Programming Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0 [With Includes Internet Client Software Development Kit]

By Ken Miller, Nicholas D. Evans, Ken Spencer

Inside Microsoft Visual Interdev presents the inside story on: -- Creating dynamic Web sites with powerful database connectivity options -- Increasing your productivity with Dynamic HTML, integrated... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572318147
• ISBN13: 9781572318144
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Microsoft Press
• Length: 611 Pages
• Weight: 2.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Great How To & Reference Book

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!

a well-written guide to VI

I couldn't disagree more with the low scores on this one...When I got the book, I sat down and read over a hundred pages of it in one sitting... In a time when nincompoop illiterates put out how-to manuals, this book had a clear and engaging style. I liked the detailed instructions on VI setup.It is one the best computer how-to books i have ever read. JB

Excellent Book

Of the 4 Visual Interdev books I have read, this one is the best. Good discussion of Design time controls and how to script them and of passing parameters.

Good for starting off... I liked the database sections

I was asked to develop some simple web pages for a database project using Visual Interdev and Active Server Pages, which I had never worked with. I usually learn a new RAD tool by taking code examples from a book an adapting them to my project. After becoming flustered with the lack of helpful examples in the "Using Visual Interdev" book, I switched to "Inside..."I skipped to the chapters on the data form wizard and database development and got list and form pages up within a few days using the Data FOrm Wizard and other development tools. It did a good job of explaining the basic idea behind ASP and how Visual Interdev works.It does waste time covering the basics of things like menu navigation, but I did like the step-by-step through the code generated by the Data Form Wizard.I would recommend this book to database developers making the switch to web development who need a jump-start, but not to the seasoned developer who will find the majority of introductory chapters a waste.

Overall, an excellent book

I read what the other reviews said and must say that they miss the point. Visual Interdev is not the same as FrontPage98. It is not for beginners. What the reader should be seeking is a way to add database interaction to a website (which is not the same as interactivity!). I found myself turning to this book again and again as I switched to Interdev. I had to fight with coworkers over the CD from it. I would say it is a "must have" book for its intended audience.