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MCSD: Visual Basic 6 Desktop Applications Study Guide

by Michael McKelvy (Author)
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The "Visual Basic 6 Desktop Applications" exam is one of the core exams for the new 1999 Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD) certification. This Microsoft-approved study guide uses the same presentation and teaching strategy as the books in Sybex's bestselling MCSE Study Guide Series. Concise, easy-to-follow examples teach programmers all of the essential information that programmers need to know to pass the MCSD exam and create standalone VB programs. The book's CD contains an exclusive Sybex training course that includes scores of timed test questions, answers, and discussions for the Visual Basic Desktop Applications programming exam. The auto-run, graphical software includes diagrams, hypertext help, and discussions that help the user pass this difficult exam.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0782124380
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0782124385
  3. Publisher
    Sybex Inc
  4. Publication date
    January 20, 1999
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    8 x 1.75 x 9.75 inches
  7. Print length
    592 pages
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Mike McKelvy is the founder and president of McKelvy Software Systems, Inc., a software development firm in Birmingham, Alabama. His company specializes in the development of database applications for inventory tracking, personnel management, and a variety of other business functions. When not working (a rare occurrence), he enjoys golf, water-skiing, and spending time with his family.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sybex Inc (January 20, 1999)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 592 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0782124380
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0782124385
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.76 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 1.75 x 9.75 inches
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Bashar Adas
3.0 out of 5 stars a Good start for beginers and good review for professionals
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2000
I am now Certified with a score 857/1000. I found this book very good in debugging,Classes, ActiveX, and Databases and ADO. To be certified you must read from MSDN and read the Books that accompany the training course in VB -if you have it-. Some exam questions came from this book. I printed the Package and deployment wizard,visual component manager and Source safe from the MSDN and read it since the book was weak in covering this aspect. I found one mistake in the book which is corrected here "The recordset object has only the find method it doesnt have findfirst,findnext ....".
I wish this was the first book i read when i started learning VB. lastly ....... Michael Mckelvy thanQ very much.
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howerton@indy.net
1.0 out of 5 stars Poor coverage of exam material and poor review questions.
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 1999
1) Did not cover Visual SourceSafe or Visual Component Manager at all! 2) Coverage of the Package and Deployment Wizard was poor. 3) End of chapter review questions and exams on CD-ROM are more or less the same questions. The questions are not scenario-based like the ones on the test. I barely passed the test. I strongly believe that if I had not been using VB6 on the job I would have failed. I guess the publisher wanted to be the first to have a guide on the shelf. There are better books now; look into New Rider's $70 book covering both exams (175 and 176).
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not adequate as a test prep tool.
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 1999
Many of the earlier (low) reviews are right on. Avoid this book and buy New Rider's book covering both exams (175 and 176). Also get the [...] practice exams. This book's sample questions are nothing like the real thing. The packaging and deployment is a large area of the exam - this book doesn't come close to preparing you for that. This book is okay as a supplement, but you won't pass if this is all you read.
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David Bower (dbower@reddogdave.demon.co.uk)
4.0 out of 5 stars Well-written, comprehensive, needs more example questions.
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 1999
This book doesn't have any of the signs of being rushed out to be the first on the shelf (although it does have its share of mistakes). Screen-shots are spread throught the book, making it easy to follow examples with practice sitting at the computer. The book begins each topic from quite a basic standpoint (although some basic knowledge prior to beginning this book would be a definite advantage). Some areas of the exam syllabus aren't sufficiently covered (e.g. deployment, testing and Visual Source Safe), but others easily make up for this lack (e.g. ActiveX controls are covered very well). Example questions are generally too short, and it's a pity that more advantage wasn't taken of the enclosed CD (the questions in the book and on the CD are exactly the same)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Reference
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2000
I havent taken the exam (I've procrastinated) so I cant review the book for that. I do know that I have referenced this book repeatedly on how to do stuff. Since the book is geared towards the exam questions - which is the stuff you should know how to do - it is a great reference for looking up stuff that you should know how to do but sometimes dont. I like the book.
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Kevin Riggs
3.0 out of 5 stars Lacking for the exam
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2000
I was starting from scratch with this as my main reference. I was annoyed by the errors in the book, not all of which are corrected on the Sybex web site. I also couldn't find things that the book said were on the accompanying CD.. I'm sure they are not there. It is lacking in the package and deployment area and I had to use "Programming Components with Microsoft VB6" (2nd edition) from Microsoft Press to understand more of COM EXE & DLL. I found the MSDN Library CD to be very helpful with Package & Deployment. I also bought some sample questions because the ones in the book are easier than the real thing. These together did the business, the book alone, for the inexperienced, will not.
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jpontes@screenprintdow.com
1.0 out of 5 stars Simply awful
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 1999
This book is adequate if you are a beginner looking to learn a few new facts, but it has no business claiming that it can be used as a tool for the exam. I have used Sybex books for 6 exams now and this one is by far the worst of the lot. I don't mind typos and other oddities, but the material in this book is WAY to basic and brief to give you what you need to pass the exam. Save your money to buy a transcender and\or the Coriolis Exam Cram book if you want to pass the exam - buy this one if you want an easy read and are unconcerned about the exam itself.
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Richard P Superfine
2.0 out of 5 stars To be used only as a foundation from which to study.
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2000
I took the VB6 Desktop exam yesterday and passed with a score of over 900. I aportion about 20% of this success to this book.
Together with lack of detailed information, there were far too many errors in the book. For example: False information is given about Unattended Execution, the Call Stack, and the Stop statement! There are even some cases where text has obviously been copied directly from Sybex's VB5 study guide: Page 473 has a reference to using VB5.exe to start the development environment!
I found that I had to use other resources to gain more information about VCM, P&D Wizard, The Project Properties and Options dialog boxes, the Data Bindings collection, Callback functions, and Ambient and Extender properties.
In summary, the book was good for providing a foundation from which to study from, but only at a basic level. The information had to be "fleshed out" with references to MSDN and of course Transcender.
Good luck in the exam!
Footnote: The chapter on ActiveX Controls was good though!
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P. A. Wike
3.0 out of 5 stars This book gives a reasonable grounding LACKS DEPTH
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 4, 2000
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This book gave me a reasonable grounding & helped me pass the MCP Exam. However the book lacked depth is full of mistakes - even on the tests & even when accompanied by the TEST SUCCESS book by the same author is NOT ENOUGH TO PASS THE TEST. The book is well laid out & straight to the point - doesnt cover enough material on controls,activeX documents & the DHTML Designer.
The tests are at a lower level to the ones that you may get on the exam.
DONT BUY THIS BOOK & RELY ON IT TO GET U THRU THE TEST WITHOUT ADDITIONAL MATERIAL SUCH AS A GOOD PRACTICE TEST.
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