Ready-to-Run Visual Basic(r) Code Library: Tips, Tricks, and Workarounds for Better Programming (Paperback)

by Rod Stephens (Author)

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Product Description
The book/CD-ROM set that VB programmers have been clamoring for is here!

Thousands of experienced VB programmers have already visited Rod Stephen's VB helper Web site to borrow from his extensive stockpile of ready-to-run techniques. Thousands more have swamped him with requests for a book/CD set with more working programs. In response to these urgent requests, this book provides an instant library of code for a huge number of intermediate and advanced VB techniques quickly and easily. For easy access, all techniques are grouped by topic. Programmers will get working programs which manipulate databases, use API functions, animate images, draw sophisticated graphics, provide print preview, and demonstrate complex printing.

CD-ROM contains all of the source code for the hundreds of programming examples.

From the Back Cover
An arsenal of more than 170 proven techniques and ready-to-run source code for better and more efficient programming Ready-to-Run Visual Basic® Code Library Thousands of VB programmers the world over have benefited from the stockpile of ready-to-run programming techniques available on Rod Stephens’ VB Helper Web site. Now, by popular demand for more working programs, here are 173 never-before-published basic, intermediate, and advanced techniques that will help you successfully tackle real-world programming situations you’ll encounter.Practical. Reliable.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; Pap/Cdr edition (April 8, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 047133345X
• ISBN-13: 978-0471333456
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #98,282 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great code to help in everyday programming situations, August 2, 1999

By A Customer

I found this book to be extremely useful as it is basically a library of VB code put together to help the beginner as well as the experienced programmer tackle and understand some everyday programming needs. The code is well documented in the book so that you can follow the logic behind it's construction and unlike many similar learning books it is not specifically targetted at any particular VB version. Also, the code is available in it's entirity to see and use. Many similar books will explain the concepts, but it's up to you to write it and make it work. This book is fairly unique in this sense. Everything you need is on the CD and there's bound to be something there for everybody.

20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Darn Good Book!!!, May 2, 1999

By A Customer

Hmmm. .... An Example is Worth 1,000 words. . ... I just bought the book recently. Found some of his VB programming techniques to be very clean and easy to understand. The 170 + programming techniques in Rod Stephens book will save me hours of development time in my projects. Time is money! This book will save me a lot of development time. so I can earn more $$$. Check out his other books Mighty_Michael88

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars API calls in a nutshell, June 23, 2000

By A Customer

This book is an excellent little resource. It contains all the sort of utility programs you would love to get to know. Many of the programs use API calls to squeeze every bit of juice from your code. You may ask yourself before bying this, 'if that's the case why don't I buy an API programming book'. Well, you could, but this book shows API calls in neat little programs that are used so often. I spotted this book while shuffling through my father's books on holiday in Guernsey, I am now dying to get my hands on a copy. A useful tool to anyone who wants to produce efficient VB code.