How to Program Visual Basic 5.0: Control Creation Edition [Paperback]

Jeffrey P. McManus (Author)

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Publication Date: March 1, 1997

Using a combination of graphic and textual elements, this text introduces a non-programmer or a programmer new to Internet development to the basics of object-oriented Visual Basic application building for the desktop and the Internet.

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As Microsoft's premium programming language, Visual Basic is now the easiest object-oriented programming approach for application development. This all-in-one guide uses a unique, full-color, visual format and step-by-step instructions to show users how to create their own original ActiveX objects. - Free download on Microsoft's site

- Teaches how to successfully build ActiveX controls with Visual Basic

- CD-ROM includes all of the source code from the book and utilities from well-known Visual Basic programmers

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Ziff Davis Pr (March 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562764853
• ISBN-13: 978-1562764852
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,180,336 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars I wanted to learn something about Control Creation, August 11, 2001

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This review is from: How to Program Visual Basic 5.0: Control Creation Edition (Paperback)

However, I began to hit a brick wall with some of the examples (after the 5th chapter). Book assumes you know VB language, and that you just need to know how to use it to create activeX controls. Although it wasn't as helpful as I had hoped, I did give it 4 stars because a VB programmer WILL find this book useful. And the stuff that I could do made for some great learning about control creation.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book even though its out of date!, July 28, 2001

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This review is from: How to Program Visual Basic 5.0: Control Creation Edition (Paperback)

This book is a dream! It explains in a few, well written words what ActiveX controls are, how they differ from regular programs, and what are the parts that you must code to make them work. That means even though 5.0 was long ago and far away, it was still easy for me to create controls today because I understood what "parts" made up the "whole". This book is a thin book. It has been my experience that thin computer books are either garbage, or condensed jewels of knowledge that don't need a lot of words to get their point across. This book falls into the latter category.

2.0 out of 5 stars simplistic, May 31, 2001

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Alfred (Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Program Visual Basic 5.0: Control Creation Edition (Paperback)

Most of the book is about the VB IDE and a lot of the rest is about standard VB code. The sample controls are simplistic. You'd be better off using the online help and code samples that come with VB5 CCE.By the way, CD doesn't include VB5 CCE,so if you don't have it you prpbably will need to download it from Microsoft Site.