Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 MCSD Training Kit (Dv-Mcsd Training Kit) [Hardcover]

Microsoft Corporation (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dv-Mcsd Training Kit | Publication Date: July 30, 1999

This official Microsoft training kit offers self-paced study and preparation for Exam 70-175, one of the core credits for MCSD certification. The CD-ROM contains hands-on lab exercises, demos, and complete sample applications.

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For Visual Basic (VB) programmers seeking the Microsoft Certified Developer (MSCD) credential, Distributed Applications for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 MCSD Training Kit provides a good resource for the material you'll likely face on the test, "Distributing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0" (exam 70-175). This is a digestible book that doesn't overwhelm you with a lot of details, but it gives you what you need to build n-tiered distributed applications on the Microsoft platform with VB.

The strongest features of this text are its digestible introductory material and simple "lab exercises," centering on the major tools for creating distributed applications the Microsoft way. These examples include Visual Basic 6, including its modeling tools, as well as SQL Server 7 and Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS). Short, comprehensible exercises are the rule here, and there is plenty of advice on installing and running these tools. Later chapters concentrate on server-side processing with material on MTS, stored procedures, and security. There's also plenty of hands-on detail, with numerous screenshots for properly installing and administering your distributed solutions.

Because of its relative ease of presentation, readers may doubt that this book is all you need to master VB 6 certification. (It's certainly true that other exam guides seem to stress the gotchas on test questions.) Obviously, this Microsoft-sponsored book doesn't adopt a "beat the testmaker" approach; it instead stresses the basic skills and knowledge that its certification exam will test. There's little doubt that having this Microsoft textbook in your test preparation arsenal will raise your chances of getting certified with today's Visual Basic. --Richard Dragan

Topics covered: Microsoft Distributed interNet Architecture (DNA) overview, Visual Studio tools and SQL Server 7 basics, VB user interface controls, data validation, VB COM DLL components, business objects, modeling tools, ActiveX Data Objects (ADO), asynchronous database operations, stored procedures and T-SQL, MTS installation and programming how-to, security for Windows NT, SQL Server and MTS, DCOMCNFG, debugging, and error handling.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 600 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (July 30, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735608334
• ISBN-13: 978-0735608337
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.6 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,754,183 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good resource for 70-176 and 70-175, October 18, 1999

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This review is from: Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 MCSD Training Kit (Dv-Mcsd Training Kit) (Hardcover)

Everyone who plans to take exam 70-175 (VB6 Distributed) or 70-176 (VB6 Desktop) can benefit from reading this book. In fact, the material in the first four chapters maps more closely to the Desktop exam than the Distributed exam. However, this should not be your only study source. It is definitely light on ActiveX Documents and Package and Deployment Wizard. Study these thoroughly before taking either exam.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Don't make this your only study aid, July 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 MCSD Training Kit (Dv-Mcsd Training Kit) (Hardcover)

This book lacks depth on the following Exam topics: RDO, IIS, DHTML and Active X Documents. It does a pretty good job on MTS. The labs are good. The sample test is not good. Use this book in conjunction with another study guide, such as the Exam Cram book.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Clear, concise, teaching book, November 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 MCSD Training Kit (Dv-Mcsd Training Kit) (Hardcover)

This book explains stored procedures, MTS Programming, ADO, COM, ActiveX controls clearly and briefly without the overhead, which makes you effectively RETAIN knowledge after reading the book. CONS: insufficient coverage of deployment and internet dev't. Nevertheless, I still loved the book! The book has been a worthwhile companion. And since my copy of the book is company property, I plan to buy a copy for myself soon.