01-02-2013, 03:27 PM
FRONT END TOOLS
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AIM:
Basic Study of VB Front end Tools.
Introduction:
Visual basic uses object oriented techniques to create program that are powerful, robust and efficient.
Project:
Each application in visual basic is called as project. A project is a collection of forms, modules, user controls and data reports etc. it organizes the forms and modules. The project is saved with the extension .vbp
Forms:
A form is a collection of controls. The controls are placed on the form. The form also has its own properties and methods. It has the extension .frm. - 6 -More than one form may be used in an application.
Visual basic is referred to as an integrated development environment (IDE). IDE consists of following elements,
• Title bar
• Menu bar
• Tool bar
• Tool box
• Control menu
• Project explorer window
• Properties window
• Object browser
• Form designer
• Code editor window
• Form layout window
STANDARD TOOLBAR:
The standard toolbar is the central toolbar in the visual basic IDE. The standard toolbar offers many features found in the file, project, debug and run menu.
The standard toolbar enables fast access to often used functionally and information.
THE EDIT TOOLBAR:
The extended edit menu and some debug menu functions from yhe edit toolbar can be accessed. The features of edit toolbar are similar to those of the edit menu. You can cut,copy and paste text. You can manipulate the layout of the code and do text selection, searches and replacement. Also you can use automatic coding features such as quick info.
THE DEBUG TOOLBAR:
The debug toolbar enables you to access the debugging functions of the visual basic IDE.
You can use the debug toolbar to test the program and restore errors that might occur. When you debug a program you do such things as run the code a line at a time.
THE FORM EDITOR TOOLBAR:
You can use the form editor toolbar to size, move, and align controls on a form. The form editor toolbar has the same set of features as the format menu.
You align and size multiple controls on a form with the form editor toolbar. There are small download facing arrowheads to the right of the align, centre and make toolbar buttons. These arrowheads indicate that a dropdown menu will appear when you select that toolbar button.
RESULT:
Thus the above VB front-end tools are studied successfully.