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Remember back to the beginning

• Visual basic basics
     - object oriented
     - objects
     - properties
     - methods
     - events

Importance of Algorithms

• Stair tools

Variables

• Containers that contain values
• Types of variables
• Variable declaration
• Scope

Conditions

• If - Then - Else - End If
• Loops
     - while
     - Until
     - placement of the condition
• For - Next loop

Arrays

• List of variables , all of the same type, similar meaning by different values
• Initialization of arrays
• Types of arrays - control and declared
• Bounds vs index
• Uses for arrays

Images/Graphics

• Types of graphics, icon image, ZOrder
• Picture boxes vs image boxes

Menu Design

• Common menu guidelines
• Action of the common dialog
     1 - Open
     2 - Save
     3 - Color
     4 - Font
• Methods

File Handling

• Sequential access files
• Open/Close
• Write/ Input statements
• EOF function
• Not operator

Modules

• What they contain
• How they are used
• Global procedures
• Modal switch

Random Access Files

• Databases
• Type statement
• Open statement
• PUT/GET statements

Databases

• Parallel arrays
• Linked lists
• Relational databases
• Sorting algorithms

Grids, Lists and Combo Boxes

• Two dimensional arrays
• AddItem method
• Lists - read by user but not changeable
• Combo Box - list but also text box to allow user to change item in list

SQL, OLE, API

• A taste of the advance class

Remember

• Good Luck!