CS.208 Visual Basic 3 credits

Catalog Description:

A presentation of the Visual Basic Application Development Environment. Visual Basic allows the students to concentrate upon the overall screen and function design, leaving procedural details to the computer. Prerequisite: CS.110 (Introduction to Computers) or CS.201 (Foundations of Computer Science).

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Objective:

To lead the student to becoming proficient in developing computer applications, using Visual Basic.

Course content:

• Event-driven programming.
• Forms
• Properties
• Objects
• Command Buttons
• Code windows and Modules
• Text Boxes
• Hot Keys
• Global Procedures
• Implicit and explicit variables
• Constants
• Documentation
• Mathematical operators
• Strings and substrings
• Arrays and redimensioned arrays
• Loops
• Labels and captions
• Sorts
• Formatting
• Keystroke monitoring
• Timers
• Option buttons
• Frames
• Check boxes
• Menu design
• Dialog boxes
• Color
• List boxes
• Combo boxes
• Files
• Graphics
• Open Database Connectivity

Textbook: "An Introduction to Visual Basic 6.0", Third Ed., by David Schneider, Prentice Hall Publishing Co.,

Instructor: Dr. Brown

Office: Memorial 211, Ext 2532, email: cb@oz.plymouth.edu

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Homework problems are drawn from:

• Quadratic equation solution with real and imaginary roots.
• Creative artwork, with lines and shapes.
• Data plots.
• Lists and database designs.
• Contacts with a different database (dBase, FoxPro.)
• Picture capture, using SNAPPY.
• Land surveying.
• Byte rate transfer test, using the U.S. Constitution.
• Animation, with birds and windmills.

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August 29, 2001 update.