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5 comments about Visual Basic 5 Unleashed: Professional Reference Edition (Unleashed).

1. Finally, a book on VB5 that is geared towards people who already know what they are doing. After going through so many books that are cryptic and vague, Thayer has put out a gem. Everything I wanted to know, and more, is in this 1100+ page reference. This one was worth the wait.



2. Some of the examples in the book are useful but for a book in the Unleashed series it's just not up there with the quality I have come to expect. For example the first two chapters working with arrays and controlling program flow I would expect to find in a beginners book If..Then..Else just isn't material for an advanced level book. The chapters on OOP left me cold in fact possibly more confused than when I started reading them. However the stuff on Programming with controls wasnt too bad. I haven't braved the last couple of sections yet. I do like the reference section in that I find it easier to scan for function names than the online help provided with VB5. However even this is flawed in that the entire list of properties is provided even though you can just right click the control to get them.



3. Thayer has nicely covered the complexities of OOP in VB5. Ironically, despite getting the complex issues across, he fails miserably in those Little Things Which Really Count. The book is littered with source code errors and conflict, particularly in the sections which Thayer admits are solid review points. [An array declared as Private strMyArray(25) As String does NOT contain 25 elements in Base 0 as Thayer proclaims....] If you're going to do a "review", ensure the information is correct, and have a technical editor conduct an exhaustive review. Run the source code listings to ensure they really do return what is in the book. This said, the seasoned VB Professional will easily identify the errors and can proceed without major difficulty aside from the annoyances of error in a "professional reference edition".

   This is not the best starting point for the typical VB3/VB4 programmer who has never been exposed to OOP methods. However, if you desire to take VB5 beyond "intermediate" capability, Thayer provides a good launching point to becoming the VB Guru in your shop....




4. I actually got this book from my younger brother, and I'm glad because I would have been disapointed at paying the $100 (Aus) it was at the time. It does go into detail concerning a lot of controls which I found most useful as a VB begginer , however the book does tend to jump all over the place and cover issues which I would have preffered in a specialist book dedicated to them such as VBA . The chapters on object programming are near usless if you are trying to begin this method of programming for the fist time. I do hope that the high price of the books dont include a charge for Microsoft Control Creation VB cause now I have 3 copies of the programme , all still in the back page unopened as I have the professional edition! I dont see what the title UNLEASHED has to do with the content.



5. A lot of topics are coevered, some are even quite interesting. The code is buggy and some of the explainations don't match the code. Unless you're experienced enough and missing some basic knowledge on some specific issues, don't bother with this one.

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2 comments about The Visual Basic 5 Programmer's Reference: The Ultimate Resource for VB 5 Professionals.

1. I tried to find help in this book on 3 occasions and spent more time trying to find what I wanted than it was worth. When you finally find the subject matter, it turns out that it tells you less than VB's online help. The included CD is just a reprint of the confusing book. Not worth the money.



2. This book is not intended as a "How To" or a tutorial. And yes, it is in some respects a repeat of the VB 5 Help. Those of you who can remember back to a time when a mouse was simply an unwelcome visitor in your attic or basement, and the term CRT brings to mind little white characters in a green fog will appreciate this book. Those of us who do it for a living simply need to peel our eyes away from those beautiful 21 inch displays with all their color and glory and look at the coolness and conciseness of the printed page. Relish moving your wrists in more than one plane as you flip the pages. As I previously stated, out of 8 VB books in my collection this is the most worn and dog eared. The facts speak for themselves. Watch out for some minor typos and errors, nobody is perfect. I emailed the author with feedback on these and he seemed very receptive to input. However, I dare say at the rate our friends in Redmond, WA are releasing new versions of VB most authors will probably have little time to get out more than thier first edition on any one version of VB.

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1 comments about Learn Visual Basic 4.0 in Three Days (Popular Applications Series).

1. It's a pretty good boook to get you oriented with visual basic and learn some simple visual basic commands. When it was writen they were using windows 3.1, so if you're using Windows 95 there is a couple things that might confuse you, but nothing major. It doesn't cover a broad range of topics, so it's best to use just to get started. I would recommend it to a beginner, but it's not the best book in the world

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