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Programming ArcObjects with VBA: A Task-Oriented Approach

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It is a quick starter, it is a phenomenal reference book, and it gives you real examples with plain English explanations! Everything that you need in order to start tweaking your ArcGIS environment!

The Arcobjects model is so complex and puzzling that it is no wonder there are few authors that can spare time from actually trying to understanding it, to write a book as good as this one about it, hands down the best in this topic to date. Some criticize it is too basic, but its closest rival, Getting to Know ArcObjects (With CD-ROM) is far simpler. I actually was dissapointed with that one. With this I'm actually learning something. If someone thinks "Programming Arcobjects with VBA" is simple, then they should write a book themselves. We can only hope the incoming GIS Programming: Concepts and Applications is even more informative than this one.

The book is out of date, covering ArcObjects in ArcMap v 8.x.

Even if it were current (up to ArcObjects 9.x), I did not find the book particularly useful or interesting, covering only the rudimentary basics of programming ArcObjects.

Code is very poorly documented and explanations are thin.

First-off, there is a new edition of this book coming out. So, i won't judge this one on 'outdatedness.'

This is a very good follow-up to the 'getting to know arcpbjects' book from esri (which are the only 2 guide books to arcobjects out there).

It is fairly easy to read, and i like the code given in the text and on the cd, especially on the cd, because you can copy and paste it right into your ArcGIS.

Overall a good instructional book on various arcobjects technics.

Good examples. I wish more depth of knowledge with more application oriented examples required.