This guide aims to answer user's questions about Visual FoxPro 5 as well as taking them through each step to successfully create, market and manage their own database application. The book is intended for database developers who have learned the basics of the xBASE language or Visual FoxPro. The enclosed CD-ROM contains the tools needed for designing and testing an application in real-world conditions, as well as Visual FoxPro generators to help users.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
worst reference book I have read,
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This review is from: Building Visual Foxpro 5 Applications (Paperback)
This is the worst book on programming that I have bought. Mr.Barrie Sosinsky didn't write the book in a proper way where the readers can learn the magic power of Visual Foxpro.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Best VFP5 book so far for me.,
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This review is from: Building Visual Foxpro 5 Applications (Paperback)
This is the best book I've found yet on VFP5 since it covers full application development but actually covers each of the topics in detail. My main gripe with most books is that they cover in detail a few areas and then start jumping ahead to where most cannot follow. How to make a simple but complete logon and password form. Eg. multiuser concerns chapter is 60 pages long covering details, not just how many buffering options exist. Details on views, how to test multiuser etc. The classes chapter covers eg. the four ways to use classes from your class library on your form. An included CD has MailMan a FoxPro mail generation & tracking system, PinterFoxPro letter, & demo software for xCase
1.0 out of 5 stars
Probably the most UNHELPFUL 'manual' I've read!,
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This review is from: Building Visual Foxpro 5 Applications (Paperback)
I have tried to use this an introduction to VFP 5.0 on three occassions. This last time I HURLED it across the room at the wall! This is no exaggeration. The cover implies it will take the reader through a tutorial of how to build a VFP 5 program. However, you start the 'project' on about page 45 and Barrie then leaves the subject open and moves through to at least page 140 without ever mentioning the 'project' again. On page 67 he states 'Right click the database designer'...... there IS no database designer on screen nor in the menus and he has not mentioned it up until now! On page 75 he states 'If you don't see the relationship type you want, go back into the tables involved and re-define the index(es)'. At no point does he suggest how to change them or what to change them to. There are 3 types of indexes giving arange of 9 possibilities with no assistance from Barrie at all.Thanks Barrie for wasting my time and money! (You might guess that I do not like this book!!!!)
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