ActiveX Programmer's Library (Paperback)

~ (Author), Kris A. Jamsa (Author), Ramesh Chandak (Author)

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Product Description

ActiveX is a new technology that lets programmers (and advanced Webmasters who understand JavaScript or VBScript)bring objects to the Web. ActiveX Programmer's Library teaches users how to fully master ActiveX through programming examples in Visual Basic, Visual C++, VBScript, and J++. Easy-to-understand source code allows users to quickly master ActiveX while creating state-of-the-art Web sites along the way! The companion CD-ROM contains source code for each object the book presents. Programmers can cut and paste the book's examples to their own Web sites in minutes!

About the Author

Worldwide, millions of computer users regard Dr. Kris Jamsa as one of the leading experts in the industry. He is the author of over 70 computer books covering a wide range of topics, including DOS, Windows, OS/2, programming languages, graphics, the Internet and the Web. He is known through his books for his ability to make the most difficult concepts simple and understandable. On several occasions he has been asked to speak regarding the most current topics of the computer industry.

In 1983 he earned his bachelor's degree in computer science from the United States Air Force Academy. After graduation he worked as a VAX/VMS system manager for the Air Force, in Las Vegas, Nevada. At the same time, Dr. Jamsa was earning his master's degree in computer science from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In August of 1993, the same year he founded Jamsa Press, Dr. Jamsa received his doctorate in computer science with an emphasis on operating systems from Arizona State University. Continuing to broaden his education, he commuted from Las Vegas every week to San Diego State University, which awarded him an MBA in 1997.

Today, Dr. Jamsa is the Director of Gulf Publishing Company's Book Division in Houston, Texas. He continues to author many Jamsa Press books and commutes regularly to Las Vegas to ensure Jamsa Press books maintain their high-quality content. Dr. Jamsa is currently pursuing a Masters of Science in Financial Planning from the College for Financial Planning in Denver, Colorado. Because of his expertise and experience, computer users worldwide turn to Dr. Jamsa for advice and solutions.

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology Ptr (Sd) (January 2, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884133525
• ISBN-13: 978-1884133527
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,444,920 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Cheesy - Don't Buy It, December 18, 1997

By A Customer

Judging by the content of the bio, it was written by the author of the book. Read the vain attempt at puffing himself up and you will find the reading the same.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too basic to be of much help, November 27, 1997

By A Customer

If you want a VERY basic book just to get you up on the fundamentals, this might be OK. However, the entire sum of this book adds up to the content of just the first three or four chapters of most other ActiveX books I've come across, which teach you the basics but then take you much further beyond them. Plus some --- though not all --- of the software on the CD-ROM is fairly clunky and not up to the latest ActiveX standards.