Visual Basic (VB), Client-Server Computing

High Performance Client/Server with Visual Basic 6

Name: High Performance Client/Server with Visual Basic 6
Author: Michael D. MacDonald
ISBN: 9781576102824

by Michael D. MacDonald

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Overview

Covers all of the essential aspects of client/server development for Visual Basic 6 (VB6), including security issues, the architecture of the Internet and of intranets in relation to VB6, and more. Reveals the pros and cons of various approaches to database development using Visual Basic 6. Examines Visual Basic's relationship to Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase SQL Anywhere, and Microsoft Access. Demonstrates how programmers can gain productivity and performance using VB6. Beats the competition by including Visual Basic 6 concepts like architecture, design, and development, along with providing Visual Basic language reference information. Written by an expert who has used Visual Basic as a design tool since the 1.1 version, and has 20 years of experience in the computer industry. Provides an unbiased examination of Microsoft development language and the various approaches to database development. Examines the concepts of Visual Basic 6 for the large percentage of Visual Basic developers working within departmental or enterprise-level client-server environments. All source code from the book. Valuable SQL statements that generate the database schemas and populate the tables for Microsoft Access, SQL Server, Oracle 7.x and 8.0, and Sybase SQL Anywhere. Useful shareware and demo software from database-design vendors. Idea generated demo libraries from third-party Visual Basic developers.

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Shows how to master Visual Basic's most important features for developing enterprise-wide client/server applications, from the key network and database development to the hands-on work of creating applications using OLE/DB, COM/DCOM, and ADO. Emphasizes database programming and design (for example, how to create and use stored procedures and triggers), as well as network programming techniques (such as how to use XML and DHTML). The accompanying CD-ROM contains all of the source code examples from the text, other examples organized by chapter, and several utilities. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.