Filemaker Pro 8: The Missing Manual

Description

Used by millions worldwide, FileMaker Pro is an award-winning database program for managing people, projects, images, assets, and other information. It's easy to use and totally customizable--so long as you know what you're doing. But FileMaker Pro doesn't come with a printed manual, so FileMaker Pro: The Missing Manual is the authoritative, jargon-free book that should have been in the box.

 FileMaker Pro: The Missing Manual approaches FileMaker the way FileMaker approaches you: it's user-friendly and seemingly straightforward enough, but it offers plenty of substance worthy of deeper exploration. Packed with practical information as well as countless expert tips and invaluable guidance, it's an in-depth guide to designing and building useful databases with the powerful and pliable FileMaker Pro.

 Covering FileMaker for both Windows and Macintosh, FileMaker Pro: The Missing Manual is ideal for small business users, home users, school teachers, developers--anyone who wants to organize information efficiently and effectively. Whether you want to run a business, publish a shopping cart on the Web, plan a wedding, manage a student information system at your school, or program databases for clients, this book delivers.

 Author Geoff Coffey has many years of experience using FileMaker Pro (he was, in fact, an early beta tester for the product). Author Susan Prosser is a FileMaker Certified Developer who trains other developers. Together, Coffey and Prosser show you how to:

* Get FileMaker up and running quickly and smoothly
* Import and organize information with ease
* Design relational databases that are simple to use, yet powerful
* Take advantage of FileMaker Pro calculation capabilities
* Automate processes with scripting
* Customize FileMaker Pro to your needs and preferences
* Share information with other people (coworkers, clients, and customers) and other programs
* Understand and select the best security options

 What could easily come across as dry and intimidating--things like relational theory, calculations, and scripting--are presented in a way that is interesting and intuitive to mainstream users. In no time, you'll be working more productively and efficiently using FileMaker Pro.

CONTENTS:

CopyrightThe Missing CreditsIntroductionPart I: Introduction to FileMaker Pro
* Chapter 1: Your First Database
* Chapter 2: Organizing and Editing Records
* Chapter 3: Building a New DatabasePart II: Layout Basics
* Chapter 4: Layout Basics
* Chapter 5: Creating Layouts
* Chapter 6: Advanced Layouts and ReportsPart III: Multiple Tables and Relationships
* Chapter 7: Multiple Tables and Relationships
* Chapter 8: Advanced Relationship TechniquesPart IV: Calculations
* Chapter 9: Introduction to Calculations
* Chapter 10: Calculations and Data Types
* Chapter 11: Advanced Calculations
* Chapter 12: Extending CalculationsPart V: Scripting
* Chapter 13: Scripting Basics
* Chapter 14: Script Steps
* Chapter 15: Advanced ScriptingPart VI: Security and Integration
* Chapter 16: Security
* Chapter 17: Exporting and Importing
* Chapter 18: Sharing Your Database
* Chapter 19: Developer UtilitiesPart VII: Appendixes
* Appendix A: Getting Help
* Appendix B: FileMaker Error CodesColophon