Programming Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 (Mps) Paperback – 26 May 1999

Visual basic 6 was the last of the Mohicans before object orientated programming took over. Its tricky to get it to run on modern computers as Microsoft now likes making everything as complicated as possible. This is a good book and bear in mind once you have created a program on it Windows 10 will think there is something strange going on, and it is , its called Simplicity. You can be programming very quickly with this book.

Sure, it is a little dated but then so is VB6. This is probably still the best book on VB6 at the moment.If you need to develop in VB6, look no further. It covers classes, events, databases.It is really well written, compact and clear and contains all information needed to create high quality applications.VB6 can be tricky to install on Windows7 but you will find resources on the web to help you with the installation.

I purchased this book as a self-taught programmer, the only previous book I had read on the subject being Visual Basic in Easy Steps, and a lot of my knowledge having been picked up from downloading sample code off the Internet or from simple trial and error. I was worried that the book would either tell me only what I already knew, or be so complex that I wouldn't understand any of it.It actually does very well at falling between the two - it is extremely comprehensive, while being (largely) comprehensible as well. At first I thought that my knowledge of this language would allow me to skip the first few chapters. However, I found that even on the simplest elements this book taught me loads that I didn't know, allowing me to make my programming much more efficient and effective. It also introduced me to many elements of the language I had previously known very little about, even in the earlier chapters.The style is thoroughly readable, with good example code throughout, and lots of useful and interesting explanations of how the particular feature being described has developed since the earlier versions of Visual Basic. The book is very well organised, making it very easy to find what you are looking for, and giving everything a very comprehensive treatment.The only criticism that I would have is that in the earlier chapters the author often uses features and elements of the language in his examples that he does not explain until later chapters. This means that the examples can often be very difficult to understand until you read the later chapters and discover what these particular elements do and why they were used.Overall, I would say that there is loads in here for more Visual Basic users, and I should imagine even quite experienced users could learn a lot of useful tips from this book. The only people who I would not necessarily recommend it to are novices, who will find it too difficult, and are probably better starting off with a more simple book and then graduating to this book when they have some experience with the language.

I'm an experienced C++ programmer and I needed to learn VB. This book is superb for me. It is extremely clearly written, and manages to not be boring at all. I especially like the example code, which is clear and to the point and written in a very good solid style. It's all here but it doesn't put you to sleep. The author has judged very well what people need to be told and what he can assume they already know. There are a lot of tips and tricks scattered around, which appear to be real tips gained from the author's experience, not just cleverness - it's obvious that the author really knows the subject, and hasn't just regurgitated the manual. I see he has a VB.NET book coming out, that's the one I'll go for.

I bought this book for my Father.Very good and does what he wants so would reccommend

I'm very pleased to have this book although I think it's a little advanced for me at the moment. I'm just completing C&G 1,2& 3 and then I plan to go on at which point I think this book will come into its ownLeigh

.. the author has a wonderful writing style that is unpatronising and yet easy to understand - OOP VB style is now an 'open book' to me ;-)

Excellent Produits. Je suis très heureux.

Libro semplicemente straordinario su vb6, lo avevo già ma si è perso in qualche trasloco. L ho ricomprato per amarcord e perché ho conosciuto personalmente l autore che mi ha promesso un autografo 😭😭😭

I wrote this review on May 8, 2000. My regard for the book is unchanged. Today (04/17/04) for those who are in need of a "survival set" on "Classic VB," this is one of two "must have" volumes. The second is Charlws Williams' "Professional Visual Basic 6 Databases" by Wrox Press. These two books will see those who are maintaining and even extending VB 6 applications while the new stuff is .Net, these two books will get you through.Original Review:This is the only book that covers everything that you can do with Visual Basic. I know of no other source with that kind of information. Brevity is required to cover this topic in under 1300 pages, of course. This book coupled with the VB 6 Programmers Guide and the three volume "Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Reference Library" will have what you need to know about Visual Basic.There is a tremendous benefit in having one author tackle the entire subject in one book IT IS COHESIVE!I would advise rookies to tackle this book first and use the Programmer's Guide when they are stuck. The reason for this is that the Programmer Guide's data access is data control oriented. If you are going to be a professional, you want to break out of that mold and use the ADO and DAO methods. Data controls have their place, but it is not in professional programs. Balena covers all the relevant data access methodologies.Finally, the lazy people who are looking for a lot of "cut and paste" to keep from having to understand what they are doing should pass on this book. Balena wont write your program for you.

This book was listed as "acceptable" condition. When I received the book it was obvious that this was brand new with just a little shelf ware...now that is what I call acceptable.The book itself is not for the faint of heart. You better have a good grasp of basic before venturing into these pages. It is obvious that the author(s) have a great deal of knowledge in visual basic but there style of presenting I found is for the seasoned programmer. If your not you might be saying to yourself " that's nice but what do I do with it?". My Idea of a good teaching book would be the following 1. Lets start off with a project like a corporate name and address book of all employees. 2. Lets set up all the forms and fields we need like name ,address etc 3. Lets start simple (just a shell) 4. keep adding to it.When through lets start another project. . I first learned visual basic 3.0 with Peter Norton who .in every chapter, stated this is what were going to do and here is how we get there....... It was the best teaching book I ever read. His later books on the subject, however, fell short.Visual basic has become more and more complex with the "visual studio" concept. I believe this is the biggest problem facing authors and why teaching it has become more and more difficult. Incorporating all languages into visual basic , in my opinion, was a mistake . It just made it more confusing and harder to learn. It is obvious the term "keep it simple" was abandoned long ago and we all pay price today.I would use this book as a reference manual and not a teaching guide I strongly suggest that anybody who wants to learn visual basic should learn basic first...life will be a lot easier.

Although I would not recommend this book as a first book for someone just learning VB, I would enthusiastically recommend this book for everyone who already has a general familiarity with VB and who has written at least a few programs in VB. I have worked with VB since version 3 and as a professional consultant, I believe that my own VB skills are very good. Chapter and chapter and tip after tip, I found myself learning and getting all sorts of ideas to make my programming life easier and my code better. I don't even want to think about how much money I have burned up in books that I have given way, sold or tossed without getting anything out of them. This book was a real find and a genuine pleasure to read. I plan on a re-read and then hanging on to it as a resource.Bottom Line - I highly recommend this book for anyone who has gotten past the VB introductory material and their first few VB programs.