Aimed at students on a wide variety of business courses who need to know how to use dBase IV (the industry-standard database management system for IBM PC and compatibles), this learning material in this book requires little, if any, input by lecturers, and can be recommended for student self-instruction. It makes no assumptions about business or computing knowledge, but teaches dBase IV techniques and their business applications in simple terms. The text covers all three modes of dBase IV - menu-driven, command-driven and programming - and dBase IV features are progressively introduced in the context of practical business activities. A free disk is provided for lecturers adopting the book as a course text. It includes all the programs and databases used in the book.
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978-1-873981-16-0 (9781873981160)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Introduction - databases in business; using the control centre; creating and searching a database; views and queries - retrieving selected records; modifying the database structure; adding and deleting records; indexing and sorting; producing printed reports; designing data entry screens; checking user output; the applications generator; using the dot prompt to create and search a database; dot prompt commands; creating and running a program; program debugging; programming using screens, queries and printed reports; decisions and conditions - IF and DO CASE commands; looping or iteration - DO WHILE, ENDDO; locating duplicate records; using multiple databases - updating and joining; passing parameters between programs; conclusion - bringing it all together.
