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Microsoft Visual Interdev 6.0 Enterprise: Developer's Workshop (Microsoft Prgrannng Series)

Andrew G. Duthie

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Total reviews: 16 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

For an excellent tour of Web development using Microsoft tools, readers should consider getting a copy of Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0 Enterprise Developer's Workshop. Besides introducing Visual InterDev, this title covers the realities of enterprise development, including scalability and accessing legacy data on mainframes.

The book begins with some clear definitions of what enterprise development is. The author then tours today's Web technologies and tools, commenting on CGI and Perl, Java/JavaScript, and Active Server Pages (ASP). Next Duthie examines architecture and scalability issues, including security and performance. The book then introduces its case study, a Web-based automobile reservation system.

Sections on Visual InterDev 6.0 concentrate on its new Rapid Application Development (RAD) features. Then it's on to choosing which Web technologies to use: pure HTML, dynamic HTML (DHTML), and/or style sheets. (The author shows what options to use for the public Internet versus options that provide better functionality at the cost of a more restricted audience.)

Chapters on Microsoft BackOffice tools will prove invaluable to any ASP developer. There's excellent coverage of ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) for databases, transactions with Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS), and the advantages of message queueing with Microsoft Message Queue Server (MSMQ). One especially notable chapter surveys the tools that allow IIS Web sites to connect to legacy mainframe data.

Later the author shows you how to improve performance of a lagging ASP-based Web application, including many tips for improving response times. Much more than just a fine introduction to Visual InterDev, this book also delivers plenty of useful design expertise for using Microsoft technologies on the enterprise. --Richard Dragan

Practical Visual InterDev 6 (Practical Series)

Michael Amundsen

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Total reviews: 12 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Practical Visual Interdev 6 2 out of 5 stars.
16 of 17 people found this review helpful.

The book refers you to the web site that is not there. And there is no way to download the codes. Plus the examples for charting used the component can no longer be found on the site it refers to. The authors and publisher already knew this from the previous version - Using VID 6. But still chose to mislead the buyers. Proceed with caution!

Editorial Review:

Practical Visual InterDev 6 is a straight forward, no-nonsense approach to learning and using Visual InterDev. Begin by learning the development environment and how to use the Wizards, editors, and debuggers. Active Server Pages--the primary result of Visual InterDev development--is then be covered in detail. A part of this book is dedicated to database usage, since interaction with databases is a large part of "hard-core" Web applications. This includes coverage of data interaction, COM+, and ADO--Microsoft's direction for data access. Practical Visual InterDev focuses on teaching you to use Visual InterDev and provides quick access to answers and information.

Beginning Web Development With Visual Interdev 6.0 (Beginning)

Andrew Mumford, Mike Cai, John Duckett, Paul Wilton

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Total reviews: 15 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

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Written for those with minimal programming experience, Beginning Web Development with Visual InterDev 6 puts serious Web programming within the reach of any newcomer using an effective tutorial demonstrating the tools and technologies needed to use Microsoft Visual InterDev effectively on the Windows platform.

The best thing about this book has to be its common-sense approach to essential APIs and tools needed for Web development today, centering on Visual InterDev. It contains what you need to know about HTML (and DHTML), ASPs, VBScript and JavaScript, as well as database programming with ADO.

The title excels at showing off the features of Visual InterDev (and other tools) with hands-on exercises. There are dozens of screen shots here for installing and configuring not only VI but also SQL Server, Personal Web Server (PWS), and MTS. This book also has a good sense of the choices Web designers must make between universal access (and pure HTML) versus other features (like cascading style sheets, DHTML, and client-side script) that will add functionality while restricting browser access.

As it progresses, this text turns to Microsoft's recommended strategies for scalable design, namely using MTS-enabled COM business objects built with VB. In all, it's the thorough and efficient tutorial on essential Web standards (from HTML to XML, with excellent coverage of the support for JavaScript and VBScript available in VI) that make this book a success.

It used to be that the best way to learn programming was to concentrate on a single language like C, C++, or Visual Basic. But today's programmers must learn a variety of languages and standards to begin working on the Web effectively. Beginning Web Development with Visual InterDev 6 covers a number of the key Web technologies, with enough depth to get you started but without bogging you down in overwhelming detail. --Richard Dragan

Topics covered: Web application and HTML/HTTP basics, managing browser incompatibilities, ASP basics, Visual InterDev 6 installation and feature overview, layouts, themes and site navigation tools with VI, database basics with SQL Server 7 and Access, Design-Time Controls (DTCs) and data binding, VBScript and JavaScript tutorial, DHTML basics, using ActiveX components, ADO databases, introduction to XML, error handling and debugging, VB COM components, MTS and transactions, VI deployment.

Visual InterDev 6 Unleashed

Paul Thurrott

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Total reviews: 21 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

Visual InterDev 6 Unleashed provides an almost invaluable field guide to using Visual InterDev 6 in the real world. With its mix of short, useful case studies and expert programming tips, this practical guide can let the working Web developer take full advantage of today's VI for projects.

Most computing books claim to use real programming examples, but in the case of Visual InterDev 6 Unleashed, its focus on real-world Web development makes all the difference. First, the book pulls no punches when it comes to determining what niches Visual InterDev fills, with recommendations pointed at sticking to HTML or DHMTL and generally skipping Internet Explorer-specific solutions.

The book opens with a great tour of what cross-browser compatibility really means. There's full coverage of Web applications done "the Microsoft way" on the server side, with good coverage of database programming (with ADO, DTCs, and SQL Server) as well as the latest in business objects done in Visual Basic and Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS). Yet the focus of cross-browser compatibility means that your ASP Web applications created with VI will run on most of today's Web browsers. The book's advice and tips on deploying Web pages (and particularly business objects) can save you hours of frustration.

Short, effective case studies are the rule here. These are neither just demoware nor overly complex examples of entire Web sites. Instead, focused examples on such crucial topics as Web registration, cookies, security, and even basic e-commerce (with an online catalog and shopping basket) are included here. In short, Visual InterDev 6 Unleashed provides an excellent guide to essential Microsoft Web technologies with a real-world eye for problems to avoid and overcome. Provided you know the basics of HTML and ASP already, this book can let you get a lot more out of Visual InterDev and the Microsoft Web platform for real-world development. --Richard Dragan

Topics covered: Introduction to Visual InterDev 6, JavaScript/VBScript basics, DHMTL and CSS, transition and filter effects, Scripting Object Model (SOM), debugging, team development, deployment, security with Windows NT, firewalls and digital certificates, Microsoft Universal Data Access (UDA) and ADO 2.x, SQL Server and TSQL, Design-Time Controls (DTC), Web database programming, personalization and cookies, Visual Basic components using MTS, e-mail and Collaboration Data Object (CDONTS), index server, online catalog, and e-commerce basics.

Using Visual Interdev 6

Michael Amundsen

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Total reviews: 26 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Write to the point with lots of examples 5 out of 5 stars.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.

If you are a beginner to intermediate this book is for you. It explains every tool and menu item of the programming package with easy to follow steps and examples. It explains the problem, the line by line coding, the options available and the results. It also gives you real live examples and tips. I'm a beginner and I love this book. I went through 5 different books before this one and they were either to hard for me to understand or too far away from the subject. This is a great book.

Editorial Review:

The first part creates a foundation for the reader. The use of the development environment as well as the use of the Wizards, editors, and debuggers is covered. Active Server Pages--the primary result of Visual InterDev development--will then be covered in detail. A part of this book will be dedicated to database usage, since interaction with databases is a large part of hard-core Web applications. This will include coverage of data interaction, COM+, and ADO--Microsoft's direction for data access. Unlike many books, Using Visual InterDev does not try to be a compendium of all the questions any person may ever have, rather, the book focuses on teaching the reader to use Visual InterDev and on providing quick and easy access to answers and information on Visual InterDev basics.

Programming Microsoft Visual Interdev 6.0 (Microsoft Programming Series)

Nicholas D. Evans, Ken Miller, Ken Spencer

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Total reviews: 18 Average rating: 2.0 of 5

Great How To & Reference Book 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 4 people found this review helpful.

If you have already worked with ASP, this book is for you. It covers all in one place, things that could easily take 5-6 books to cover! If your looking for in-depth documentation & many examples, this book may let you down, however, if your looking for a quick start, here it is! This book when combined with the online MSDN library, is a fabulous How To!

Editorial Review:

PROGRAMMING MICROSOFT VISUAL INTERDEV presents the inside story on: Creating dynamic Web sites with powerful database connectivity options Increasing your productivity with Dynamic HTML, integrated scripting, and reusable ActiveX(tm) components Building server-based applications to seamlessly deliver advanced functionality to any desktop

The enclosed CD-ROM includes the complete Internet Client Software Development Kit, sample pages, and a wealth of additional controls and examples straight from the development team that created Microsoft Visual InterDev. All of which makes this book an indispensable tool that serious Web developers can use to build something great.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Microsoft Visual Interdev (Complete Idiot's Guide to)

Nelson Howell

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 1.5 of 5

Very basic - not much real information 1 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

I didn't find this book to be of much help in any category. It was mostly a general overview, with few details. If all you were doing is the basics, it could be of some help, but if you really want to build a real application, it's not very helpful

Idoits guide written, for idiots by idiots. 2 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

If you are having trouble opening the box, taking out the cd-rom and setting up the software, then you might find some use for this book. If you are in need of developing anykind of database driven sites then your best bet is to look else where.

Makes good kindling 1 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Its always frustrating to spend 25 dollars on a book that claims to teach something and doesn't follow through. That is the case with this book. Nothing here I couldn't have gotten surfing the web for free. Books that claim to be for idiots should be for people who are new to the subject, not for people stupid enough to waste their money on a book that doesn't follow through. I burned it along with some PILOT books fromt he 70's.

Editorial Review:

Visual InterDev (previously called Internet Studio) allows users to build dynamic Web applications for corporate Intranets and the Internet. The Complete Idiot's Guide To Microsoft Visual InterDev brings this hot technology to non-developers in a light-hearted, easy-to-read style.

Sams Teach Yourself Visual Interdev6 in 24 Hours (Sams Teach Yourself...in 24 Hours)

Tom Archer

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Total reviews: 44 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Great book! 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 3 people found this review helpful.

I have to admit that I'm way late getting into the Web development thing, but this was the perfect book to get me started. It really showed me the tremendous advantages that VID provides for a professional developer above that of an HTML page markup toy like Front Page. I would like to have seen much on ASP. However, I understand that the focus was VID and the book did a great job of showing off all that it can do! I would also recommend as a follow-on to this book, the Teach Yourself ASP in 24 Hours by Christoph Wille. These two books together will get you going in on time.

Editorial Review:

Sams Teach Yourself Visual InterDev in 24 Hours quickly empowers you to create database-driven dynamic web sites and web applications. Tom Archer skillfully guides you through the VI user interface and enables you to build your first web site after only one hour. As you progresses through the lessons you will understand how to take your web sites to the next level by using Visual InterDev built-in design time controls to add database connectivity to create dynamic web applications. In addition, you will receive lessons on topics such as integrating multimedia, creating client and web server scripts, creating Active Server Pages, tracking and maintaining user information, creating database queries and stored procedures, and Web site security.

Sams Teach Yourself Visual Interdev6 in 24 Hours (Sams Teach Yourself...in 24 Hours)

Tom Archer

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Total reviews: 44 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Great book! 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 3 people found this review helpful.

I have to admit that I'm way late getting into the Web development thing, but this was the perfect book to get me started. It really showed me the tremendous advantages that VID provides for a professional developer above that of an HTML page markup toy like Front Page. I would like to have seen much on ASP. However, I understand that the focus was VID and the book did a great job of showing off all that it can do! I would also recommend as a follow-on to this book, the Teach Yourself ASP in 24 Hours by Christoph Wille. These two books together will get you going in on time.

Editorial Review:

Sams Teach Yourself Visual InterDev in 24 Hours quickly empowers you to create database-driven dynamic web sites and web applications. Tom Archer skillfully guides you through the VI user interface and enables you to build your first web site after only one hour. As you progresses through the lessons you will understand how to take your web sites to the next level by using Visual InterDev built-in design time controls to add database connectivity to create dynamic web applications. In addition, you will receive lessons on topics such as integrating multimedia, creating client and web server scripts, creating Active Server Pages, tracking and maintaining user information, creating database queries and stored procedures, and Web site security.