Visual Basic 6 [Paperback]

Harold Davis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 27, 1999

Visual Basic's popularity is due to its dual nature: It's relatively easy for aspiring programmers to learn, yet powerful enough for professional application developers. Visual Basic 6: Visual QuickStart Guide, like VB itself, will appeal to both camps. It's so accessible that novices will be up and programming in no time, while more seasoned programmers will find it a helpful quick reference to important tasks.

Of the many VB books on the market, few address the beginner. Visual Basic 6: VQS assumes absolutely no programming experience, but instead relies on the time-tested Visual QuickStart teaching method. Screenshots, sample code, and concise, step-by-step instructions guide you through a carefully selected series of examples designed to get you programming right from chapter one. And once you've mastered the basics, you can use the clearly tabbed format to refer to topics you need to brush up on.

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From the Back Cover

Visual Basic's popularity is due to its dual nature: It's relatively easy for aspiring programmers to learn, yet powerful enough for professional application developers. Visual Basic 6: Visual QuickStart Guide, like VB itself, will appeal to both camps. It's so accessible that novices will be up and programming in no time, while more seasoned programmers will find it a helpful quick reference to important tasks.

Of the many VB books on the market, few address the beginner. Visual Basic 6: VQS assumes absolutely no programming experience, but instead relies on the time-tested Visual QuickStart teaching method. Screenshots, sample code, and concise, step-by-step instructions guide you through a carefully selected series of examples designed to get you programming right from chapter one. And once you've mastered the basics, you can use the clearly tabbed format to refer to topics you need to brush up on.

About the Author

Harold Davis is a software developer who specializes in the Web and e-commerce. He is the author of many books on programming and software development. Harold holds a B.A. Degree in computer science and mathematics from New York University and a J.D. degree from Rutgers Law School. He lives in Berkeley, California with his wife, Phyllis, and son, Julian.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press (November 27, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201353830
• ISBN-13: 978-0201353839
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #984,598 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

For Harold Davis, a typical day's (or night's) work might involve photographing star trails from the top of Half Dome, investigating the close-up patterns of early morning dew drops with his camera, or finding a new location for photographing the Golden Gate Bridge.

Harold Davis is an award-winning professional photographer. He is the author of more than 30 books, including Photographing Flowers: Exploring Macro Worlds with Harold Davis (Focal Press), Creative Black & White: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques (Wiley),Creative Composition: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques (Wiley), Creative Night: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques (Wiley), Creative Close-Ups: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques (Wiley), The Photoshop Darkroom: Creative Digital Post-Processing (Focal Press) and Practical Artistry: Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers (O'Reilly). Harold writes the popular Photoblog 2.0, www.photoblog2.com.

Harold is a popular presenter on digital photography topics. His workshops are often sold out.

Harold is well known for his night photography and experimental ultra-long exposure techniques, use of vibrant, saturated colors in landscape compositions, and beautiful creative floral imagery. He is inspired by the flowers in his garden, hiking in the wilderness, and the work of great artists and photographers including M.C. Escher, Monet, van Gogh and Edward Weston.

Harold lives in Berkeley, California with his wife Phyllis Davis, a graphic designer and writer who frequently collaborates with Harold on book projects. They have four children.

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Start to Visual Basic 6.0, January 19, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Visual Basic 6 (Paperback)

I have started to explore how to create my own pc/mac video games. The first thing I needed, and it was tough becuase I'm 12, was a good programming language that I could understand and that some of my friends could understand. I chose Visual Basic (VB). Then I needed a good book that to teach me the language. My only problem with learning programming languages is the vocabulary the books use. As I said, I'm only 12. And I chose Visual Basic 6: Visual QuickStart Guide. This book not only teaches the basics, but it goes through the exact steps so I could clearly understand it. It comes with lots of screen shots of Visual Basic 6 (the program/compiler). And now I can see how easy it is to work with VB 6. I soon hope to make an interesting game with loads of cool sprites (graphics)!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Way to Get Started with Visual Basic 6, August 6, 2001

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J. Lockie "Teacher Jay" (San Miguel de Allende Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Visual Basic 6 (Paperback)

This book is for the beginner or experienced programmer who wants to use Visual Basic and learn it quickly and sufficiently to develop a complete Windows deliverable system. I have just finished reading this book and am extremely surprised and pleased with its content, easy going style and reasonable price. I have been programming in BASIC since 1967. After QuickBasic I switched over to the PROGRESS data bases in 1995 for large multi-user business systems. Now I am going back with BASIC and this book has brought me up to speed in 4 days! This book covers screens including designing and accepting user input. All the cute visual aspects of Windows, how to use the standard Windows dialog boxes(Open File, Save File, Font, Color, etc.), are all covered quickly and thoroughly. I found these areas to be of particular value to me: Windows dialog boxes, OLE links, timer ( for animation ), menus, and using the standard databases ( Access, ODBC, Excel ...) and especially the Compilation and Distribution Programs which are really EASY ! Other books cover the printing aspects better, but if you are starting with Visual Basic buy this book, a Reference Manual and a book that covers the printing aspects. As everyone says, no one book will cover everything you need, but this one covered 95% for me. There's no CD-ROM, but that is not essential. Enjoy Windows with Visual Basic, it's easier than I thought it would be.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Visual Basic 6: Visual QuickStart Guide, October 1, 2001

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Tom Thornton (Dallas, Tx) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Visual Basic 6 (Paperback)

I found this book to be extremely helpful as a novice in the world of Visual Basic. Mr Davis's use of graphics took a great deal of the guess work away and demonstrated what the forms and properties should look like.

This is a great book for beginners. His explanations are clear and concise. The source code downloads were excellent and allowed the user to compare their projects and judge your progress. I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to know more about Visual Basic.