The Best Filemaker Book I've Used...

I bought a couple other Filemaker 8 books before I bought this one (I think the Filemaker 8 Bible was the biggest) and this book is head and shoulder above the rest. I can't put my finger on what makes it better because they all cover the same things, but I could really UNDERSTAND more from the Using Filemaker 8 book than all the rest. Plus the copy I bought came with the entire book on PDF which is nice for searching on specify terms or functions. I strongly suggest you get the Filemaker 8 Functions and Scripts Desk Reference that goes along with this book because it goes into good detail on the syntax and purposes of Functions. I only wish the book covered more methods to accomplish more complicated tasks but I suppose every database has it's unique challenges and they can't cover every conceivable thing. Great book, I highly recommend it.

I also have to say that I really love Filemaker 8. If you've never used it, it's very powerful and amazingly easy once you understand a few concepts. I learned Filemaker from scratch with no previous database or scripting experience mostly with the help of this book. Also, you can have Filemaker perform Applescript scripts (provided your a Mac user) which is very cool, but Applescript is another topic all-together.

Other Reviews

• Still a Relevant Technical Resource
• Not quite the best bedtime reading
• The Best Filemaker Book I've Used...
• Excellent book, for hard-core developers too.
• Delivers far less than it promises