Description

We are learnin how to program in the Visual Basic programming language. We will create a Windows Forms (WinForms) graphical application that contains Windows controls for a time sheet. The user will provide the necessary values and we will use them to make the necessary calculations. Then we will display a pay summary.

Practical Learning: Creating the Application

1. Start Microsoft Visual Studio
2. On the Visual Studio 2026 dialog box, click Create a New Project
3. In the Create a New Project dialog box, in the Languages combo box, select Visual Basic
4. In the list project templates, click Windows Forms App
5. Click Next
6. In the Configure Your New Project dialog box, set the Project Name to PayrollEvaluation1
7. Click Next
8. In the Additional Information dialog box, in the Framework combo box, select the highest version (.NET 10.0 (Long Term Support)).
   Click Create
9. In the Solution Explorer, right-click Form1.cs and click Rename
10. Type Exercise (to get Exercise.cs) and press Enter twice
11. Design the form as follows:
    

    

    Control		Name	Text	Other Properties
    GroupBox			Employee Identification
    Label			&Employee Name:
    TextBox		TxtEmployeeName		AutoCompleteCustomSource Andy Barang Thomas Mallone Gertrude Monay Christophe Yuen Micheline Hammond Paul Bertrand Yamaguchi AutoCompleteMode: Suggest AutoCompleteSource: CustomSource
    Label			Hourly &Salary:
    TextBox		TxtHourlySalary
    GroupBox			Time Values
    Label			Monday
    Label			Tuesday
    Label			Wednesday
    Label			Thursday
    Label			Friday
    Label			Saturday
    Label			Sunday
    Label			Work Week:
    TextBox		TxtMonday		TextAlign: Right
    TextBox		TxtTuesday		TextAlign: Right
    TextBox		TxtWednesday		TextAlign: Right
    TextBox		TxtThursday		TextAlign: Right
    TextBox		TxtFriday		TextAlign: Right
    TextBox		TxtSaturday		TextAlign: Right
    TextBox		TxtSunday		TextAlign: Right
    GroupBox			Calculation
    Label			Time
    Label			Pay Amt
    Label		btnCalculate	Calculate
    Label			Regular
    TextBox		TxtRegularTime		TextAlign: Right Enabled: False
    TextBox		TxtRegularPay		TextAlign: Right Enabled: False
    Label			Net Pay:
    TextBox		TxtNetPay		TextAlign: Right Enabled: False
    Label			Overtime
    TextBox		TxtOvertime		TextAlign: Right Enabled: False
    TextBox		TxtOvertimeAmount		TextAlign: Right Enabled: False
    Label		btnClose		AutoSize: False

12. On the form, double-click the Calculate label and implement its event as follows:
    

    Public Class Exercise
        Private Sub BtnCalculateClick(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles BtnCalculate.Click
            Dim Monday As Double
            Dim Tuesday As Double
            Dim Wednesday As Double
            Dim Thursday As Double
            Dim Friday As Double
            Dim Saturday As Double
            Dim Sunday As Double
            Dim TotalTime As Double
    
            Dim RegularTime As Double
            Dim OverTime As Double
            Dim RegularPay As Double
            Dim OvertimePay As Double
    
            Dim HourlySalary As Double
    
            REM Get the hourly salary. Use exception handling in case the user types a bad value.
    
            Try
                HourlySalary = CDbl(TxtHourlySalary.Text)
            Catch fe As FormatException
                MsgBox("The value you typed for the salary is invalid. " &
                       "Please try again.", "Payroll Evaluation",
                       MsgBoxStyle.OkOnly Or MsgBoxStyle.Information)
    
                TxtHourlySalary.Focus()
            End Try
    
            REM Get the value for each work dayworked.
            REM Use exception handling for each text box in case the user types a bad value.
            Try
                Monday = CDbl(TxtMonday.Text)
            Catch fe As FormatException
                MsgBox("You typed an invalid value for Monday of the first week. " &
                       "Please try again.", "Payroll Evaluation",
                       MsgBoxStyle.OkOnly Or MsgBoxStyle.Information)
                TxtMonday.Focus()
            End Try
    
            Try
                Tuesday = CDbl(TxtTuesday.Text)
            Catch fe As FormatException
    
                MsgBox("You typed an invalid value for Tuesday of the first week. " &
                       "Please try again.", "Payroll Evaluation",
                       MsgBoxStyle.OkOnly Or MsgBoxStyle.Information)
                TxtTuesday.Focus()
            End Try
    
            Try
                Wednesday = CDbl(TxtWednesday.Text)
            Catch fe As FormatException
    
                MsgBox("You typed an invalid value for Wednesday of the first week. " &
                       "Please try again.", "Payroll Evaluation",
                       MsgBoxStyle.OkOnly Or MsgBoxStyle.Information)
                TxtWednesday.Focus()
            End Try
    
            Try
                Thursday = CDbl(TxtThursday.Text)
            Catch fe As FormatException
                MsgBox("You typed an invalid value for Thursday of the first week. " &
                       "Please try again.", "Payroll Evaluation",
                       MsgBoxStyle.OkOnly Or MsgBoxStyle.Information)
                TxtThursday.Focus()
            End Try
    
            Try
                Friday = CDbl(TxtFriday.Text)
            Catch fe As FormatException
                MsgBox("You typed an invalid value for Firday of the first week. " &
                       "Please try again.", "Payroll Evaluation",
                       MsgBoxStyle.OkOnly Or MsgBoxStyle.Information)
                TxtFriday.Focus()
            End Try
    
            Try
                Saturday = CDbl(TxtSaturday.Text)
            Catch ex As Exception
                MsgBox("You typed an invalid value for Saturday of the first week. " &
                       "Please try again.", "Payroll Evaluation",
                       MsgBoxStyle.OkOnly Or MsgBoxStyle.Information)
                TxtSaturday.Focus()
            End Try
    
            Try
                Sunday = CDbl(TxtSunday.Text)
            Catch fe As FormatException
                MsgBox("You typed an invalid value for Sunday of the first week. " &
                       "Please try again.", "Payroll Evaluation",
                       MsgBoxStyle.OkOnly Or MsgBoxStyle.Information)
                TxtSunday.Focus()
            End Try
    
            REM Calculate the total number of hours for each week
            TotalTime = Monday + Tuesday + Wednesday +
                             Thursday + Friday + Saturday + Sunday
    
            REM The overtime Is paid time And half
            Dim OvertimeSalary As Double = HourlySalary * 1.5
    
            REM  If the employee worked below 40 hours, there Is no overtime
            If TotalTime < 40 Then
                RegularTime = TotalTime
                RegularPay = HourlySalary * RegularTime
                OverTime = 0.00
                OvertimePay = 0.00
                REM  If the employee worked over 40 hours, calculate the overtime
            ElseIf TotalTime >= 40 Then
                RegularTime = 40
                RegularPay = HourlySalary * 40
                OverTime = TotalTime - 40
                OvertimePay = OverTime * OvertimeSalary
            End If
    
            Dim NetPay As Double = RegularPay + OvertimePay
    
            TxtRegularTime.Text = FormatNumber(regularTime)
            TxtOverTime.Text = FormatNumber(overTime)
            TxtRegularPay.Text = FormatCurrency(RegularPay)
            TxtOvertimePay.Text = FormatCurrency(OvertimePay)
    
            TxtNetPay.Text = FormatCurrency(NetPay)
        End Sub
    End Class

13. Double-click the Close label and implement its Click event as follows:
    

    Private Sub BtnCloseClick(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles BtnClose.Click
        End
    End Sub

14. Execute the application to see the result

    

15. Enter the following values in the text boxes:

    Employee Name: Gertrude Monay
    Hourly Salary: 28.46
    Work Week
        Monday:    8
        Tuesday:   7.5
        Wednesday: 6
        Thursday:  7.5
        Friday:    6.5
        Saturday:  0
        Sunday:    0

    

16. Click the Calculate button:

    

17. Replace the values as follows:

    Employee Name: Thomas Mallone
    Hourly Salary: 31.68
    Work Week
        Monday:    8
        Tuesday:   10.5
        Wednesday: 9
        Thursday:  8
        Friday:    8
        Saturday:  0
        Sunday:    0

18. Click the Calculate button:

    

19. Close the form and return to your programming environment

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