Visual Basic 6 Complete [Paperback]

Steve Brown (Author)

Book Description

Series: Complete | Publication Date: March 1999

Visual Basic 6 Complete is a one-of-a-kind computer book-valuable both for its broad content and its low price. This book contains the essentials you need to know about programming with Visual Basic and VBA, for use in building Windows applications, scripting, and extending and integrating Office applications.

With Visual Basic 6 Complete, you'll learn all about building Visual Basic applications - from working with forms and controls to using the Windows API and debugging Web applications -- and you'll quickly take advantage of all that Visual Basic has to offer. Get up to speed with Visual Basic, then move on to scripting objects, VBA, and building internet applications and interactive Web sites.

As you become more proficient with Visual Basic, you'll find the Visual Basic 6 Language Reference to be an invaluable daily tool. This comprehensive reference quickly puts every built-in function and statement at your fingertips.

Visual Basic 6 Complete introduces you to the work of some of the finest Sybex authors, so you'll know where to go to learn even more about what's possible with Visual Basic.

Inside:

Introduction to Visual Basic
* Mastering the Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
* Working with forms and controls
* Understanding object-oriented programming
* Building sample VB applications
Practical Visual Basic
* Debugging Visual Basic applications
* Extending VB with the Windows API
* Accessing the Windows Registry
* Building screen savers, and displaying an icon in the system tray with VB
Visual Basic Scripting and the Internet
* Adding scripting support to your application
* Scripting objects
* Building Web-based applications with VB
Visual Basic for Applications
* An Introduction to VBA
* The Word Object model
* The Access Object model revisited
* Professional development with VBA
Visual Basic References
* Complete Visual Basic 6 Language Reference
* Visual Basic 6 Function Reference

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Visual Basic 6 Complete is a one-of-a-kind computer book-valuableboth for its broad content and its low price. This book contains the essentialsyou need to know about programming with Visual Basic and VBA, for use in buildingWindows applications, scripting, and extending and integrating Officeapplications.

With Visual Basic 6 Complete, you'll learn allabout building Visual Basic applications - from working with forms and controlsto using the Windows API and debugging Web applications -- and you'll quicklytake advantage of all that Visual Basic has to offer. Get up to speed withVisual Basic, then move on to scripting objects, VBA, and building internetapplications and interactive Web sites.

As you become more proficient withVisual Basic, you'll find the Visual Basic 6 Language Reference to be aninvaluable daily tool. This comprehensive reference quickly puts every built-infunction and statement at your fingertips.

Visual Basic 6Complete introduces you to the work of some of the finest Sybex authors,so you'll know where to go to learn even more about what's possible with VisualBasic.

Inside:

Introduction to Visual Basic

• Masteringthe Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
• Working with forms andcontrols
• Understanding object-oriented programming
• Building sample VBapplications

Practical Visual Basic

• Debugging Visual Basicapplications
• Extending VB with the Windows API
• Accessing the WindowsRegistry
• Building screen savers, and displaying an icon in the system traywith VB

Visual Basic Scripting and the Internet

• Addingscripting support to your application
• Scripting objects
• Building Web-basedapplications with VB

Visual Basic for Applications

• AnIntroduction to VBA
• The Word Object model
• The Access Object modelrevisited
• Professional development with VBA

Visual BasicReferences

• Complete Visual Basic 6 Language Reference
• Visual Basic 6 Function Reference

About the Author

Sybex, Inc.: Sybex editors and authors have created Visual Basic 6 Complete by pulling together the best information from the following well-respected lineup of books: Mastering Visual Basic 6, Visual Basic 6: In Record Time, Expert Guide to Visual Basic 6, Visual Basic 6 Developer's Handbook, MCSD: Visual Basic 6 Desktop Apps Study Guide, MCSD: Visual Basic 6 Distributed Apps Study Guide, Mastering Visual Basic 6 with Oracle.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1040 pages
• Publisher: Sybex; 1 edition (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782124690
• ISBN-13: 978-0782124699
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.9 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #346,321 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hmmm......, April 5, 2000

By 

Eric Liew (Malaysia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Visual Basic 6 Complete (Paperback)

First off, being an IT graduate w/out any knowledge of VB6 but with C++/Java knowledge, I wanted to learn VB6 with little fuss. Secondly, when I saw this book, I was very amazed at the book's thickness at a very affordable price. I immediately got it with minimal page flipping. Btw, its also my first VB6 book.

I went back to have a read. It starts off pretty well with basic intro of the IDE, explainations of the toolbox and so on. The code examples presented were good and easy to understand from a intermediate's point of view. Now, being a complete book, I read it halfway thru, and you would've assume they'd explain some code they used in later chapters.

This isn't the case. HOWEVER it does provide a COMPLETE language reference at the back, so some exploring is required though it shouldn't be hard. Also, this book doesn't exactly flow in the way you would want it to, mainly because its a compilation of different VB6 books of varying difficulty levels.

At times, it skips to different topics too fast, leaving many holes in between.... so be careful. On the plus side, this book does cover many topics, including the Win API, VBSCript, VBA and DB programming. So, it's definitely complete in that sense, but they're NOT completely explained.

So what's the conclusion? JUST GET IT! Regardless of your VB level, you will benefit in some form or another from this book, considering the ridiculous price it offers.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I must recommend this book, August 2, 1999

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Philip Leitch (Brisbane Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Visual Basic 6 Complete (Paperback)

I have finally found a book that progresses at MY rate. I find that other "Teach Yourself" books usualy stick to basics for 50% of the book, and then dable on a couple of advanced features of VB. Hence you usualy can't use a "Teach Yourself" book as a reference guide, even if they do give you somewhat of a solid base in VB.

THIS BOOK IS DIFFERENT!!! It explains concepts concisely, clearly and with interest (not dry). This means that many concepts can be conveyed in the shortest space of time. This also allows the reader to progress very quickly to in depth advanced features, which is great if you are already familiar with VB, or other languages.

Because of the in depth coverage of advanced VB features, the book is also a very good reference guide. Because the book is so cheap, it must be one of the best investments a person, or company, can have.

There are only a small number of drawbacks to the book. Most of these drawbacks occur due to the fact that that several books are combined into this book. This means that various writing and code styles appear which takes a little getting use to.

This is definitely one of the GOOD books!!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Looking for a Reference Book on VB 6?, November 21, 1999

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P. Pham "whathot" (vancouver, british columbia Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Visual Basic 6 Complete (Paperback)

This is one of those book that likes to hang around your desk (like your cat) while you programming. It makes quite a good reference book on VB 6, and it doesn't cost you an arm and and a leg either. For the content of this book, I give it 4 stars. But consider the price in which it is selling for, it deserves one more star.