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Project 5: Printing Address Labels
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Assignment
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Write a Windows forms program to display
and print a set of address labels.
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Input from a csv file.
Use Windows graphics to draw the labels.
Show the labels
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In order of Zip Code, Last Name, First Name
Top to bottom, then left to right
4 labels across by 12 top to bottom
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(OK if a few addresses overlap edge of label)
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Main Menu
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Provide a File menu with an Open
command.
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Use Open File Dialog control to permit user to
select CSV file to open.
Provide Print and Print Preview commands
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Print pages as shown on the form.
Provide a PrintDialog for the print command
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Permit user to select From and To pages.
Commands enabled only when there is something to
print.
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Main Menu
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Provide a “View” menu with commands:
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Previous Page
Next Page
Also an Exit command.
All commands should be enabled only if
applicable.
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Sample Data File
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A sample data file is available in the
Downloads area of the class web site:
http://www.cse.usf.edu/~turnerr/Software_Systems_Development/
Downloads/addresses.csv
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Example: The Form
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Print Preview
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Implementation Hints
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Think carefully about an object-oriented
design.
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What are the classes?
What are their responsibilities?
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Attributes and operations?
The same methods should paint the form and
print the page.
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Graphics parameter determines which it does.
Different calls pass different Graphics objects to
paint the form and print the page.
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Implementation Hints
After class design is sketched out
 Start with minimal implementation and
add functionality in small steps.
 Try to reuse code from in-class example.
 Be sure each step is working correctly,
and you understand it, before adding
next step.
 Revise class definitions as needed.
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Implementation Hints
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Implement Open command.
 Read Addresses file.
 Build List<Address_Record>
 Sort List by zip code, last name, first name.
Display first page of labels on Form1.
Add Print command for first page only.
Implement Next Page and Previous Page commands.
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Add ability to print all pages.
Add PrintDialog
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Show any page on form.
Permit user to specify which pages to print.
Permit user to cancel Print command
Add Print Preview
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Ground Rules
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You may work with one other person.
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If you do work as a pair
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Both members are expected to contribute.
Submit a single program.
Both members should understand the program in
detail.
Do not share your code with other students.
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OK to work alone if you prefer.
Before or after submitting the project.
OK to discuss the project.
Do not copy any other student’s work.
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Don’t look at anyone else’s program.
Don’t let anyone look at your program.
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Ground Rules
Except for code posted on the class web site
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Do not copy code from the Internet
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or any other source.
Write your own code.
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Due Date
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Project is due by 11:59 PM Wednesday night, March 30.
Deliverables:
 Project Folder (zipped)
Zip the project folder and submit a single file.
 Use the Windows “Send to Compressed File” command.
 DO NOT use RAR.
If you work with another student, include both names in
the assignment comments.
Other student submit Blackboard comment only with both names.
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