Datasheet

Try It Out Creating a HelloUser Project
1.
Click the New Project button on the toolbar.
2. The New Project dialog box will open. Make sure you have Visual Basic selected in the Project
Types tree-view box to the left. Next, select Windows Application in the Templates box on the
right. Finally, type Hello User in the Name text box and click OK. Your New Project dialog box
should look like Figure 1-7.
Figure 1-7
3. The IDE will then create an empty Windows application for you. So far, your Hello User pro-
gram consists of one blank window, called a Windows Form (or sometimes just a form), with
the default name of
Form1.vb, as shown in Figure 1-8.
Whenever Visual Studio 2005 creates a new file, either as part of the project creation process or when
you create a new file, it will use a name that describes what it is (in this case, a form) followed by a
number.
Windows in the Visual Studio 2005 IDE
At this point, you can see that the various windows in the IDE are beginning to show their purposes,
and you should take a brief look at them now before you come back to the Try It Out. Note that if any of
these windows are not visible on your screen, you can use the View menu to select and show them. Also,
if you do not like the location of any particular window, you can move it by clicking on its title bar (the
blue bar at the top) and dragging it to a new location. The windows in the IDE can float (stand out on
their own) or be docked (as they appear in Figure 1-8). The following list introduces the most common
windows:
❑ Database Explorer: The Database Explorer provides access to your defined database connec-
tions. Here you can create new database connections and view existing database connections.
In Figure 1-8, the Database Explorer is a tab at the bottom of the Toolbox window.
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