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Calculator

Build a fully functional calculator application with WebVB Studio. This beginner-friendly example teaches you how to create a clean UI with number buttons and operator keys, handle click events, perform arithmetic calculations, and display results — all using the classic Visual Basic 6 syntax or Python.

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What You'll Learn

Create a user interface with buttons and a display

Handle button click events in VB6 or Python

Perform arithmetic operations (add, subtract, multiply, divide)

Use variables to store and manipulate numeric values

Implement error handling for division by zero

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Use Cases

Learning basic VB6 programming
Understanding event-driven programming
Building your first WebVB Studio app

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Visual Basic 6

Private Sub cmdAdd_Click()
    Dim result As Double
    result = Val(txtNum1.Text) + Val(txtNum2.Text)
    lblResult.Caption = "Result: " & result
End Sub

Python

def cmdAdd_Click():
    result = float(txtNum1.Text) + float(txtNum2.Text)
    lblResult.Caption = "Result: " + str(result)

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