Core MCSD: Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (Microsoft Certified Solution Developers Series) [Hardcover]

Steven Holzner (Author)

Book Description

Series: Microsoft Certified Solution Developers Series | Publication Date: September 22, 1999

If you want to pass Microsoft's tough MCSD core exam Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Visual Basic (70-176), get the most expert preparation guide you can buy! Former PC Magazine contributing editor Steven Holzner is one of the world's foremost VB6 experts -- and he's brought together 1,000 pages of expert guidance, tested code, and proven exam strategies -- all you'll need to pass the exam with flying colors! In 20 detailed chapters, Holzner focuses onallthe real-world skills Microsoft tests for. You'll find extensive coverage of intermediate-to-advanced level material; practical discussions of exam strategy; detailed lists of exam resources; and much more. Holzner presents hundreds of working code samples, along with nearly 350 sample exam Q&As -- and you'll find even more on the book's exclusive Web site. Don't settle for a superficial VB6 desktop exam guide when you can get the best:Core MCSD: Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Visual Basic 6, by Steven Holzner. For all developers interested in passing the Visual Basic 6.0 Desktop Develper MCSD exam.

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From the Back Cover

• Ace Microsoft's Exam 70-176
• The TOTAL MCSD Learning Solution
• Includes CBT Systems Visual Basic training module
• Includes access to an exclusive Companion MCSD Visual Basic training site
• More than just a cram guide: the perfect Visual Basic 6 tutorial & reference!

DON'T JUST READ ABOUT IT!

Included FREE on the CD-ROM is a complete Visual Basic 6 computer-based training course chosen especially for this book—from CBT Systems, the #1 provider of interactive training software for IT professionals!

• Covers every key exam objective-in-depth
• Designing applications and user services
• Forms, controls, menus, and advanced user interfaces
• COM clients and components, ActiveX, active documents, DHTML, and the Internet
• Database integration and data-bound controls
• Debugging, packaging, deploying, and maintaining advanced VB6 applications
• Includes exam strategy discussions, working examples, nearly 350 sample exam questions, and more!

Pass Microsoft's Visual Basic 6 Desktop Developer exam—with flying colors!

Top Visual Basic author Steven Holzner has written the most complete, to-the-point VB6 Desktop exam prep guide ever published. Holzner covers every Microsoft exam objective, with especially thorough coverage of the intermediate-to-advanced topics most likely to trip you up on the exam.

For example, you'll find hundreds of pages of COM coverage: all you need to start creating COM clients, components, and ActiveX controls, and build sophisticated VB6 Web applications. Holzner reviews database integration in depth: ADO, OLE DB, data-bound controls, SQL queries, and much more. No other similar book covers database programming as thoroughly. You'll find complete chapters on crucial topics such as advanced user interface custom controls, and a systematic review of VB6 error handling and debugging.

From application planning through packaging, deployment, and maintenance, this isn't just a great exam preparation package—it's the best Visual Basic 6 development tutorial and reference you can buy. If you're ready to join the elite group of MCSD-certified VB6 developers, don't settle for anything less!

A TOTAL Learning Solution! Includes these EXCLUSIVE Web & interactive resources!

We've teamed up with CBT Systems, the world's #1 developer of IT self-paced training, to include a state-of-the-art interactive Visual Basic training course on CD-ROM! And that's not all: Every Prentice Hall PTR MCSD book is 100% integrated with its own exclusive MCSD training Web site, which features:

• Interactive test Q&A section
• Projects you can complete—with detailed solutions
• Virtual Study Lounge: Interact with students, authors, and trainers on-line
• Author's Corner: Book & exam updates, training news and more

BONUS! Look inside for coupons offering valuable discounts on additional training at Scholars.com, the world's #1 interactive training site.

About the Author

Steven Holzner has written more than 40 books; he is co-author of the best-selling Peter Norton's Visual Basic for Windows and Peter Norton's Guide to Visual Basic 4 for Windows 95. Holzner was formerly contributing editor for PC Magazine.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1024 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR (September 22, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130139882
• ISBN-13: 978-0130139887
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,966,404 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Steven Holzner is an award-winning author who has written extensively on Ajax and JavaScript. With over 100 titles published, he's sold over a million copies of his books and been translated into 16 languages. As a former faculty member of MIT and Cornell, he teaches corporate seminars around the country.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Room for Improvement, December 3, 1999

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Matthew Burnside - See all my reviews

This review is from: Core MCSD: Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (Microsoft Certified Solution Developers Series) (Hardcover)

I passed this exam today. While this book was helpful and covered most every exam objective in sufficient depth, it needs some work. For God's sake, when will somebody create an MCSD book that doesn't have a glaring error in every chapter? From wrongly keyed practice tests to glaring contradictions, this book had it all. Case in point, pp.126-127 "(the controls) collection is not a true Visual Basic Collection because it does not support the full member set that a Visual Basic Collection object has. However, it does have a COUNT property, as well as ITEM, ADD, and REMOVE methods." Umm...that's what a VB collection has. The content (when it was correct) was sufficient, but the book was soured by such errors. Did I mention get the Transcenders?

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great study guide, November 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Core MCSD: Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (Microsoft Certified Solution Developers Series) (Hardcover)

To make it short and sweet--this book helped me pass the exam. Good, complete coverage of objectives. Helpful background material, too. I'm glad I bought it!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I just passed today!, April 24, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Core MCSD: Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (Microsoft Certified Solution Developers Series) (Hardcover)

This book defintely helped me pass the test. The test covered every topic on the test, including the Package and Deployment wizard and VSS, which other books tend to be weak on. It was easy to see how each topic matched the topics on the exam. Each concept is marked with a number that corresponds to a topic on the exam, so you can see which chapter in the book covers each part of the exam. There are typos, and I found a few questions that gave incorrect answers in the answer key, but overall it was the best book out of the three books I purchased(O'Reilly's came in a close second, with Coriolis Exam Prep a far distant third)