Siliconwasteland

The problem: Your boss has demanded a simple, flat-file database, and you don't know how to create one. It doesn't matter that it's just a simple one (for tracking invoices, inventory, and contacts), or that flexible, powerful software (FileMaker Pro 7) has already been purchased. If you've never created a database before, the task can be daunting. 

The solution: This low-priced, compact guide! Recognizing that you don't necessarily want or need to know about every FileMaker Pro 7 feature, this focused, four-color volume demonstrates the quickest route to creating a functional, organized database-nothing more and certainly nothing less. Using large color illustrations and a minimum of verbiage, it provides the basics you need to get going without bogging you down with detailed explanations of all of FileMaker's intricacies.

Sample content: Table of Contents, Creating the Destination Report

160 pages, full color
Retail: $12.99
Peachpit Press, 2005

Siliconwasteland price: Unsigned $6.49; Signed $12.99