| With the release of Visual Basic 6, database development in Visual Basic moves to a new level of sophistication. With Visual Basic 6 Database How-To, readers can keep abreast of the new developments. It contains more than 120 step-by-step s -Visual Basic How-To has sold over 50,000 copies to date and won the Visual Basic Programmers Journal Readers Choice Award in 1995 -Written in the Waite Groups proven question and answer format -Expanded coverage of Visual Basic 98, including Internet topics and lots of all new How-Tos
Since version 3, Visual Basic has been the tool of choice for database programmers everywhere. First came DAO with version 3, RDO with version 4, and then the ability to build robust ActiveX components in version 5. With each successive version, Microsoft adds more functionality to make database programming easier for you.
Visual Basic's powerful database feature set has continued to grow with version 6. New tools and technologies like ADO, OLE-DB, and the Microsoft Data Reporter vie for your attention. What does it all mean, what can it do for you, and most importantly, how do you quickly get up to speed?
That's why this book was created. Visual Basic 6 Database How-To gives an in-depth view of each major method of data access, with real-life examples with which to work. Like all books in the successful How-To series, Visual Basic 6 Database How-To emphasizes a step-by-step problem-solving approach to Visual Basic programming. Each How-To follows a consistent format that guides you through the issues and techniques involved in solving a specific problem. Each section contains the steps to solve a problem, as well as a discussion of how and why the solution works. In most cases, you can simply copy the provided code or objects into your application and be up and running immediately. All the code described in the book is available on the accompanying CD-ROM.
The book's concepts and examples are useful to Visual Basic programmers of all skill levels. Each How-To is graded by complexity level, with information on additional uses and enhancements to fit your needs exactly. Additionally, each chapter contains an introduction that summarizes each How-To and covers the chapter's techniques and topics so that you can zero in on just the solution you need without having to go through hundreds of pages to find it. |