A new edition of the highly praised introduction to dBASE, now covering the latesst release of the software. Easy tutorials cover all the essentials of database management, but at a pace that won't intimidate newcomers. Step-by-step examples cover mailing list management, inventory, and accounting tasks.

Aims to provide a handy guide for dBase IV 1.5 beginners. It provides many hands-one examples and explanations which focus on using dBase IV 1.5 most effectively. It covers everything from simple customer files to multi-file databases and shows how to create a user first database in minutes.

Workflow is Oracle's E-Business Suite tool for modeling business processes. Workflow combines procedures performed by the computer with a system of notifications that allow humans to better direct the computer how to proceed. This book provides a very thorough explanation of the various components of Workflow. You'll learn step by step how to develop and test custom Workflows, and how to administer Workflow using OAM, the Workflow Management screens, and Oracle Diagnostics. This book also explains how the underlying tables store the data generated by Workflow, and how to perform the setups required for a few of the most commonly used Oracle Workflows. The book also includes SQL scripts and sample procedures that we use at Solution Beacon to assess and solve Workflow problems, as well as DBA topics like cloning considerations and partitioning Workflow objects.

Practical Personal Computing for Healthcare Professionals

This book presents many hands-on examples and in-depth descriptions of using dBASE IV effectively. Will appeal to absolute beginners, with little or no computer experience, as well as to experienced dBASE users. Includes several useful appendixes.