FileMaker Pro Business Applications - For Versions 8 and 8.5: .

By Arthur W. Evans

The ability to manage information is the key to businesses thriving in an increasingly competitive market. With FileMaker(R) Pro Business Applications, small business owners and workgroup managers can find out how to write custom database applications in order to add value to critical business information. After demonstrating how easily a database can be written using FileMaker Pro, this book presents a set of 11 business database case studies, all of which can be easily adapted by readers for their own data management requirements. The final section of the book offers ideas on deploying database solutions over a network and the web.
Learn how to build a database and design layouts; create relationships between tables; automate tasks using scripts and buttons; secure data through the use of accounts and privileges; exchange data with other applications.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598220144
• ISBN13: 9781598220148
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
• Length: 626 Pages
• Weight: 1.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Terrific - packed with ideas you can use in your business

I was going to give this book a very enthusiastic five star review, but having read other people's reviews, I can see their point. However, this book has already saved me thousands of dollars simply with its CRM solution (all tutorial files are downloadable unlocked from the author's website). Applications are included for just about every conceivable business need. You can just steal them, or follow along and your FileMaker abilities will take a quantum leap. This book is aimed at the Filemaker user who has gotten beyond the VERY basic, but who is definitely not a developer. (By "very basic", I can just about use a portal and I know what a global field is, but that's about it.) I often do things in FileMaker that I don't really understand how I did them, or why they work! Plus, I know that I am probably going to run into problems down the road, due to the improvised nature of my "development." (which is, of course, the beauty of FileMaker.) Simply following along with the author as he shows you how to develop a database correctly, will have you adapting and building complex custom programs for your business in no time. The 15 or so real world solutionsincluded are MUCH more useful than the freebies that FileMaker gives away. They are not as pretty, but once you go into Layout mode you can style them as your heart desires. This is definitely not a book for someone who has never used FileMaker or a database before, but it is a terrific next step, and much more approachable than some of the other "advanced" Filemaker books which were way too advanced for me. Four and a half stars!

The one to own!

A tremendous resource, this book is a must, if you use FileMaker you will not find a better one-stop shop. This is definitely one of the best written and laid out books I have come across. Evans has compiled a book that gives newer users a step by step guide and more experienced users a resource to referrer to when need. In addition the writing style makes it easier for all and the excellent case studies provide scenarios that all users can learn from. Bottom line, get it!