Beginning Visual Basic 6

By Peter Wright

Suitable for entry level programmers who are ambitious and who want to learn professional techniques in a single step., this guide features expanded coverage is given of the new features of Visual Basic. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861001053
• ISBN13: 9781861001054
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Apress
• Length: 900 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 2.0" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

I would like to give it more than 5 stars

I have been trying to learn VB for the past couple of years. I have been looking for a book that will do just that. I am a mainframe programmer (cobol) and therefore I am new to this type of programming. I searched and bought several books on how to learn VB, learn VB in 21 days, learn VB step by step etc. But none of them really taught me VB. I was so confused with all those books. Most of the time the author (after the 3rd...

Not too hard, not too easy, but just right!

I browsed through gobs of VB6 books with a background in programming, but knew jack about VB. Most fell into one of 2 categories. The first explaning too much about coding and logic flow and not enough syntax to be useful, and others that didn't explain the example code and were little more than souped up help files.This one was different though. Here are specific reasons:1.It assumed you knew practically nothing about...

Chris Baker

I rarely give 5 stars for anything, because anything can ALWAYS be improved on, but this book is close enough to perfect for me to warrant an exception. This book is perfectly suited for people new to programming, or to programmers who are new to VB. If you are already able to create projects in VB using objects, database support and ActiveX then you obviously need a more advanced book. It starts by familiarizing the...

Great book, but not for the "total" beginner

Peter Wright's writing style may not suit everyone but it worked for me. Unlike many learn-to-program books, Wright doesn't spend much time explaining theory. He briefly explains complex topics like variants, arrays, and classes in a few pages, and then jumps right into coding. From the first chapter to the last, he brings the reader through a series of hands-on tutorials, which is great if you like to get your feet wet...

Best VB Book I've Ever Found

I'm using this book to teach visual design courses at a university level. It is by far the best introductory book on Visual Basic that I've ever seen.What separates this book from other VB books is the detail concerning the nuts and bolts of using the language. Most books really just explain the stuff you probably could figure out yourself by reading the manuals. This book does a nice enough job of explaining the simple...