Hands on Visual Basic 6 [With Contains Sample Code & Source Code from the Book..]

by Sharon Podlin

Presents three projects designed to help the reader learn programming syntax. Writing the time tracking, invoice system, and client management system programs involve such material as employing conditional logic to control application flow; reusing forms from other applications; and using Automoton,

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761516352
• ISBN13: 9780761516354
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Prima Tech
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Overall good but for Beginner to Intermediate

Overall good book after a slow start. The book claims to be intended for "Intermediate to Advanced" users but is too simple for anyone with any experience. It's five chapters before the reader launches Visual Basic and then continues to move fairly slowly. I didn't expect so much hand holding in a "hands on" "intermediate to advanced" book. Author occasionally meanders during tutorials when the meandering material would have been better served in an appendix. There are some good tips and the author points out good programming practices/conventions but inconsistently follows them. There are some misspellings, omissions and inaccuracies between the text and the CDROM but nothing that should preclude the reader from finishing the tutorial projects. Overall a good primer.

Good Launching Point

If you are beginning Visual Basic then I highly recommend this book. Ms. Podlin presents basic Visual Basic in a way that is light and fun . The flow of the projects are very good, with a real-life small project feel. The book gives the fundamentals of the language and Environment in a clear and hands-on manner, and then gives the reader a taste for a number of different ways in which VB 6 can be used: automation with Office apps, objects, and database access. From these projects, you can decide which was the most fun or intriguing for you and pursue that usage of the language. The downside of the book, as mentioned by another reviewer, is the need for more explanation on the integration with Excel and Word. I guess, though, that this gives more insight into the intricacies of the language.

Read the Review at VBTechniques.com

This book has been reviewed at VB Techniques (vbtechniques.com). The book takes a unique approach to teaching VB while at the same time showing how to build realistic applications. The user will be able to take skills from both tasks to future projects.

Real-world projects make language more understandable.

I found this a great book for beginners who want to actually DO something with the language once they understand something about it.

Two excellent cases with source codes

This book keeps its promise that readers get better off by practice-based training. This book provides three big project cases. For the beginners, the first two cases are detailed enough to know most of VB. These two cases are also so tightly related each other that readers can feel smooth development in progress. However, the code programs of the second project seem to contain some lines missing or bug. Besides, you may need extra-refences to know about the connection between VB and MS Office (Excel & MS Word).