UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)

Semester V - Paper X - CS322 - Visual Programming

Lecture Lab: 5
Duration: 3 hrs
Maximum Marks: 100
Credits: 4

Unit - I:

Customizing a Form - Writing Simple Programs - Toolbox - Creating Controls - Name Property - Command Button - Access Keys - Image Controls - Text Boxes - Labels - Message Boxes - Grid - Editing Tools - Variables - Data Types - String - Numbers.

Unit - II:

Displaying Information - Determinate Loops - Indeterminate Loops - Conditionals - Built-in Functions - Functions and Procedures. Unit - III: Lists - Arrays - Sorting and Searching - Records - Control Arrays - Combo Boxes - Grid Control - Projects with Multiple forms - Do Events and Sub Main - Error Trapping.

Unit - IV:

VB Objects - Dialog Boxes - Common Controls - Menus - MDI Forms - Testing, Debugging and Optimization - Working with Graphics. Unit - V: Monitoring Mouse activity - File Handling - File System Controls - File System Objects - COM/OLE - automation - DLL Servers - OLE Drag and Drop.

References:

1. Gary Cornell - Visual Basic 6 from the Ground up - Tata McGraw Hill - 1999.
2. Noel Jerke - Visual Basic 6 (The Complete Reference) - Tata McGraw Hill - 1999.