor, Text, TextAlign, Visible Picture box Name, BackgroundImage, BoderStyle, Image, sizeMode, Visible List Box, p28 Items

6. Name (lbl, txt, btn, pic, lst), Table 1, page 29 Fonts, for instance, Windings & J-K-L, etc Advanced property setting, for instance, Color.Red, page 41

7. Auto hide of tool box Access key Exit button, me.close() Message box List box

8. Advanced button functions Copy Clearing Focus and tab order, page 32 Accept button (enter) Form1.AcceptButton = btn1 Cancel button (Esc) Form1.CancelButton = btn2

9. Summary of programming(3-3-3) 3 steps, page 36 For the coding step, 3 sub-steps, page 37 Know what is the action, in your own word Know how to initiate it (how and where to start the computer’s action) Translation to VB by 3 factors in the right format Target object Property New setting