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Summary: More than a reference. Bought five copies
Review: Bought a copy for myself, and then four for the other members of my department for Christmas. Yes, it's a great reference, BUT it also has a lot of little notes on the lesser known problems with some functions and techniques. Some small errata in some specific areas (I believe he covers these on the O'Reilly web site, though). First book I've found which discusses VB/VBA as a language, and never lets himself get distracted with forms and controls. Great for experienced programmers coming from other languages who can't get the sometimes obscure VB semantics under control.
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Summary: An essential reference for VB programmers
Review: Extremely useful for all levels of experience. O'Reilly books are clear and concise and I have never regretted buying one on any subject. Lomax has done VB'ers a great service..
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Summary: One of the most perfect books published
Review: First off, this book is EXCELLENT. I'd say this is probably the best computer book I have ever seen and used.My complaint is that O'Reilly is now producing the book without RepKover, which is (I think) that "unglued" portion of the outer binding that allows the book to lay perfectly and effortlessly flat on a desk. The _great_ aspect of RepKover is that I can lay the book right in front of me without having to "hold it down" with my arms while I read from it while typing. I got my book in 1999, when they used RepKover. Today, they (sadly) don't use RepKover for this anymore. So I'd say the 1999 book is the most perfectly produced computer book I have ever seen. (Yes...I do mean that). Everything about it exceeds all expectations. But the 2002 book, because it doesn't have the best binding, brings it down a notch. Somebody mentioned that this is a VB book but not VBA. That is simply not true. It is both a VB and VBA book. The focus is on the language, not on respective application objects. (Read the title: VB and VBA in a Nutshell The Language) I am a VBA programmer and I use this book all of the time.
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Summary: Maybe VB but not VBA
Review: For the basics of programming in VB this may well be a good book but if you're an experienced programmer and want to dive in at the deep end and program in VBA for Excel, Word etc then this book won't help you much. Better to buy Walkenbach, Green or Kofler. For a terse, precise clarification of language syntax it gets top marks.
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Summary: Great reference book.
Review: Great reference book. It is like a online help but better because it includes bugs on some of the functions in VB.
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Summary: Best VB Book I've Seen
Review: I agree this is one of the best books on VB on the market... The O'Reilly books are perfect as reference and sharpening your skills. For those who are "familiar" with VB this book provides concise coverage of the VB Language features and tips and "gottchas" on using them. He has information on what REALLY works in VB and little quirks that work in some cases, but not in others.... For those upgrading from VB5 to VB6 this is the perfect book. It covers VB5 and VB6 features in detail; and annotates which apply to each. You don't need to buy an expensive library... this book has it all (except VB components... which is in another O'Reilly book). I don't have to go through a thousand books to find the language feature I need. Mr. Lomax's discussion of error trapping is one of the best I've seen. The appendix of Visual Basic Language Constants gathered together in one place is worth the price of the book alone. This is the book to have.
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Summary: Best VB Book I've Seen
Review: I agree this is one of the best books on VB on the market... The O'Reilly books are perfect as reference and sharpening your skills. For those who are "familiar" with VB this book provides concise coverage of the VB Language features and tips and "gottchas" on using them. He has information on what REALLY works in VB and little quirks that work in some cases, but not in others.... For those upgrading from VB5 to VB6 this is the perfect book. It covers VB5 and VB6 features in detail; and annotates which apply to each. You don't need to buy an expensive library... this book has it all (except VB components... which is in another O'Reilly book). I don't have to go through a thousand books to find the language feature I need. Mr. Lomax's discussion of error trapping is one of the best I've seen. The appendix of Visual Basic Language Constants gathered together in one place is worth the price of the book alone. This is the book to have.
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Summary: The RIGHT book for experienced developers
Review: I am a C++ developer, and I have been search for a book that can help me to jump start VB. Finally I found this book in the VBA section in Amazon.com. Great book for experienced programmers to start using VB.
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Summary: Good for beginners too!!
Review: I am very new to programming. I ignored the previous recommendations mentioning that this book was not for begginers and I ordered it anyway. I have read the first three chapters straight through and used much of the book as a reference which I beleive it was meant to be. I found this book together with Access 2002 Desktop Developer's Handbook and Access 97 Macro and VBA Handbook gives me a better understanding of the VBA language. The book is informative and is a fairly easy read. I would recommend this book to any beginner that is serious about learning VBA.
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Summary: A Very Good Reference Text
Review: I found it to be exactly what I was looking for, a reference of what each Keyword means, and what VB's objects do. Each keyword has an example with it that can be applied to a real-world situation. The structure is organized so that you will have the answer in 1 minute or less. If you are looking for a book that will just *give* you the answer & move on, then this is it!
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