Information About
This book covers how to create, edit, store, retrieve, sort, search, print, and restructure a database, the concept of scripts, advanced techniques involving multiple tables of information, general techniques that you can use to manage information as well as techniques for interfacing with other software systems such as Lotus 1-2-3, Symphony, and dBASE II and III, and the Paradox Application Language (PAL).
Additional Details
- Title
- Mastering Paradox
- Creators
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- Simpson, Alan, 1953-
- Subject
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- Database management
- PAL (Computer program language)
- Paradox (Computer program)
- Publisher
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- Tech Publications, 1986
- National Library Board Singapore, 1986
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, ill.
- Table of Contents
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- Introduction -- ch. 1. Databases -- ch. 2. Creating a table -- ch. 3. Adding data to a table -- ch. 4. Viewing table data -- ch. 5. Editing and validating data -- ch. 6. Sorting -- ch. 7. Searching the database -- ch. 8. Printing formatted reports -- ch. 9. Custom forms -- ch. 10. Restructuring a talbe -- ch. 11. Scripts -- ch. 12. Database design with multiple tables -- ch. 13. Advanced queries and calculations -- ch. 14. Advanced report techniques -- ch. 15. Automatic updating -- ch. 16. Managing files -- ch. 17. Introduction to PAL programming -- ch. 18. A sample PAL application -- ch. 19. Handy tips and techniques -- ch. 20. The applications generator -- Appendix A. Summary of PAL vocabulary -- Appendix B. Keys used in table view -- Appendix C. Keys used in form view -- Appendix D. Key used in field view -- Appendix E. Keys used in report/form/script editor -- Appendix F. dBase III commands with Paradox equivalents -- Index.
- Edition
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- 2nd ed., Authorised South-East Asian ed.
- Copyright
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- All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2009.