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Learn Visual dBasic Programming: A Hands-on Guide to Object Oriented Database Programming

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Having read the book, I attempted to glean the programming portion of the book which did not explain the windows components, API's, VBX calls, etc. The book was complicated and left much to be desired.

Some do, some teach, I'm sure this author can make Visual dBase sing, but he can not teach others to do the same. This book was a definate waste of my time and money. Pays to read the reviews before you buy.

Certainly a good title sells. When I bought this book I was anxious to "learn Visual Dbase programming". The format, organization, examples and way lessons are approach is extremely poor. The author might be an authority, expert, etc. but as it usually happens, not a teacher. The book is not recommended for someone who wants to learn. The art of transmitting knowledge is found only in few. I deeply regret when I spend my money on services and things that I don't get. I hope the potential buyer reads this review and save.

Not the polished text one would expect from the publisher, but its superficial treatment of the subject is fine for the ex-dBase programmer exploring some of the post-III/IV features of dBase.

The title implies the book will be useful for programming in Visual dBASE, but it is limited to Visual dBASE 5.* I however am trying to learn Visual dBASE 7.*, and by chapter 3 I am already hung up. But the book never mentions that the language is limited to version 5.* So I am stuck with ...worthless code, just because the author and/or publisher was unwilling to specify the limitations of the book.

I HAD TO WAID THROUGH MARTINS LEXERS AND PARSERS WHICH HE DEVOTES MANY PAGES TO INORDER TO GLEAN SOME DBASE KNOWLEDGE - ITS DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW THE EXAMPLES