Programming Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 (Microsoft Programming Series) [Paperback]

Scott Roberts (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1999 | Series: Microsoft Programming Series

Professionals learn how to quickly bring browser functionality to business applications using the Internet Explorer 5 development platform. This resource offers techniques for exploiting the version's enhanced programmability--including scripting with DHTML, hosting the WebBrowser control, and adding functionality with HTCs and HTAs. The CD includes sample code and Internet Explorer 5.

Product Details

• Paperback: 511 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (July 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735607818
• ISBN-13: 978-0735607811
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,153,826 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars it's not deep, but provides a little push, February 21, 2000

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This review is from: Programming Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 (Microsoft Programming Series) (Paperback)

If you're a VB programmer and want to automate Explorer, just somebody who wants to learn a [little] bit more about what's under the hood, or an advanced programmer who is willing to pay for a little push, this may be the book for you.

If you are hardcore: This is not a great book (by almost every metric); I lament that, as a technical book, it does not [even] compare favorably to MS Press books such as Rogerson's now-semi-classic Inside COM (from three years ago) or [let alone] the great Ray Duncan's Adv. MSDOS Programming (from twelve years ago; ack!); it's a bad sign that MS Press can no longer deliver for such an important platform (esp. if they want to compete with the Mozilla platform where source is avail.). Roughly half the book is devoted to what is essentially web page development ([MS]HTML, scripting, [MS]DHTML) which is covered [better] in many other books; the *presentation* *is* oriented to development of applications with browser front-ends, but its a waste of space. The rest of the book is a subset of documentation and examples available at msdn.microsoft.com/workshop. Needless to say, there is no mention of cross-browser development issues and API's (e.g. NS plugin API or DOM compatibility). The redundancy in the book may be useful for getting started if you can spare the cash (to better see how the COM-bone connects to the registry-bone connects to the web-accessory-bone, etc.). Just remember that there are many powerfull API's (= things you can do, but arn't in the book) that are [poorly] documented elsewhere or not at all; see msdn and the relevant newsgroups. This book is a missed opportunity.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic source of IE Development information!, October 4, 1999

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This review is from: Programming Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 (Microsoft Programming Series) (Paperback)

Even though I've only made use of Chapters 6 & 7 to date (Automating Internet Explorer and Internet Explorer Events), the book has already paid for itself in terms of the development time it has saved me researching this information. Mr. Roberts does a fantastic job of explaining not just one, but many ways of controlling Internet Explorer via a seperate program and provides many examples. A great resource for the web developer!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well written and to the point., July 29, 1999

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This review is from: Programming Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 (Microsoft Programming Series) (Paperback)

If you want to know how to use the WebControl features of IE this is the book to get. Not only is it written clearly, and by someone that really knows his stuff, it is loaded with examples. You can't do better!