Hands On Visual InterDev 6 [Paperback]

Sharon Podlin (Author)

Book Description

Series: Hands on | Publication Date: August 1998

This tutorial shows readers how to create and implement Web solutions quickly and efficiently, using the features of Visual InterDev. Hands On Visual InterDev 6 allows readers to quickly develop a Web solution by using sections of the sample code provided and/or modifying the sample solutions. This book details the features in Visual InterDev needed to deliver Web solutions, and shows developers step-by-step how to build solutions with three real-life examples.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

If you're the type that likes to dive right in rather than get your feet wet, Hands on Visual InterDev 6 uses a series of three concrete projects to get you up to speed with this important Web development tool.

In the first two chapters, author Sharon Podlin presents a quick overview of InterDev's features and the many important features of the integrated development environment. The first project--developing a resort travel site--introduces you to the basics. The author walks you through the process of gathering content, creating a new Web project, formatting pages, working with themes, and expanding the site. While this approach accelerates learning, you'll need to do some experimenting of your own to fully round out your expertise.

After the basics, you'll be shown how to create a database-driven project. You'll learn how to connect to Microsoft SQL Server, construct queries, work with data-bound controls, connect to other Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) sources, and write some VBScript code. The final project illustrates how to work in a multideveloper corporate environment. It introduces Visual SourceSafe version-control software, security levels, multimedia, and other advanced features.

This title offers a fine first taste of this powerful development tool, but it is strictly focused on the features of InterDev. Once you've used it to learn the product, you'll be ready to look elsewhere for references on bigger-picture topics, such as overall Web design and promotion. --Stephen Plain

Product Details

• Paperback: 450 pages
• Publisher: Prima Tech; Pap/Dsk edition (August 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761516786
• ISBN-13: 978-0761516781
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,011,228 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Good idea, poorly implemented!, October 4, 1999

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This review is from: Hands On Visual InterDev 6 (Paperback)

I'm a VB developer and SQL DBA who needed to learn how to develop intranet/internet solutions for central administration of 130+ SQL Servers. Plus, you gotta know this web stuff. I like the concept of 'learning by doing' which is the reason I purchased this book. However, I found numerous errors that made going through this book frustrating at best. With this type of approach, you can't just write it without testing. I have learned to overlook bad grammer, but not bad code. Where do you get your editors?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Only a Hardcopy of the online docs!, October 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Hands On Visual InterDev 6 (Paperback)

This book is only a paper version of the online docs.

One particular peeve I have with this book (and the online documentation) is the loose use of the phrase "in script". Too often the reader is left trying to contextually determine if the book is referring to server side VBScript, server side JScript, client side VBScript, or client side JScript.

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the worst book out there., March 12, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Hands On Visual InterDev 6 (Paperback)

This is a decent book for anyone who knows very little about interdev. I liked the step-by-step tutorials, but they can get frustrating quickly. It's a good intro book, but halfway through it, you'll be looking for something better.

The Author mentions that she owns the Enterprise Edition of Interdev. This is important because she has installed ALL the options and assumes the reader has done the same. If you are not using the Enterprise edition, have your own web server running on NT, and a ton of other packages, then this book will be fairly maddening.