ROSS SHEPPARD HIGH SCHOOL

Ross Sheppard High School
Computer Studies Program
Student Learning Guide
Visual Basic Programming Conventions

The information below represents the standard useage for Visual Basic Objects.

All programs written must conform to this standard.

Prefix Used For Example

btn

CommandButton

btnExit

cbo

ComboBox

cboMathSign

chk

CheckBox

chkHamburger

dir

DirectoryList

dirFiles

drv

DriveList

drvSource

fil

FileList

filTarget

fra

Frame

fraChoices

frm

Form

frmMyProject

grd

Grid

grdTV

hsb

HorizontalScrollBar

hsbSpeed

img

Image

imgMyImage

lbl

Label

lblChoice

lin

Line

linDiagonal

lst

ListBox

lstCity

mnu

Menu

mnuFile

opt

OptionButton

optRootBeer

pct

PictureBox

pctMyPicture

shp

Shape

shpMyShape

tmr

Timer

tmrMoveIt

txt

TextBox

txtAnswer

vsb

VerticalScrollBar

vsbSpeed

Prefix	Used For	Example
btn	CommandButton	btnExit
cbo	ComboBox	cboMathSign
chk	CheckBox	chkHamburger
dir	DirectoryList	dirFiles
drv	DriveList	drvSource
fil	FileList	filTarget
fra	Frame	fraChoices
frm	Form	frmMyProject
grd	Grid	grdTV
hsb	HorizontalScrollBar	hsbSpeed
img	Image	imgMyImage
lbl	Label	lblChoice
lin	Line	linDiagonal
lst	ListBox	lstCity
mnu	Menu	mnuFile
opt	OptionButton	optRootBeer
pct	PictureBox	pctMyPicture
shp	Shape	shpMyShape
tmr	Timer	tmrMoveIt
txt	TextBox	txtAnswer
vsb	VerticalScrollBar	vsbSpeed