Infomaker 5: Professional Reference : A Guide to Developing Client/Server Applications - Softcover

Roseen, Jane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0070539995 ISBN 13: 9780070539990

Publisher: Computing McGraw-Hill, 1997

Synopsis

A tutorial and user's guide to the InfoMaker development environment, for new and experienced InfoMaker users as well as PowerBuilder developers who must support InfoMaker applications. Chapters are organized in the sequence of events for building an InfoMaker application, with short tutorials, step-by-step instructions, and an ongoing application example. For beginning to intermediate-level computer users familiar with InfoMaker. A working knowledge of relational database theory is helpful. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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From the Back Cover

Make the most of InfoMaker 5's powerful cross-database access, reporting and application prototyping capabilities! Tens of thousands of developers, DBAs, and users looking for the ideal client/server user interface are convinced that they have found it in Powersoft's InfoMaker 5-the fast growing information access and reporting tool that crosses platform and database lines to bring back data from diverse systems throughout an organization. In this unique and timely book, InfoMaker 5 users will also find the tips and techniques they need to gain maximum productivity from this extremely powerful and popular product. The author provides an easy-to-follow tutorial and user's guide that works in conjunction with product documentation to get both beginning and experienced users off to the fastest possible start with this latest release of InfoMaker. Topics covered include: InfoMaker Basics, from concepts and installation to customization of the program; InfoMaker Painters and how to choose the right one for the job; Planning your InfoMaker project and conforming to standards and guidelines; Navigating the environment and working with databases and data types; Building and modifying forms, producing customized reports and much more. InfoMaker 5 Professional Reference is beneficial not only to InfoMaker users, but also to PowerBuilder developers who must support InfoMaker applications. The book contains a description and examples of form styles, functions, and libraries of objects which can be used between the two environments. No matter what your InfoMaker job or experience, you'll benefit from this book's step-by-step organization and approach to building an InfoMaker 5 application-ready to use on the job! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jane Roseen (Warroad, MN) is Managing Editor of the webzine The PowerBuilder and Java Journal and edited the recent Secrets of the PowerBuilder Masters. She is a widely experienced developer of mainframe, PC, and client/server applications.

Edition details

• Publisher: Computing McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0070539995
• ISBN 13: 9780070539990
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 398