FileMaker(R) 9 Developer Reference: Functions, Scripts, Commands, and Grammars, with Extensive Custom Function Examples (Paperback)

~ (Author), Steve Lane (Author), Scott Love (Author)
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Product Description

Maybe you know FileMaker, and you have used it for years, but need a quick reference, immediately accessible while not interrupting your work on screen. This is the only book on the market expressly focused on describing each calculation formula and how and when to use each! Filled with real-world, concrete examples, this book is an invaluable companion to readers working to develop solutions to their every day software problems. Contains hundreds of calculation functions, script steps, and operations that will appeal to every FileMaker user, new and old.

About the Author

Bob Bowers, CEO of Soliant Consulting, is a columnist and contributing editor for

FileMaker Advisor magazine and has coauthored five books: Advanced FileMaker Pro 5.5

Techniques for Developers, Advanced FileMaker Pro 6 Web Development, Special Edition Using

FileMaker 7, Special Edition Using FileMaker 8, and FileMaker 8 Functions and Scripts Desk

Reference. At the 2002 FileMaker Developer Conference he was awarded the FileMaker

Fellowship Award. Widely recognized as one of the leading educators for database and

FileMaker Pro technologies, he is authorized by FileMaker, Inc., to teach the Professional

Training Foundation Series. Bob is also a proud dad of two young children, an avid musician,

a die-hard Cubs fan, and an accomplished woodworker.

 

Steve Lane, vice president of Soliant Consulting, served as a special projects developer at

Scott Foresman, a leading K-6 Educational publisher. He has written for FileMaker Advisor

magazine, and coauthored four books: Advanced FileMaker Pro 6 Web Development, Special

Edition Using FileMaker Pro 7, Special Edition Using FileMaker 8, and FileMaker 8 Functions

and Scripts Desk Reference. He has led training classes in FileMaker technologies all over the

country and is also authorized to teach the Professional Training Foundation Series. He

regularly speaks at the annual FileMaker Developer Conference where in 2003 he was

awarded the FileMaker Fellowship Award for “pushing the boundaries of FileMaker Pro.”

When not writing about technology, Steve is likely to be found being chased about by his

children, or grumbling over the fingerings of J. S. Bach. Or just grumbling.

 

Scott Love, chief operating officer of Soliant Consulting, served at Ziff-Davis Interactive

as an online managing editor, served at Apple Computer as its web publishing technology

evangelist, and led the technical marketing team at Macromedia. He has written dozens

of feature and review articles on database and Internet/web topics for a wide range of

computer publications including Macworld magazine and FileMaker Advisor. He has coauthored

three books: Special Edition Using FileMaker 7, Special Edition Using FileMaker 8, and

FileMaker 8 Functions and Scripts Desk Reference. He is also an authorized Professional

Training Foundation Series instructor and a regular speaker at the FileMaker Developer

Conference. In 2006 he was awarded the FileMaker Excellence Award “for developing outstanding

technical and training resources for FileMaker.” Scott lives in the California Bay

Area where his penchant for gardening can be indulged year round.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 600 pages
• Publisher: Que; 1 edition (August 12, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789737086
• ISBN-13: 978-0789737083
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.9 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #438,088 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great resource, April 6, 2008

By	fm newbie "fm newbie" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This book can serve as a bible for using functions and script commands with it's thorough and easy to find listings.

It could only be better if more examples were provided for us newbies.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable, June 9, 2009

By	Dane McGregor (Wilmette, IL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the one FM book that lives on my desk. I occasionally shelve it, only to end up pulling it out again a day later. I just hope they update it for version 10....

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Reference, September 30, 2008

By	ElementalT - See all my reviews

This book paid for itself in the first hour of reading. I am a FileMaker professional and this book presents the information I need quickly.