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Learn Filemaker Pro 5.0
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Author: Jonathan Stars
List Price: $34.95
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ISBN: 1556228007
Publisher: Republic of Texas Pr (September, 2000)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 41,781
Average Customer Rating: 4.12 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 5 out of 5
It works
A friend of mine read this book cover to cover, and made a $15,000 program for a company.This book can make you a LOT of money.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Building Relationships
Most software books seem to be written by people who not only love the software, but also assume that everyone else is equally fascinated by it. They write for the informed audience; they write for themselves. This book is different. It was written both for people who are new to FileMaker Pro and those who are more familiar with it. Jonathan Stars writes in a clear and interesting way, and he explains his terms and his instructions so that even someone who has no prior experience with FileMaker Pro can understand. Stars promises that FileMaker Pro is "user friendly." It is, but it's even friendlier because of this text. I followed his instructions in the early chapters to build my first database, and now I refer to the book when I need answers to more advanced questions. The text helped me get up-to-speed quickly and painlessly. His index is the greatest help of all. I love FileMaker Pro now, and the better I get at using FileMaker Pro, the more I value this book. It is a wonderful resource.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Not useful for intermediate business needs
Perhaps this book, written as an extended tutorial, would be useful to absolute beginners or to people who have pretty basic needs. Because it's written as an extended tutorial, it's incredibly tedious, and you're forced to read every word of the prose to get info, and then, it's often not applicable to a broad range of purposes. If you feel relatively confident in this kind of software, I'd recommend going with more of a reference manual (I'll be looking for one next). Especially, if you're a fast learner and are looking to build quickly.
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