Publisher's Synopsis
This book is designed to teach the fundamentals of this easy-to-use cross-platform relational database system to both Macintosh and PC users, while also providing more advanced topics for intermediate users. Beginners learn the basic elements of FileMaker in a straight-forward, step-by-step manner, complete with hands-on exercises and chapter quizzes. For those who have experience with FileMaker, the book includes information on debugging scripts, creating reports based on a date range, turning a field into a button, and connecting with remote databases and spreadsheets using ODBC, as well as some of the finer points of Instant Web Publishing. The appendixes address issues such as troubleshooting, network error messages, e-mail from FileMaker, and technical support. In addition, an extensive index with more than 2,800 entries guides the reader to specific FileMaker topics. The companion CD-ROM contains example and chapter files in both Windows and Macintosh formats, along with other FileMaker developer solutions and plug-ins.
