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A Visual Basic 6 Programmer's Toolkit book cover
  • By: Hank Marquis , Eric Smith
  • ISBN10: 1-893115-06-2
  • ISBN13: 978-1-893115-06-4
  • 316 pp.
  • Published May 2000
  • Price: $39.95
  • eBook Price: $27.97


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A Visual Basic 6 Programmer's Toolkit

A Visual Basic 6 Programmers Toolkit is an invaluable resource for professionals looking to move to the next level of VB mastery. Coauthors of the popular Visual Basic 6.0 Bible, Hank Marquis and Eric Smith shed light on many universal VB programming problems, including API calls and key user interface issues. Topics are illustrated using extensive examples, complete explanations, and full source codeenabling you to quickly grasp techniques and apply solutions to your own VB applications.

The book is divided into two sections, the first providing coverage of algorithms and implementation, and the second covering database/user interface implementation. Major topics include arrays and array manipulation, strings and string handling, data structures, localization, flexible data validation, Windows help systems, document interface forms, active data objects (ADO), Webclasses, working with networks, and more.


Author Information

Hank Marquis

Hank Marquis is president of Modern Software Publishing, Inc., a major developer of add-on products and components for Visual Basic. Chairman of the Component Vendor Consortium (CVC) Quality Committee, he writes regularly for leading Visual Basic magazines VBPJ and BackOffice. Marquis was coauthor of The Visual Basic 6.0 Bible. He and Eric Smith are coauthors of A Visual Basic 6.0 Programmer's Toolkit, published by Apress in March 2000.

Eric Smith

Eric Smith is a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) and an independent consultant in the Washington, D.C., area. He coauthored Visual Basic 6.0 Bible and has contributed to several books on Visual Basic and web programming. His articles appear regularly in Visual Basic Programmer's Journal.