Visual Basic 6 Bible - Softcover

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About the Authors Eric A. Smith is a Microsoft Certified Professional at Information Strategies, a Washington, D.C.-based Solution Provider Partner. He is also the creator of Ask the VB Pro (http://www.inquiry.com/thevbpro), one of the most popular Visual Basic sites on the Internet. Eric is the author of Visual Basic 6 One Step at a Time, also for IDG Books Worldwide, and he is also a frequent contributor to Visual Basic Programmer's Journal. Eric can be reached at easmith@northcomp.com. Valor Whisler, a software engineer with over 13 years of development experience, has been involved with Visual Basic since Version 1.0. He has written several commercial applications, including the first add-in for VB: VB AppFramework. Valor has also spoken at software development conferences, authored several white papers for Microsoft, and been involved in developing the browser for the Microsoft Repository. When Valor isn't programming, he heads out to the Colorado mountains near his home. Hank Marquis is a senior software designer and developer with over 18 years of experience designing and developing tools for developers such as Modern GuardX, Modern DemoX, FailSafe, CodeReview, VB/Magic, Visual/db, and others. Hank writes the "Components" column for BackOffice Magazine and is a frequent contributor to Visual Basic Programmer's Journal. When Hank isn't programming or writing about programming, he works on his horse farm in rural Connecticut.

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Master the Latest Developments in Enterprise Programming With its hot new database and Web Server programming capabilities, Visual Basic 6 is being heralded as the premier strategic enterprise applications development tool for corporate America. Learn everything you need to know about Active Data Objects, IIS and ActiveX programming, and using the Windows API. Backed with expert advice and tons of code examples, Visual Basic^® 6 Bible will help you build robust, reliable solutions that meet all your programming challenges. Inside, You'll Find Complete Coverage of Visual Basic 6

• Find out how Visual Basic 6 fits into the Visual Studio family
• Master the basics of object-oriented programming ? forms, classes, and objects
• Use the new Active Data Objects with OLE DB for easier database connectivity
• Build Internet Information Server (IIS) applications using the new WebClass feature
• Avoid the many pitfalls involved in developing ActiveX servers for the Internet
• Learn how to use the Windows API as a complement to Visual Basic
• Bulletproof your applications with insider tips for building robust error handlers

Complete Syntax Primer Inside! Test-drive widely-used components and demos from:

• Advantageware
• Desaware
• Apex
• Compuware Nu Mega Labs
• Modern Software
• Protoview
• Sheridan Software Systems and More!

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