Customer Reviews

Using Visual Basic 6

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Most probably because it written by a number of people, the book lacks consistency. The first part is quite good and there is a no-nonsense approach. Important things are taught, and without much fuss.

However, the downfall starts from the "Advanced" section of the book. The chapter on API is takes just a cursory glance at VB and API, to say the least. This trend starts here and continues where OOP in VB is introduced. I have no clue why these important chapters were given so little space.

The problem with this book is, it tries to cover too much, with too little detail. In the end, you are left with a very much incomplete book. Example: Important concepts like early binding and late binding were nowhere discussed, at least not with the names.

I think Wrox's "Beginning VB 6" may be a better choice, but the problem with Wrox "Beginner" series is that, they just talk on and on and on till you are completely insane.

I used this book as a beginner to VB6 with high hopes of getting a firm grasp on the language. However, I was a little disappointed. There is not a whole lot of sample code to look at. The information on ActiveX was skimpy as well. Some of the Microsoft Common Controls (MSFlexGrid for example) were not explained or illustrated adequately. This book will take your programming skills farther, but not as far as I thought it would.

I went to the url listed in the book to download the calendar needed in the first chapter and the web site mcp.com doesnt even have the book mentioned??? even a search returned no results.
How are you supposed to "work along with the book" if you can't even get the source material??
I went to QUE's website and still no mention of this book, i know it exists because i have a debit in my checking accout to prove it.
Disgusted...If i could give NO stars i would

This book is tailored for ordinary users of VB only, not developers of VB. This book does not provide the necessary details of programming, and other advanced features. If you need to work on VB, probably this book is not for you. For novice users, this book can give you a smell of what VB is. The examples used in this book is rather small scaled.

If you are use to the "USING" series by QUE, you will find this issue a bit disappointing. This book while great for those new to VB, will be lacking the usual technical depth that made the other QUE books great references.

An excellent beginner's and overall reference for VB6, especially for the price which includes a CD containing a VB6 working model. Complete instruction of VB commands are in easy to locate chapters while a handy reference is contained in the appendix. However, the book doesn't include detailed descriptions of some of VB's features such as many ActiveX controls. Otherwise, a great value of information usually found in computer books costing much more.

Give these guys a medal !! if you use VB now or are just learning, this is all the reference that you will need. Kudos!! to the authors for making my life this much easier.