Chapter 5, Problem 12E

Program Plan Intro

Form design:

• Open Microsoft Visual Studio.
• Select Visual Basic and click Windows Application.
• Name the project as “GPA Project”.
• Store the file in desired location.
• The created project is now displayed with a form in the name of Form1.
• Rename the Form1 as “Main Form” and add necessary components.
• In property window, change the Form name and add changes for Form elements properties.
• Click the File menu->Save All.

View of the form design in the IDE:

The form control properties in the properties window are as follows:

Object	Property	Setting
Form1	Text	GPA Calculator
radFemale	Checked	True
radMale	Checked	False
lstGpa	Items	List data from (1.0-4.0)
lblAll	Text	(Empty)
lblMale	Text	(Empty)
lblFemale	Text	(Empty)
btnCalc	Text	Calculate
btnExit	Text	Exit

• Add check box to select the gender.
• Add list box to store the grades.
• Add three labels to show the results of the GPA.
• Add two button controls to calculate the GPA and exit the program respectively.