[.ca] Mastering VBA 6 (ISBN 0782126367)

A book for very patient beginners:
I expected much more from this book, specially if its title says "Mastering." Although the author claims he will be hands-on and practical, in fact he elaborates on only few examples preceeded by interminable explanations. For example, the first 100 pages contain only 4 very simple and concrete cases using macros and the rest is an agonizing explanation on each and all of the components of several menus. No concrete examples that would enable the reader to cement his knowledge on solid ground. On ocassions the author explains VBA for an specific application, say Word, but then he changes to give general explanations for all applications at once, disorderly mentioning exceptions for Excel, Word, Project or PowerPoint, what makes the reading difficult. No, this book is not for me. I need principles and theory handsomely applied in concrete cases.

The best VBA book for newbies:
This book will give you information and knowledge that you need before learning to be a programmer.

I was specting more:
It is a good book, but there are a lot of things you won't see here.

For the non programmer:
This book should be called "Programming 101 with VBA". The author spends pages discussing inefficient sorts and searches that can be found in any other book. If you don't know anything about programming, and what to know how to get the most of your applications - this may be for you. Don't buy this if you already know VB and want to learn some of the andvanced features of VBA.