dBase III Plus made simple with dBase IV and Foxbase+ / Ravi Kant Taxali.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Delhi, India : Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, c1991Description: xvi, 470 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • QA 76.9.D3 .T39 1991
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Getting Started -- 3. Viewing and Editing Data -- 4. Modifying Structure and File Utilities -- 5. Managing Database -- 6. Printing Reports and Labels -- 7. Memory Variables and Functions -- 8. Command Files -- 9. Programming with dBASE III PLUS -- 10. Mathematical Commands and Other Functions -- 11. Multiple Database Files -- 12. Designing Custom Screens -- 13. Error Conditions and Program Debugging Aids -- 14. Advanced Features of dBASE III PLUS -- 15. Applications Generator -- 16. Pay-roll Problem -- 17. Development of Inventory Control Package -- 18. Protection and Networking -- 19. Some Useful Tips -- 20. Overview of dBASE IV -- Appendixes -- Index.
Summary: Specially designed for beginners, this books presents the features of dBASE III PLUS in a step-by-step manner. The 'self-study' approach is used throughout the book. Various commands and functions are explained in detail and illustrated through several real-life examples. The need for using a particular command is explained along with its application. More than 100 direct images of the screen are included showing what happens on the screen when a command is executed. Two case studies on Pay-roll Problem and Inventory Control are presented to illustrate program development for real-life applications. The book also presents the features of dBASE IV and FoxBASE+ and explains the differences between these software packages and dBASE III PLUS.
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Includes index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Getting Started -- 3. Viewing and Editing Data -- 4. Modifying Structure and File Utilities -- 5. Managing Database -- 6. Printing Reports and Labels -- 7. Memory Variables and Functions -- 8. Command Files -- 9. Programming with dBASE III PLUS -- 10. Mathematical Commands and Other Functions -- 11. Multiple Database Files -- 12. Designing Custom Screens -- 13. Error Conditions and Program Debugging Aids -- 14. Advanced Features of dBASE III PLUS -- 15. Applications Generator -- 16. Pay-roll Problem -- 17. Development of Inventory Control Package -- 18. Protection and Networking -- 19. Some Useful Tips -- 20. Overview of dBASE IV -- Appendixes -- Index.

Specially designed for beginners, this books presents the features of dBASE III PLUS in a step-by-step manner. The 'self-study' approach is used throughout the book. Various commands and functions are explained in detail and illustrated through several real-life examples. The need for using a particular command is explained along with its application. More than 100 direct images of the screen are included showing what happens on the screen when a command is executed. Two case studies on Pay-roll Problem and Inventory Control are presented to illustrate program development for real-life applications. The book also presents the features of dBASE IV and FoxBASE+ and explains the differences between these software packages and dBASE III PLUS.

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