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Visual Basic 6 Weekend Crash Course
Get up to Speed on Visual Basic 6 — in a Weekend!
The big day is Monday. The day you get to show off what you know about Visual Basic 6. The problem is, you're not really up to speed. Maybe it's been a while since you worked with Visual Basic or maybe you just like a challenge. In any event, we've got a solution for you — Visual Basic 6 Weekend Crash Course. Open the book Friday evening and by Sunday afternoon, after completing 30 fast, focused lessons, you'll be able to jump right in and start developing VB 6 applications. It's as simple as that.
Assessment software to help gauge your progress
All codes and auxiliary files for the sample program
Plus trial software from Sheridan Software Systems, LEAD Technologies, and VideoSoft
The big day is Monday. The day you get to show off what you know about Visual Basic 6. The problem is, you're not really up to speed. Maybe it's been a while since you worked with Visual Basic or maybe you just like a challenge. In any event, we've got a solution for you — Visual Basic 6 Weekend Crash Course. Open the book Friday evening and by Sunday afternoon, after completing 30 fast, focused lessons, you'll be able to jump right in and start developing VB 6 applications. It's as simple as that.
THE CURRICULUM
FRIDAY
Creating Your First Visual Basic Program
Evening: 4 lessons, 2 hours:
Programming Fundamentals; The VB Editor; Creating an Interface; Writing Code
SATURDAY
Mastering the Essentials
Morning: 6 lessons, 3 hours:
Forms and Buttons; OptionButtons and CheckBoxes; TextBoxes; Labels and Scrollbars; Shapes, Images, and Pictures; Adding Menus
Afternoon: 6 lessons, 3 hours:
Dialog Boxes; Procedures; Variables and Scope; Getting User Info; Math, Comparison, and Logical Operators; Strings
Evening: 4 lessons, 2 hours:
Looping; Branching; Subroutines; Debugging
SUNDAY
Tying it All Together
Morning: 6 lessons, 3 hours:
Designing a Personal Database Manager; Building the User Interface; Creating and Connecting a Database; Displaying Records; Searching Records; Updating
Afternoon: 4 lessons, 2 hours:
Using the Clipboard; Letting UsersCustomize the Application; Printing Reports; Understanding Classes and Objects
BONUS CD-ROM INCLUDES
Assessment software to help gauge your progress
All codes and auxiliary files for the sample program
Plus trial software from Sheridan Software Systems, LEAD Technologies, and VideoSoft
404 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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October 6, 2023
This book does what the title promises.
I bought this book because it said 15 hrs and I wanted to wave it in front of the 21-day person. Little did I know that it was so good. I did not buy it for programming practices or tips. Starting from ground zero I needed to learn this to finish a project for a demo used for marketing.
I was amazed at how easy the book was to follow. However, it would be impossible without the VB in front of me. I know there is a disk, but it is not the same. My only problem was that the writer thought I needed help whereas I did not. That, I could live with. I understand programming. Then there were the times that the author left me hanging, thinking I knew how to think like Microsoft and would say, "Now just open the project window", like that was supposed to mean something.
I was planning on some great mystery and was surprised to find that VB is BASIC with a few objects thrown in. I still have a way to go but I think I can create replacement objects that are not “Microsoft proprietary” and can transfer the project to x-windows and other environments.
Do not tell the 21-day person that it still takes me 21 days, but this book got me off the ground with a running start. In the meantime, this book is better than it promises.
I bought this book because it said 15 hrs and I wanted to wave it in front of the 21-day person. Little did I know that it was so good. I did not buy it for programming practices or tips. Starting from ground zero I needed to learn this to finish a project for a demo used for marketing.
I was amazed at how easy the book was to follow. However, it would be impossible without the VB in front of me. I know there is a disk, but it is not the same. My only problem was that the writer thought I needed help whereas I did not. That, I could live with. I understand programming. Then there were the times that the author left me hanging, thinking I knew how to think like Microsoft and would say, "Now just open the project window", like that was supposed to mean something.
I was planning on some great mystery and was surprised to find that VB is BASIC with a few objects thrown in. I still have a way to go but I think I can create replacement objects that are not “Microsoft proprietary” and can transfer the project to x-windows and other environments.
Do not tell the 21-day person that it still takes me 21 days, but this book got me off the ground with a running start. In the meantime, this book is better than it promises.
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