Murach's Visual Basic 6

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Summary: Not for the raw beginner- updated
Review: This is the only VB book I found that provided a "complete" database solution for ADO. I bought several in my search. It steps you through both a bound and unbound solution (program). Each chapter of this book challenges you with a practical program to develop that reinforces the topics discussed. I did have to change the name of a file to match the actual database that I downloaded. Not a big deal! The 1st four chapters present the basics for a new VB programmer, including an excellent tour through MS Visual Studio for VB. Beginning in chapter 5, you work with databases, ActiveX, SQL, Classes, DHTML, and IIS. You get 15 chapters that pretty much cover the gammit, bringing you up to a VB intermediate level. It gives you a good flavor of what VB can do. There is a lot more to VB, though. You just have to continue to read more about VB or seak out more coding examples. I had a question about one of the programming examples, and received an answer right away. Murach is committed to providing solid computer books and welcomes your suggestions towards improving their products. You won't be disappointed with this book. It will encourage you to learn more about VB. This would be an excellent text for a VB course.

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Summary: Great Book for Beginners & Intermediate Level VB programmer
Review: This is the only VB book I found that provided a "complete" database solution for ADO. I bought several in my search. It steps you through both a bound and unbound solution (program). Each chapter of this book challenges you with a practical program to develop that reinforces the topics discussed. I did have to change the name of a file to match the actual database that I downloaded. Not a big deal! The 1st four chapters present the basics for a new VB programmer, including an excellent tour through MS Visual Studio for VB. Beginning in chapter 5, you work with databases, ActiveX, SQL, Classes, DHTML, and IIS. You get 15 chapters that pretty much cover the gammit, bringing you up to a VB intermediate level. It gives you a good flavor of what VB can do. There is a lot more to VB, though. You just have to continue to read more about VB or seak out more coding examples. I had a question about one of the programming examples, and received an answer right away. Murach is committed to providing solid computer books and welcomes your suggestions towards improving their products. You won't be disappointed with this book. It will encourage you to learn more about VB. This would be an excellent text for a VB course.

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Summary: Great beginning book, great ADO book...
Review: Unlike some of the other reviews I read for this book, I found Murach's VB6 to be a great book. The first few chapters get you up to speed on the basics on VB while the remaining chapters do a great job on introducing ADO and database programming. If you're looking for a great reference and all-in-one book, buy this one.

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Summary: Great Book for Intermediate/Beginners
Review: Well laid out. Well explained examples. Good value