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Summary: Not a good book.
Review: Although the book covers most of the topics associated with VB and database programming, it is riddled with grammatical errors. The source code listed in the book has errors. You will have to decipher before trying to make sense what the author is trying to explain.
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Summary: Lots of detail, but lots of errors
Review: Although there is a lot of information in the book, many of the examples contain errors that had to be worked around. (Perhaps a little more time de-bugging routines would have been helpful)I have learned a lot from the book, but I would not purchase it again.
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Summary: With some reservations, the book is a good intro.
Review: Besides errors in example code, the instruction is poorly organized, episodic and in my opinion does not focus enough on where databases are moving: the web. Additionally, while the author gives a fairly clear presentation of DAO, the section on ADO is terrible! If you are more interested in learning VB db design the old way, this might be your book.
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Summary: A very good beginner's intro to VB Database programming
Review: I agree with the other reviewers, this book could use a bit more proof reading, there are some errors. However, if you go through the book and type in all their code and try to figure out why some of their code doesn't work, you learn a lot. You won't learn anything by reading this book, you really have to get your hands dirty, do all the exercises. Overall, I was pleased with this book.
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Summary: Promising BUT really needs a 2nd Edition
Review: I would suggest that the publisher actually GIVES a copy to a beginner and get him/her to proof read it and run through each and every example to the letter - in 21 days. I spent quite a lot of time debugging code and second-guessing the IDE navigation instructions when I should have been learning about database programming. The 21 days blew out as a result. One sample database was missing from the CD and another wouldn't open in MS Access. You can survive both these glitches but should you have to? Having said that, the information is presented well and I think I now have a reasonable handle on the various VB database programming methods. It still outshines many other similar books I browsed through in the store.
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Summary: What errors?
Review: I'm just starting to learn visual basic database programming, and this book offers excellent methods to learn database programming. I've read half way thru this book, and I can't complain at all.
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Summary: Teach Yourself How to Screw Up A Programming Book
Review: I'm relatively new to programmming. After receiving a project to revamp one of our databases, I bought this book (and a few others) to help me feel my way around. It was a mistake that I'm only luke warm about because my company thankfully footed the bill. The book is full of examples which alleviates the popular gripe about the lack there of in simliar books, but it fails to include clear and correct explanatations. I would even go as far as saying, some of these examples are not "smart" enough. The recurring theme so far revolves around its accuracy. I tend to agree. Please be careful when purchasing this book or others of this type. Too often, in order to compete with the market, publishers will hash things together in a pretty package and the "bonus cd" to lure you into a product that is ultimately useless. Does anybody else find that confusing? I'm glad I use amazon to help me sort through the gas and get my hands on some meat! Unless you have a clear and grounded understanding of VB, this book will feel like taking a college French exam in Spanish. On a lighter note, publishers such as Que and SAMS do well against the others in technical self help books. I would buy from them again (as I have), but I wouldn't buy this one again.
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Summary: Teach Yourself How to Screw Up A Programming Book
Review: I'm relatively new to programmming. After receiving a project to revamp one of our databases, I bought this book (and a few others) to help me feel my way around. It was a mistake that I'm only luke warm about because my company thankfully footed the bill. The book is full of examples which alleviates the popular gripe about the lack there of in simliar books, but it fails to include clear and correct explanatations. I would even go as far as saying, some of these examples are not "smart" enough. The recurring theme so far revolves around its accuracy. I tend to agree. Please be careful when purchasing this book or others of this type. Too often, in order to compete with the market, publishers will hash things together in a pretty package and the "bonus cd" to lure you into a product that is ultimately useless. Does anybody else find that confusing? I'm glad I use amazon to help me sort through the gas and get my hands on some meat! Unless you have a clear and grounded understanding of VB, this book will feel like taking a college French exam in Spanish. On a lighter note, publishers such as Que and SAMS do well against the others in technical self help books. I would buy from them again (as I have), but I wouldn't buy this one again.
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Summary: This book appears to be wonderful, but...
Review: Many of the examples contain errors and do not work properly. Neither of the authors support their web pages, or respond to e-mail inquiries, as the book claims. I am searching Amazon.com right now in order to find better VB6 database books. This book may work out well for someone who uses only Access databases, but it is not very helpful for ODBC users. I would not purchase it again.
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Summary: It needs editing and more comprehnsive details
Review: The book is not that much of use. Many mistakes embarsed me through out the book. And on the other hand, 21 days is not enought to become a good programmer !
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