In this tutorial, we will be building a phonebook application using CPD01B-ID. We will start by creating the main window and menu for our application.
Step 1: Create a new project
To begin, open CPD01B-ID and create a new project. You can do this by clicking on “File” in the menu bar, then selecting “New Project”. Give your project a name and save it in a location on your computer.
Step 2: Design the main window
Next, we will design the main window for our phonebook application. To do this, click on the “Design” tab in CPD01B-ID. This will open the form designer where you can visually create the layout of your application.
Drag and drop buttons, textboxes, labels, and any other controls you may need to create a user-friendly interface for your phonebook application. You can customize the appearance of these controls by changing their properties in the right-hand panel.
Step 3: Add a menu to the main window
Now that we have designed the main window, let’s add a menu to our application. To do this, click on the “Toolbox” tab in CPD01B-ID and drag a “MenuStrip” control onto the top of your main window.
Once the menu strip is added, you can start adding menu items by clicking on the “Type Here” text and entering the text you want to display for each menu item. For example, you can add menu items such as “File”, “Edit”, “View”, and “Help” to organize the functionality of your application.
Step 4: Set up menu item events
To make the menu items functional, we need to set up events for each menu item. To do this, double-click on a menu item in the form designer. This will create an event handler for that menu item in the code editor.
In the event handler, you can write the code that should be executed when the menu item is clicked. For example, you can write code to open a new window when the “File > New” menu item is clicked, or to save the current contact when the “File > Save” menu item is clicked.
Step 5: Test the application
Once you have designed the main window and added the menu, you can test your application by clicking on the “Run” button in CPD01B-ID. This will compile and run your application, allowing you to interact with the main window and menu that you have created.
In this tutorial, we have covered how to build the main window and menu for a phonebook application using CPD01B-ID. You can continue adding functionality to your application by adding additional windows, controls, and features as needed. Good luck with your phonebook application development!