Programming Exercise 4, page 446

Changes to Requirements:

· You are not required to have checkboxes for category, nor are you required to keep track of this information.

· You may assume that there will never be more than 50 records entered.

· You may use a textbox instead of a list box to display the records.

Design Issues:

· You will need to use parallel arrays to store the first name, last name, and telephone numbers.

· You will need to use a variable to keep track of how many records the list contains so far. This will be vital towards deciding where in the arrays to place the next record!

Extra Credit:

· Use ReDim to store any number of records in the arrays, instead of just 50 (up to 3 points).

· Add an extra textbox and button to allow the user to search for a particular record by the last name. If a record with the last name entered into the textbox is found, the entire record (first name, last name, and phone number) should be displayed (up to 6 points).

· Store and read the records from a file (called records.txt). When the form is loaded, the names and phone numbers should be loaded into the arrays. When the form is closed, the contents of the arrays should be stored in the file (up to 12 points).

Save this project as Records.frm and Records.vbp. Make sure that your name is on the diskette!