Microsoft Mastering: Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Fundamentals [With CDROM]

I have bought hundreds of copies of this book for use as a training manual. It is a little pricey ... but for what I need it is worth it. The labs are a great learning tool and they all actually work. I have found that most code samples in other books were better left out. Not so with these. I have been through the book cover to cover many times and can only recall one error. (It is on page 242 and again on 243. adcCustomers.Find should be adcCustomers.Recordset.Find There may be a few more, but nothing serious.) I was very surprised to see so many negative reviews of the book since I use it so much with usually good feedback. This book was actually designed for use as a training manual for an instructor led course. So if you are working through it alone it might not be the best choice. One of the books by John Smiley might be a better choice if you are going at it alone. This is still a great book for the right audience. (PS Yes, this is the same review that I submitted for the Mastering VB6 Development and the Mastering Office 2000 Development books. I use them all for training classes. Also my comment above about the one error on page 242 was mistakenly also included in my review of the Mastering VB6 Development book. It should however have only been included here with the Fundamentals book.) ...

Don't compare it with Learn VB Now or Step by Step, these two books assume readers have no VB concepts at all. However, use it as your stepping stone before studying the Desktop exam, you'll agree it worths.