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FileMaker® Pro 4 Bible

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I've owned FileMaker from version 2.0 and never really got into it. I kept upgrading just to stay current but didn't feel ready to go beyond the basic address book in the manual. When I upgraded to Filemaker Pro 4.0 I decided I needed help and bought the FileMaker Pro 4 Bible. Boy, am I glad I did!

Through reading and working through the step-by-step examples I've actually learned to use FileMaker Pro 4 to create everything from simple to complex databases that have greatly simplified the day-to-day operations of my business and even my personal data.

Now I find myself overwhelmed with ideas for new databases but don't have the time to create them all, but I *do* have the skills. I'm very pleased with my investment in this book. It has paid off handsomely. Highly recommended!

This review is being written by an entry level FileMaker Pro 4 user who is a small business owner. FMP-4 was purchased with the intent of using it to manage inventory and sales for a very small (5,000 customers) mail order business. A novice requires straightforward well organized explanations with an abundance of examples. Descriptions of features and their implementation in much better presented in "FileMaker Pro 4 Bible" than in the poorly organized and confusing User's Guide. However, there are just too few examples in the "Bible" and on the companion CD that are beyond the elementary level. The CD is, for the most part, utilities and a collection of locked templates for sale. The book and CD could benefit greatly with more templates whose layouts and fields could be accessed and analyzed for learning purposes. "FileMaker Pro 4 Bible" is much better and friendlier than the FMP User's Guide but not the "only book I'll ever need" to learn about FileMaker Pro 4. Perhaps it could be packaged with a book on Scripting.

I have used FileMaker for many years and found the FileMaker Pro Bible to be an excellent reference and learning tool. Although I consider myself a more advanced user, this book could certainly be used by any user with a good grasp of computer basics.

From the novice to the expert user of FileMaker Pro 4, FileMaker Pro 4 Bible is a well written and understandable reference text. FileMaker Pro 4 Bible is by far, the only book you will ever need to use the software effectively. It covers all of the program's ins-and-outs in a style that anyone can understand. If you use, or plan to use FileMaker Pro 4, then the FileMaker Pro 4 Bible is for you.

The FMP 4 Bible is bar far the most comprehensive, easy-to-follow, and best organized FileMaker Pro books available. As the author of several award-winning FileMaker Pro based products, I recommend this book to everyone who has any questions about FileMaker Pro 4. A big thumbs up to Steven A. Schwartz, author of the FileMaker Pro 4 Bible.

Filemaker Pro 4 Bible is an essential reference for the novice as well as more advanced Filemaker fan. It covers both the Windows and Mac versions and presents many difficult concepts in an easy to grasp manner. I highly recommend this book, its probably the only Filemaker book you'll ever need.

I found this book too sophmoric with few answers to tough questions. Nothing on scripting and few examples of anything but mundane projects. Of all the aftermarket resources I have purchases for high-end software, this is one of the worst. It should be retitled "FM Pro for idiots".

I would'nt be here looking for other Filemaker manuals if I could recommend this one. Tedious, didactic and always fails to answer the question you're looking for.