Visual Basic 6.0 for Dummies Quick Reference (For Dummies)

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Though it eases interface creation and automates certain data-access operations, Visual Basic is hardly a piece of cake. It's a programming language with its share of obscure keywords, obfuscated syntax, and general confusion. Visual Basic 6 adds more features, making it even harder to fathom.

In Visual Basic 6 for Dummies Quick Reference, Namir Shammas provides what would be called an executive summary of VB6--if executives wrote code. He's culled all the important features of the language into a handy, spiral-bound book that's just right for reference. It's a fine place to turn when you want to know how to structure an If-Then-Else statement or what properties the Print dialog box supports. He even goes into a little bit of detail on how to run the VB6 IDE. This book would be a lot better, though, if it had more information on ActiveX Control creation. That capability is a big selling point for VB6, and its documentation here is pretty feeble. For general-purpose programming, though, this reference hits the mark.

Can you learn VB6 with this book? Kind of, though that's not really what it's for. You'll find Visual Basic 6 for Dummies Quick Reference most useful as a refresher when you've been away from VB for a while, or as a source for quick answers to basic questions. --David Wall

Book Description
Whether you're programming in Microsoft's powerful and intuitive Visual Basic for fun, pleasure, or profit, you'll be sure to find answers fast in this quick and concise Quick Reference guide to Visual Basic 6. Starting at the beginning -- essential Visual Basic operations and elements you need to know -- Visual Basic 6 For Dummies Quick Reference delivers clear-cut, plain-English explanations for using Visual Basic syntax to develop robust applications for Windows. Create stress-free classes and data types, work quickly with dialog boxes and subroutines, get straight answers to questions about debugging and error handling, and discover insider tips and tricks for working with strings, forms, arrays, variables, loops, and modules. Plus, discover the relationships among Visual Basic and other Visual Studio programs, including Visual C++, Visual J++, and ActiveX controls. Visual Basic 6 For Dummies Quick Reference will have you up and running your own custom Visual Basic 6 programs in no time. And be sure to keep a copy of this indispensable guide next to your PC at all times -- the lay-flat binding makes quick lookups a snap when you need information fast and don't want to waste time thumbing through thousand-page Visual Basic tomes.

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