Visual Basic® 6 Bible [Paperback]

Eric A. Smith (Author), Valor Whisler (Author), Hank Marquis (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764532278 | ISBN-13: 978-0764532276 | Publication Date: August 31, 1998

In the years since it was first introduced, Visual Basic has quickly become the primary language of choice for more than half the developers in the United States. With each new version, users continue to discover more enhanced tools and improvements. And because it has such a wide user base, Visual Basic programmers now have a community of fellow users with whom they can share knowledge and techniques. Now you can find many of those intermediate to advanced tips and tricks in the Visual Basic 6 Bible.

This book goes beyond your basic user's manual. In addition to providing you with complete coverage of Visual Basic 6, the Visual Basic 6 Bible serves as the essential resource designed to help you understand how and when to use the various tools and techniques available in Visual Basic. It features relevant, real-world sample code and applications that you can incorporate into your own projects.

The CD-ROM accompanying Visual Basic 6 Bible includes a wide array of popular components and demos, such as Advantageware, Apex, Modern Software, and Protoview.

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From the Back Cover

Master the Latest Developments in Enterprise Programming With its hot new database and Web Server programming capabilities, Visual Basic 6 is being heralded as the premier strategic enterprise applications development tool for corporate America. Learn everything you need to know about Active Data Objects, IIS and ActiveX programming, and using the Windows API. Backed with expert advice and tons of code examples, Visual Basic^® 6 Bible will help you build robust, reliable solutions that meet all your programming challenges. Inside, You'll Find Complete Coverage of Visual Basic 6

• Find out how Visual Basic 6 fits into the Visual Studio family
• Master the basics of object-oriented programming — forms, classes, and objects
• Use the new Active Data Objects with OLE DB for easier database connectivity
• Build Internet Information Server (IIS) applications using the new WebClass feature
• Avoid the many pitfalls involved in developing ActiveX servers for the Internet
• Learn how to use the Windows API as a complement to Visual Basic
• Bulletproof your applications with insider tips for building robust error handlers

Complete Syntax Primer Inside! Test-drive widely-used components and demos from:

• Advantageware
• Desaware
• Apex
• Compuware Nu Mega Labs
• Modern Software
• Protoview
• Sheridan Software Systems and More!

Shareware programs are fully functional, free trial versions of copyrighted programs. If you like particular programs, register with their authors for a nominal fee and receive licenses, enhanced versions, and technical support. Freeware programs are free, copyrighted games, applications, and utilities. You can copy them to as many PCs as you like—free—but they have no technical support. www.idgbooks.com System Requirements: PC running Windows 95 or Windows NT Workstation 4.0; Visual Basic 6 Professional Edition

About the Author

About the Authors Eric A. Smith is a Microsoft Certified Professional at Information Strategies, a Washington, D.C.-based Solution Provider Partner. He is also the creator of Ask the VB Pro (http://www.inquiry.com/thevbpro), one of the most popular Visual Basic sites on the Internet. Eric is the author of Visual Basic 6 One Step at a Time, also for IDG Books Worldwide, and he is also a frequent contributor to Visual Basic Programmer's Journal. Eric can be reached at [e-mail]. Valor Whisler, a software engineer with over 13 years of development experience, has been involved with Visual Basic since Version 1.0. He has written several commercial applications, including the first add-in for VB: VB AppFramework. Valor has also spoken at software development conferences, authored several white papers for Microsoft, and been involved in developing the browser for the Microsoft Repository. When Valor isn't programming, he heads out to the Colorado mountains near his home. Hank Marquis is a senior software designer and developer with over 18 years of experience designing and developing tools for developers such as Modern GuardX, Modern DemoX, FailSafe, CodeReview, VB/Magic, Visual/db, and others. Hank writes the "Components" column for BackOffice Magazine and is a frequent contributor to Visual Basic Programmer's Journal. When Hank isn't programming or writing about programming, he works on his horse farm in rural Connecticut.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1056 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (August 31, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764532278
• ISBN-13: 978-0764532276
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.4 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,791,374 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars No subtance this this huge book!, December 3, 1999

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Dave Hill (Tisbury, ma United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Visual Basic® 6 Bible (Paperback)

I would have to say that you should stay away from this book if you need specific answers to anything about Visual Basic 6.0 They could have labeled it VB5. There was very little that was covered about the lastest features of VB 6.0 I would have like to have seen more on the Data Envirnonment, MTS, Reporting Engine and other new features. The book is huge but really does not help me learn anything new about VB 6.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another good bible, October 6, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Visual Basic® 6 Bible (Paperback)

I have always loved the Bible books. They are not the best book for abject beginners, but they always offer tips and techniques beyond those found in other books. The real world examples are a blessing.

The bible books offer a lot for both the beginner (although a true beginner will have to work through the examples numerous times to get all of the nuances)and the expert.

The downside to this book is that it was obviously written with a beta version of the VB6 product. While this is not a major detriment, working through some of the example code is a bit painful at times. Fortunately, the examples on the CD are there to help guide through these areas. I cannot fault the writer for this, however, since the sample code is fairly complete and easy to work through.

The biggest bonus to the bible is that it offers real world solutions rather than the normal approach of making applications that illustrate concepts rather than solutions. Depending on how you learn, this will either be a boon or a bane.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not very Good, June 5, 2003

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Scott Gordon (Deerfield, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Visual Basic® 6 Bible (Paperback)

This book has the right idea about what topics to cover but doesn't cover them in depth enough. Also the editing is HORRIBLE. For instance they talk about how great ADO is but yet seem to use DAO for everything....Seems lazy to me. Also If you get stuck on any code....its probably wrong in the book. The CD at least has the right code.