Visual Basic has become the tool of choice for developing user-friendly applications in business today. Yet few texts help students clearly see the practical applications of Visual Basic features, while providing the appropriate coverage of both programming topics and design issues.

Visual Basic 6 Programming,by Jeffrey Tsay:

• Helps students clearly see the practical applications of VB features.
• Provides balanced coverage of the VB language on the one side and programming and design issues on the other; and clearly defines the difference between VB features and programming elements.
• Enables instructors to focus on important topics by providing sufficient technical information to use as a student reference tool.
• Reinforces important topics effectively: first, by using numerous "application examples" which consider an application problem and provide the programming solution; and, second, by providing a wealth of exercises for student practice.
• Provides a guide for the student to use the VB IDE (Integrated Development Environment) not only as a programming tool, but also as a learning device and as a source of technical information.
• Contains numerous code examples that illustrate the uses of various VB features.
• Emphasizes user interfaces for data entry and considerations associated with data management—skills important in today's job market.
• Discusses topics in more depth than the typical textbook.

Within each chapter:

• TIP boxes call attention to programming tricks or pitfalls.
• TRY THIS boxes encourage students to experiment with code and observe the outcomes.
• LOOK IT UP boxes guide the student to additional technical information in the MSDN online Help file on a particular VB feature. Students who follow the instructions will gradually develop the habit and the skill to search for answers using the resources available at their fingertips.

Extensive end-of-chapter material reinforces learning:

• Visual Basic Explorers are hands-on exercises that allow the student to explore, experiment, and inspect results. Students learn by experimenting with the VB IDE (Integrated Development Environment).
• Exercises reinforce what has been learned in the chapter. The large number of diverse exercises allows the instructor to select those that match their course objectives.
• Projects call for the assembly of knowledge from several chapters. They serve to reinforce and integrate what the student has learned up to that point.

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