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_FileMaker 7 Book
Updates Additions
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Learn FileMaker Pro 7 is designed to teach the fundamentals of this cross-platform relational database program to both Macintosh and PC users, while also providing more advanced topics for intermediate users. Because FileMaker Pro 7 is easily the most dramatic upgrade to the software in its history, experienced users will benefit from this book as much as beginners.
Beginners learn the basic elements of FileMaker in a straightforward, logical manner, complete with hands-on exercises and chapter quizzes.
Intermediate to Advanced users will be able to get up to speed immediately on hundreds of changes that lie below the familiar surface of FileMaker Pro 7.
Coverage includes
> Working with multiple tables
and windows in a single file
> The totally revamped
relationships model
> Working with the new
scripting tools
> The completely redesigned
security interface
> Sharing databases across
the Internet using the newly enhanced Instant Web
Publishing
> Automated
reporting
> Building and testing
complex calculations
>
Working
with ODBC/JDBC, XML and XSL style sheets, and FileMaker
Mobile.
For those who have experience with FileMaker, the book includes information on troubleshooting and debugging scripts, creating a report based on a date range, and how to turn a field into a button. By the time readers complete this book, they will have a set of files they can use to keep track of customers and invoices.
The appendixes address issues such as network error messages and technical support. In addition, an extensive index with more than 3,000 entries guides the reader to specific FileMaker topics.
Example files in both Windows and Macintosh formats, along with other FileMaker developer solutions and plug-ins can be downloaded from www.wordwarecom/files/fmpro7
Learn how
to:
> Plan, create, and format a
database.
> Find and sort
data.
> Define relationships and
work with related tables and
files.
> Create layouts using the
Layout Assistant.
> Use validation options to
make sure data is entered
properly.
> Build and test complex
calculations.
> Apply record-level
security.
> Automate your database and
fly between tables with
scripts.
> Design screen and report
layouts.
> Share FileMaker databases
on the Internet using Instant Web
Publishing.
> Use and synchronize files
with FileMaker Mobile for the Palm
OS.
> Protect your data with
scripts and calculations.
> Import and Export using
XML and XSL style sheets.
> Back up your database and
recover your data.
About his book, Jonathan
says:
"I
wrote this book as if I were writing it for myself when I
started out. I remember how confusing it was trying to
figure out all the things left out of the manual and the
other books I'd bought to help me learn. I consider myself
of normal intelligence. So this book is not written by some
genius who assumes you know everything. I tried very hard
not to skip any of the steps you need to know. That makes
this book sort of 'For Dummies by a
Dummy.'
"I
also included information about how to figure things out for
yourself. Instead of just telling you how to solve 10
special problems, I show you how to solve almost any problem
you might come up against. You know, 'Give a man a fish, and
you feed him for a day. Teach a man how to fish, and you
feed him for a lifetime.'
"One
other example of how I approached this whole project is that
it took me 70 hours to create the index. I'm told most
indexes take about 16 hours. I wanted this to be the index I
wish was in the back of every other technical book I've ever
read. It's just so frustrating to look for something you
know you just read about, but you can't find it. I spent my
time so you won't have to waste
yours.
"And
finally, I had my mother do all the exercises in the book to
make sure it was clear enough for anybody else to learn. To
be fair to her, she's pretty sharp, but she had never worked
with FileMaker before. I rewrote quite a bit of the text as
a result of her suggestions. That's how important it was for
me to make this as good a book as I could."
--
Jonathan Stars
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