Visual Basic 5 Developer's Handbook [With CDROM Includes Custom Applications, Code...]

by Evangelos Petroutsos, Kevin Hough, e-petroutsos

A high-end, hardcover programming book for the experienced Visual Basic programmer, this title helps developers extend their VB5 skills. The book focuses focuses on the most significant advances in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0782119859
• ISBN13: 9780782119855
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Sybex
• Length: 1214 Pages
• Weight: 4.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.8" x 7.5" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Very Handy Reference Book

I found this book to be quite useful in a number of areas - very basic client\server programming, using RDO, Using SQL server 6.0 with VB and also found the last few chapters that deal with VBA very handy. I am now re-reading the sections on Windows API, and software optimization so that I can attempt to make a client/server app that I am writeing much more efficent. Overall a very good book for the advanced beginner thru intermediate programmer.

I found items that were extremely helpful (API and SQL)

I look at all VB books and I purchase 1 out of 50. I enjoy it when I find a book worth while. This book seats on my desk as reference. I at first thought the chapter on API didn't have much BUT I was wrong. I found several API's in the book that I needed for my current project. It was a great deal easier to look in this book then in the usual API reference. This saved me quite a bit of time. My only problem with the book is that co-workers want to take it. I hope the authors are going to write a VB 6 version.

Great Reference, But Not For the Beginner

If you are not already familiar with VB, you'd be better off starting with one of the other titles on the subject that is more geared towards a beginner. If, however, you already have a base knowledge of VB concepts, this book will make a great addition to your reference library. It touches on a wide variety of subjects, and covers them quite well. Though they have not made an effort to write all the code FOR you, they do a nice job of showing you how to write it yourself.

Beyond VB 3

I cut my teeth on VB3, and never really bothered with VB4. I was looking for books that would skip the VB basics and cover the new areas of 5, (and 4). I was glad to find this book as it covers exactly what I was looking for in one book.

A good Book

I like this book . Its clear ,easy to understand ,Its include many useful examples . Its helps developers extend their VB5 skills . The chapters about database r very good