Steps to planning an OOED application

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Designing an Application in VB 6.0

Define a Procedure Oriented application and show examples –

(procedur.exe)

Define an OOED (Object Oriented/Event Driven) Application and show an example

Steps to Creating an OOED Application

Steps to Planning an OOED Application

Design Tips for the Application

Exercise:

◦ Create a TOE chart of the Skate Away Sales Order

Form

◦ Sketch the Interface (in the back of the sheet)

Applications where the emphasis is on task.

how to accomplish a

Programmer must instruct the computer every step of the way, from start to finish.

Requires that the program think in a step-by-step, top to bottom approach.

Limitations:

◦ User has very little control over the data entered

Sample apps: procedur.exe (under tut02 folder)

Emphasis is on the interface objects and events included in the user

Goal is to give the user as much control over the application as possible.

Does not require that the programmer work in a step by step, top to bottom approach.

Sample apps: OOED.exe (on the TUT02 folder)

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Plan the application

Build the user interface

Write the code for the application

Test and debug the application

Assemble the documentation

Identify the tasks, objects and events using a TOE chart

(Task, Objects, Events)\

◦ The programmer creates objects and events for all the tasks needed and names them.

◦ The programmers sketches the application using one of these methods:

 Writing pseudocodes

 Flowcharts

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Information should flow vertically or horizontally, with the most important information at the top left.

Commands buttons should be grouped together, along the bottom of the screen or lower right corner.

Use no more than six command buttons

Use meaning and short captions (one to three words) in buttons

Label each control. Align labels to the left , short, and one line only.

Using the sales order handout, do the following

◦ Write a TOE chart (decide how many controls to use and name them.

◦ Sketch the user interface in the back of the page.

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