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Summary: This book gives a good foundation, but it is not sufficent
Review: Since this book was a Microsoft Press book, I was under the impression that it is the best source to prepare for certification. I was totally wrong, I failed the test. The reason is that a large part of the concepts the test hit were not addressed by the book. For example, data report, some deployment issues (which is poorly covered). Never the less, I felt that the book provides an excellent point to take an overview of Visual Basic 6. The language is friendly and non technical. The book has some mistakes in code (addressOf in the Enum childWindows API), but the rest was OK. In general, I don't like books that give a single big project and work through the whole thing throughout the whole book. I think it is better to give small examples ( in a case study like approach) , and suggest the solution). I am not new to programming, my MCP is in Visual C++. Overall, I would recommend this book as a starting point, and a good reference to learn about Visual Basic in General, but not to pass the test.
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Summary: Not Quite Complete
Review: As other people have indicated, this book presents a good review for the 70-176 exam. However, some areas that you might want an alternate source include: Deriving the Physical Design, Deploying the Application, Creating and Managing Com Components
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Summary: Useful and practical, with good examples.
Review: If you're studying for your MCP exam, get this book. I also recommend Mike MacDonald's Exam Cram series book, too.
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Summary: Won't get you through the test
Review: This book won't give you what you need to pass the test but it will point you in the right direction. But don't buy this book and think you'll pass the test.
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Summary: Good Book But Not Enough To Pass The Test
Review: I found this book to be good but it does not contain enough info to pass the test. For example, coverage of the Package and Deployment wizard is too minimal. I recommend it highly, but you'll need more info so don't count on the info from just this book.
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Summary: Not recommended
Review: There are a number of factual errors that are unacceptable in any sort of official curriculum (you *can* call an event procedure if there are arguments to it; there is no Description property to a menu). Code examples or screen shots sometimes did not match the text. I have yet to find a good book that really covers the exam.
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Summary: Lacks Depth, Code Errors Unacceptable
Review: Found this book to lack depth in all but the most basic areas. Many of the code samples have errors which is unacceptable. There are some areas on the test not covered at all in this book. You will need to supplement your study with another source if you want to pass the exam.
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Summary: It is a good book for preparing VB6 exam
Review: I read this book in two weeks and passed the exam. I like this book. It is well-organized and highlights important points in each chapter.
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Summary: Keep your money in your pocket.
Review: This book is okay at introducing some key topics in VB6, but the coverage is minimal at best. The associated CD-ROM contains some multimedia presentations which are also light on content. In my opinion, if you aren't up to the level of doing the exercises in this book, you have no hope of passing the exam anyway. I bought this book and read it, but there were MANY topics on sample exams that I took that were not even mentioned in this book. For the money, I recommend buying both the Exam Cram VB6 Desktop book and the VB6 Black Book. Those two resources helped me a lot in passing the exam, and together they cost about the same as this MS "guide."
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Summary: Excellent Exam Preparation
Review: This Book is the ticket if you want to pass exam 70-176 Desktop Applications for VB6. I read the entire book and worked the labs in two weeks. I took the test today and passed. I especially liked the "Using this Book to Prepare for Certification" section (which is a task by task outline of the certification requirements as they relate to different lessons in the book). The practice test that is included on the CD that comes with the book is very much like the real test and helps to give you a good feel for what to expect in the way of delivery of the exam. The CD also has a full VB 6.0 multimedia course "Learn VB 6.0 Now" that is very much like the MS Mastering Series in design. The only problem with the CD is that you will have to hunt for each of the Setup EXE's to load these training aids on your computer. There is no master Setup EXE to step you through loading everything the CD offers.
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