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•Hardcover: 1203 pages
•Publisher: Wrox Press; 4th edition (December 1999)
•Language: English
•ISBN-10: 1861000154
•ISBN-13: 978-1861000156


Book Description

The MFC is a class library that provides a collection of C++ classes, taking the drudgery out of writing software for Windows. The classes are targeted at the features your application needs - such as status bars, the implementations required for multiple document windows, and support for context-sensitive help - which means that using MFC saves you coding time which you can use to implement other features in your application.
This book will give a detailed discussion of the majority of classes present in Microsoft’s application framework library, and the tools provided by Visual C++ 6. Throughout the book, you will learn how all of the features in the environment come together with the features of MFC, giving you tremendous power to develop your application.

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“Professional MFC with Visual C++ 6″ is a revised version of “Professional MFC with Visual C++ 5″. It covers Visual C++ 6 and MFC 6, including the new features and updates of these latest versions.
This book is for professional developers with a desire to get under the covers of the Microsoft Foundation Classes to find out why Microsoft implemented things the way they did. A good grasp of C++ and some Windows programming knowledge are assumed.

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Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: For Dummies (October 17, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 076457728X
ISBN-13: 978-0764577284
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"...highly recommended..." (Computer Shopper, April 2006)

Book Description

Visual Basic is Microsoft's premier programming language, used by more than three million developers and in 50 million Windows applications
Programming pro and veteran Wrox author Bill Sempf has thoroughly overhauled the book's organization and content, making it even more accessible to programming beginners
Highlights new VB features and functions, including important advances in compatibility with older VB versions
Offers plain-English explanations of variables, constants, loops, VB syntax, forms, controls, objects, and other fundamentals
The CD-ROM includes all source code and third-party software tools


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Visual Basic is Microsoft's premier programming language, used by more than three million developers and in 50 million Windows applications Programming pro and veteran Wrox author Bill Sempf has thoroughly overhauled the book's organization and content, making it even more accessible to programming beginners Highlights new VB features and functions, including important advances in compatibility with older VB versions Offers plain-English explanations of variables, constants, loops, VB syntax, forms, controls, objects, and other fundamentals

From the Author
In Visual Basic 2005 for Dummies - a total rewrite from the previous version - I take you from design to finished program in Web, Windows and Class Libraries in a simple, straightforward fashion. Clarity is the hallmark of this book. My goal is to help you to become a better programmer, and as such the book is populated heavily with best practices and usable sample code. I strive to make every line of code in the book usable, not just a 'quick example', and every word is carefully thought out. As much time was spent designing this book as went into writing it, and I hope your software will be the same. If you have a question, send me an email, and I’ll get back with you.

From the Back Cover
Get up to speed on the latest Visual Basic release
The fun and easy way® to learn the most widely used programming language

Looking to spice up your Web and Windows® experience? Then it's time to take control of your desktop and create your own programs! This handy guide will take you from the initial steps of writing code to building next-generation applications using all the exciting features of Visual Basic 2005. Your computer environment will never be the same!

Discover how to

Establish excellent programming practices
Leverage the new .NET features
Make your code more secure
Take advantage of the Visual Basic User Interface
Build cutting-edge applications for Windows and the Web


About the Author
I am Bill Sempf, and you’ll notice that I don’t write in third person. I have spent an inordinate amount of time in the last several years writing about, thinking about, and coding in VB.NET. I am a coauthor of Pro Visual Studio.NET, Effective Visual Studio.NET, Professional ASP.NET Web Services and Professional VB.NET (among others), and a frequent contributor to the Microsoft Developer Network, Builder.com, Hardcore Web Services, Inside Web Development Journal, and Intranet Journal.
I have recently been an invited speaker for DevEssentials, the International XML Web Services Expo, and the Association of Information Technology Professionals. As a graduate of Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Microsoft Certified Professional, Certified Internet Business Strategist, and Certified Internet Webmaster, I have developed over one hundred Web applications for startups and Fortune 500 companies alike.
I began my career in 1985 by helping my father (also named Bill) manage Apple IIe systems for the local library. Since then, I have built applications for the likes of Lucent Technologies, Bank One, the State of Ohio, Nationwide Insurance, and Sears, Roebuck and Co. I specialized in data-driven Web applications of all types, both public and private. Currently, I am the Senior Technology Consultant at Products of Innovative New Technology in Grove City, Ohio, a Microsoft Certified Partner.




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Paperback: 673 pages
Publisher: Apress (December 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1861001843
ISBN-13: 978-1861001849

The Windows shell provides much of the look and feel of the Windows 98/Windows NT 4
desktop, and it offers many new possibilities for writing better programs. Visual
C++ 6 Windows Shell Programming provides an excellent guide to understanding and
programming the Windows shell, in a book filled with expert tips and useful code.
The book begins with the basics of the Windows desktop and taskbar and gives an overview of programming techniques. Besides the simpler shell C API, there are COM objects for manipulating the shell. Next the book covers file programming, such as finding and copying files, before moving on to explain how to modify shortcuts. The author presents multiple techniques for opening new programs and documents and shows how to modify the system icon tray.

Later, the book turns to Windows shell COM objects and looks at working with folders and other desktop objects. Material on the Windows Scripting Host (for batch processing) is also very useful. The author creates a sample Windows metafile (.WMF) viewer as a fuller example. The book closes with some notable material on the new Web View feature in Windows 98.

Even if you don't plan on programming extensively with the Windows shell, the material in this book can demystify what the shell is and how it operates. Reading Visual C++ 6 Windows Shell Programming can help you understand how Windows 98 and the Active Desktop really work while teaching you to be a skilled C++ Windows shell developer. --Richard Dragan

Book Description

Windows 98 is the culmination of many improvements to what is now a fully-fledged, 32-bit, COM-based operating system. With suitable instruction, you can push the Windows shell to performing complex actions, and customize it using C++/ATL programs. Until now, the documentation for Windows shell programming has been poor. This book is about telling you exactly how to use the tools available, and when each tool is appropriate. There's coverage of the Windows API, the Windows Scripting Host, and shell and namespace extensions that use ATL and the shell's COM object model. Information on these topics at this level has been scarce, but the author brings them all together in this volume.



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Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional (March 11, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0321169514
ISBN-13: 978-0321169518


Once in a while, Visual Basic goes through a paradigm shift. The recent jump to .NET was one, and The Visual Basic .NET Programming Language succeeds very well in explaining to programmers--and not just experienced VB programmers, either--what the changes mean to software architecture and implementation. If you need to figure out how VB.NET works, this book, more than any other, will help you make fast initial progress. This guide is clear; it's practical; it focuses on the parts of the VB.NET programming language and its runtime environment that every developer has to understand. You'll probably want to supplement this book with more specialized ones that deal with databases, networking, user interfaces or whatever specific capabilities you need to work with, but this book is probably the best place to start. The author's attention to coding style and software design is a bonus that will help you write code that not only runs, but is more self-documenting and easier to debug.
The educational value of this book is inversely proportional to its mass. It's a thinnish volume, but Paul Vick--who works for Microsoft and helped design VB.NET--makes such clever use of examples that it's likely you'll find answers to many of your questions (for example, "How do you write class constructors in VB.NET?" and "What does the VB.NET inheritance model look like?") in the form of executable code. Read Vick's explanations, examine and run his code, and you'll be well down the road to VB.NET proficiency. --David Wall

Topics covered: How to program in VB.NET, with emphasis on the core language itself rather than on any development environment or specialized API. Sections address basic and complex data types, operators, and exception handling. About half the book is a clear, example-driven explanation of object-orientation under VB.NET. An appendix deals with difference between the old Component Object Model (COM) and the new Common Language Runtime (CLR).

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Praise for The Visual Basic .NET Programming Language

“There is no substitute to getting the inside scoop directly from a book written by the father of a programming language such as Bjarne Stroustrup for C++, James Gosling for Java and Alan Cooper for the original version of Visual Basic. Paul Vick, the father of Visual Basic .NET, explains the whys and hows of this exciting new language better than any other human being on the planet.”

—Ted Pattison, Barracuda.NET
“The Visual Basic .NET Programming Language includes nuances that in all my use and study of VB .NET, I haven’t seen discussed anywhere else. For example, I learned that you can use the Imports statement to import an Enum name, so that you needn’t refer to the enum in all its uses. In addition, I learned that the dictionary lookup operator, ‘!’, works in VB .NET—I thought this one had been retired. In any case, if you’re searching for a book that covers all the language syntax issues, and more, Paul Vick’s book is a great place to look.”

—Ken Getz, Senior Consultant, MCW Technologies, LLC
“This book is an excellent stepping stone for Visual Basic developers wanting to get their toes wet in the .NET waters. Paul’s presentation of the core topics all VB developers should tackle first is clear, concise, and unlike other books in the genre, does not overwhelm the reader. The VB6 vs. VB.NET task-oriented approach guides you through the new language and OO features, and then moves to basic threading and other CLR topics—as well as to the key points in the COM to .NET transition—in a well thought-out sequence. If you’ve been holding out on VB .NET, this is a great book to get you started.”

—Klaus H. Probst, Sr. Consultant/Architect, Spherion Technology Services, Microsoft MVP
“There is no shortage of VB .NET books in the market, but this is the only book straight from the creators. While that is an excellent reason in itself for reading this book, it is the brevity and clarity of the content, along with the examples, that makes this book a must-have.”

—Amit Kalani, Developer
“Overall, I liked this book and it definitely benefited me. I learned new things I didn’t see anywhere else and I’ll certainly put these to good use in the future. Paul’s book makes a great reference manual for intermediate and advanced VB .NET developers.”

—Philip Williams, System Engineer, LDC Direct


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Paperback: 624 pages
Publisher: Wrox (December 19, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 076457678X
ISBN-13: 978-0764576782


Product Description

Are you hesitant to migrate to Visual Studio(r) 2005? Maybe you're ready to upgrade to Visual Basic 2005 but feel a bit overwhelmed by ADO.NET 2.0 and the Visual Data Tools of this new release. In this hands-on guide, I'll share with you the best practices, the latest features, and advanced data management techniques with Visual Basic 2005 and SQL Server or SQL Server Express 2005. Plus, I'll incorporate simple to moderately complex project examples that feature real-world, database front-end applications with Windows and Web forms.
First, I'll begin with ADO.NET 2.0 basics, then I'll move on to designing and programming smart clients with typed DataSets as their data sources. Gradually, I'll walk you through using DataSource, GridView, and DetailsView Web controls. Finally, I'll demonstrate how to take advantage of the new T-SQL extensions, in-process Web services, and notifications.



What you will learn from this book

How to build usable Windows(r) and Web forms from a sample database in less than five minutes-without writing a line of code
Effective writing of data validation code for bound text boxes and DataGridViews
Ways to apply advanced ASP.NET 2.0 data techniques
The process of creating and deploying VB 2005 SQL CLR projects
Who this book is for

This book is for experienced VB programmers who are upgrading from VB6 or VS 2002/2003 to VB 2005. Basic familiarity with the VS 2005 or VB Express 2005 environment is helpful but not assumed. No prior VB6, VBA, or VBScript experience is necessary.

Wrox Expert One-On-One books present the wisdom accumulated by an experienced author who is recognized as an expert by the programming community. These experts challenge professional developers to examine their current practices in pursuit of better results.



From the Back Cover

Are you hesitant to migrate to Visual Studio® 2005? Maybe you're ready to upgrade to Visual Basic 2005 but feel a bit overwhelmed by ADO.NET 2.0 and the Visual Data Tools of this new release. In this hands-on guide, I'll share with you the best practices, the latest features, and advanced data management techniques with Visual Basic 2005 and SQL Server or SQL Server Express 2005. Plus, I'll incorporate simple to moderately complex project examples that feature real-world, database front-end applications with Windows and Web forms.

First, I'll begin with ADO.NET 2.0 basics, then I'll move on to designing and programming smart clients with typed DataSets as their data sources. Gradually, I'll walk you through using DataSource, GridView, and DetailsView Web controls. Finally, I'll demonstrate how to take advantage of the new T-SQL extensions, in-process Web services, and notifications.

What you will learn from this book

How to build usable Windows® and Web forms from a sample database in less than five minutes—without writing a line of code
Effective writing of data validation code for bound text boxes and DataGridViews
Ways to apply advanced ASP.NET 2.0 data techniques
The process of creating and deploying VB 2005 SQL CLR projects
Who this book is for

This book is for experienced VB programmers who are upgrading from VB6 or VS 2002/2003 to VB 2005. Basic familiarity with the VS 2005 or VB Express 2005 environment is helpful but not assumed. No prior VB6, VBA, or VBScript experience is necessary.

Wrox Expert One-On-One books present the wisdom accumulated by an experienced author who is recognized as an expert by the programming community. These experts challenge professional developers to examine their current practices in pursuit of better results.



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Paperback: 880 pages
Publisher: Sams (August 23, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0672313103
ISBN-13: 978-2744005510



"Wordy and plodding, but a nicely paced introduction to the Visual Basic world."
This book has all the earmarks of a series designed in-house. This is a bad thing. It means the book contains elements that obviously are the result of compromises made by people sitting through endless meetings and eventually settling on the most stubborn person's ideas because, well, everyone was tired and wanted to go home and watch the Pacers game on TV. And none of those people actually have read any computer books, let alone tried to learn a programming language from one.

The in-house style earmarks are aplenty: the ubiquitous Do and Do Not sidebars; Note and Tip boxes; the New Term paragraphs; Summaries; Q&As; Workshops; and end-of-chapter quizzes and exercises. Gadzooks. Whatever happened to an experienced programmer trying to explain the best way to learn something in well-written, down-to-earth, right-to-the-point prose? Well, you won't find it here, not in your allotted three weeks.

On the plus side, this book does have you create your first program on page 24 (day one), which is pretty quick. It's not really a program, though--it's a "project," or something that Visual Basic can whip together for anyone who's ever used one of the Windows wizards. Is that cheating? I don't know. But I'll give Greg Perry a happy face for letting the reader actually do something at that early stage of the game.

As with any book on Visual Basic, the decision is whether to document the programming language or the application environment first. Like everyone else, Perry documents the environment for the first week or so. (At which point I'm beginning to wonder whether any book will bother to document the programming language itself.) And I do admire his logical flow; the days and weeks build on each other nicely. The pace is pretty even throughout the book.

On the downside, the book has no soul. It's really routine and, well, kind of boring. The programs lack some of the insanity you would find in .But I do like the way Perry presents the steps--at over 800 pages, he gives his steps the space they need. Not bad, but, peppered with some insights, it could have been better. --Dan Gookin

Product Description
Visual Basic programming techniques are presented in a logical and easy-to-follow sequence that helps you really understand the principles involved in developing programs. The reader begins with learning the basics to write a first program and then moves on to adding voice, music, sound, and graphics. After reading this book, the reader will be able to write their own DLLs, create ActiveX controls, use object linking and embedding (OLE) and write Visual Basic programs that support multiple document interface, and much more. Various topics covered are: - Properties, Controls, and Objects - Graphics, Controls & Methods - Interfacing with Windows - Arrays, OLE, and other topics - Data Control and SQL - Multiple Document Interface - ActiveX- Sound Programming and DirectSound - Building ActiveX Controls and all the latest features of Visual Basic.





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   Paperback: 655 pages
   Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc.; Pap/Dsk edition (January 25, 1997)
   Language: English
   ISBN-10: 1556225121
   ISBN-13: 978-1556225123
   
   

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Miss Wodtkes book does not cover the complete MFC, that is true, there is no mention of the OLE, Synchronisation and Internet classes but then this is the book which fresh MFC programmers go to, before going to Jeff Prosise or a David Kruglinsky. This is the book which which says that it covers certain things( at the back of the cover though) and does just that, definitely there are no stories for entertaining the reader. The earlier reviews are filled with her ex-students who are totally biased( what Miss Wodtke does in her classes is not the topic under review). The book has quite a few Typo errors, I am sure Miss Wodtke agrees. All the Example programs provided in the books compile and Run well on Windows95( VC 4.2 as well as 5). The readers are advised to go through the chapter on the IDE where the author has told users what to do in the settings. The book is not a course on Exception handling (Even the best books don't touch this in their programs, the underlying wrapped API's are supposed to handle them), All the most frequently used classes and functions of the MFC(the common controls is a highlight here), the tick-tack example with complete splitter is one of the fastest for the beginner to get into real programming. The The Document-View Architecture covered is one of the best for a beginner, The book is available for a heavily discounted price in India(It is definitely worth the price). Unfortunately, this is a book which almost everyone has gone through but feels ashamed to admit(ofcourse, there are books which readers don't even bother to lay their hands on).Some readers would rather show that they grasped everything from the bigger books at the first go(so much for vanity!!!).



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