|
 |
|
 |
 |
Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 MCSD Training Kit
|
by Microsoft Corporation
Sales Rank: 939070
|
$0.39
At Amazon
|
|
Hardcover: 700 pages
Publisher: Microsoft Press; Har/Cdr edition March 3, 1999
Language: English
ISBN-10: 073560620X
ISBN-13: 978-0735606203
Product Dimensions:
9.3 x 7.6 x 1.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
Product Review
Desktop Applications for Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 MCSD Training Kit provides a review of Visual Basic 6 features for enterprise and Internet development, with an eye toward preparing you for Microsoft's own certification exam. Early sections look at the Microsoft software design process (called the Microsoft Solutions Framework), how to set up Visual SourceSafe for team development, and the advantages of today's multitiered architectures.
Next the kit introduces user interface design (with plenty of hints for creating effective UIs) and how to use control arrays and menu basics. Lab exercises give you practice while creating a working hotel reservation system. Business systems need quality data, and the book covers a variety of strategies for data validation. After some material on debugging and error handling, the authors look at using VB classes to model business objects.
Coverage of COM and ActiveX basics is notably strong in this text, with chapters on ActiveX Documents; object linking and embedding (OLE) Automation (with Excel); and building custom, reusable ActiveX objects. A standout section here is the thorough introduction to the ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) for database access, which includes an introduction to SQL.
The book thoroughly introduces the three options for Internet development in VB (dynamic HTML [DHTML], ActiveX Documents, and WebClasses) and then closes with some material on creating help systems and deploying VB applications. Besides a worthy exam tutorial, this book can also serve as an introduction to the newer features in VB for enterprise and Internet development for those who have used VB in the past but want a quick, comprehensible, and practical tour of its newest capabilities. --Richard Dragan
Book Description
Desktop Applications with MS VB 6.0 MCSD Training Kit - self-training course - CD, English
Customer Reviews & Comments
Will this book give you everything you need to know for the exam? No. Does it point you in the right direction? Yes, it does that.But you will need supplemental material AND Practice. Is this book error-filled? Yes. And the corrections are hard to find. Is it easy to read? Yes. The language is light enough for someone relatively new to VB 6. It was hard to tell who the intended audience was. I have enjoyed much success with MSPress's Training Kits in the past. As an MCSD Training Kit, it would seem to be for someone proficient in the language, wanting to know what points to emphasize in study. However it is not detailed enough, and is written in a language style more suited for a newcomer. Overall, this is a pretty good book to sit down and learn some of the language along with the Intentions of the VB Exam. It gives the reader a high-level view of the language and topics covered. However, the detail is left to the reader to find, in either experience or other materials. The exercises are valuable and the demo exam is not. The largest problem of this book, besides the errors, is the price tag: The cost of this book outweighs the benefits.
Comment | Permalink |
(Report this)
|
Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 MCSD Training Kit
Available from Amazon
Price: $0.39
| |
|
|
|
|
