In A Visual Basic 6.0 Programmer's Toolkit, best-selling authors Eric Smith and Hank Marquis show VB programmers how to perform many common programming tasks (such as efficient sorting or data manipulation). Through the use of extensive examples and source code, the authors teach you how, why, and when to use particular algorithms, and how to adapt them quickly to your own applications.The book is written in two basic sections: algorithms & implementation, and database/user interface implementation. Each section takes a pragmatic approach to identifying, addressing and solving business-related issues. Code-rich, this book and the CD-ROM are accessible immediately to solve common problems developers face. In addition, each chapter offers thoughts and guidance on expanding the solutions provided, thereby challenging and teaching the reader. About the authors:Eric Smith is an independent consultant and trainer. He holds MCSD and MCSE certifications and has written and contributed to numerous articles and ten books on Visual Basic, Active Server Pages, and SQL Server. Smith can also be credited with founding the "Ask the VB Pro" web site. Hank Marquis is president of a major development company of add-on products and components for Visual Basic. He has authored best-selling programs including Visual/db, FailSafe, CodeReview, GuardX and TrialX. He writes regularly for leading VB magazines, and was co-author of the Visual Basic 6.0 Bible.

Table of Contents:
Arrays and Array Manipulation.- Strings and String Handling.- Fun with Numbers, Numeric Processing and Logic.- Working with Dates and Times.- Data Structures: Versatile Vehicles for Data Storage.- Windows Files, Directories and Drives.- Persistence: Remembering What You Can't Afford to Forget.- Localization: The Art of Talking Like a Native.- Working with Networks.- Reliable and Flexible Data Validation.- Working with the Operating System.- Windows Help Systems--From the Inside.- Multiple Document Interface Forms.- Database Programming.- Active Data Objects.- Objects, Objects and More Objects.- WebClasses: A New Way to Program for the Web.- Index.