Database and Business Applications

Author: Higher Education Press
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Publish Date: 2000-07-01
Features: This book is one of the series textbooks for the Business Automation program in secondary vocational schools. Following a step-by-step approach, it introduces the commonly used commands, operation steps, basic programming concepts, and usage of various tools in FoxPro for Windows, supplemented by abundant examples to guide learners in mastering the process and techniques of programming. This book is specifically written for readers who lack basic database application skills, aiming to help them achieve intermediate operational and programming capabilities. The book consists of twelve chapters, primarily covering an overview of database technology, the basic concepts of FoxPro for Windows, the creation and modification of database files, the language foundation of FoxPro for Windows, editing, sorting, indexing, and statistics of database records, data querying and report generation, operations on multiple database files, the basics of structured programming in FoxPro and the usage of various generators, examples of commercial application design, and Windows-style interface design. This book can serve as a textbook for the Business Automation program in secondary vocational schools, a training manual for working professionals, and a reference book for managers and self-learners.