Features detailed information on database programming, including ODBC and client/server technology. Covers hot new Internet and object-oriented programming features. Teaches beginning- and intermediate-level programmers how to write for the Microsoft Windows operating system using the Visual Basic programming environment.
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Peter Aitken (Chapel Hill, NC) is a well-known author in the field of computers and programming, with over 25 books to his credit. He is also the proprietor of PGA Consulting, providing application and Web development services to industry, academia, and government.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding introduction to VB,
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This review is from: Visual Basic 6 Programming Blue Book: The Most Complete, Hands-On Resource for Writing Programs with Microsoft Visual Basic 6! (Paperback)
This book is an outstanding introduction to Visual Basic. Itis designed for someone who is already familiar with some programmingskills but no knowledge of Microsoft's Visual Basic environment. The lessons progress rapidly and are taught with easy to follow programming examples that demonstrate the concepts well. Useful topics are discussed, including Active X programming, OLE, ADO, DDE, and database programming with VB. This is an all-around primer to the language that won't bore you.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An unusually good book in its field,
By Andrew (New Zealand) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Visual Basic 6 Programming Blue Book: The Most Complete, Hands-On Resource for Writing Programs with Microsoft Visual Basic 6! (Paperback)
This book is far better than most of its direct competitors.The good features of this book, rarely seen in other books, are: readable, lively, humour-laced, intelligent writing style; almost complete lack of technical errors and contentious statements (that is very rare in IT-related books); mostly-interesting and realistic problems are tackled as examples; concise and useful demonstration of error handling; good guidance on using the debugging tools; just-right discussion of Windows as an event-driven, object-oriented environment and how you need to think as a VB developer. Amongst other features: it has good range in technical content from beginner to intermediate; it flows well from topic to topic; it covers the basics of the VB development environment; VB structures, keywords and how to use them; object-orientation theory Lite; good contents and index sections; reasonably consistent use of object/variable naming schemes throughout. Sure, it misses some topics and overdoes others but its good on the fundamentals and intermediates. I am a lecturer in tertiary education and use this on the course I teach. I've considered many books as student texts and this is the best for my purposes, as an adjunct to my teaching. Students certainly enjoy the style and content. This book is part of the Blue-Black-Gold series that Coriolis run for VB. I haven't seen the Black book, but I strongly recommend the Gold Book. Keep printing them, Coriolis.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
*** Excellent Book for Beginners ****,
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This review is from: Visual Basic 6 Programming Blue Book: The Most Complete, Hands-On Resource for Writing Programs with Microsoft Visual Basic 6! (Paperback)
If you were scared to learn Visual Basic then be not afraid. Mr. Aitken slowly takes you down the learning path, guiding you every step of the way!!
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