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reccommendation on book for vb.net

I am looking to learn more of Visual Basic .Net and was wondering if anyone
could recommend a good book ?

I have done a lot of programming on Visual Basic 6, so I would like to
crossover my knowledge to .Net.

I was looking at Mastering Visual Basic .NET by Evangelos Petroutsos because
I have used his other books from VB5 and VB 6 and they were outstanding.

But any recommendations are greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Tony
Nov 20 '05 #1
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While I have had no background in VB6 and am learning from scratch in .Net,
I think I can recommend two good text books to you.:

Visual Basic .Net Power coding by Paul Kimmel

Advanced Guide to Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .Net by Michael
Ekedahl.

Both good books as far as I'm concerned.
The second is the text book for my advanced VB class, and has the 2003
version of Visual Studio included. (Academic version, of course, but fully
functional except for remote debugging as I understand it.)
"anthonymelillo" <no************@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:uH**************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
I am looking to learn more of Visual Basic .Net and was wondering if anyone could recommend a good book ?

I have done a lot of programming on Visual Basic 6, so I would like to
crossover my knowledge to .Net.

I was looking at Mastering Visual Basic .NET by Evangelos Petroutsos because I have used his other books from VB5 and VB 6 and they were outstanding.

But any recommendations are greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Tony

Nov 20 '05 #2
Actually that sounds very interesting. I am in the introductory class right
now. Although I have done prior programming in VB6, I have not done any
work in .Net, so I have to take the introductory class before I can take the
intermediate class.

The local college does not offer an advanced class, so I will have to look
around for that.

Thank you very much for the help
Tony

"What-a-Tool" <Fr***********************@cox.net> wrote in message
news:bjofb.40000$0Z5.38049@lakeread03...
While I have had no background in VB6 and am learning from scratch in ..Net, I think I can recommend two good text books to you.:

Visual Basic .Net Power coding by Paul Kimmel

Advanced Guide to Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .Net by Michael
Ekedahl.

Both good books as far as I'm concerned.
The second is the text book for my advanced VB class, and has the 2003
version of Visual Studio included. (Academic version, of course, but fully
functional except for remote debugging as I understand it.)
"anthonymelillo" <no************@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:uH**************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
I am looking to learn more of Visual Basic .Net and was wondering if

anyone
could recommend a good book ?

I have done a lot of programming on Visual Basic 6, so I would like to
crossover my knowledge to .Net.

I was looking at Mastering Visual Basic .NET by Evangelos Petroutsos

because
I have used his other books from VB5 and VB 6 and they were outstanding.

But any recommendations are greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Tony


Nov 20 '05 #3
Visual Basic .NET Step by Step by Michael Halvorson was a big help getting
going in my introductory course.
Started with the basics and worked its way into things that were outside the
scope of the first class, but did a lot to help prepare me for the next
level. Still use it as a constant reference.

--

/ Sean Mc /
Replace the "wish" with the screen name to contact.

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)

"anthonymelillo" <no************@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:uD**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
Actually that sounds very interesting. I am in the introductory class right now. Although I have done prior programming in VB6, I have not done any
work in .Net, so I have to take the introductory class before I can take the intermediate class.

The local college does not offer an advanced class, so I will have to look
around for that.

Thank you very much for the help
Tony

"What-a-Tool" <Fr***********************@cox.net> wrote in message
news:bjofb.40000$0Z5.38049@lakeread03...
While I have had no background in VB6 and am learning from scratch in

.Net,
I think I can recommend two good text books to you.:

Visual Basic .Net Power coding by Paul Kimmel

Advanced Guide to Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .Net by Michael Ekedahl.

Both good books as far as I'm concerned.
The second is the text book for my advanced VB class, and has the 2003
version of Visual Studio included. (Academic version, of course, but fully functional except for remote debugging as I understand it.)
"anthonymelillo" <no************@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:uH**************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
I am looking to learn more of Visual Basic .Net and was wondering if

anyone
could recommend a good book ?

I have done a lot of programming on Visual Basic 6, so I would like to
crossover my knowledge to .Net.

I was looking at Mastering Visual Basic .NET by Evangelos Petroutsos

because
I have used his other books from VB5 and VB 6 and they were outstanding.
But any recommendations are greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Tony



Nov 20 '05 #4
That is exactly what I am looking for. I really like the idea of using it
as a reference later. That is a big plus.

Now all I need to do is sell the Sams Teach Yourself VB.Net in 21 days that
I just bought and never used. It is a decent book, but lacking in advances
stuff

Tony
"What-a-Tool" <Fr***********************@cox.net> wrote in message
news:hoGfb.40501$0Z5.26697@lakeread03...
Visual Basic .NET Step by Step by Michael Halvorson was a big help getting
going in my introductory course.
Started with the basics and worked its way into things that were outside the scope of the first class, but did a lot to help prepare me for the next
level. Still use it as a constant reference.

--

/ Sean Mc /
Replace the "wish" with the screen name to contact.

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)

"anthonymelillo" <no************@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:uD**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
Actually that sounds very interesting. I am in the introductory class

right
now. Although I have done prior programming in VB6, I have not done any
work in .Net, so I have to take the introductory class before I can take

the
intermediate class.

The local college does not offer an advanced class, so I will have to look
around for that.

Thank you very much for the help
Tony

"What-a-Tool" <Fr***********************@cox.net> wrote in message
news:bjofb.40000$0Z5.38049@lakeread03...
While I have had no background in VB6 and am learning from scratch in

.Net,
I think I can recommend two good text books to you.:

Visual Basic .Net Power coding by Paul Kimmel

Advanced Guide to Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .Net by

Michael Ekedahl.

Both good books as far as I'm concerned.
The second is the text book for my advanced VB class, and has the 2003
version of Visual Studio included. (Academic version, of course, but fully functional except for remote debugging as I understand it.)
"anthonymelillo" <no************@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:uH**************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> I am looking to learn more of Visual Basic .Net and was wondering if
anyone
> could recommend a good book ?
>
> I have done a lot of programming on Visual Basic 6, so I would like to > crossover my knowledge to .Net.
>
> I was looking at Mastering Visual Basic .NET by Evangelos Petroutsos
because
> I have used his other books from VB5 and VB 6 and they were outstanding. >
> But any recommendations are greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> Tony
>
>



Nov 20 '05 #5
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...35613745&itm=1

--

/ Sean Mc /
Replace the "wish" with the screen name to contact.

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)

"anthonymelillo" <no************@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:%2****************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
That is exactly what I am looking for. I really like the idea of using it
as a reference later. That is a big plus.

Now all I need to do is sell the Sams Teach Yourself VB.Net in 21 days that I just bought and never used. It is a decent book, but lacking in advances stuff

Tony
"What-a-Tool" <Fr***********************@cox.net> wrote in message
news:hoGfb.40501$0Z5.26697@lakeread03...
Visual Basic .NET Step by Step by Michael Halvorson was a big help getting
going in my introductory course.
Started with the basics and worked its way into things that were outside the
scope of the first class, but did a lot to help prepare me for the next
level. Still use it as a constant reference.

--

/ Sean Mc /
Replace the "wish" with the screen name to contact.

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)

"anthonymelillo" <no************@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:uD**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
Actually that sounds very interesting. I am in the introductory class

right
now. Although I have done prior programming in VB6, I have not done any work in .Net, so I have to take the introductory class before I can take
the
intermediate class.

The local college does not offer an advanced class, so I will have to

look around for that.

Thank you very much for the help
Tony

"What-a-Tool" <Fr***********************@cox.net> wrote in message
news:bjofb.40000$0Z5.38049@lakeread03...
> While I have had no background in VB6 and am learning from scratch
in .Net,
> I think I can recommend two good text books to you.:
>
> Visual Basic .Net Power coding by Paul Kimmel
>
> Advanced Guide to Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .Net by

Michael
> Ekedahl.
>
> Both good books as far as I'm concerned.
> The second is the text book for my advanced VB class, and has the 2003 > version of Visual Studio included. (Academic version, of course, but

fully
> functional except for remote debugging as I understand it.)
>
>
> "anthonymelillo" <no************@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:uH**************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > I am looking to learn more of Visual Basic .Net and was wondering if > anyone
> > could recommend a good book ?
> >
> > I have done a lot of programming on Visual Basic 6, so I would like to > > crossover my knowledge to .Net.
> >
> > I was looking at Mastering Visual Basic .NET by Evangelos

Petroutsos > because
> > I have used his other books from VB5 and VB 6 and they were

outstanding.
> >
> > But any recommendations are greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Tony
> >
> >
>
>



Nov 20 '05 #6
Cool deal. Thanks I will take a look at it
--
Tony

"What-a-Tool" <Fr***********************@cox.net> wrote in message
news:n3Xfb.42007$0Z5.15447@lakeread03...
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...35613745&itm=1
--

/ Sean Mc /
Replace the "wish" with the screen name to contact.

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)

"anthonymelillo" <no************@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:%2****************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
That is exactly what I am looking for. I really like the idea of using it
as a reference later. That is a big plus.

Now all I need to do is sell the Sams Teach Yourself VB.Net in 21 days that
I just bought and never used. It is a decent book, but lacking in

advances
stuff

Tony
"What-a-Tool" <Fr***********************@cox.net> wrote in message
news:hoGfb.40501$0Z5.26697@lakeread03...
Visual Basic .NET Step by Step by Michael Halvorson was a big help getting going in my introductory course.
Started with the basics and worked its way into things that were outside the
scope of the first class, but did a lot to help prepare me for the
next level. Still use it as a constant reference.

--

/ Sean Mc /
Replace the "wish" with the screen name to contact.

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)

"anthonymelillo" <no************@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:uD**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Actually that sounds very interesting. I am in the introductory class right
> now. Although I have done prior programming in VB6, I have not done any > work in .Net, so I have to take the introductory class before I can take the
> intermediate class.
>
> The local college does not offer an advanced class, so I will have to look
> around for that.
>
> Thank you very much for the help
> Tony
>
> "What-a-Tool" <Fr***********************@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:bjofb.40000$0Z5.38049@lakeread03...
> > While I have had no background in VB6 and am learning from scratch in > .Net,
> > I think I can recommend two good text books to you.:
> >
> > Visual Basic .Net Power coding by Paul Kimmel
> >
> > Advanced Guide to Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .Net by
Michael
> > Ekedahl.
> >
> > Both good books as far as I'm concerned.
> > The second is the text book for my advanced VB class, and has the 2003 > > version of Visual Studio included. (Academic version, of course,
but fully
> > functional except for remote debugging as I understand it.)
> >
> >
> > "anthonymelillo" <no************@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> > news:uH**************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > I am looking to learn more of Visual Basic .Net and was

wondering if > > anyone
> > > could recommend a good book ?
> > >
> > > I have done a lot of programming on Visual Basic 6, so I would like
to
> > > crossover my knowledge to .Net.
> > >
> > > I was looking at Mastering Visual Basic .NET by Evangelos

Petroutsos > > because
> > > I have used his other books from VB5 and VB 6 and they were
outstanding.
> > >
> > > But any recommendations are greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Tony
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>



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