• Author:
  • Petroutsos, Evangelos
  • Hough, Kevin
• Subject:
  Computer Programming / Software Development
• Published by:
  John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
• Published:
  01/12/1998
• Price:
  $74.99
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The Visual Basic 6 Developer's Handbook helps every VB programmer become a pro. The book's complete discussions clearly explain the most difficult, and most important, topics faced by Visual Basic programmers today. Coverage includes new Internet tools, new HTML tags, advanced client/server programming, and VBA/VBScript's integration of Windows 98 and other Microsoft applications. Written by two leading VB developers who have created commercial applications for clients such as COMPAQ, Exxon, Texas Instruments, and NASA, this resource offers a variety of topics and depth you won't find in any other book.

Evangelos Petroutsos is a computer engineer who has worked for several corporations and organizations, including the California Institute of Technology and MCI. Currently, he writes computer books and articles, teaches networking and programming courses, and works as a computer communications consultant. He has authored and co-authored many programming books, including Mastering Visual Basic 6 from Sybex.

Kevin Hough is an author and consultant specializing in high-level client/server applications written using Visual Basic and SQL Server. His advanced custom controls have been used in large-scale commercial projects and custom software applications. He is the author of MCSD: SQL Server 6.5 Database Design Study Guide from Sybex.

Introduction.

Part I: Database Programming.

Chapter 1: What's New with Visual Basic 6 and Databases.

Chapter 2: Client/Server Programming.

Chapter 3: Using SQL Server.

Chapter 4: The ADO Object.

Chapter 5: Advanced SQL Examples.

Chapter 6: Writing Front Ends.

Chapter 7: Using the Microsoft English Query Engine.

Chapter 8: Three-Tiered Applications.

Part II: Object Programming.

Chapter 9: Object Programming with Visual Basic.

Chapter 10: Building ActiveX Components.

Chapter 11: Building ActiveX Controls.

Chapter 12: Building Data-Bound ActiveX Controls.

Chapter 13: Extending the IDE with Add-Ins.

Part III: Extending Visual Basic.

Chapter 14: Visual Basic and the Windows API.

Chapter 15: Visual Basic and the Registry.

Chapter 16: The Built-In Visual Basic Developer's ActiveX Controls.

Chapter 17: Optimizing VB Applications.

Part IV: Programming for the Web.

Chapter 18: Web Development Basics.

Chapter 19: Active Server Pages.

Chapter 20: Developing Internet Applications.

Part V: Programming Office 97.

Chapter 21: An Introduction to VBA.

Chapter 22: Using the Visual Basic Editor with Word and Excel.

Chapter 23: Excel 97 Objects.

Chapter 24: Word 97 Objects.

Chapter 25: Outlook 98 Objects.

Index to Code Listings.

Index.