Database Design with FileMaker Pro for the Mac [Paperback]

Michael Singer (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471020222 | ISBN-13: 978-0471020226 | Publication Date: March 1994 | Edition: 1

FileMaker Pro offers the perfect solution to a wide range of design problems. The author takes you to the limit of what is possible with this leading database application by providing a good mix of practical theory and step-by-step instructions which demonstrate how to create simple to complex databases. Includes a complete billing and invoice system as well as in-depth coverage of writing scripts.

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From Library Journal

FileMaker Pro is one of the most popular Macintosh database programs ever; it can handle everything from a recipe file with a dozen records to a catalog of books with thousands of entries. Like any good program, FileMaker is full of helpful features, ready for your use with a little investment of time. Singer helps you learn about FileMaker while guiding you to memorable tricks along the way. He assumes that you're not afraid of programming with scripts. In eight chapters, Singer's advice and tips on scripting will completely alter your use of FileMaker. With scripts, you can add security to your database, build in relationships between data elements like those in more full-bodied programs, and search and sort more efficiently. For the serious FileMaker user, Singer's book is only disappointing in not including a diskette of examples. If you use FileMaker as your bread-and-butter database, you'll need this book to use the program as never before.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Publisher

FileMaker Pro offers the perfect solution to a wide range of design problems. The author takes you to the limit of what is possible with this leading database application by providing a good mix of practical theory and step-by-step instructions which demonstrate how to create simple to complex databases. Includes a complete billing and invoice system as well as in-depth coverage of writing scripts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 294 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (March 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471020222
• ISBN-13: 978-0471020226
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,932,638 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the best Filemaker book ever written!, April 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Database Design with FileMaker Pro for the Mac (Paperback)

Unlike many other Filemaker books, this book explains how to use a database to get work done. The author explains how and why to design a database and not just how to create a layout, etc. By now the book is out of date, having been written for the flat file versions of Filemaker. It is still absolutely useful especially for someone who needs to accomplish real work with Filemaker.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book with a different way of using FMPro, October 9, 2000

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Jeff Michels (Alaska/ Wyoming, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Database Design with FileMaker Pro for the Mac (Paperback)

I liked this book because Mr Singer persents a different way of thinking when using FMPro. I especially enjoyed the parts about how to use boolean logic to make FMPro do what you want with a minimum of overhead. This is not a beginner FMPro book. The advanced nature of the book is not so much explaining FMPro's features, but rather, how to use logic when scripting and performing calculations to make FMPro do what you want. Definately a good book to read and understand. Then perhaps, you can pass it on to a friend or co-worker. It's not really a reference as much as a paradigm shift on how to use FMPro.