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Author Schwartz, Steven A., 1951-

Title Filemaker Pro 7 bible / Steven A. Schwartz, Dennis R. Cohen
Published Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (xxx, 901 pages) : illustrations
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Bible
Contents FileMaker Pro 7 Bible -- About the Authors -- Credits -- Preface -- About This Book -- Whom This Book Is For -- How This Book Is Organized -- Conventions Used in This Book -- How to Use This Book -- Example Files -- Acknowledgments -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Part I: The Fundamentals -- Chapter 1: What Is a Database? -- Paper Databases versus Computer Databases -- Flat-File and Relational Databases -- Introducing FileMaker Pro -- Getting "The Big Picture" -- Summary -- Chapter 2: FileMaker Pro Basic Operations -- Starting Up -- Quitting -- File-Handling Procedures
Issuing Commands -- Using Tools and Palettes -- Using Toolbars -- Getting Help -- Summary -- Chapter 3: What's New in FileMaker Pro 7? -- The FileMaker Pro 7 Product Family -- Changes Introduced in FileMaker Pro 7 -- Changes Introduced in FileMaker Pro 6 -- Part II: Database Design Basics -- Chapter 4: Creating Your First Database -- Step 1: Create a New Database -- Step 2: Define Fields -- Step 3: Set Field Options -- Step 4: Design the Work Layout -- Step 5: Design the Home Layout -- Step 6: Create the Data Entry Buttons and Scripts -- Step 7: Design a Report Layout
Step 8: Set Startup Actions -- Tips for Using the Database -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Defining Fields -- Setting Field Definitions -- Setting Field Options -- Modifying Field Definitions, Names, and Options -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Layouts -- Layout Basics -- Creating New Layouts -- Designing Your Own Layouts -- Formatting Fields and Other Objects -- Duplicating, Renaming, Reordering, and Deleting Layouts -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Setting Preferences -- Setting FileMaker Pro 7 Preferences -- Setting Document-Specific Options -- Summary -- Part III: Working with Databases
Chapter 8: Working with Records -- Browse Mode Basics -- Data Entry and Editing -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Searching for and Selecting Records -- Find Mode Basics -- Finding Records -- More about Find Requests -- Matching Special Items -- Working with Found Records -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Sorting Records -- About Sorting -- Creating a Sort Order -- Modifying Sort Specifications -- Sorting Data in Portals -- Additional Sort Options -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Reports -- Report Design Essentials -- Modifying and Reusing Layouts -- Chapter 12: Using the Spelling Checker
Setting Spell-Checking Options -- Specifying Your Dictionaries -- Checking Your Spelling -- Working with User Dictionaries -- Spelling Tips and Tricks -- Summary -- Chapter 13: Printing -- The Steps in Printing -- Effective Printing Tips -- Summary -- Part IV: Putting FileMaker Pro to Work -- Chapter 14: Calculations and Computations -- About Calculation Fields -- Creating a Calculation Field -- Using FileMaker Pro's Built-In Functions -- Validation by Calculation -- Calculation Logic -- Summary -- Chapter 15: Automating FileMaker Pro -- Using ScriptMaker -- Script Step Reference
Summary Updated to cover the latest program version, this comprehensive guide helps users make the most of FileMaker Pro, the sophisticated workgroup database application with nine million registered usersOffers complete step-by-step guidance on FileMaker Pro features and tasks, covering both the Mac and Windows versionsFeatures expanded coverage of ODBC, JDBC, and XML connectivity and includes a new chapter on the developer tools used to create more complex databasesOther topics covered include calculations and computations, data exchange, creating and using templates, linking dat
Audience Beginning to advanced
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SUBJECT FileMaker (Computer file) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90698540
FileMaker (Computer file) fast
Subject Database management.
COMPUTERS -- Programming Languages -- SQL.
Database management
Form Electronic book
Author Cohen, Dennis R.
ISBN 076457888X
9780764578885
0764543474
9780764543470
1280354194
9781280354199
9786610354191
6610354197