Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 005.7565 EAN: 9780471786481 ISBN: 0471786489 Label: For Dummies Manufacturer: For Dummies Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 360 Publication Date: July 12, 2006 Publisher: For Dummies Sales Rank: 201904 Studio: For Dummies
Product DescriptionGet the scoop on designing databases for Mac and Windows
Use FileMaker Pro design and scripting to quickly, easily build databases that solve real problems
FileMaker Pro has grown up, and it's better than ever! This easy-to-use guide shows you how to design a great FileMaker application, build a database that works, add the functionality you need, populate your database, and venture into programming with ScriptMaker. You'll find out how to share and protect your database, too.
Discover how to * Build a layout that works * Create custom triggers and calculated fields * Generate reports automatically * Manage security * Publish your database on the Web * Embed pictures, sound, and video
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - This title assumes you have FileMaker Pro version 8.
Before I bought this book I could not discover what version of FileMaker Pro it covered. (I have version 7.)
So I bought it anyhow and as soon as it arrived I discovered it assumed you were using version 8. Oh well... close enough! :-)
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Rating: - Dan Butts
Book is littered with technical errors and examples that do not work. Don't waste your money!
Rating: - wonderful beginner book
in doing my research of filemaker pro, i came upon this book. my experience with the dummies series has always been excellent. his book was easy to understand with a hysterical sense of humor. i use the book continually as a reference. i ended up taking a class on filemaker pro which i highly recommend. sometimes you just need someone in front of you to be able to ask questions.
one note... in the beginning of the book, the author stated, "FileMaker provides full, multiuser support ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent book for beginning Filemaker projects and beyond
I found this book to be very informative and helpful. It walks you through the steps to setting up a database with tables and layouts and starting script writing. I liked the humor thrown in. Reading and following the examples helped make alot of sense out of what the book was trying to accomplish, which was setting up the database.
Rating: - A good book for FileMaker "users" wanting to become "developers"
When choosing a book of this type, it's important to realize who the target audience is.
The overwhelming majority of FileMaker Pro users are beginners in database design and development. Most of these people have either read the manual or figured out the basics on their own, and can wield FMP as an office productivity tool just fine. (If you are purchasing this book, and have not read the FMP manuals, I suggest that you do so, they are well written, not painfully long, and quite useful ... Read More
- This title assumes you have FileMaker Pro version 8.
- Dan Butts
- wonderful beginner book
