For many administrators, the use of Visual Basic will be a fairly sizable leap into the world of development. There should be little cause for concern, however, because Visual Basic is one of the easiest languages to learn and is well supported by third-party Web and print resources.
The following URLs may be helpful for those working with Visual Basic or VBScript:
ASP Zone:
http://www.aspzone.com
developer.com:
http://www.developer.com
DevX:
http://www.devx.com
DevX inquiry.com:
http://www.inquiry.com
Microsoft MSDN Library:
http://msdn.microsoft.com
VBScript Language Reference:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting/default.htm?/scripting/VBScript/doc/ VBSTOCAlt.htm
Visual Basic Web Directory:
http://www.vb-web-directory.com/
The following print resources on Visual Basic development are available for readers at any level of understanding:
Appleman, Dan. 1998. Developing COM/ActiveX Components with Visual Basic 6 . Indianapolis: SAMS. ISBN: 1562765760
Halvorson, Michael. 1998. Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Step by Step . Redmond: Microsoft Press. ISBN: 1572318090
Lhotka, Rockford. 1999. Visual Basic 6.0 Business Objects . Birmingham, UK: Wrox Press. ISBN: 186100107X
McKinney, Bruce. 1997. Hardcore Visual Basic , Second Edition. Redmond: Microsoft Press. ISBN: 1572314222
Pattison, Ted. 1998. Programming Distributed Application with COM and Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 . Redmond: Microsoft Press. ISBN: 1572319615
Wright, Peter. 1998. Beginning Visual Basic 6 . Birmingham, UK: Wrox Press. ISBN: 1861001053
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