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FileMaker Pro 6 Advanced for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickPro Guide

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Wow!
After reading the last review, I thought I should add a slightly different opinion.

I have FileMaker Pro Advanced (Visual Quickstart) in both version 5 & 6. (And I am eagerly awaiting for Version 7 to come out.) I do FileMaker Development for a living, so I might have a slightly different perspective. I have always found these Visual QuickStart books to be very helpful and I currently have FileMaker Pro 6 Advanced on my desk next to my computer. If you could look at my copy you would see it full of stickies noting some of the areas I frequently look up.

This book has been invaluable to me as a reference. I can tell you honestly that I have never read it cover to cover. I just look at the great index in the back and it usually points me to the areas I need to look up. I have been designing FileMaker databases for 10 years and I still found lots of new and helpful information in this book. I still consider it a "MUST" for anyone who does FileMaker database design.

Don't waste your money on this one. Although titled "Advanced" it assumes the reader is a total idiot and absolutely unfamiliar with FileMaker. Steps are spelled out so painfully click by click that it is impossible to follow what is being explained. The screen shots are too small to be legible. A real waste of money and printing paper.

I've purchased numerous Peachpit Visual Quickbooks. Most of them are excellent. This one, however, is deficient is some respects. The most glaring problem is the puny size of the screen shots--you need a magnifying glass to see them! Also, the book is not coherent; it starts off with a fine concept for a school course/student/instructor database, but then doesn't work with this example throughout the book. There are no sample files on CD or diskette or on a Web site that I can find. The only saving grace is that the price of the book is reasonable, and you may pick up a few useful tips. Let's hope the version for FileMaker 7 is better.