Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Deluxe Learning Edition [Paperback]

Microsoft Press (Author)

Book Description

Series: Deluxe Learning | Publication Date: August 1, 1998

For beginners, Visual Basic is easy to learn. For veterans, its power is impressive. Small wonder, then, that it's the world's most popular programming tool. And this kit is arguably the simplest, most convenient way for beginning programmers to learn this important language. "The Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Deluxe Learning Edition" gives aspiring programmers the complete Learning Edition of Micosoft Visual Basic and all the outstanding proven tools that programmers can apply and combine to fit to their particular learning style. Includes:

The Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Learning Edition on CD-ROM

Learn Visual Basic Now, the popular CD-based interactive program for hands-on learning

Visual Basic 6.0 Step by Step, Learning Edition, the acclaimed book that provides clear modular lessons you can complete at your own pace

Visual Basic Programmer's Guide, a rich reference for everything from programming fundamentals to optimizing and distributing applications

The MSDN Developer's Library CD

Visual Basic, Now you can learn how to program for Microsoft Windows the easy way. Get "Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Deluxe Learning Edition".

Product Details

• Paperback: 1328 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (August 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572318732
• ISBN-13: 978-1572318731
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.4 x 4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #599,054 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Felt Cheated But I Still Recommend It!, December 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Deluxe Learning Edition (Paperback)

This package is great for beginners and the Step by Step book is great! I only beef was that I felt cheated because I expected the Visual Basic 6.0 Step by Step book to be the same as the Visual Basic Professional 6.0 Step by Step which is sold separately. Instead it has only 14 Chapters instead of 24 Chapters if you buy the book separate! That means No Rich Text Control (can't word process without this!), Multimedia, Internet apps, Windows API and lots more! So I also recommend that you buy Microsoft Visual Basic Professional 6.0 Step by Step and upgrade to VB6.0 Pro or Enterprise!

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Place to Start!, July 31, 2000

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"dantan98" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Deluxe Learning Edition (Paperback)

I was fortunate enough to have my company pay for this book for me. After finding it here for a very low price and then the rebate for owning MS Office kicked the final price down considerably.

I am about halfway through the tutorial segment and so far, I am pleased. Although it gets a bit dry at times, once you suffer through it, it does give you very useful information.

It starts off by explaining the environment of Windows and then moves into the program, itself. It introduces all the tools and windows inside of the program. It walks you through the entire process of building three programs. If you show a large desktop (I used 1024x768) and reduce both windows to be shown simultaneously, you can watch the tutorial for what to do, pause it, and then go over to VB6.0 and do it! What can be more simple than that? You get to learn by doing. That's one thing that scored this program big points with me! Later on, more advanced topics (advanced for a beginner, anyway) are introduced.

Also, since you have all of the tools you need to start programming right away, it is very useful, indeed. There are some features in the Professional and Enterprise editions that are not available in this edition, but I believe there is an upgrade rebate to move from this version to those.

Finally, this set includes the Visual Basic 6.0 Programmer's Guide, which is essentially the Bible of the Visual Basic language. It discusses a majority of topics useful in programming in VB.

All of these components add up for a great investment that is well worth any price mentioned! I started from scratch and purchased this and three other books to get my feet on the ground and this one definitely helped to get me there!

Thank you for your time in reading this review.

--Daniel

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars VISUAL BASIC 6.0 is not SIMPLE anymore, December 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Deluxe Learning Edition (Paperback)

If you have been using VB through the years, VB6.0 is simply a great investment and great way to program. BUT... if you are new to VB you are in for a shock. It is not 'simple' anymore. The focus during the last few years has been on professional developers- not the beginner. New users should be aware that they will spend a lot of time learning the complexities of VB6. Beware, before you go out and buy this language, you need to be prepared to take several days just to get use to the programming environment.

That's the beauty of this series. It gives you three volumes that YOU MUST HAVE to successfully enter into the world of VB programming. BUY THIS SERIES IF YOU ARE NEW TO VB PROGRAMMING. Do not buy VB6.0 without the books unless you are an experienced VB programmer. You need the reference materials and if you don't have them, you will almost certainly fail at programming in VB. Good luck and remember: if you work with it and start making small programs, you will be impressed with the results and you will gain confidence in the language.