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[travy92]

INTRODUCTION
Seeing as i've learned quiet a bit about visual basic, I'd like to introduce you to my second tutorial.
(My first was "Tutorial - SmarterChild Copy")
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WHAT WE'RE DOING
Basically in this mini tutorial we'll learn about adding text to a ListBox using a command button and a combo box/saving search history in combo box.
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GUI (Layout of the form)
This is my GUI (Layout)

You can use any GUI but this is mine.

It consists of:
1 Command Button:
Name: "cmdPrint"
Caption: "Add text to ListBox"

1 ListBox:
Name: "lstList"
Caption: (None)

1 ComboBox:
Name: "cboText"
Caption: (None)

Note: Don't add the quotes in caption/name(").
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NAME EXPLANATIONS:
cmdPrint: "cmd" stands for Command, since it's a command button, use cmd. "Print" means Print... Nothing special.. It can be anything you want.

lstList: "lst" stands for List, since it's a ListBox, use lst. List simply means a list.

cboText: "cbo" stands for ComboBox, since it's a ComboBox, use cbo. "Text" means text.
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CODE

Private Sub cmdPrint_Click()
lstList.AddItem cboText.Text
cboText.AddItem cboText.Text
End Sub

This is all that's needed to make this very simply program.
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CODE EXPLANATION

Private Sub cmdPrint_Click()

Basically this means everytime you click cmdPrint, it will do the action as specified (Below)
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lstList.AddItem cboText.Text

This code means add whatever text is written in the cboText.Text box to lstList box.
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cboText.AddItem cboText.Text

This code means add the text that's written in cboText box into the cboText box... (So like saving history... This function can be used for an internet browser... I may be writing a tutorial on making an internet browser, if you want)
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End Sub

This needs to be added at the end of every code.
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And you're done!

This is the example of the product with text in the ListBox.

And another one with the text saved in the ComboBox (Or History if you will):

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So this is goodbye for now.

This tutorial was made by me, Travy92.

Special thanks to Tcm9669 for the Screenshot program.

EDIT - I'll include some samples for the lazy people..

Attached Files

•  ListBox, ComboBox & Command Button.zip   3.04KB   5054 downloads
•  ListBox, ComboBox & Command Button.rar   3.04KB   5183 downloads

[TcM]

These are nice tutorials that you are making, and I noticed that you used a program from here to make screenshot so I modified it for you so whn you press Start or CTRL+S it will hide the window and when you press CTRL+E It will stop taking screens and the window will show again. Hope you like it, download it from here:

http://forum.codecal...-screen-v2.html

[travy92]

Oh man, i can't thank you enough! Wonderful !

[TcM]

No problem, hope you use it in your next tutorial. I fixed it btw, download it again.

[Lukica]

Thank you ... I was looking for this

[sammy..the..great]

Thanks for this! I think I'm going to find this very useful, and now, my post count is one I should be able to download it! lol :-)

[Bigig]

Thanks for this, this will be very helpful.

-BigIg

[jodlajodla]

dan

[Abaset]

Good man

Hellio to all

Edited by WingedPanther, 04 August 2009 - 06:04 AM.
Double post

[unleashed-my-freedom]

what is the different between combo box, text box, label?
Thank You

[TcM]

Combo is a drop down list of items, textbox is an empty space to insert your text and a label is a place to display text (usually the programmer uses it.. the user will not be able to edit the text in it)

[hawaii94]

i like the outline of your tutorial. i like the screen shots and the comments that go along with it. nice and easy to follow.