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1 online resource (xxx, 901 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Bible |
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Bible
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| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| SUBJECT |
FileMaker (Computer file) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90698540
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FileMaker (Computer file) fast |
| Subject |
Database management.
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COMPUTERS -- Programming Languages -- SQL.
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Database management
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cohen, Dennis R.
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| ISBN |
076457888X |
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9780764578885 |
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0764543474 |
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9780764543470 |
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1280354194 |
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9781280354199 |
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9786610354191 |
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6610354197 |
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