No comments about Basic Programs for Steam Plant Engineers: Boilers, Combustion, Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer (Mechanical Engineering (Marcell Dekker)).

5 comments about MCSD Test Success: Visual Basic 6 Desktop.

1. I concur with other reviews of this book. Not only is it incomplete but also misleading (e.g. ADO Static cursors are NOT read only). Many of the sample questions are ambiguous or have incorrect answers. Not a good use of your money!



2. ..And I passed this exam on the first try with a score of 857. No, this book cannot guarantee everyone will get that score, but no book can do that. And I do not recommend this be your only studying resource, but again, I would not likely recommend any one source be your only studying resource. To respond to some of the complaints so far...

   Chapters 3 and 4 have two more answers than questions in the review questions section. The first two answers for each chapter can be ignored. (ie. Question 1 corresponds to answer 3, 2 to 4, 3 to 5, etc) Yes there are fill in the blank questions...why is this a problem? There are a couple of questions with incorrect answers...but you just paid for a book containing 600 review questions - stop whining.

   I've used this series and the free transcender demos as the primary source for my studying. In that way I have completed about 6-700 questions prior to the actual exam. I'm 3/4 done my MCSD and have passed every exam on the first try.

   My congratulations to the author and publisher for offering a cheap book to complement a student's studying efforts. There should be no complaints about this book...it delivers exactly what a book this price should. But if you want to pass, you have to use the product. I think the other reviewers expected they could read this book and pass (I'm assuming they didn't pass)...but you didn't simply read a book prior to your drivers license exam did you?




3. I took the test and passed 6/30/00 and used this book to help prepare. It's a good thing that this wasn't the only book I used. I won't repeat the previous reviews complaining of the lack of information, inaccurate information, and horribly mismatched answer keys (alhtough its all true), but I will give you an idea as to whether this book is right for you or not. The information that it does go over is explained very well so if VB is very foreign to you, this book might be a good one to start with. (...but don't think you're ready for the test when you finish) There are also a lot of review question which do a good job of hammering points home. You can usually figure out where the answer keys are wrong so if you're willing to put up with it the review questions are a good reinforcement. At any rate 2 stars. It isn't a complete waste of a book for a VB beginner. However, the editor was apparently on vacation prior to the books being published and it does not remotely prepare you for the MCP certification test.



4. This book will NOT ready you for the MCSD exam 70-176. It helped me with about two questions on the test. The book does not cover important objectives and issues that you'll face on the actual test. This is a beginner's book.



5. Guys... This book is not directed to be the main study source for the 70-176 exam (you may apply that to the other Test Success books) . You should have read the Study Guide from the same publisher (or you may use another one) and then use this book to review your study... DON'T TAKE THIS BOOK AND ITS SERIES AS MAIN STUDY REFERENCE or you'll have big possibility to get shocked in the middle of the exam!... After all, I will return to you after the exam to update this review! wish me luck.

2 comments about Instant Visual Basic 5 Activex Control Creation (Instant).

1. I purchased this book from Amozon, attempted to read the first 3 chapters and returned it all within 24 hours. The writting is very unclear and I had a hard time following the topics. It was difficult to tell what they wanted us to try and what they were they were trying to explain. Maybey somebody with a few more years of experience in Visual Basic may have found this book usefull, but if you are new to VB, I strongly recomend against it.



2. This book is a bit too convoluted and indirect about the things it must cover in order to make you an effective VB5 ActiveX programmer. I've seen it done much more efficiently. I got two thirds of the way through it and had to lay it down.

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1 comments about Programming a REAL Internet Site with ASP and HTML: Book I: HTML and Basic ASP.

1. This is a very good book for programmers who want to introduce themselves into the world of Internet. The difference between this book and others is that the author is a professional webmaster and shows us here the tricks of the game. We can also see in the net the site working, so we feel that we are learning something "alive". Recommended for professionals and students of information technology.

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