FileMaker® Pro 7 Bible

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Pub. Date: 2004-10-01
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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 users Offers complete step-by-step guidance on FileMaker Pro features and tasks, covering both the Mac and Windows versions Features expanded coverage of ODBC, JDBC, and XML connectivity and includes a new chapter on the developer tools used to create more complex databases 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

Table of Contents

Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Part I: The Fundamentals.
Chapter 1: What Is a Database?
Chapter 2: FileMaker Pro Basic Operations.
Chapter 3: What’s New in FileMaker Pro 7?
Part II: Database Design Basics.
Chapter 4: Creating Your First Database.
Chapter 5: Defining Fields.
Chapter 6: Layouts.
Chapter 7: Setting Preferences.
Part III: Working with Databases.
Chapter 8: Working with Records.
Chapter 9: Searching for and Selecting Records.
Chapter 10: Sorting Records.
Chapter 11: Reports.
Chapter 12: Using the Spelling Checker.
Chapter 13: Printing.
Part IV: Putting FileMaker Pro to Work.
Chapter 14: Calculations and Computations.
Chapter 15: Automating FileMaker Pro.
Chapter 16: Exchanging Data.
Chapter 17: Creating and Using Templates.
Part V: Mastering FileMaker Pro.
Chapter 18: Linking Tables: Relationships and Lookups.
Chapter 19: Using FileMaker Pro in Workgroups.
Chapter 20: Web Publishing with FileMaker Pro.
Chapter 21: Advanced Database Connectivity with XML and ODBC/JDBC.
Chapter 22: Expanding FileMaker’s Capabilities Using Plug-Ins.
Part VI: Developing Databases for Others to Use.
Chapter 23: Designing Databases for Others.
Chapter 24: Debugging Scripts.
Chapter 25: Generating Database Reports.
Chapter 26: Creating Custom Database Solutions.
Part VII: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Macintosh Keyboard Shortcuts.
Appendix B: Windows Keyboard Shortcuts.
Appendix C: FileMaker Pro Function Reference.
Appendix D: Glossary.
Appendix E: Resources.
Appendix F: About the CD.
Index.
End-User License Agreement.

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