After completing Visual Basic 6: Lists and More Controls, the user should be able to:
| Code a sample application for calculating interest |
| Use list and combo boxes |
| Create data arrays |
| Use option buttons |
| Use check boxes, scroll bars, and timers |
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Building an Interest Calculator Application
| Creating the form |
| Focus and controls |
| Adding controls |
| Copying controls |
Creating the Rest of the Application
| Finishing the form |
| Adding code |
| The Unload statement |
Putting on the Finishing Touches
| Finishing touches |
| Error checking |
| Saving projects |
List and Combo Boxes
| The list box control |
| Combo boxes |
Data Arrays
| Defining data arrays |
| Array benefits |
Option Buttons
| Using option buttons |
| Option button properties |
| Frames and option buttons |
| Using named literals |
Check Boxes, Scroll Bars, and Timers
| Check boxes |
| Scroll bars |
| VB's clock: the timer control |
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This course is distributed with:
| Exercises, with sample files, that allow users to practice in Visual Basic 6. |
| A file containing the text of the exercises |
| Simulations that allow users to practice course skills, even if they don't have access to the Visual Basic product |
| A Visual Basic glossary |
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