Select Case End Select - VB6 Sample Program Part 1

In this posting I'll write a sample of simple VB6 program that using Select Case..End Select control structure. However this program also using several VB6 functions like Val() (to convert text into number so can be calculated), Len() (to get the length of a text) and Left() (to pick up a part from the left side of a text).

The scenario of the program is as the following:

This program is Bonus Calculation (Sales System).

Here it is the bonus percentage table:

  Sales Quantity = 1 - 2 -> Bonus = 2%
  Sales Quantity = 3 - 4 -> Bonus = 3%
  Sales Quantity = 5 - 6 -> Bonus = 4.5%
  Sales Quantity = 7 - 8 -> Bonus = 6.5%
  Sales Quantity = 9     -> Bonus = 10%
  Sales Quantity = 10 or more -> Bonus = 15%

Bonus Amount = Sales Quantity X Price Unit X Bonus

The screen design of the program is like below screenshot.


Now, let's design the program first (create screen interface).

Open your Visual Basic 6 software

Select a standard type project

Create 5 Labels

Create 4 Textboxes

Create a Command button

Arrange the controls on your Form like the picture above

Click first Label (Label1)

Rename the caption of Label1 into Bonus calculation

Change the font size into 24

Change the caption of Label2, Label3, Label4 and Label5 into Your Sales Quantity, Price Unit (USD), Percentage of Bonus, and Amount of Bonus (USD)

Click first Textbox (Text1), clear it's Text, and rename into txtSalQty

Click second Textbox (Text2), clear it's Text, and rename into txtPriceUnit

Click third Textbox (Text3), clear it's Text, and rename into txtBonus

Click fourth Textbox (Text4), clear it's Text, and rename into txtBonusAmt

Click Command1 button, change the caption into Calculate Bonus, and rename into cmdCalBonus

Click anywhere in Form1 area, and rename into frmCalBonus (look at properties window)

Click Project1 file (in Project explorer window)

Click cell next to (Name) in Properties Window, and change the Name into prjCalBonus

Look at image above, your screen design should like that.
Ok, now the time to save your work (your program) in order you can edit it next time (this program will be used in the next posting). Here it is tips to save your VB6 program:

Click File menu on your menu bar

Click Save Project As... menu

On Save File As window, type frmCalBonus on the cell with label File name:

Select the folder you want to save in, then click Save button

Then on Save Project As window, Type prjBonus on the cell with label File name:

Then click Save button

Note: The extention .vbp and .frm will automatically given by the system.
Ok, now your program has been saved. You have 2 files in your project: prjBonus.vbp and frmCalBonus.frm and you can close your VB program. I'll continue to write the program coding in the next posting.

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