FileMaker Pro 9 Bible

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 768 pages
• Published by: Wiley March 14, 2008
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0470177438
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0470177433
• Book Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.7 inches
• Weighs: 3 pounds

Product Description
FileMaker Pro 9 Bible provides step-by-step procedures for using virtually all FileMaker Pro features and performing all tasks. This best-selling volume has been completely rewritten to focus on FileMaker application development using FileMaker Pro 9, the latest version of FileMaker Pro workgroup database.  Applicable to both the Mac and Windows versions of FileMaker Pro, this title shows readers how to create and work with databases and includes detailed ScriptMaker (scripting) explanations for creating customized FileMaker applications. Other topics covered include calculations and computations; data exchange; creating and using templates; linking databases; using FileMaker in workgroups; Web publishing; plug-ins; and advanced database connectivity.  This revision features a five-dollar price reduction and removal of the CD-ROM to reflect a fantastic value proposition for the customer.

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"Ray Cologon's contributions to the FileMaker developer community are unsurpassed. When Ray says something, we are all well advised to pay close attention."
- Steven H. Blackwell, FileMaker Pro expert, developer, and author

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Refocused and completely rewritten with the requirements of business users and FileMaker Pro developers in mind, FileMaker Pro 9 Bible shows you how to design an industrial-strength database, make it intuitive, and automate it with scripts and programming. From the basics to data modeling to writing no-fail code, you'll find the clear, step-by-step procedures, solid techniques, and detailed explanations you need to master this powerful software and build the right solutions for your needs.

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  Design dynamic layouts for screen and print
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  Learn data modeling and examine data arrays
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  Work with tables and SQL data sources, and migrate legacy data
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  Manage lists, calculate summary data, and document your code
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  Master scripting and the ScriptMaker
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  Find out how to extend pivot data between tables
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  Apply security and maintain the integrity of your data
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  Create custom functions and use standards-based approaches

Reader Reviews
This is an astonishingly good book, independently of its subject matter. Technical books, particularly those within series, must fight to remain interesting, to rise above the constraints imposed by the publisher. This book shows no evidence of such a struggle, and yet it is so comprehensive, while taking such a broad overview, that it ought by rights leave out the '9' in its title. It has become a back-of-the-book cliche to say that a book has something for the beginner and the professional, but it would be more accurate to say that what at first blush seems written for the beginner actually describes Filemaker, and its place in the larger database world, in a view few professionals have grasped. This is a big-picture book that, at the same time, delves into a lot of very advanced detail and both theory and practice. But it is mostly just a good read that made me proud to be a professional Filemaker developer. Comment | | (Report this)