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

Holzner, Steven

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130139882 ISBN 13: 9780130139887

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1999

Synopsis

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.

About this title

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0130139882
• ISBN 13: 9780130139887
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 1024