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Summary: GOOD VBA RESOURCE
Review: I found this book very helpful, but most useful as a reference material. It is a great book to have at your side when you need to check syntax problems, or find a specific function. Although, the material could be arranged in a better manner, you can usually find what you need in this book.As far as VBA projects go, this book was somewhat lacking. There are plenty of books that have much 'neater' projects in them (the undisputed king is Learn Word 2000 VBA Document Automation - author: scott driza). There are also better VBA books for beginners (Developing Solutions with Office 2000 Components adn VBA - author: Peter Aiken). However, for the money, I'd say that this should definitely be on your bookshelf.
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Summary: The perfect reference.
Review: I have never been dissapointed with an "In a Nutshell" book. This book is a must have guide for any programmer who finds themself programming with Visual Basic. I am a seasoned C++ and Powerbuilder programmer and picked up this book as an aid to learning the VB language and soon discovered this was the only book I needed. I especially like the "Rules at a glance" and the "Programming Tips and Gotchas" found after each function description. I often find myself going to this book first before searching Microsoft's online help.
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Summary: The perfect reference.
Review: I have never been dissapointed with an "In a Nutshell" book. This book is a must have guide for any programmer who finds themself programming with Visual Basic. I am a seasoned C++ and Powerbuilder programmer and picked up this book as an aid to learning the VB language and soon discovered this was the only book I needed. I especially like the "Rules at a glance" and the "Programming Tips and Gotchas" found after each function description. I often find myself going to this book first before searching Microsoft's online help.
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Summary: Another great nutshell book
Review: I love the O'Reilly Nutshell books and this one is no exception. What's really nice about this book is that if you are an experienced developer in other languages but haven't programmed with Visual Basic before you can get really up to speed with VB development with just this book - no need to buy another book!
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Summary: Best book for experienced programmers to learn VB
Review: I've been asked many times by C/C++ programmers to recommend a book for learning VB without getting their intelligence insulted and time wasted. This is the first one I've encountered that fills the bill. Definitely way underpriced...
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Summary: Essential reference guide for VB developers
Review: If your an experienced VB developer who just wants the facts straight without pages of waffle then this is the book to buy. I'm not sure how good it is for a book to learn from but its certainly a book I refer to when trying out new things
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Summary: Very good book, wish there were more examples
Review: It is a very well written Nutshell book (as always), but I wish the author had included more than just one brief example on the Automation of Word. The example is not even explained in detail. The book is very helpful for general programming, though.
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Summary: Outstanding book, but then again, it's OReillys.
Review: It's about time for me to buy a new one. My book is getting a little worn. I use it all the time, when I need to know the syntax. Don't expect to learn from this book. This book is for when you know the stuff, but are having a problem with the syntax and the gotchas. I have written several 5 star reviews for OReillys books. I do not have any stake in OReillys, but from experience, I have always found OReilly books to be the best. Whenever I am interested in a computer subject and want to know more, I always look for an OReilly book on the subject first.
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Summary: A reference for experienced VB, C++ Windows programmers
Review: Not for learning, not for programmers with limited Windows experience, not a textbook, more of a reference tool for experienced VB, C++ developers.
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Summary: O'Reilly Scores Again
Review: Since you may not be familiar with the "Nutshell" series books by this publisher, I will start by telling you that this book is strictly a reference intended for the intermediate or advanced VB programmer. If you are new to the language, do not purchase this book expecting to learn how to program. You already know your If..Then..Else and Select Case statements. What this book does is give you a quick reference to find that date function that you have never used or remind you the exact syntax of a Property Set procedure. The bulk of the book (80-85%) is the language reference alphabetized and some appendices dividing the language reference up by other methods, such as similar functions/methods, data types, operators, etc. Chapter 4 "Class Modules" contains a concise, 20-page refresher on how to object-orient your VB with classes. I had studied a few other books on OOP VB but still don't have it down pat, this chapter will be my guide until I can do classes in my sleep. Very little covered on API functions but also a great section on ActiveX (creating, registering, unregistering, Controls, EXE vs. DLLs). Probably the biggest question I faced was: "Why get this book when I have an MSDN subscription at work?" This book is supposed to pick up where that takes off. I hate searching through the whole MSDN for one method. It can take forever. Plus, this book will travel with me. On a side note, I'm studying for my MCSD and this book has been very valuable. From my past experience with Microsoft exams, you never know when you are going to get a specific question about a particular function, property and method and have to know the default value, or which property would not belong to an object. If you have never used it before, you'll have no idea. It's no fun to actually "study" such a reference book, but this book is very detailed and comprehensive about what everything does and how it could be used. I know the more I thumb through this thing, the better the chance I have of nailing a question on a test. Would make a great complimentary book to the MCSD VB exams 70-156 and 70-155.
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