1.10 - Assignment for Tutorial 1

1... Start a New Project... Windows Application... OK

2... Add the following to the form: 4 buttons, 2 textboxes and one label. Arrange them so they form is similar to the following:

3... Set the following properties for the objects on the form:

Label1 (Name) lblTop
  BackColor Green
  Font Arial, Bold, Size 10
  ForeColor White
  Location 48, 9
  Text Currency Converter
     
TextBox1 (Name) txtCanadian
  BackColor Green
  Font Arial, Regular, Size 8
  ForeColor White
  Location 20, 45
     
Label2 (Name) lblCanadian
  BackColor Green
  Font Arial, Bold, Size 10
  ForeColor White
  Location 200, 48
  Text Canadian $
     
Label3 (Name) lblOther
  BackColor Green
  Font Arial, Bold, Size 10
  ForeColor White
  Location 200, 245
  Text Other Amount
     
TextBox2 (Name) txtOther
  BackColor Green
  Font Arial, Regular, Size 8
  ForeColor White
  Location 20, 241
     
Button1 (Name) btnUS
  BackColor Green
  Font Arial, Regular, Size 8
  ForeColor White
  Location 39, 86
  Text US
     
Button2 (Name) btnUK
  BackColor Green
  Font Arial, Regular, Size 8
  ForeColor White
  Location 123, 86
  Text British Pounds
     
Button3 (Name) btnCzech
  BackColor Green
  Font Arial, Regular, Size 8
  ForeColor White
  Location 123, 170
  Text Czech Koruna
     
Button4 (Name) btnChina
  BackColor Green
  Font Arial, Regular, Size 8
  ForeColor White
  Location 39, 170
  Text Chinese Yuan
     
Form1 (Name) frmCurrencyConverter
  Text Currency Converter

Your form should now resemble the following:

Now it's time for some code!!!

First, let's set up the code to convert Canadian dollars to US dollars.

Double ckick on the US button. When the code window appears, copy the following code:

Notice the green writing in the code, these are comments that help describe the code.

Run the program and make sure that when you enter a Candian amount, it is converted into US Dollars. Also, make sure the label changes to US Dollars.

Now it's time to write the code for the other buttons. Double click on the UK Pound button and write the necessary code (it will look similar to the above code).

The conversion rates should be the following:
Canadian to US: Multiply by 1.004
Candadian to UK Pound: Multiply by 0.512
Canadian to Chinese Yuan: Multiply by 7.231
Canadian to Czech Koruna: Multiply by 16.994

When you run your program now, you should be able to convert from Canadian dollars to each of the four currencies.

Now let's add one more button, this will be a Clear button so that we can clear the amount in the Canadian textbox.
The attributes for the new button will be as follows:

The New Button (Name) btnClear
  BackColor Green
  Font Arial, Regular, Size 8
  ForeColor White
  Location 203, 121
  Text CLEAR

Double click on the CLEAR button and enter the following code:

Now try running your program.
If it is complete, call your teacher over to take a look.