Official PowerBuilder® 6 Fundamentals, Second Edition

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Summary: Great Book for Beginners
Review: I highly recommend this book for beginners; definitely this is a great value! I started as a programmer two months ago. I had never been exposed to PowerBuilder, and I had to make some modifications to an existing PowerBuilder application. By reading the book and following the tutorial application, in less than two weeks I was able to understand the basics of how PowerBuilder works. The book is also so well organized; it was very easy for me to locate which events to modify within the application, and which PowerScript commands to use. The book is so easy to follow and understand.

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Summary: I thgought it was great !!!
Review: I'm a VB, ASP and Coldfusion programmer. I've read the "Using Powerbuilder 6" and the "Powerbuilder Unleashed" series. The "Powerbuilder Unleashed" is a good reference for the intermediate and the "Using Powerbuilder 6" is worthless!! After purchasing this book I was up and coding, creating a multi-form application in a week. If you're a beginner and want a solid foundation this is the book.

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Summary: I thgought it was great !!!
Review: I'm a VB, ASP and Coldfusion programmer. I've read the "Using Powerbuilder 6" and the "Powerbuilder Unleashed" series. The "Powerbuilder Unleashed" is a good reference for the intermediate and the "Using Powerbuilder 6" is worthless!! After purchasing this book I was up and coding, creating a multi-form application in a week. If you're a beginner and want a solid foundation this is the book.

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Summary: Must have for beginners
Review: Of all the books for PowerBuilder I have used this is the greatest! I learned PowerBuilder in depth in less than a week with this book. While I have an extensive programming background, it would not be necessary to make use of this book. Well written and documented. If you are using PB 6.5 there are some minor differences between what is in the book and how your PB will work. The book was written with a prerelease version of PB 6. Hats off to the authors, this is one of the best books I have bought in a long time!

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Summary: Must have for beginners
Review: Of all the books for PowerBuilder I have used this is the greatest! I learned PowerBuilder in depth in less than a week with this book. While I have an extensive programming background, it would not be necessary to make use of this book. Well written and documented. If you are using PB 6.5 there are some minor differences between what is in the book and how your PB will work. The book was written with a prerelease version of PB 6. Hats off to the authors, this is one of the best books I have bought in a long time!

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Summary: A great text from two people who know how to teach
Review: This book is a must for those looking for a book on Powerbuilder 6 from people who know how to transfer their knowledge. Unlike many other authors, Erlank and Levin are excellent 'teachers'. Persons new to the subject and object oriented programming, will find the subject matter extremely easy to follow. A highly recommeded text. Money well spent!!

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Summary: This book was a waste of money.
Review: This book was full of gaps in the tutorials. I would be on a complete roll and then be stuck with the worthless index. This book is only good if you have someonewho knows PowerBuilder near buy.

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Summary: Beginners...Start Here!!!
Review: What a wonderful book. I have not written a line of (commercially usable) code in several years and was therefore new to hands-on GUI development. If you are like me: this is the PowerBuilder book for you !!!