FileMaker 8 @Work: Projects and Techniques to Get the Job Done

by Jesse Feiler

Most books on databases approach the reader with descriptions of how to use tools, and make some reference to putting those tools into a real-world context. FileMaker 8 @Work: Projects and Techniques... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0672328569
• ISBN13: 9780672328565
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Sams
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Definitely worth the effort

I am not a computer professional, but I had done some work with Filemaker Pro quite a few years ago and badly needed to update a database I had designed. I purchased this book to get up to speed with the changes in the last few upgrades of Filemaker. I spent a lot of time working through the examples in the book. It took a lot of work and thought to do this, but by the end, I had really learned a lot. The author does not do a lot of handholding in the book, but when I got completely stuck on one project, which was due to a simple misunderstanding on my part, the author responded quickly to my e-mails and was able to move me along. If there had been more "handholding" I probably could have completed the book faster, but would not have grasped the underlying concepts as well. I was immediately able to utilized the techniques I learned from the book, in the project I was attempting to upgrade. As a previous reviewer noted, this is not aimed at the novice.

Excellent

This book can be valuable for an experienced programmer to quickly get up to speed with FileMaker. It assumes some basic knowledge of database and programming concepts. The author bypasses all the handholding and gets right down to business. I solved a sticky problem with many-to-many relationships by reading one chapter. Thanks to the author for taking a pragmatic and professional approach to the subject.