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Book:   FileMaker Pro 8: The Missing Manual
Subject:   Too many errors in this book to make it useful
Date:   2008-03-09 12:55:44
From:   Anonymous Reader
Response to: Too many errors in this book to make it useful

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Thank you, Adam. I was beginning to believe that it was just me. The only thing that I can say for this book is that it is easier to read and use than others that I have tried on the subject. I tried what was supposedly the definitive book on this software, "FileMaker Pro 8 Bible", and it was so convoluted and wordy and strayed around so much that I just gave up on it. I can say that this "Missing Manual" at least gave me a better get-go start at understanding the use of the software.


I do agree that the editors seem to have been lax. Because of the high quality of what I have previously used from O'Reilly, I was sorely disappointed in the unworkable parts of this book.

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"One of the beauties of the Missing Manuals is that there is always something new to discover and the research is quite thorough...I kept finding snippets of information, in the way of Tips or Notes, that would give just that bit extra."
--Graham K. Rogers, Bangkok Post