Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 10:00:00 -0600 (CST)
From: Mark Jacobson <jacobson@CNS.UNI.EDU>
To: 810-030-01@uni.edu
Subject: Preview of Wednesday Sep 5th class...

Hi Visual Basic students,

    The 1st programming assignment will be handed out in class tommorrow.
It is a simple VB program that takes a name as input and outputs the
initials:

  INPUT           OUTPUT (after clicking cmdMakeInitials command button)
  -----           ------
  John           
  Vincent          JVA
  Atanasoff

The output goes into a Label control.  It is named lblInitials.
                                                   -----------
The input was typed into 3 different TextBoxes.

 1.  txtFirstName is the TEXTBOX where the user types in their first name.
 2.  txtMiddleName is another TEXTBOX control.
 3.  txtLastName is the TEXTBOX for their last name.

 4.  lblInitials is the LABEL for displaying the output or results.

 5.  cmdMakeInitials is the COMMAND BUTTON that the user clicks when they
     want to see the results.  

 6.  cmdMakeInitials_Click() is the name of the EVENT that transforms the
     input data 
               John
               Vincent
               Atanasoff   into the output results  ----->  JVA

 The classic program follows a logic of 

     1. INPUT - get the input data.
     2. PROCESS - process the input to obtain the desired answers or 
                                                             results. 
     3. OUTPUT - display or print out the results.

 In the Visual Basic program you provide 3 textbox controls,

   txtFirstName    Sally           <---- INPUT
   txtMiddleName   NormaRae        <---- INPUT 
   txtLastName     Field           <---- for the user to type in their
                                         input data, some person's name,

   and you write the code or statements for   <------ PROCESS -- PROCESS
                                                     
   the Private Sub cmdMakeInitials_Click() event procedure, which 
   PROCESSes that 
                 input data Sally NormaRae Field to extract the
                                                 1st letter of 
                                                 each string 
                                                 of characters, and
                 concatenates the S and N and F, 

   finally placing the exciting result          <------ OUTPUT
                   into the Label lblInitials.          OUTPUT
                                  -----------
                                  OUTPUT 
                              
   INPUT
   PROCESS
   OUTPUT

   The first programming assignment will not be due until one week from
Labor Day, on Monday, September 10th.  Wednesday's and Friday's 
classes should make everything about the first assignment 
very clear.  The 810:030 class is a BEGINNING programming class and
requires not previous experience or computer background.

   See you in class on the Wednesday after Labor Day.  

   Mark

P.S.  Do not lose your user id and password sheet, EVEN IF YOU CHANGED
      YOUR PASSWORD.  There are two different computer systems the
      password is used on.  (Windows NT is one, cowboy.cns.uni.edu is
                             the other computer system).