Recommendations for a good VB book

[zoee]

Hi Folks,

Do you have any good recommendations for a good VB book? I'm just starting to learn the software, and pretty much relying on this forum with my questions, but it's time to get a GOOD book to learn all this stuff. I'm thinking of a beginner's book for VB, something not too complicated.

Any ideas? Just put your posts in. Thanks

[Osborn]

I would also like to know what books you can recommend. Please tell us what books that are good for (kind of) beginners to VB 6.

Have anyone read Visual Basic from the ground up or Wrox beginning visual basic 6, what do you think of these books? Any ideas, suggestions or thoughts?




Osborn -q

I recommend Visual Basic From the Ground Up

[Osborn]

Is that a good book?
Do you learn much from that one? Or is it too simple or is it perfect? Does the book take up Api and essential VB stuff?

Osborn -q

1. Pure Visual Basic (published by Sams) This book really is worth its weight in Plutonium.

2. Visual Basic Developer's Handbook (if 1500 pages is your idea of "handbook"!)
3. VB in easy steps (for a fast start, very very basic but its a good place to begin)

vb6 from the ground up, by gary cornell, osborne publishing...
good book megatron.. i like it too...
its too big for me to read the whole thing, i know the basics, and quite alot of the intermediate stuff, so I jumped to the advanced..... but its about 1000 pages and $35 bucks.... great deal..
and its really good. it is literally FROM THE GROUND UP.. it teaches you how to use the toolbox, etc.
but a book, I dont recomend for the C++ beginner(not trying to get off subject) is Visual C++ from the ground up... cant remember the author, same publisher... but the C++ book is not from the ground up.. you must know how to use it(VC++)
and I have no idea how to use it.. I know a little of the language, but i have no idea how to use it.. I mean the IDE...
oh well, but I seriously recomend VB6 from the ground up... good book.

oh, it doesnt cover the API
but thats what visual basic 6 win32 api tutorial is for...
thats also a good book.... but its 1/4 the size, and its $40

[Pentax]

Try "Visual Basic Power Toolkit" by Mansfield Petroutsos.
It's real great.

Is that a good book? Do you learn much from that one? Or is it too simple or is it perfect? Does the book take up Api and essential VB stuff?

Yes, you learn a lot. The book is about 2.5 inches thick, and it covers many of the strong topics and it's great for a complete beginner.

[Sophtware]

I have visual basic language developers kit and it is a big book,is it a good all around book to learn visual b? i have sams visual basic in 24 hours..lol i know i wont learn it in 24 hours but it is a good basic book to start off with.

[Chris]

Since I read quite a number of books & I found that said that you can start develop your own application after go through the 24hour tutorial is no correct. Whereby, it only can provide you a basic VB knowledge only.

Below is somes of the book that I personaly found that is good:

1. Begining Visual Basic 6 Database Programming http://www.wrox.com/Consumer/Store/D...SBN=1861001061
2. Visual Basic 6 Win32 API Tutorial http://www.wrox.com/Consumer/Store/D...SBN=1861002432
3. Beginning Visual Basic 6 Objects http://www.wrox.com/Consumer/Store/D...SBN=186100172X
4. Beginning Visual Basci 6 http://www.wrox.com/Consumer/Store/D...SBN=1861001053

If you wish to master Win32 API function call, then you should look for Desaware...

1. Visual Basic Programming Guide to the Win32 API http://www.desaware.com/VBPGWin32APIL2.htm

2. Dan Appleman's Win32 API puzzle book and tutorial for Visual Basic programmer http://www.desaware.com/PuzzleBookL2.htm

Hope this information can help you master the Visual Basic programming.