Visual FoxPro Database Design Tutorial

Author: Yang Peili et al.
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: Visual FoxPro is an excellent database management system product developed by Microsoft. It adopts a visual and object-oriented programming approach, simplifying the development process of application systems and significantly improving development efficiency. This book has the following characteristics:
Concise and to the point. The book introduces the basic concepts of database technology and the fundamental methods of system development in a concise manner, progressing from simple to complex with a focus on key points, aiming to guide readers to master Visual FoxPro in a relatively short time.
Systematic. The book systematically introduces the operational environment and methods of Visual FoxPro, taking tables as a starting point to comprehensively cover the design principles and methods of databases, queries, forms, classes, reports, and menus in Visual FoxPro. It places special emphasis on the principles and programming methods of object-oriented programming.
Balanced between theory and practice. The book incorporates numerous examples to strengthen the understanding of various operations and design methods in Visual FoxPro. Most design examples include an analysis of the design process, helping readers grasp the design methods of the examples and gradually develop a scientific approach to analysis and design. Additionally, the book provides a large number of hands-on experiments for each chapter and a final course project to enhance readers' independent design capabilities.
This book is accompanied by an electronic teaching plan for instructors. It comprehensively introduces the Visual FoxPro (VFP) database programming language, covering everything from basic database concepts and operations to various aspects of application design. The book organizes the main knowledge of VFP in a logical sequence, explaining the operational design aspects to enable readers to quickly master data processing methods on the VFP platform.
Starting from the programming section, the book closely integrates the theme of object-oriented programming to cultivate readers' object-oriented programming skills. It provides numerous debugged and running examples to facilitate beginners. At the end of the book, a course project is included to further enhance readers' practical application skills.
This book can serve as an introductory textbook for VFP courses in higher education institutions or for self-study purposes.