Whether you are a professional programmer or a student, this book tells you everything you need to know to write professional applications for Windows using Visual Basic 6.0. Once you've read this book, you'll know all about: - The Visual Basic language - The standard Visual Basic controls - Handling control events -Using data aware controls - ActiveX controls - Writing web-based applications. Essential Visual Basic 6.0 - fast is designed for professional developers or students who need to learn the maximum in the minimum time and to develop applications fast.

Microsofts Visual C++ 6.0 contains many new features to help developers build high performance applications. This book is ideal reading for those who want a quick introduction to Windows programming with Visual C++ and the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) library. Written in the inimitable style of the Essentials series, with lots of clear examples, this book is perfect for those who need to learn the maximum in the minimum time and to develop applications fast. Newcomers to the package will also find that Essential Visual C++ 6.0 fast will help them create applications - incorporating all the new features - quickly, effectively and productively. Topics covered include: the two key Windows classes: CFrameWnd and CWinApp; the MFC Library; message maps; controls; graphical output, and much more.

Essential UML fast introduces the concepts of object-oriented analysis, design and programming, using the Unified Modeling Language (UML). UML is one of the best known modeling languages in the object-oriented software development world, and is fast becoming a standard amongst OO software developers. The book contains plenty of examples and detailed illustrations, making it easy for readers to get up and running with UML fast. In providing these examples the author relies on one of the well known use case tools, Select Enterprise. Advice is given on how to set up Select Enterprise as well as how to use it to speed up the modeling process of practical software.

This book is aimed at giving the reader a working knowledge of ColdFusion. It provides instructional advice and explains how ColdFusion works with other web-based technologies. Plenty of working examples are included - also available on a website powered by ColdFusion. The author, Matthew Norman, has written a "get started quick" guide, which describes the setting up of a development system - he talks about how to achieve this on a budget, using techniques that are applicable to large scale operations. Anyone with a working knowledge of the Internet and who wants to learn more about what ColdFusion does and how they can start using it quickly will find this book invaluable.

How to create dynamic web environments using the PHP language and the MySQL database! If you are familiar with the syntax for C, C++ and Java, then PHP will seem very familiar. Once you have got up to speed with this HTML embedded scripting language, you will soon be creating dynamic HTML database-enabled web pages quickly and easily. This quick and practical introduction explains: - how PHP works and what a dynamic web page is; - the software development environment; - the syntax and features of the language; - how PHP can be integrated with MySQL databases; - dynamic database applications. Clearly written, this book provides you with all the essential information you need to create your own dynamic web environments using PHP. Additional material is available from the Essential series web site: http://www.essential-series.com

Create imaginative and lively animation for the web with Essential Flash 5.0 fast! The latest release of Macromedia's Flash, version 5.0, adds new features to the popular web applications software - such as enhanced colour controls, better selection highlights, draggable guides, pen tool, shared libraries, new panels, and expanded ActionScript capabilities. Essential Flash 5.0 fast provides a simple yet thorough introduction to the world of Flash. With clear and concise examples, Fiaz Hussain explains: - The Flash development environment - How to create simple and complex objects - Using the shape editing tools and colour - All about symbols and their instances - Layers and animation - Interactivity, including ActionScripting - How to optimise Flash movies for fast downloads.

If you are new to Access 2000 or already use an alternative database application and you want to switch to Access 2000 this book gives you all the essential information you need using lots of examples. Topics covered in this book include: - How to use the Access interface - How to use Access objects to create a simple database - How to use built in functions - How to create tables - How to create forms - How to create queries to select and update data - How to create reports - How to create macros - How to use object events and create procedures Essential Access 2000 fast is designed for professionals or students who need to learn the maximum in the minimum time and to develop databases fast.

Macromedia Dreamweaver 4.0 provides an exciting environment for creating and managing web pages and web sites. Fiaz Hussain gives a quick, but effective, introduction to the various key components and tools making up the development studio. Using a hands-on approach, with plenty of animated illustrations, Essential Dreamweaver 4.0 fast: - shows the simple and valuable steps necessary to design, develop, evaluate and publish a web site; - explains the essential components of building a web-site, through hand-coding HTML or JavaScript, or via the Visual Editor, or by means of both; - discusses how to include text, images, links, forms, frames, layers, HTML, JavaScript and style sheets. Essential Dreamweaver 4.0 fast gives an easy explanation of the basic tools needed to build and manage sophisticated web sites quickly. The source code for the examples in the book is available from the Essential Series web site: http://www.essential-series.com

Special Edition Using Visual C++ 6 focuses on making you productive with Visual C++ as quickly as possible. Because of its straightforward approach, this book is able to progress into more advanced topics such as database capabilities, creating ActiveX controls and documents, and enterprise features. Coverage includes all the new features of version 6 as well as expanding on a few topics such as Active Server Pages, VC++, and ActiveX Data Object (ADO & OLE DB).

If you confront common coding problems or want to learn by example the tremendous capabilities of Visual Basic, you've come to the right book. This is the newly expanded and updated fifth edition of the classic, for everyone from advanced students and intermediate programmers to corporate developers and consultants. As usual, John Craig and co-author Jeff Webb lead you through the exciting new possibilities of the latest version of Visual Basic, with special emphasis on the hot topics of Internet development and data access models. Here's the help you need in the shape you want. You get a ton of code samples covering an inviting assortment of topics, clear and direct answers to a host of common programming problems, and adventures into the most exciting possibilities of the newest version of Visual Basic. If you use Visual Basic, you'll want the newest edition of this essential cookbook.