Introduction Þ Visual Basic is a tool that allows you to develop Windows (Graphic User Interface – GUI ) applications. The applications have a familiar appearance to the user. Þ Visual Basic is event-driven ; event driven meaning code remains idle until called upon to respond to some event (button pressing, menu selection). Visual Basic is governed by an event processor. Þ The original Visual Basic for DOS and Visual Basic for Windows were introduced in 1991. Steps in Developing Application There are three primary steps involved in building a Visual Basic application: 1. Draw the user interface 2. Assign properties to controls 3. Attach code to controls Rule for Variable Variables are used by Visual Basic to hold information. Þ No more than 40 characters Þ They may include letters, numbers, and underscore (_) Þ The first character must be a letter Þ You cannot use a reserved wor...
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