Rapid Application Development with Visual Basic 6 [With CDROM]

This is a nice book for those new to VB who want to go beyond the standard beginner's book. It uses the understandable style of a beginner's book to clarify several advanced problems of practical importance. The book presents many easy to understand examples of difficult tasks like creating ActiveX controls or DLL files. Database programming and SQL are covered well with instructive examples. The author explains most aspects of VB, always in a clear and straightforward style leaving the impression of one who has long mastered VB. I particularly enjoyed the step by step instructions for creating your own setup package. Overall this is a good way for beginners to move on to the next level.

Easy to read with instructive examples. Great for beginners to Visual Basic who want to learn how to do meaty tasks like develop ActiveX controls, DLL's etc. Has a good overview of file and database programming and a nice introduction to classes. I would recommend this book to readers who have done their first "21 days" level book and want to move on to the next level.