Learn Microsoft VBScript In a Weekend
 |
Author: Jerry Lee Ford Jr.
List Price: $29.99
Our Price: Click to see the latest and low price
ISBN: 1931841705
Publisher: Premier Press (02 May, 2002)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 54,292
Average Customer Rating: 3.4 out of 5
|
Customer ReviewsRating: 1 out of 5
Complete wate of money and TIME
I too found the book lacking in its explanations. In most cases it failed to breakdown the scripts adequately. It also failed to provide comprehensive examples. For instance the SetTimeOut function was not adequately explained as to what its syntax is and how it functions. When Frames were addressed the book provided three separate pages. How would a beginner know how to put all of the pages together to achieve their goal? The book should have shown what a script that includes frames looks like when it is complete. I am sure there are other examples of what is lacking in this text but I will never know. I am moving on to another book that hopefully will provide me with strong basics I am missing with this book. The only saving grace for me is I have a background in VB and VBA. Heaven help anyone who does not come to this book with previous VB knowledge.
This was written as if the author was trying to make a very tight deadline and shame on Premier Press for publishing it. The above favorable reviews must have been written by family and friends.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Very good book
This book is for beginners. It is very well written and keeps your attention. I recommend it as a first book. For the guy that only gave it 1 star, who in their right mind would think they can pick up a 350 page book on vbscripts and think that they will be able to administer their network? That aside, i suggest everyone that is interested buy it. It's probably the only updated book on vbscripts that you will find and well worth the 25 or so bucks.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Well, I liked it...
This is a good book. There are not many books in print that focus on VBScript and most of them seem to me to be written for hard core programmers. Learn VBScript in a Weekend goes a long way to filling the void of 'unwritten entry-level books' on VBScript.
It easy to understand and doesn't overwhelm you with technical mumbo-jumbo. Its probably not something a master programmer is looking for but for people new to VBScript and the WSH or for new programmers book I think that this book provides a great starting point. It begins with a good introduction to VBScript. After that the author shows you how to use VBScript to help spice up your web pages. The last half of the book is dedicated to covering VBScript and the WSH. Here you'll learn how to do collect system information, work with the registry, write to event logs, create log files and reports, interact with users using popup dialogs and a lot more.
Similar Products
· VBScript Pocket Reference
· VBScript : Programmer's Reference
· Learning VBScript
· VBScript in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition
· Microsoft WSH and VBScript Programming for the Absolute Beginner
| 
