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Summary: Like to waste your time reading? - I would rather LEARN.....
Review: I was greatly disappointed by the style of this book. The jokes are good. The side trails are interesting. But this book should have been edited before it went to the editors. I just don't have hours to spend reading for pleasure. I want to read for knowledge and understanding of a subject. Nothing agiainst the author - I'm sure he is a great speaker. But I want to know about SQL Server and this is the most indirect approach to any subject I have seen in a long time. I am in search of a book that can deliver on the facts of SQL Server and how to use it. Maybe Microsoft feels they owe this author free reign to write as he pleases, but this book does not do Microsoft Publishing proud. IMHO - I would like to see a Reader's Digest version of this book without all the babbling. After 200 pages - I'm looking for another book. I read as much as I can every day - but I expect to get something out of it.
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Summary: Visual basic and SQL Server Sixth Edition
Review: I was hoping for a HOW-TO type of book and thought it would be. It is not a HOW-TO type of book. This book is a discussion about the various ways that VB can attach to a database and why to use those particular avenues. The first 2/3 of the book is a leading up to ADO but once you are there, the how-to part is NOT.
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Summary: Find something better
Review: I've been using VB for years, ASP since 1.0, and SQL 7.0 since the beta. I bought this book hoping to learn some new stuff. By the first 4 chapters I've found find a lot of useless and offputting MS polemics, and a hodgepodge of information covering versions of Jet up to Access 9.0 (Office 2000?) and SQL 7.0. Makes fun of web applications because of thin-client metaphor - isn't there eenough room for all types of systems in our increasingly complex world today? This book needs to get a lot more focused. I can't believe the amount of time dedicated to even mentioning 16-bit platforms. If you need info on developing for legacy systems - use the legacy books already on your bookshelf! I recommend WROX's ADO 2.0 Programmer's reference for one - and it's smaller and cheaper. I'm not sure I'll even finish reading this one, and it definitely won't find its way into my most used books.
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Summary: Too much nonsense, too little precise information.
Review: If you are like me, looking for specific examples so you can get on with the code, then this book isn't for you. Much of the book is wasted on object definitions (Let's not forget, I can use the VB Reference Guide for this), and antiquated connection methods (DAO, RDO, etc.). Nevertheless, it does have one bright spot when the book presents different ways of optimizing the database connection using ADO; but I found that towards the end of the book. What a waste of time! Overall, I wouldn't recommend this book. Get something else.....
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Summary: Very comprehensive overview of data access techniques
Review: In this book, William Vaughn presents the most comprehensive overview of interfacing VB6 and SQL Server 7 I have yet seen.Make no mistake. This book is not for beginners, so don't expect to be spoon fed. However, for the professional programmer, there are loads of excellent nuggets of information you are unlikely to find elsewhere. Williams conversational, witty writing style make this book an enjoyable read.
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Summary: It covers very well the ways to access SQL/server
Review: it's a very helpfull book to understand the concepts and architecture of DAO, ADO and RDO. because it covers and explain the differences and benefits of each one. however, more practical examples and tips in each topic would come in usefull. that way the reader would know the correct way to code and work.
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Summary: Comperhensive Reference of Data Access
Review: One of the most successful books I ever read, it describes data access techniques and alternative architectures specially ADO. Chapters are organized very well and the companion CD is quite useful. By reading this book I learned much more about cursors, stored procedures and parameterized queries. This book also includes useful tips and noted regarding Client\Server development and how to gain the maximum performance from the server and network. I would like to give this book 4.5 stars because the text is very wordy, I hope the next addition will be more concentrated and give only the technical material.
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Summary: Good ADO 2 coverage
Review: Pleasantly surprised at the good coverage of ADO 2. A 'must have' book for VB6 data apps developers.
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Summary: A waste of time and money
Review: Read it from cover to cover and you'll be able to go to parties and join in heated discussions with programmers about the various merits of ODBC, VBSQL, RDO, ADO, OLE, etc. However, you won't have the faintest idea how write a line of code for any of these platforms.
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Summary: Loose language but informative
Review: The author uses very loose language. I don't know how a company like Microsoft can publish a book without editing for language. Lot of the sentences in the book begin with No, or Yes. Is that a way to write a professional book? William Vaughn brags too much about working at Microsoft. Ok so he works at Microsoft and he is a big shot blah blah blah... but who cares. When one pays for a book one expects to be taught on the subject and not hear about how great and big the author is. The book is filled with unnecessary nonsense and the author's stupid jokes which makes it bulky. On the other hand this is probably the only complete and dedicated refrence for information on accessing SQL server using Visual Basic. Most of the stuff is covered in this book. It has good examples which work unlike some other books. Given no real choice I would say a VB programmer accessing SQL server needs to have this book.
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