Platinum Edition Using Visual Basic 6 (Using … (Que))
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Platinum Edition Using Visual Basic 6 (Using … (Que))
by Loren D. Eidahl
Platinum Edition Using Visual Basic 6 (Using … (Que))
By Loren D. Eidahl
Publisher: Que
Number Of Pages: 1120
Publication Date: 1999-07
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0789719169
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780789719164
Binding: Hardcover
Platinum Edition Using Visual Basic 6 takes you to the next level in your VB programming skills with in-depth coverage of developer topics. The two hottest and least understood topics in Visual Basic today are COM programming and distributed computing. Platinum Edition Using VB covers both topics in exhaustive depth using clear examples and concise writing. Topics include creating online help, using the Data Report utility, using the Windows API, designing advanced ActiveX controls, building ActiveX DLLs and EXEs, programming Web functionality into your applications, and more.
Summary: Excellent Reference but not a Primer Text
Rating: 5
I recommend this book to any programmer interested in more detailed information on the advanced use of Visual Basic.
The Que Platinum Series is aimed at the accomplished programmer. I have used Visual Basic professionally since version 1.0 and I found this book to very useful. My specific interest was the Visual Basic Extensibility Interface, otherwise known as VB Add-Ins. This book beat SAM’s “Visual Basic Unleashed” hands down on that topic in both organization and information. In fact I preferred it to “VB Unleashed” on most topics.
For a reasonably complete Visual Basic library, I would recommend this book after the “Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Programmers Guide,” the “Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Reference Library,” and Francesco Balena’s “Programming Visual Basic 6.0.”
If you can only afford one book, then get Balena’s.
Summary: A great book
Rating: 5
This is the best VB book specially as a reference.
Summary: Um, like the review underneath is not by the author himself.
Rating: 2
Sorry, this book is just about 50% identical to VB6 Unleashed. Ever heard of Copy and Paste?
Summary: Platinum Edition Using Visual Basic 6
Rating: 5
Let me start out with a salute to the good people at QUE. The Special Edition Using and the Platinum Edition Using series are incredible, to say the least! I have been reviewing these titles on and off for over two years now and I have always been impressed with these two series. If there is a CD included in the book you should get the book just for what is on that. In my humble opinion they have been worth at least 2 to 3 times what you paid for the book.
Well that’s enough kissing up for one review. Now for the real stuff.
Book Icons
The way they designed the little side notes is very helpful and mostly to the point.
All through the book you can expect to see little icons that have notes attached to them to help explain, or augument what the text is saying. There is also pictures for the visual side of the brain. I like pictures. I got my best grades in college when the books had lots of pictures.
The Icons consist of: Caution, Note, Tip, Troubleshooting, and On the CD. I have found them to be concise and excellent side bar thoughts.
For example, on pg. 906 there are 2 tips. The first is explaining the standard naming convention for Dynamic HTML events. The 2nd. one talks about upper and lower case and the reasons for keeping the standard of lowercase for event names, in your code.
When I was looking at some of the code snippets, I realized that there were some of those sections I could use and reuse in the code I would write. There are several places in the book that refer to that time saving practice. I do this with the HTML Coding I do, and I know VB coders that have whole libraries of reusable code that make projects they do go a lot faster. And keeping code standards as you are writing makes it easy to do this.
I really enjoyed reading this one and I count it as a valuable asset to my library, as I am sure you will also.
Below is an example of the contents in this incredible book.
Contents at a Glance:
Platinum Edition Using Visual Basic 6
Div 1: Visual Basic 6 Fundamentals
Chpt. 1: An Introduction to Visual Basic 6
Chpt. 2: …
Div 2: Visual Basic Controls
Chpt. 7: Add-Ins and Utilities
Chpt. 8: …
Div 3: Professional Visual Basic Programming
Chpt. 9: Effective Product Management
Chpt. 10: …
Div 4: Advanced Visual Basic 6 Programming
Chpt. 15: Creating Wizards
Chpt. 16: …
Div 5: Using ActiveX Components
Chpt. 20: Microsoft Object Technologies
Chpt. 21: …
Div 6: Programming for Intranets and the Internet
Chpt. 26: Using VBScript with the Internet
Chpt. 27: …
Div 7: Database Programming with Visual Basic 6
Chpt. 30: Building Database Applications
Chpt. 31: …
Div 8: Appendix
Platinum Edition Using:
Visual Basic 6
By: Loren D. Eidahl
Publisher: QUE
ISBN 0789719169
Pages: 1120
Additions: A CD Crammed with Tons of Really Cool Stuff
Contents:
30 Third Party Software Pkgs
29 Examples of code
Tons of Graphics
User Level: Beginner >Intermediate< Experienced
Understandability Rating: *****
Readability Rating: *****
Coolness Rating: *****
Review by: Joseph Stone
Web Designer - JWebStone.com
Summary: Dont buy it
Rating: 1
This book is all over the place. I have no idea who it is for. I would consider myself and advanced beginner and in some places in the book i feel like an expert where he re explains things like how to make an access key 3 times but then tosses in this code that i havent seen before leaving behind no explanation. Most of the examples of code are 2-5 lines which are ripped from some program and displayed without giving any background context. I have no idea where he wanted to go with this book and I dont think he did either. The only reason I give it one star is because it has a nice cover and the table of contents makes it look helpful. Please do NOT waste your money on this. It would be more helpful to spend time on your own exploring VB than using this book…
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