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Summary: VB/VBA *not* Object Model
Review: This is an excellent reference on the VB/VBA Language 6.0. For every function, statement, and keyword in the base language, there is a one-page-or-so explanation; most importantly, this book includes the inevitable "gotchas" in programming in a Microsoft environment. This book is the ideal replacement for the MS online help, which, in my experience, has *never* told me anything I didn't already figure out, and *always* fails to describe the behavior that causes the problem that made me look for help in the first place. The one trick I failed to find immediately in this book was the need to use "Is" to compare an object reference to "Nothing." (It's in the book, just not where I first looked.)That said, one warning: this does not describe the object model of any application. If you want to understand why Excel's Range object is not behaving the way you expect, this book says nothing. There are other thick books to describe that.
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Summary: Like a better VB help file
Review: This is one of those books that experienced VB programmers probably think they don't need. BUT THEY DO! It is a fairly complete reference to the VBA language, but it beats Microsoft's online help because it is allowed to point out VB's shortcomings -- and does so with a tricks/traps section for every method and function. It also contains a detailed section on the new VB6 objects (like the FileSystemObject) that experienced VB programmers probably don't realize exist.
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Summary: The one-stop reference for the VBA programmer.
Review: This is the best book that goes to the trouble to break VBA out from the VB specifics (although there are very few out there). The books covers all you need to know to get the job done especially in the realm of VBA Macros. The book is structured with a great overview in the beginning and a one-stop reference section that covers most of the elements you'll ever need. A must have for any VBA programmer (Ad-Hoc Programmer or Full-time Developer).
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