Core MCSD: Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Series) - Hardcover

Holzner, Steven

9780130139887: Core MCSD: Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Series)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130139882 ISBN 13: 9780130139887

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1999

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For courses in Visual-Basic Programming.

This study guide provides complete coverage of all the objectives necessary to pass the most popular core Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer exam―Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Visual Basic 6.0 (Exam 70-176). Integrated learning solutions include a companion website, CBT module on CD-ROM, and text that presents in-depth treatment of topics and tutorials that not only help develop students' skills for the exam, but prepare professionals for real-world challenges on the job.

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From the Back Cover:

Ace Microsoft's Exam 70-176
The TOTAL MCSD Learning Solution
Includes CBT Systems Visual Basic training module
Includes access to an exclusive Companion MCSD Visual Basic training site
More than just a cram guide: the perfect Visual Basic 6 tutorial & reference!

DON'T JUST READ ABOUT IT!

Included FREE on the CD-ROM is a complete Visual Basic 6 computer-based training course chosen especially for this book―from CBT Systems, the #1 provider of interactive training software for IT professionals!

Covers every key exam objective-in-depth
Designing applications and user services
Forms, controls, menus, and advanced user interfaces
COM clients and components, ActiveX, active documents, DHTML, and the Internet
Database integration and data-bound controls
Debugging, packaging, deploying, and maintaining advanced VB6 applications
Includes exam strategy discussions, working examples, nearly 350 sample exam questions, and more!

Pass Microsoft's Visual Basic 6 Desktop Developer exam―with flying colors!

Top Visual Basic author Steven Holzner has written the most complete, to-the-point VB6 Desktop exam prep guide ever published. Holzner covers every Microsoft exam objective, with especially thorough coverage of the intermediate-to-advanced topics most likely to trip you up on the exam.

For example, you'll find hundreds of pages of COM coverage: all you need to start creating COM clients, components, and ActiveX controls, and build sophisticated VB6 Web applications. Holzner reviews database integration in depth: ADO, OLE DB, data-bound controls, SQL queries, and much more. No other similar book covers database programming as thoroughly. You'll find complete chapters on crucial topics such as advanced user interface custom controls, and a systematic review of VB6 error handling and debugging.

From application planning through packaging, deployment, and maintenance, this isn't just a great exam preparation package―it's the best Visual Basic 6 development tutorial and reference you can buy. If you're ready to join the elite group of MCSD-certified VB6 developers, don't settle for anything less!

A TOTAL Learning Solution! Includes these EXCLUSIVE Web & interactive resources!

We've teamed up with CBT Systems, the world's #1 developer of IT self-paced training, to include a state-of-the-art interactive Visual Basic training course on CD-ROM! And that's not all: Every Prentice Hall PTR MCSD book is 100% integrated with its own exclusive MCSD training Web site, which features:

Interactive test Q&A section
Projects you can complete―with detailed solutions
Virtual Study Lounge: Interact with students, authors, and trainers on-line
Author's Corner: Book & exam updates, training news and more

BONUS! Look inside for coupons offering valuable discounts on additional training at Scholars.com, the world's #1 interactive training site.

Synopsis:

If you want to pass Microsoft's tough MCSD core exam Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Visual Basic (70-176), get the most expert preparation guide you can buy! Former PC Magazine contributing editor Steven Holzner is one of the world's foremost VB6 experts -- and he's brought together 1,000 pages of expert guidance, tested code, and proven exam strategies -- all you'll need to pass the exam with flying colors! In 20 detailed chapters, Holzner focuses onallthe real-world skills Microsoft tests for. You'll find extensive coverage of intermediate-to-advanced level material; practical discussions of exam strategy; detailed lists of exam resources; and much more. Holzner presents hundreds of working code samples, along with nearly 350 sample exam Q&As -- and you'll find even more on the book's exclusive Web site. Don't settle for a superficial VB6 desktop exam guide when you can get the best:Core MCSD: Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Visual Basic 6, by Steven Holzner. For all developers interested in passing the Visual Basic 6.0 Desktop Develper MCSD exam.

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