Sams Teach Yourself Database Programming with Visual Basic 6 in 21 Days [Paperback]

Curt Smith (Author), Michael Amundsen (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0672313081 | ISBN-13: 978-0672313080 | Publication Date: September 28, 1998 | Edition: 1

Sams Teach Yourself Database Programming with Visual Basic 6 in 21 Days is a tutorial that allows you to learn about working with databases in a set amount of time. The book presents you with a step-by-step approach to learning what can be a critical topic for developing applications. Each week will focus on a different aspect of database programming with Visual Basic. Some of the topics covered are data controls, programming with the Microsoft Jet Engine, and programming with the ODBC Interface and SQL.

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About the Author

Curtis Smith has been working in the computer industry for many years. Curtis has a financial background which helps to bring a practical real world flair to this book. Curtis currently hold both an MBA and a CPA. Michael Amundsen has more than ten years database programming experience - using dBase, Clipper, FoxPro, and Visual Basic. He has worked in large corporate IS shops, small accounting offices and an IS consulting firm He recently completed his Microsoft Certification in Visual Basic and Windows 3.1 and now holds Microsoft's MCP.

Product Details

• Paperback: 950 pages
• Publisher: Sams; 1 edition (September 28, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672313081
• ISBN-13: 978-0672313080
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #580,622 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

An internationally known author and lecturer, Mike Amundsen travels throughout the United States and Europe consulting and speaking on a wide range of topics including distributed network architecture, Web application development, Cloud computing, and other subjects. His recent work focuses on the role hypermedia plays in creating and maintaining applications that can successsfully evolve over time.

He has more than a dozen books to his credit and recently contributed to the book "RESTful Web Services Cookbook" (by Subbu Allamaraju). He is currently working on a new book on designing and implementing Hypermedia APIs. When he is not working, Mike enjoys spending time with his family in Kentucky, USA.

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Keep looking - the editors should be FIRED!, December 27, 1999

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rz - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Database Programming with Visual Basic 6 in 21 Days (Paperback)

These people have some nerve charging $$$ for a BETA book. Thebook lists 6 editors plus a proofreader. What the h*ll did thesepeople do! The book is RIDDLED with code errors and VERY poor project layout. You can probably get something out of this if you have the patience to DEBUG THEIR APPLICATIONS.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book for those who know VB already!, August 11, 2002

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Nana Kofi (Vancouver, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Database Programming with Visual Basic 6 in 21 Days (Paperback)

While I do agree with some reviewers in terms of errors which exist in some code in the book, I strongly disagree with those who condemn this book as being inadequate. This is not a book for Vb or Programming NEOPHYTES!

This book assumes that you know VB, and concentrates on teaching you how to develop database applications. In this area it does a marvelous job. I do agree with the authors mix of DAO/RDO and ADO. There is still a lot of DAO/RDO stuff out there which will need to be supported! It does an excellent job with its treament of ADO, DED, and data report designs. Not forgetting how to design and implement robust databases! Its database treament is even better than most database-only books I have reviewed!!

I know of pricier books that do not come anywhere close in terms of what this book offers(teaches). If you need more or exclusive ADO stuff look elsewhere.

I am both a professional VB/Database designer and also an instructor in VB and DB in a CIS dept and comparing this book to other books especially textbooks, you can't find anything more readable than this book!

I score this book a 4 because of code mistakes!

If you know VB, this is an excellent database design book for you! (Common! Let's be FAIR! The authors actually warn you up front about this fact!)

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lots of code examples but needs more explanations., June 1, 2000

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Charles M. Luke (Atlanta, Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Database Programming with Visual Basic 6 in 21 Days (Paperback)

They did cover alot of ground for one book. Once they started chapters on the actual data objects, the code becomes laborious and tedious at best. They should have demonstrated each concept with simpler code modules and more explanation. In some of the chapters I had the impression that the authors were as weary of writing as I was of reading. It is a good introduction in the sense that it covers much of the vocabulary and many of the concepts of database programming. I now at least know what to look for in other references. In summary - it covers alot of ground with not much depth. Good for a first survey, but not much good for future reference material.