Visual Basic Tutorial



	Table of Contents
	Introduction
	Running Visual Basic	- getting started - viewing the different windows
	An Example Program	- opening and running a project
	Building Your First Project	- introducing forms and controls - the Hello World program
	Hello World Revisited	- more about properties
	The Conversion Program	- horizontal scroll bars - variables - simple calculations
	More on Scroll Bars	- colour codes and RGB values
	Input Boxes	- keyboard shortcuts - using an Input Box
	Branching - If..Then..Else..End If	- making decisions
	Averages	- using image controls - calculating an average
	Loops	- summing integers - keeping a running total - integers and Long integers
	Conditional Loops	- calculating a factorial - Do..While loops - Do..Until loops
	Checkboxes and Option Buttons	- a survey - more keyboard shortcuts - using a Message Box - using the TabIndex property
	The Timer Control	- a traffic lights sequence - a control array of images - Boolean variables
	Creating a Menu Bar	- creating a menu - choosing colours
	Enhancing the Menu Program	- specification for a menu - standard named colours - adding a sub-menu
	Separator Bars	- adding a separator bar
	Dragging and Dropping	- using the mouse to drag and drop - detecting mouse buttons - properties and methods
	Using the Mouse	- using different mouse events - moving an image
	The Shape Control	- drawing standard shapes - line thickness
	The Drawing Program	- a simple drawing/painting program - setting up a colour palette - drawing lines - drawing freehand - using a flag - different line thicknesses - different line styles
	Common Dialog Boxes	- using custom controls - Open File dialog box - Print File dialog box - Save As, Color and Font dialog boxes
	Text Files	- the ASCII code - open files to read, write or append - writing text to a file - reading text from a file - a simple text editor
	Arrays	- an ordered list - creating an array - calculating an average
	The Grid Control	- setting up the grid - moving around the grid - assigning values to a cell - simple calculations - setting the focus
	Structured Data Types	- defining a data type - an array of records - declaring a procedure - writing structured data to a file - reading data from a file
	Sorting	- sorting data - a variation on the 'bubble' sort - sorting explained
	The Game Zone	- bats, balls and bouncing... - the Select Case construction
	Adding Spin	- adding spin to control the ball - declaring a function
	Conclusion
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