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Visual Basic 6 Black Book (Black Book (Coriolis Group Books Paperback)) [Illustrated] (Paperback)

by Steven Holzner (Author)
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Product details

  • Paperback: 700 pages
  • Publisher: Coriolis Group,U.S.; illustrated edition edition (Aug 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1576102831
  • ISBN-13: 978-1576102831
  • Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 17.5 x 5.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 628,471 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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Book Description
Completely explains the crucial Visual Basic tool set in detail. Covers the best Visual Basic programming practices, from design tools to flowcharts. Contains 1,000 pages of everything Visual Basic 6, from radio buttons and checkboxes to XOR drawings, OLE automation, DHTML page design, and Internet Explorer 4 support.

From the Author
Designed to be the only Visual Basic book you'll ever need.
This book attempts to be - literally - as comprehensive on the subject as Visual Basic as it's possible to be. In fact, the original manuscript was over 1600 pages long - too long for modern softcover bindings! By putting all the code listings on the accompanying CD and through formatting changes, we finally got the book down to its present size, 1095 pages, without omitting any material. I've written many Visual Basic books before, including books that have topped the market, but this is the complete super book, designed to cover any area of Visual Basic you need, and cover it in depth. I honestly believe the coverage is head and shoulders above any Visual Basic other book out there. There are thirty chapters and nearly 800 examples covering Visual Basic from the basics to the very advanced: from the Internet to databases, from multimedia to ActiveX, from the Windows registry to creating e-mail programs, from flat scroll bars to pop-up menus, from creating ftp programs to adding on-line registration to your applications (the Table of Contents alone is twenty three pages long). Just about every Visual Basic control that comes with the product is covered in depth - a claim I don't think any other book can make. All in all, this book was written to represent the new standard in Visual Basic coverage, more complete - and more accessible - than ever before. Did I reach that goal? You're the only one who can decide - please write to the publisher with feedback and suggestions what you'd like to see in future editions - I really want to make sure this book stays as complete as it's possible to make it!

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A valuable resource guide for VB6, 9 Nov 1998
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The Black Book is an excellent resource guide for VB6 programming. Note that this is not the type of material you would simply sit down and read. The author has tried to cram as much material as possible into "just-the-facts-and-a-quick-demo" style chunks. This means that you generally need to know what it is you are looking for in the first place. What makes it so great is that you can find an example and an explanation of most any type of control or process that you need, quickly and clearly. The author has even gone a step further, demonstrating such things as image manipulation and ActiveX development. ActiveX documents and DHTML are also covered. This book is not for beginners, but intermediate to advanced users will enjoy it's brevity and depth.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good overall reference book but slightly lacking in depth, 11 Oct 1998
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I thought that this book gives a good overview of most of the main programming essentials and an especially good overview of all the current VB controls which I haven't found in other books. I saw it not so much of an overall course in how to programme VB but more as useful reference to specific VB programming methods. The only negative aspect of the book is a lack of depth in each subject tackled although I think that this is an acceptable compromise given the range of topics considered. Basically this book is good reference material for someone already experienced in VB but wouldn't be much use to a beginner.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat disappointed, 20 Aug 1999
By A Customer
Particularly after reading many of the rave reviews here, I have been somewhat disappointed with the Black Book.

I was surprised, for example, to see virtually no coverage or explanation of the printer object. Also, in the section on File Handling, the requirement for the FreeFile function is covered as kind of an afterthought (as a tip).

The above are merely examples. Clearly the book provides lots of helpful information; but in my view, some material is given disappointedly short shrift. For $50, I was expecting more.

Although it's quite a bit more a beginner's book and doesn't provide nearly the breadth of the Black Book, I found "Paul Sheriff Teaches Visual Basic" to be well done and a far better value at $20.

A similar book, and somewhat more comprehensive, is "VB6 From the Ground Up" -- probably the best beginner's book I've seen.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not what it says it is...
This book covers many areas of VB development and is okay as a quick reference. But....like most technical books it has a terrible index. It also has no depth to it... Read more
Published on 20 Aug 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Visual Basic resource
This book was organized in an excellent manner. It was easy to find what I needed and it has adequate examples.
Published on 13 Aug 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Basic for beginners only!
If you are new to VB or want to learn then this book is for you. If you have more then 1 months experience of VB then you'll find this book not very useful.
Published on 9 Aug 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars THE Best VB6 book for fast results.
I don't know how any of you rated this book a 1 star, unless you're some student who hasn't worked with VB before. Read more
Published on 31 Jul 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars THE Best VB6 book for fast results.
I don't know how any of you rated this book a 1 star, unless you're some student who hasn't worked with VB before. Read more
Published on 31 Jul 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars Emm.. A bit poor
In all fairness to the author this is a good book if you are new to the development scene. The publishers and the author do fail some of us by suggesting that this book is VB 6... Read more
Published on 26 Jul 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars Emm... A bit poor
In all fairness to the author this is a good book if you are new to the development scene. The publishers and the author do fail some of us by suggesting that this book is VB 6... Read more
Published on 26 Jul 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Extremely shallow....
This is, without question, the most simplistic coverage of Visual Basic I have ever seen. Both the publisher and the author should be ashamed of themselves. Read more
Published on 17 Jul 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Best All-Around VB Ever
This is undoubtedly one of the best VB books I have ever had the pleasure of reading. Although maybe a bit too much of a reference for beginners (sorry guys), if you are a VB... Read more
Published on 25 Jun 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars it is a good visual basic 5 to 6 book
i dont find nothing form the data environment and other vb6 features
Published on 22 Jun 1999

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