Visual Basic 6 Tutorial Video

Introduction and Getting Started

• Introduction & Visual Basic Overview
• The VB 6 Environment (window orientation)
• The VB 6 Environment (placing controls on form)
• The First Project (Hello World)
• Writing Code
• Modifications to Hello World
• Saving and Running the Project
• Common errors, Debugging
• Code Window Views
• Naming Rules and conventions for controls
• Form Properties (startup position, window state, Visible)

More Controls and Code

• Text Box vs. Label
• Frames with Options Buttons & Check Boxes
• Images (using graphical images on the form)
• Multiple Control manipulation
• User-Friendly Features (Access keys, Tab Index)
• User-Friendly Features (default, cancel properties)
• Tab Stop, Focus, Max Length, Tool Tips
• Code for user convenience (clearing text boxes, labels, Set Focus)
• VB color Constants, Font object, With-End With Coding
• Concatenation
• Demo of Name & Address Maker-User Perspective
• Demo of Name & Address Maker-Programmer Perspective

Variables and Code for Calculations

• What is variable?
• Variables vs. Constants
• Data Types supported by VB
• Naming rules and conventions for Variables: Option Explicit
• The VAL Function and Calculations
• Putting it together - Book Sales Program (part 1)
• Formatting for output
• Accumulating & Module-Level Variables
• Book Sales Program (Wrap up)
• Another Demo - Shipping Charges

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Coding Decision (IF-Else)

• Project Overview - Coffee Sales
• Variables; IF - THEN - ELSE statements
• Using IF Statements with the MsgBox Function
• Clear button with message boxes
• The CALL Statement
• Other options with message boxes
• Another demonstration program - More data validation
• UCase/Lease functions

Debugging, Immediate Window, Stand-alone Projects

• Using Breakpoints; Stepping through code
• Using the Immediate Window
• Common Errors and Things to Avoid
• Using the Object Browser
• The Form Icon; Creating an Executable Project (.EXE file)

Other Event Procedures

• MsgBox vs. the Input Box
• Click and Change Events
• GotFocus/LostFocus Events
• KeyPress and Mouse Events
• Form Load and Form Activate Events
• More on LostFocus, SetFocus and the Visible Property
• Miscellaneous Form Properties
• Validate Event

Creating Menus

• The Menu Editor
• Creating Submenus and Flyout Menus
• More menu options
• Adding and About Form with a Menu item
• Adding a menu to an existing Project
• Wrapping up the menu demo (enabled property)