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.

All-inclusive, user-friendly, and filled with helpful illustrations, this groundbreaking work provides the most detailed treatment to date of dBASE IV programming commands, functions, menus, windows, testing and debugging procedures, and documentation techniques.

This handbook enables intermediate and advanced programmers to master dBASE IV system design and programming in the quickest fashion. It includes three books in one: a complete course on developing and writing business and accounting systems with dBASE IV programming language; a full-featured, ready-to-use accounts receivable system; and a detailed dBASE IV language reference.