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Visual Basic (VB) 2005 Cookbook is an excellent quick solution guide for common VB programming tasks beyond the standard or basic programming routines. Although the preface metions that it's for all levels, I'd recommend learning the basics before jumping into this. If you're a beginner, it will give you some direction on where to go and for the more advanced, it will save you time having to dig through multiple sources to get where you're going. Thankfully, you do not need to read the book from cover to cover; instead you can jump the subject you want without having to battle through non-pertinent information. The book is broken up into common sense sections and each section gets to the heart of the matter quickly. Each problem listed includes a brief description of what's to be accomplished and then provides code samples for actually completing the task. As a side benefit, the book is also available through the Safari system at the O'Reilly site. Having been in the computer industry for 20+ years, I've always found O'Reilly books to hit the mark when looking for information; VB 2005 Cookbook is no exception! I highly recommend this book.

Tim Polito
Windows 2000 MCSE & 2000/2003 MCSA
A+, Linux+ & Network+ Certified Technician