Filemaker Pro Business Applications

Learn FileMaker Pro 8.5 presents the fundamentals of the award-winning FileMaker Pro database program and distills the complexity of the program into a logical hands-on approach for both beginners and those who have experience with previous versions of FileMaker Pro. With this version, FileMaker Pro enhances the dramatically new and efficient approach to database management introduced in FileMaker Pro 7, giving the user even greater flexibility.

Learn Filemaker? Pro 9 Provides A Logical, Hands-On Approach To Understanding The Features Of Filemaker Pro, Both For Beginners And Those Who Have Experience With Previous Versions Of The Software. From Defining Database Terms And Converting Files Created In Previous Filemaker Pro Versions To Producing Reports And Using Files On The Web, This Book Covers The Fundamentals As Well As The Newest Features That Considerably Enhance Filemaker Pro’S Database Management Capabilities. Learn How To Format Layout Objects With Autoresize And Conditional Formatting; Harness The Power Of The New External SQL Data Source Tools; Adapt One Script To Many Purposes To Cut Development Time And Expense; Work With The Enhanced Web Viewer To Harvest Data For Your Applications; Share Data As PDF And Excel Files And Export Data As E-Mail Attachments; Organize Your Relationships With The Anchor-Buoy Method; Use The Alignment Tools To Quickly Align Objects On Your Layout.

FileMaker Web Publishing offers an unparalleled development strategy for database managers, web designers, and programmers who are interested in getting the most out of FileMaker databases on the web. The book introduces the basics of HTML, cascading style sheets, and PHP, then moves on to specific concepts such as database portals, value lists, and complex navigation systems. Advanced topics include uploading and referencing files within the database and sending dynamically formatted emails.

Access 2007 Programming by Example with VBA, XML, and ASP shows non-programmers how Access databases can be created, managed, and customized with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) — a powerful programming language built into Access. Hundreds of hands-on examples and projects throughout the book show users how to take charge of their Access databases with programming. Learn how to Write and debug your programming code with the Visual Basic Editor; access and manipulate databases with Data Access Objects (DAO) and ActiveX Data Objects (ADO); use the Data Definition Language (DDL) to enforce data integrity and manage database security; modify the behavior of forms, reports, and controls by writing event procedures; publish dynamic Access data to the web using Active Server Pages (ASP) and Extensible Markup Language (XML); and work with the new features for tables, forms, reports, macros, and templates that are available in the Access 2007 user interface.

Use FileMaker® technologies to create powerful mobile data apps for iPhone®, iPod® touch, and iPadTM Apple’s FileMaker technologies make it easy to create powerful, data-driven apps for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and any mobile device’s web browser. In this book, leading FileMaker and iOS expert Jesse Feiler teaches you all the skills and techniques you’ll need, whether you’re a developer, knowledge worker, or manager. Feiler thoroughly reviews each strategy for delivering mobile data using FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Server, FileMaker Go, and Bento. You’ll learn how mobile data-driven apps are different from traditional desktop-driven apps, and how to create highly usable interfaces for them. Step by step, Feiler demonstrates how to extend existing databases to mobile devices and the web, and how to create and optimize brand-new databases for iPad and iPhone. This book brings together core principles, practical development techniques, and proven tips and shortcuts. You’ll discover the best ways to incorporate printing, touch interface elements, and location-based features into your apps; integrate data from multiple FileMaker and non-FileMaker sources; and much more. • Use FileMaker Go apps to access FileMaker databases hosted on FileMaker Server or FileMaker Pro, or databases resident on a mobile device • Move FileMaker Pro databases, scripts, and layouts to mobile environments • Develop easy-to-use interfaces for mobile data apps • Design FileMaker Go solutions for iPhone, iPad, or both • Optimize FileMaker databases for FileMaker Go • Integrate printing and charting features into your mobile database apps • Use Bento to share data and synchronize libraries • Work effectively with Bento records, fields, forms, and tables • Build location-aware database apps for iOS mobile devices • Import/export data from Bento, FileMaker, spreadsheets, and other sources • Move FileMaker databases to the web with IWP, CWP, and FileMaker Server Jesse Feiler is a developer, web designer, trainer, and author. He has worked with Apple mobile devices from Newton through iPad and has worked with FileMaker technologies since 1984. Feiler created ChamplainArts.com’s powerful iPad meeting management app MinutesMachine. His books include Using FileMaker Bento, Sams Teach Yourself Drupal in 24 Hours, The Bento Book, and FileMaker Pro 10 in Depth. quepublishing.com northcountryconsulting.com

This book provides practical advice for managers of distributed teams who must design the internal systems and meet deadlines with a diverse team, and for team members who want to develop and maintain professional relationships. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition.

Adobe Captivate 3: The Definitive Guide, the follow-up to Wordware’s popular Macromedia Captivate: The Definitive Guide, steps you through all the procedures needed to create Flash movies based on any software on your desktop. You’ll learn how to create Flash movies, edit individual screens, add and edit sound, even add interactivity (with or without grading) for complete customization. The expanded e-learning chapter in this edition discusses a variety of ways to build quizzing functions with individual questions and question pools. A chapter on branching shows how to move slide elements on a visual display, and how to create paths through a movie that give each viewer a unique experience. This book covers everything from getting the software installed and activated, manipulating the movie files, adding and editing audio, and building quizzes, all the way to delivery mechanisms of the final output and integrating your movies with other applications. With this book, learn to install and configure Captivate; create and edit movies; add, delete, edit, and rearrange slides; incorporate audio and interactivity in your movies; create e-learning content through the use of question slides and branching functions; use a variety of Captivate tools including templates and MenuBuilder.