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DESIGN FANATIC
David Abresch
abre1657@blue.univnorthco.edu

There are only two VB books I have ever owned, one was too basic (and I quickly forgot author/title) and the other, while "hardcore", was something that I just didnt use often.

Check out: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/157231
4222/qid=940513800/sr=1-1/002-7269419-8776224

Otherwise, I would browse amazon.com and see what the reviews for different books are.

I believe that you probably couldn't go wrong with a "Mastering VB 6.0" book or something similar.

I mostly learned VB from the sample programs that ship with the CD, and a subscription to Visual Basic Programmers Journal, and hands on working in a vb environment.

On the other hand, I actually own 3 C++ books. Not windows books, not Visual C++ books, but on the the C++ language.

So, maybe I indirectly answered your second question... :P

Good luck,

-mordell

I used Applosoft BASIC/Visual Basic to learn about programming and later applied those skills to C++, Java, etc...

But back to the matter at hand.
I too learned VB by example, I ashamed to admit a actually purchased "Learn VB in 21 days" but I was young and naive then

The only book on VB that I find useful nowadays, is Visual Basic 6 Developer's Workshop. It is an a FAQ format and encludes tons of examples. I think it is good for both the beginner and the more experienced VB developer. I suggest you leaf through the book before buying it, to make sure the format and content are what you need.

Hope this help,
-OberonZ