Visual Basic 6 Database Prog For Dummies - Softcover

Mansfield, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764506250 ISBN 13: 9780764506253

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1999

Synopsis

While previous versions of Visual Basic had some database facilities, with Visual Basic 6, Microsoft has created a robust, fully-fledged database programming language. VB6 includes a raft of highly effective database features and toolsincluding hundreds of efficiencies, step-through wizards, and shortcutsthat in most cases are extremely easy to understand and master. Among the most important of these are ADO Data Control, Data View window, Query Designer, DataRepeater Control, Data Environment Designer, ActiveX Document Migration Wizard, WebClass Designer, and Visual Data Manager.

Visual Basic 6 Database Programming For Dummies is a friendly, no-nonsense guide for programmers already familiar with Visual Basic who want to take advantage of all of version 6s powerful database features. Packed with real-world examples and plain-English explanations, it cuts through the jargon and shows you, step-by-step, how to:

Build professional-looking database programs Craft user-friendly interfaces and robust reports
Automate programming with built-in tools
Maximize Internet connectivity with ActiveX
Develop ASP and IIS applications
Transitions from DAO to ADO
Understand how best to use all of VBs built-in database features
Get the most out of VBs Data Environment Designer
Know ho to use SQL

Author Richard Mansfield gives you a solid understanding of what databases are, how they work, and what you can do with them. Then he walks you through all the steps to creating powerful database applications. Topics covered include:

Getting connected with data controls and the Data Form Wizard
Using the Data Environment Designer
Designing a user interface
Building a new database from scratch
Translating Windows applications to Web pages using ActiveX Document Migration Wizard
Combining HTML and VB to create active server pages
Creating IIS applications
Data access programming
Using the Query Designer

Have you been baffled by the alphabet soup of VB6 acronyms? Have you tried other books on the subject and found them sourly lacking in clarity? Dont despair, relax and let Visual Basic 6 Database Programming For Dummies gently ease you into the world of database programming.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Packed with proven, step-by-step programming techniques

Hands-on tips for maximizing the powerful VB6 database tools

Create high-performance database applications starting today! Packed with real-world examples and plain-English explanations, this friendly guide cuts through the jargon and shows you step-by-step how to create powerful database applications in Visual Basic 6. From designing interfaces and reports to providing Web access, you'll soon be programming like a database pro!

Discover how to: Craft user-friendly interfaces and robust reports Automate programming with built-in tools Maximize Internet connectivity with ActiveX Develop ASP and IIS applications Transition from DAO to ADO

The Dummies Way™ Explanations in plain English "Get in, get out" information Icons and other navigational aids Tear-out cheat sheet Top ten lists A dash of humor and fun

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About the Author

Richard Mansfield, the former editor of Compute! magazine, is the author of more than 20 computer book bestsellers, including Visual Studio 6 For Dummies and Visual InterDev Bible. Nickolas Landry, who supplied the technical review, is an MCSD and a Microsoft Regional Director.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0764506250
• ISBN 13: 9780764506253
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 412