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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #243811 in Books
• Published on: 1998-12-30
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

From the Back Cover

This book will show the reader the basics of Visual Basic through friendly, task oriented examples and a hands on approach. This book and series is specifically designed for the new Visual Basic user and the tasks that they will want to accomplish. The text is written in a straight-forward conversational tone with detailed instructions outlining important tasks you need to get the most from Visual Basic. Topics include: Events, variables, arrays, forms, classes and modules; Visual Basic design environment; Message Box Object and Input Box Object; BAS Modules; File Input and Output; Graphics and Multimedia; Controls and Properties; Levels, Buttons, and Text Boxes; Looping; List Boxes and Data Lists; Menus; Toolbars; and Distributing Your Application.

About the Author

Clayton Walnum started programming computers in 1982, when he traded an IBM Selectric typewriter to buy an Atari 400 computer (16K of RAM!). Clay has since acquired a degree in computer science, and written over 30 books (translated into many languages) covering everything from computer gaming to 3D graphics programming. He's also written hundreds of magazine articles and software reviews, as well as countless programs.

Customer Reviews

This book is an excellent 'get you started' reference.
Although his book is written in such a manner that the almost complete novice can understand it, it is also a very handy reference for those with prior programming knowledge. The chapters are well organised, taking the reader from the very beginnings through to some more complicated aspects of the VB language.

However, where this book really comes into it's own is with the inclusion of VB 6.0 Working Model Edition. This allows the reader to actually try the examples given in the text for themselves. Personally I found that this had the inevitable effect of allowing my curiosity to take over and experimentation with the concepts newly introduced gave for a deeper understanding.

All in all, I have been thoroughly pleased with this book and CD, and consider it to be great value for money.

Great for a total beginner
I bought this book and found it great. It even comes with a working copy of vb, the only catch is that you can't run the exe files without running visual basic.

The book it self is easy to use and very simple. I had some previous knowledge of programming in C and found it very simple but great and easy to understand for a beginner.

Great book, Great price

Excellent book for the newbie to programming
They say the road to programming is an arduos and taxing one. Well, like everything in life there are exceptions. This book is just one example of such a scenario.

For someone completely alien to programming it teaches you from the basics of Form design to the complexities of putting together little applications. Furthermore, the description of the language syntax is easily placed out and is very easy to grasp.

A few problems I came across were that the method of installation of the VB executeable attached at the back of the book, was curiously placed toward the end of the book.

Also the language syntax could do with a few more examples and the book could have had more images.

But all in all a book worth purchasing for the programming novice.