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Event Driven Programming Kumar Vishal, Lovely Professional University

Unit 2: Working of VB Applications

CONTENTS

Objectives
Introduction

2.1 Working of VB Applications
2.1.1 Active Exe
2.1.2 Standard EXE Application

2.1.3 Creating a Data Report
2.1.4 Accessing the Data Report

2.2 Method and Events
2.3 Event Procedures
2.4 Summary
2.5 Keywords
2.6 Self Assessment Questions
2.7 Review Questions

2.8 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:
• Understand working of VB applications
• Explain Method and event in visual basic
• Discuss event procedures.

Introduction

Visual Basic is a high level programming language which evolved from the earlier DOS version
called BASIC. BASIC means, Beginners’ All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. It is a very easy
programming language to learn. The code look a lot like English Language. Different software
companies produced different versions of Basic, such as Microsoft QBASIC, QUICK BASIC, GW
BASIC, IBM BASICA and so on. However, people prefer to use Microsoft Visual Basic today, as
it is a well developed programming language and supporting resources are available everywhere.
Now, there are many versions of VB exist in the market, the most popular one and still widely

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