Publisher: ZDPRESS
Author: Jeffrey P. McManus
ISBN: 1562764853
Publication Date: 01-APR-97
Retail Price: $39.99
Enjoy Visual Basic's easy-to-use interface while you assemble powerful Web-enabled applications from pre-built and pre-tested components. With How to Program Visual Basic 5.0 Control Creation Edition as your guide, you'll begin with an important review of object technology and go on to master the terminology, concepts, properties, events, and methods of controls. You'll learn to develop simple controls and follow the steps to easily embed your favorites into Internet Explorer and other ActiveX containers.
Your controls can be used on their own on Web pages or in ActiveX containers such as Microsoft Access or used as components of more sophisticated stand-alone applications.
How to Program Visual Basic 5.0 Control Creation Edition is a comprehensive primer to 32-bit distributed development using ActiveX technology. In addition to giving you a complete guide to VB syntax, you'll complete sample projects, including using DLLs and other Win32 API calls. The author has also set up a companion Web site (http://www.well.com/user/jeffreyp/activex/) for the book to provide feedback if you need it. The creative use of color makes the How to Program books easier and more understandable than traditional programming texts.
An accomplished Visual Basic developer, Jeffrey P. McManus has taught hundreds of corporate developers to be more productive using Microsoft tools. An engaging writer, McManus is a contributor to Hotwired and the uniquie online 'zi