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Message from Dean - May 8th 2007
I am currently testing out a new version of the APF Bridge Component - If you notice any errors within this demo store please drop me a line.
Price: $71.12 Prices subject to change.
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.2762
EAN: 9780201688924
ISBN: 0201688921
Label: Peachpit Press
Manufacturer: Peachpit Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 142
Publication Date: 1997-10
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Studio: Peachpit Press
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For the thousands of Web enthusiasts who got their feet wet with the simple tagging language of HTML, VBScript is the next step. VBScript (also known as Visual Basic Script) is a simple scripting language designed to make HTML more powerful and interactive. With VBScript you can link and automate a wide variety of objects in Web pages, including ActiveX Controls and Java "applets." While other VBScript books are intended for experienced programmers, this one is for the vast majority of HTML coders who are less technically sophisticated but still would like a useful introduction and handy reference. At the same time, this book will be useful as a quick reference for the many Visual Basic programmers out there that Microsoft is pushing to use VBScript as the Web scripting language the already know.
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This book was great-- from the very beginning you are writing scripts and learning by example. Everything is very conversational and easy to understand, but without falling into the trap of seeming condescending to advanced users.
I'd recommend it to anyone trying to get up to speed on VBScript. (As an ASP developer, I find it invaluble.)
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This book is perfect for learning the easiest scripting language around and the wonderful companion Web site will keep you going long after you've finished reading.
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Visual Quickstart Guides are generally comprehensive and easy on the eyes. However, I found too many errors in the sample codes of Thurrott's book to warrant anything above 2 stars!! Thank my lucky stars(!) that I am familiar with VB5 and VBA to correct most of the code "on the spot" while trying out the samples. All in all, this could have been a good book, but from all the frustrations in correcting the errors, I suggest that no one buys this book until the author uses a spell checker and/or at least goes through the book a second time to debug his own sample codes.
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The format of the book is good. It allows quick access to vital information. It also shows key/new areas color coded in red. I knew nothing about VBScript before reading this book. Now I feel I can write basic scripts without problems. The book also did a good job by not spending too much time on unnecessary introductory topics, like operators, etc.
The drawback of this book is the multitude of typos and some mistakes regarding Microsoft's Document Object Model. I found it frustrating to try some examples and not having them work. However, I learned a lot from fixing the examples.
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If you're a programmer and just want to know what are the basics of html and vbscript? This is the book to read. It's simple and concise. I really enjoyed it. [It] is a bargain.
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