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Dial A Telephone

Write a program containing the two forms shown below.  Initially, the Number form appears.  When the Show Push Buttons button is clicked, the Push Buttons form appears.  The user enters a number by clicking on successive push buttons and then clicking on Enter to have the number transferred to the read-only text box at the bottom of the first form.

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Suggested Control Names and Attributes for the Number form:

Name Property Text Property Control Type Notes
 frmNumber  Number Form Holds Controls
 btnShow Show Push Buttons Button Triggers event to open Push Button form.
 txtNumber TextBox Displays phone number.  Read only.

Suggested Control Names and Attributes for the Push Buttons form:

Name Property Text Property Control Type Notes
 frmPushButtons Push Buttons Form Holds Controls
 btnOne  1  Button  Enter a 1
 btnTwo  2  Button  Enter a 2
 btnThree  3  Button  Enter a 3
 btnFour  4  Button  Enter a 4
 btnFive  5  Button  Enter a 5
 btnSix  6  Button  Enter a 6
 btnSeven  7  Button  Enter a 7
 btnEight  8  Button  Enter a 8
 btnNine  9  Button  Enter a 9
 btnStar  *  Button  Just for looks.  Doesn’t do anything.
 btnZero  0  Button  Enter a 0
 btnPound  #  Button  Just for looks.  Doesn’t do anything.
 txtNumber  Button  Displays number so far.  Read only.
 btnClear  Clear  Button  Triggers event to clear the number
 btnEnter  Enter  Button  Triggers event to return to Number form with new number

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