a week with visual basic

[casparas]

It's a week i have vb6 and i see
that's qute hard to learn

could anyone recomed what should i do next?

i mean buy a book or try to read all the
tutorials on the net or maybe try something else?

Hello,

I have only just started learning Visual Basic 6 and I have found a good book to purchase. It is called: -

Visual Basic 6 Complete
Published by Sybex

An excellent book. Very easy to read!

Happy Learning

Robert Culver
United Kingdom

[casparas]

Thanx I'll try that

-casparas

[Clunietp]

I always recommend Teach Yourself Visual Basic 5 in 21 days. That's the one I started with and anyone who has followed my recommendation has been pleased with it as well.

The stuff you learn for VB5 is essentially the same for VB6, at least at the beginning level.

The one for VB6 was not as good, I have heard.

Yes, you are right Clunietp, the Teach Yourself Visual Basic 6 in 21 days was very hard to understand, but have heard that the Visual Basic 5 one was good.

I have the VB6 in 21 Days. It's a GREAT book. And very simple, IF you read it straight through and follow the courses. That's where I learned VB6 and that is with NO VB experience at all.. :)



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John T. Mieske
Knight Vision Enterprises
kvision@gate.net

[John]

If you are just starting VB, you can find Karl Moore's tutorials at:

http://www.vb-world.net/beginning/vbtutorial/

He manages to explain beginning VB while keeping you amused.

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John Percival
Editor, VB-World.net
john@vb-world.net




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[casparas]

Hey thanks John these tutorials are reallly
good(and free :))

I like that Tutorial. It does show you some good basic stuff. :)

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John T. Mieske
Knight Vision Enterprises
kvision@gate.net


[This message has been edited by Knight_Vision (edited 01-01-2000).]

[Frans C]

And don't forget to press F1 whenever you need. You will be amazed what can be found by a simple keypress.

I started out with a small book called "Visual Basic in Easy Steps" which teaches you the basics quickly, and the simplest types of databases.
then i bought VB6 for myself (learning Edition, which includes a tutorial CD and the MSDN CD) that had with it a compilation book taking bits from other big VB titles, then i went and bought "The VB6 Developer's Handbook" (an handbook with over 1400 pages!). this last book is for medium-advanced users, but i have got a lot out of it, but it requires a steep learning curve and determination to understand. It has a good section about how to optimise your code to run either fast, or with small file size. I recommend that you start to build yourself a small library of books (3 or 4) to learn from, because it gives you a wider range of opinions about how you should do things.

I have taught myself VB through the MSDN cd, my books, and this Website has played a big part in it too. I have been interested in VB for about 8 months, with no formal training, and soon i have an interview for a programmers position at an accountant's firm! Books are great ways to learn.

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Wossname,
Email me: wossnamex@talk21.com :)

[spandex44]

Hello,
ZDU has very good tutorials for beginners. That's where I started.
Also, if you're a beginner, check my web page. It is dedicated to VB beginners. The link is below.

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Regards,
Alexander McAndrew
VB Zone
http://gsenterprise.server101.com

[mhayenga]

I'm reading Beginning Visual Basic 6 by Peter Wright. It's a pretty good book so far, but I can't speak for the higher level topics since I'm only on chapter 7.

Mitchell Hayenga
mitch@hayenga.com

[jritchie]

You could also look at subscribing to the Visual Basic Programmers Journal. Why not start a simple project, (Phone book l have found is good for the classes l teach), and when you get problems post questions on this notice board. Also try www.plant-source-code.com, (http://www.plant-source-code.com,) most excellent site for specific questions, they have a great (free) daily news letter as well

Hope it helps

P.s Have just finished reviewing teach yourself vb6 in 21 days, good for basics, not as clear as the edition for vb5.

A final word, like any language you are always able to learn something new.

[KENNNY]

i started with Visual Basic In Easy Steps It's great for starting, then u can move on. I learnt the more complicated stuff from a friend and the net. i also got visual c++ in easy steps, but vc++ looks like too much trouble to learn now that VB can compile to native code.

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cintel rules :p
www.cintelsoftware.co.uk

[Huntedman]

If u have Office 97, try recording macro's and read them afterwards. Really good way to get familiar with the basics of writing code

[struntz]

Hello,
i'm 14 years old and awhile ago i bought a book called Learn Visual Basic 6.0 step by step it was a very good book and it taught me some interesting stuff.....and explains it easy...but thats just basics.....to the end of the book its around 500 pages...it has more adv. but it was mostly just for beggingers....and then i bought a bigger book around 800 pages and it was good for like the first 6 chapters...its called Learn Visual Basic 6.0 from the ground up ... but he bores the reader very easily ...it seems like he just gave up on the book...after it got to long...but if u need a reference guide..it may be of use...

One thing i have found out from my reading is that ...if u don't read it and understand it the first time read it again and again... i wasted about 6 weeks reading a book and after i did i knew nothing so even if it looks like u are getting far in the book..if u dont' understand it .... all is lost...
thanks for listening
and i hope this will inform u

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Cory Sanchez
Young Student
ICQ#: 18640149