Build real-world programming skills and prepare for the Microsoft® Certified Professional (MCP) exam with this single training kit. Work at your own pace through this system of lessons and hands-on labs to construct a full-featured desktop application; then extend its functionality and your expertise through additional skill-building exercises. As you gain practical experience with essential Visual Basic® 6.0 programming tasks, you're also preparing for MCP exam 70-176, one of three core credits for the Microsoft Certified Solution Developer certification. Make this official Microsoft training kit your first step to career advancement!

Coverage includes:
• Installing and configuring the Visual Basic 6.0 development environment
• Designing applications for performance, maintainability, extensibility, and availability
• Creating user services navigation, menus, data input forms, dialog boxes, callback procedures, and online help
• Building and managing COM components ActiveX® controls, DLLs, and documents for business rules or logic
• Developing data services with ADO
• Testing and debugging solutions
• Planning and implementing deployment through various media and modes
• Application support handling errors, updates, and maintenance

Here's what's inside.
• A comprehensive training manual that maps to MCSD Exam 70-176 goals and objectives
• Hands-on lab exercises plus sample code on CD-ROM
• Sample exam questions from Self Test Software, the premier certification test-prep organization
• Learn Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Now multimedia training on CD-ROM for fundamental skills review