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  • Paperback: 880 pages
  • Publisher: Microsoft Press,U.S.; 2 edition (30 Nov 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1572318937
  • ISBN-13: 978-1572318939
  • Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 19 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 795,098 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Explores all the possibilities open to a developer using Visual Basic as his or her primary client/server development tool.

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A small disclaimer: I'm actually the 'lead author' on this book - it was written by a group of us here at The Mandelbrot Set (International) Limited - TMS. I wrote 3 chapters in the current edition and contributed to others as required.

When we first started to write this - series - (as we're now in to the second edition), we held a brainstorming session to establish the chapter titles - what we should write about in other words. Our problem was, and still is, that like Dr. Who's TARDIS the Visual Basic 'box' is small on the outside but somewhat larger on the inside! In fact, our main problem has always been one of 'content' – what should be in, what should be out. In the end we chose to write on the subjects that we felt were the most appropriate, and truly 'key', for our target audience - the Professional Corporate Developer. He or she is the person we know best, as we work with them day in, day out.

If you have suggestions for themes you'd like to see covered (should we do another edition), please let me have them. You can email me directly as peetm.bookteam@themandelbrotset.com (similarly, each author can be emailed by changing the peetm here to the author's name, e.g. marks will get you through to Mark Sewell, jonb to Jon Burn etc.). Also, for book purchasers, we have a mailing list where we post updates on the book (and other related news). That list may be subscribed to by sending mail to TMS-List-Server@themandelbrotset.com. In the BODY of your mail, put - 'Subscribe TMSBookList'. Please note that this is a closed list for purchasers only – our public lists can be seen, and then subscribed to, by sending the list-server the 'Lists' command instead of the 'Subscribe' command.

We hope you enjoy this, the second edition - we aimed, in writing it to provide at least 70% all new material - we rev'ed the remaining 30% to bring it thoroughly up to date. We succeeded I'm glad to say and the new edition is very different from the first (and interestingly, thinner but with more pages!).

BTW, anyone know what TARDIS stands for?

Peter J. Morris


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2.0 out of 5 stars Way too verbose. Not enough code., 2 Sep 1999
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This book seems to be a lot about nothing. Don't get me wrong, some of the chapters were ok, like the On Error GOTO Hell, and the appendix on coding conventions. But, if you're looking for someting to teach you how to do something in VB, forget it.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Total Disastrous Waste of Money, 17 Jul 2001
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This book is a serious waste of time and money. As a matter of fact, the title, "Advanced Visual Basic Programming" is a lot misleading. There are so many topics to be covered for advanced programming and many of them are not there.

I was unable to get a hold of the Table Of Contents, else would certainly not have ordered the book.

Microsoft Seems to be going bonkers printing chapters like "On Error GoTo Hell", "Well, Atleast It Compiled OK". Come on! This is some serious programming stuff and i would have wanted to see more professionalism towards the book.

Basically, if anyone has money to throw around and time, then this is the best book.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Decent book, but lots of 'too specific' information., 12 Aug 1999
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This book has a few good chapters in it "On Error GoToHell" - on errors, "Minutiae" on compiler options and other usually overlooked Visual Basic optimizations, "Well, at Least it compiled OK!" on testing, "Starting With Bases Loaded" on base code, "Mixing Languages with Visual Studio" and "Didn't I Write That Function Last WeeK?" on code reuse. I didn't read the chapters on IIS, databases and CE (if I wanted a book about these subjects, I would buy one). The most surprising chapters dealt with enterprise development and "How to Find, Recruit, and Retain Great Developers" which were just plain out of scope. TMS authors' should write about VB6 in a VB6 book. Those chapters should be elsewhere - maybe a management book. I also did not like the Accessibility in Visual Basic chapter which dealt with making your programs for disabled people. Also, the dating and programming with variant chapters were frivolous and not "advanced" at all.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential for serious VB developers
Although not suitable for the absolute beginner, this book combines an easy reading style with excellent information content. Read more
Published on 16 April 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars A Waste of Time and Money
If your looking for technical information on the How's and Why's of VB6 this is not the book. This book is for those with to much time on their hands not someone who is looking... Read more
Published on 10 Feb 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars If you think you don't need any more books on VB
I thought I don't need any more book on VB .. then I found this book and started browsing .. there are enough small pearls hidden here and there which makes this book worth... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Just the book I needed.
Stuffed to the gills with useful advice on how VB works and how to work it, this book is an excellent companion for commercial quality code development. Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars Deals with concepts more than using features of VB6
This book is good reading if you don't think you are getting a 'technical reference' to aid you in using the advanced features of VB6. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good Timing - just what I needed
There are so many so called 'advanced' or 'expert' books on the market which are written and researched so badly that I was suspicious of this book at first - was this another... Read more
Published on 26 Nov 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
Didn't get the first edition but after reading this version I will. According to the authors the new version contains nearly 70% new material and 30% that's been revamped. Read more
Published on 26 Nov 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, Vital and Unique
Wow! Advanced VB6 is a great book.

I've been developing in VB1 since 1991 and this book (and its predecessor) stands head and shoulders above any other VB book I've ever... Read more

Published on 24 Nov 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars TMS does it again and again - many thanks!
A simple must for all professional developers - I've had the book three days and cannot put it down although I've had to as my head will surely explode - it's already started to... Read more
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