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Summary: Visual Basic 6 Enterprise is the best!!
Review: (...) I think Visual Basic is the best and easy development language you can get. I've got the enterprise edition and it really is packed with lots of fetures and stuff that will speed up code time. There's only one things that dissappoint me with Visual Basic, it is: Visual Basic does not have a truly advanced Internet programming like C++. I can't wait to upgrade to Visual Basic.Net because if VB6 is this good then how good can VB6.Net be(...)
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Summary: At $84.99, I wish it had more
Review: A couple of people have made critiques about the "book". What book? There is no book! You get a leaflet on installation and oh yes, there is this thing that gives you sample chapters from three actual books on Visual Basic 6.0. They were Microsoft Press products, of course. The entire program is via a CD. It was slow going for me at first, I had to constantly adjust the various windows from both the tutorial and from the actual Visual Basic 6.0 compiler to view everything I needed. I was using 1152 by 864 resolution. Fortunately after a while, I learned how to size and place things so that I would need little readjustment later. You will spend the first 10% to 20% of the course becomming familiar with the Visual Basic programming environment before delving into actual code. It took a bit of getting used to. I had been previously using C++ and QBASIC compilers for short math/physics related programs (I am getting a mechanical engineering degree). At first you will spend most of your time learning what icon does what and what window is for what. The tutorial became easier after I knew what icon to click or what window to open. There are "videos" of programming that you can just watch but should either mimic step by step or follow making your own variations in code. There are tweleve quizzes with about seven questions each. If you had done some programming before, you can usually guess most of the answers after only skimming the text. I wish the program gave me more objectives, however (writing my own versions of what I was SUPPOSED to write wasn't enough). I completed the course still a bit weary about starting a project. I'll have to go back over some parts of the course before starting something even remotely complicated. Keep in mind that this course really only covers the fundamentals. It ends with the basics of object-oriented programming. If you want to learn enough Visual Basic to be capable of professional work, you'll probably need to buy an intermediate or advanced level book on VB 6.0.
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Summary: At $84.99, I wish it had more
Review: A couple of people have made critiques about the "book". What book? There is no book! You get a leaflet on installation and oh yes, there is this thing that gives you sample chapters from three actual books on Visual Basic 6.0. They were Microsoft Press products, of course. The entire program is via a CD. It was slow going for me at first, I had to constantly adjust the various windows from both the tutorial and from the actual Visual Basic 6.0 compiler to view everything I needed. I was using 1152 by 864 resolution. Fortunately after a while, I learned how to size and place things so that I would need little readjustment later. You will spend the first 10% to 20% of the course becomming familiar with the Visual Basic programming environment before delving into actual code. It took a bit of getting used to. I had been previously using C++ and QBASIC compilers for short math/physics related programs (I am getting a mechanical engineering degree). At first you will spend most of your time learning what icon does what and what window is for what. The tutorial became easier after I knew what icon to click or what window to open. There are "videos" of programming that you can just watch but should either mimic step by step or follow making your own variations in code. There are tweleve quizzes with about seven questions each. If you had done some programming before, you can usually guess most of the answers after only skimming the text. I wish the program gave me more objectives, however (writing my own versions of what I was SUPPOSED to write wasn't enough). I completed the course still a bit weary about starting a project. I'll have to go back over some parts of the course before starting something even remotely complicated. Keep in mind that this course really only covers the fundamentals. It ends with the basics of object-oriented programming. If you want to learn enough Visual Basic to be capable of professional work, you'll probably need to buy an intermediate or advanced level book on VB 6.0.
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Summary: My honest desire to be an accounting system analyst.
Review: Choosing a software to use and start in programing should be easy and detailed to understand. Many of my friends adviced me to own a Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Learning Edition to support my limited knowledge in computer operations. I am a novis user, with VB 6.0 learning edition, positively it will be a great help to impart the " What to do & What to start in programing".May be my dream to be an accounting system analyst will start from here.
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Summary: There is a better, cheaper product available
Review: For [$] you can get the book "Learn to Program with Visual Basic 6" by John Smiley. It is for beginners, comes with a CD, and is very easy to understand.
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Summary: I'm confused!
Review: Having read all 15 reviews currently posted here, my understanding is that any of the books mentioned in them requires the installation of the software itself before you can even start working with those books. So whether the tutorial in this product is sufficient to teach the VB fundamentals or not, the product is still needed as the software environment you have to install before delving into any tutorial, whether that tutorial comes with or without a CD. Am I right or does Windows already have the VB software hidden where I can't find it?!!!! Would someone, please, advise! I need to buy something soon. Thanks.
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Summary: Do not buy this book.
Review: Horrible book! I didnt learn a thing from this book, the only thing this book does is show you are absolute basics, it doesnt go into any sort of detail at all. Is it worth buying? i dont think so.
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Summary: Good Place to Start
Review: I bought the Learning Edition because the other ones were too expensive, especially if I decided that VB was not the direction for me. I found the help files and demonstrations very useful and when I decided to upgrade to a more detailed version, I got the special upgrade price so I hadn't lost anything. I agree that you could certainly get a good book to go along with it; I would recommend "Visual Basic 6: From the Ground Up" by Gary Cornell. Overall, I give this top marks for being precisely what it is supposed to be; a Learning Edition.
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Summary: Exe files with Visual Basic Learning Edition
Review: I bought this book in hopes that I would be able to "pick up" VB since I had programmed for many years: COBOL, various assembly languages, etc. VB, of course, is a different kind of language -- more like an RPG than a COBOL because so much of VB consists of canned routines that you can either find in the interface or you cannot. A lot of using VB efficiently is a matter of being able to remember which pull-down menu has what you need on it, and what the options (properties, I think, is the right word) for each control are. As far as leading you through that maze, the book is pretty good. One huge limitation in the Learning Edition is that you can use it only for learning. In other words, you cannot make an executable file with it. I finally got frustrated and took a college course in VB. At the first lecture, the professor warned us against getting the Learning Edition -- because we would not be able to e-mail him the executable from the labs we would be doing for him. The Professional Edition lets you do this. In other words, buying the Learning Edition is a little bit like buying a car without an engine. You can practice all you want with it, but you can't drive it anywhere. Best advice is save your money and buy the real thing.
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Summary: Very limited, ultimately
Review: I bought this book in hopes that I would be able to "pick up" VB since I had programmed for many years: COBOL, various assembly languages, etc. VB, of course, is a different kind of language -- more like an RPG than a COBOL because so much of VB consists of canned routines that you can either find in the interface or you cannot. A lot of using VB efficiently is a matter of being able to remember which pull-down menu has what you need on it, and what the options (properties, I think, is the right word) for each control are. As far as leading you through that maze, the book is pretty good. One huge limitation in the Learning Edition is that you can use it only for learning. In other words, you cannot make an executable file with it. I finally got frustrated and took a college course in VB. At the first lecture, the professor warned us against getting the Learning Edition -- because we would not be able to e-mail him the executable from the labs we would be doing for him. The Professional Edition lets you do this. In other words, buying the Learning Edition is a little bit like buying a car without an engine. You can practice all you want with it, but you can't drive it anywhere. Best advice is save your money and buy the real thing.
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