Amazon Review

Peter Wright's Beginning Visual Basic 6 Objects takes the beginning or intermediate VB programmer into the world of object-oriented development in this easy-to-understand book. Early chapters cover the basics of objects and modeling real-world problems. Then the text teaches you how to build custom ActiveX components using Visual Basic. (Actual coding comes only after a thorough discussion of the principles of object-oriented design.) Throughout this text, screen shots and effective examples are used to illustrate key concepts, including how to use the new VB Visual Modeler tool. Anyone making the leap to objects using Visual Basic will certainly benefit from this well-organized and clearly written text.

Customer Reviews...

A reader from USA
Great for expamples using the 3-tier architecture
I have read many VB books and have also taught VB at the two-year college level. This book is a must if you are an intermediate VB programmer wanting to learn how to build classes in a 3-tier architecture. It has clear coding examples that demonstrate how the theory works in Visual Basic. It also explains using Active X components and has an excellent chapter on using Visual Modeler.

A reader from US
GREAT INTRODUCTION/REVIEW MATERIAL
If you don't know the contents of this book cover to cover, then you're contributing to the negative stereotypes surrounding visual basic programmers. This book is a must for beginners and intermediates alike. The material is presented in a very organized format and is easy to follow with practical examples.

BUY IT. READ IT COVER TO COVER.

A reader from The Midwest
An excellent sequel to Beginning VB6
I have yet to be disappointed in WROX books. I currently have 3 and am ordering 2 more (possibly 3)

Peter Wright has some dry humor that helps it from becoming a monotonous book, and a lot of great examples, I only found a couple of typos in the code. I bought it on a Saturday, and I am FINISHED reading ALL of it, by Tuesday afternoon. (yes, I have a job!)

It explains several things such as 3-tier applications, UML, ActiveX Dlls, ActiveX controls, etc. He only scratches the surface of each of the subjects, but enough to get anyone confident enough to create their own Dlls and controls.

I have created a nice control that I plan in using almost all of my applications. Something that took a lot of programming before, will now only take about as much time as it takes to draw a new control on a form!

It is great for people who are familiar with VB, and want to go to the next level. I will never program the same (he even says that in the beginning)

I can't say enough good things about this book.

A MUST HAVE!

A reader from USA
Excellent! One of the better VB books I've read!
This is about my 10th VB book I read and this book ranks up there with the best of them. Easy read and understandable.

A reader from Casper, WY
Very helpful
Good style typical of Wrox books. Something to gain for beginners and intermediate users getting into OOP in VB.

A reader from Virginia
YOU NEED TO BUY THIS BOOK - SLEEP WITH IT UNDER YOUR PILLOW!
This is the one book I would recommend for any VB developer. I wish I had bought it earlier. I have been recently interviewing for new consulting contracts, and this book gave me the review on known material, and the introduction to new stuff that I needed to ace my technical interviews. It gives a smooth intro to object-oriented methodology and design, and will help you at any stage of your career. My friend never really got OO and wasn't using classes at all in his projects - I got him to read this book, and now he has a firm grasp on OO and his code is much easier to work with. It evens gives you a primer on UML, user controls, property bags, and some really good design methods and ideas. Stay far away from Kurata's book on objects, this is the only one you'll need!!!

A reader from Boston, M
AWESOME! Must OWN!
This book sat on my shelf for quite a while before I started reading it. My only regret is the time I wasted! This is an indepth book that helps demystify a lot of the jargon about objects, OOP, ActiveX Servers, Components and Controls and explains how to use VB's strengths to our advantage.

Yes, the jokes can be corny but the information is dry and Peter keeps you interested. My only real problem/regret with the book is that the examples use DAO and not ADO...

This is a must buy book for intermediate/advanced programmers. WROX press has fast become my resource for VB books! Awesome job!