1 comments about Beginning Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition: From Novice to Professional (Beginning: From Novice to Professional).

1. Finally the right book to get me into the world of object oriented programming! (in addition to VB 2005 Express) The small examples are easy to digest and the writing style is down to the point. I especially appreciate the author's pointing out few things Microsoft did which make VB 2005 Express different from traditional OOP and advising the traditional alternatives. This will help me get into Java later. The only fault I can find is that I can't find errata webpage in Apress website. However, a 5-star book nonetheless. Thanks Mr. Wright.

4 comments about Laura Lemay's Web Workshop Activex and Vbscript (Laura Lemay's Web Workshop).

1. If you want to learn vbscript quickly (and correctly), pick up this book. Vbscript is rapidly becoming a great scripting language for MS internet web sites. This book gives tons of great examples that actually work when you type it in! And there's several thorough programming references in the appendices



2. Excellent step by step lessons on using ActiveX and VBscript. This book cleared up alot of questions I had. I just bought this book a week ago (May 1999) and I wish I had bought it a long time ago. Although this book was published in 1997, it is unbelievably useful today!



3. This book does a very good job of getting you right into ActiveX, and then slowly adds the VBScript. While the examples on the CD are well documented, I couldn't get a few of them to work (SelectedIndex) for one. However, I would recommend this book as both a good reference and usuable tool. Note that you should have a pretty good understanding of HTML. If you don't, you'll have problems, but the CD has an HTML book on it that is easily indexed. It helped me out greatly.



4. I like the way Ms. Lemay wrote the book, She makes it easy for a beginner like me in VBscript easier to understand the language. It is like one of her Teach Yourself books! I highly recommend this as a good reference!

5 comments about Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 MCSD Training Kit (Dv-Mcsd Training Kit).

1. I am a VB programmer for 2 years. I write most application on local machine. I have very little idea on how DCOM and MTS works.

   The book is only good for basics. It gave me a good conceptual insight of how distribuetd COM stuff works. But the exam is more difficult and the scope is wider than the book covers.

   You need to use other supplement to pass teh exam. I recommend Transcender and MSDN.




2. I can't say this is a bad book, but after passing my exam I must say that if I would have use this as my only resource I wouldn't have acomplished that goal.

   This book could be enough only for VERY experienced developers using Visual Basic, and especially in distributed environments, who are already comfortable using MTS and working with SQL Server. But other people who know Visual Basic, feel they could get certified, BUT haven't got loads of experience, like myself, should get other books, I used MCSD in a Nutshell and believe me that book is awsome.

   In a few words, if you've got money to spare, get this book is not so bad, but if you really need efficient study material, or good reference items, there are better sources around here.




3. This book definitely covers almost everything that's on the exam.
   However, I must agree with most reviewers that you need more than this book to pass the exam. With practice exams, (I purchased ones from Transcender) if you read this book thoroughly, and understand the core concepts that this book tries to touch, then you won't have any problem passing this exam. (and this exam isn't that hard anyway!)

   Good luck,




4. I used this book to pass the exam. I scored 957. I did get a few questions in the exam that were either not covered adequately or not at all in this book. But, I do feel that the book did provide a solid resource for the key parts of the exam, i.e. ADO, MTS, COM and n-tier technology. I would only recommend this book to people that have a fairly solid background in VB and want to pass the exam.



5. The practice exam on the cd was terrible and some sections are a bit patchy. If you buy the equivalent book for 70-175 you'll find that about 60% of this book is duplicated in that book. However, this book was my only resource and I passed the exam with just over 780. I think I could have done much better had I bought transcender.

1 comments about Programming Fundamentals Using Microsoft Visual Basic .NET.

1. I took a course in my local university but the price of the copies was 7 times more expensive than the original one I found here fully colored and almost brand new, I enjoyed much more that the other and was a very good deal what I got.

5 comments about Access 97 Macro & VBA Handbook.

1. It's a good book, but i think it could be better if you don't be so tecnical



2. When I flipped through the book in the store, it looked pretty good, better than the other book I looked at. (Access 97 Power Programming) Unfortunately, once I got down to using it, it left a lot to be desired. The main thing I was hoping for was a good, in depth, lesson on DAO. The examples are about on par with the ones in the online help, ie. they cover the trivial case, but don't really help with more typical cases. Also, as mentioned by someone else, there are far to many typos, especially in the examples. I didn't come close to trying every example, but there were several that didn't work as printed. Finally, why were the tables and appendices put on the CD instead of in the book where they belong? For the first day I had the book, I couldn't look at any of the tables, since my computer at work doesn't have a CD-ROM drive. All in all, it's not a bad book, but I can't recommend it at its full retail price. By the time bookstores are blowing it out cheap, it'll be 3 versions out of date, so there's really no reason not to buy something else.



3. This is not a good book to cuddle up with. I am a not-so-newbie with Access and when I had a difficult problem it was this book that saved me. There are two kinds of difficulties I have with Access: the obvious problems whose answers are staring me in the face, and the non-intuitive nit-picky boring problems that last for a week. This book is for the second type of problem



4. This could have been a good book, but Query by Form does not work as described in the book. Page 395 indicates that you can choose the Remove Filter/Sort command in the Records menu... and all records are displayed. Not true. Also, automated filter removal using macros (chapter 9) and DoCmd (chapter 18) do not work. You cannot drag Customer ID from the field list to the form, it is not in the list using the database on the supplied CD. Too many errors and omissions to be a usefull book.



5. This is my second book on Access. I find this book to be very well written. Many users are complaining about examples that don't work. I think this is intentional on the part of the author. I look at it as an impromptu test. Any good instructor will give you periodic exams. Look at the examples that don't work as exams.

3 comments about VBA for AutoCAD 2002: Writing AutoCAD Macros.

1. If you already have a working knowledge of VBA and want to integrate AutoCAD with MS Office tools, this is a great book. The author does a good job of making sense and has plenty of good examples. Most definately a worthwhile investment.



2. The book is not good for beginners in vba and it is not good for programming big project.



3. This is a completely inappropriate book for anyone attempting to learn VBA with no prior VBA experience. There is no foundation laid for the examples, they include code that makes absolutely no sense because you haven't been introduced to that information yet. In chapter three the book has several examples of code to find the DXF codes for entities, but never tells you where to save it or how to run it. It's obvious that the author never thought to have someone with no VBA experience preview the book before publishing.

2 comments about Microsoft Office 2000 Visual Basic for Applications Fundamentals (Training Kit).

1. With so many books on Office 2000 out there it's hard to know which one to buy, especially when you're buying online. One deciding factor can be the author's background, if you're fortunate enough to know it. If you don't know David let me tell you there's no one more qualified to write this type of book. David works for Microsoft designing the parts of Office that make it possible to program it using VBA. He helped create many of the features you'll read about in this book. I've seen the book and it provides a great view of what you can do with all the Office applications--not an easy task in a single book! So if you're programming Office 2000, or even thinking about it, you shouldn't pass up a great chance to learn from *the* source how it's done.



2. I was looking for a great beginners book for vba. I've had this book one day and have learned alot of things that make my job 100% easier.

No comments about An Introduction to Programming Using Microsoft Visual Basic 2005.

3 comments about Professional Access 2000 Programming.

1. Professional Access 2000 Programming is a combination of a training book to heighten your programming skills, and a reference work that will give you a complete overview of Access 2000 and it's related programming environment. It's written in the traditional Wrox style that is so easy to read and usable for developers.

   One thing I do miss, is the usual Wrox opening statement where it is described whom the book is written for and if any previous programming skills are assumed. It's not until chapter 3 that you find out VB or VBA programming experience is assumed to make use of the chapter. Don't start on this book without any knowledge of VBA, since it is used in most of the coding examples. If you don't know VBA check out the following books: ISBN 0782123244, ISBN 1861001762 and ISBN 0735605920. An understanding of ADO would also improve on the usability of the book.

   To make use of the books fullest potential, have a design plan of your database next to it and make notes or check for errors in your design when you go through the chapters. This helped me to improve on the design of my database.

   Not essential, but it would have been nice if the sample code used in the book had been made available to the reader. At one place in the book the author even writes that the sample code is available from Wrox' website, but as of today it is not.

   This book has given me the skills and confidence to start working on client/server solutions and integrating SQL server. It breaks down the entire complexity surrounding Access 2000 and database development to sizeable blocks and tools that I can piece together according to programming and design goals. A must have for any Access programmer on his way to become a true professional.




2. I've been consulting for over 5 years with Access in all it's iterations except 1.0 and I must say that this is the best book on intermediate topics that I have found. There is no "fluff" like in books from other publishers (especially Queue in my opinion). This book is concise with real world examples for real world issues. When I first opened this book and read a bit I realized this book was written by consultants/developers who have gotten there hands dirty and not "feel good" academics who have never written a line of code for a company. Keep this one handy if you're the Access guru at your firm.



3. I've created basic database structures and applications for about five years and pledged never to go past writing macros, because I didn't want to be forced to learn VBA. I run a realty and mortgage office and just couldn't spare the time. Now that Outlook and the Office suite is becoming more familiar with my crew and now that we've joined a WAN and some B2B data sharing, the basic stuff just didn't fill the bill. I've bought quite a few books on Access recently (not to mention dozens from the past few years) and have found this one to be one of the best in its presentation and content.

   It gave me some real insight on how I should be considering networking and upsizing. I answered more questions I had after spending 12 hours with the book, than I had spent searching the net or reading the other books for several months. I even read though the code and understood it, and contrary to the warnings the presentation still flowed well. I still know little VBA and am now going back to get a Wrox book on Beginnng Access 2000 VBA.

   Concise, very detailed, stuffed full of info and reference. I'm a Wrox fan now.

5 comments about Advanced Visual Basic 6: Power Techniques for Everyday Programs (DevelopMentor Series).

1. I simply can't accept people give below 5 stars for this book - have they read it correctly / reviewed the same book???

   It's BY FAR the best I've seen for the advanced user. Everything that you always wanted to do in VB - and it's here! It's an ABSOLUTE must for any serious programmer.

   This book is on the same level of every VB programmers bible - Dan Appleman's Guide to the Win32 API - if that gives you an idea of how good it is.

   I can't believe I haven't heard about this book before.




2. This book even surpasses the possibilities of McKinley's "Hardcore Visual Basic". You almost gain the power of C/C++ type Windows and COM programming.
   This book is not easy to read. You do need a C level expertise on Windows' and COM's inner working. Though no ATL or MFC is required.
   I did learn a lot of the apparently strange behavior of VB. It is now clearer to me. But should you really apply those grandiose tricks. (For proper clean up purposes you should not hit the stop button anymore.) The answer is the same as for optimization. Don't do it! But if I am really in need? Don't do it! ... After at least ten iterations including solid peer review you might try it. The author makes it pretty easy. (...)
   Is this book still relevant after the advent of VS.Net? I think so yes. It is an intellectual joy to read this book. (Why couldn't I read it 1996?) We and many other institutions still write a lot of code in VB 6. Anyhow this probably was my last book on VB 6.



3. Yes, I didn't read very carefully -- this is just the book, no CD. No idea of the source of this stupidity. Nor do a see a lower price.



4. This book is useless without the CDROM, which is not included!



5. En la categoria avanzado de visual basic 6, es un excelente libro, tiene todos esos tips que cuesta conseguir, manejo de performance a bajo nivel, trucos de desarrollo, etc... Por donde lo mires es un excelente libro.