Visual Basic for DOS: Building Scientific and Technical Applications

by James W. Cooper

Visual BASIC for DOS (VBDOS) is ideally suited for work in the physical science laboratory because access to serial ports and interface cards is much easier than other languages. It doesn't require line numbers, has subprograms which permit the passing of arguments, allows global and local variables, separate compilation of routines and linking of libraries and more. VBDOS provides a way for users to effectively process, acquire and display technical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471597724
• ISBN13: 9780471597728
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Great book!

This is a great book for those people out there who have learned all that the beginner's QBasic or Visual Basic for DOS book can teach them. The first few chapters are dedicated to a quick review, and then the book jumps right into the tough stuff, with everything from graphics to Fourier Transforms and even a little bit on assembly language programming! My only gripe is that the book requires a lot of time to sit and read and finally get it all. It's almost as if another book is needed to bridge the gap between the beginner's book and this one, but this one is very understandable if you have lots of time to put into it. It's a valuable addition to my library!