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Alpha Anywhere Xbasic Workbook
(formerly entitled Alpha Five: Xbasic for Everyone)
by Dr. Peter Wayne
Suitable for Alpha Anywhere and Alpha Five V8-11.
What's inside . . .
- Discussion of terms, tables, sets, field rules and Action Scripting
- Understanding Variables and Constants
- Getting Input and Output
- Understanding Variable scoping and Namespaces
- Discussion on Functions, Methods and Properties
- Using the Interactive Window, Debugger
- Writing scripts for Events
- Understanding Table Pointers
- What you need to know about ordering with Indexes and Queries, Fetching records
- Xbasic for Xdialog, Objects, Form Properties
- Editing users and groups for Security
- Adding memos and external files
- Creating spreadsheets with Crosstabs and Exports
- Creating a "month-at-a glance" calendar
- Using Xbasic in web applications
- Developing your own Object type
- Using Xbasic with Javascript, AJAX and XML, ADO, ODBC and ActiveX
- Upsizing your database with SQL
- Real life examples for setting up an Aged Accounts Receivable and preventing Duplicate Records, creating Time sheets, adding a Running Balance, a Detail General Ledger and an Audit Trail to your financial reports, as well as scanning in Insurance Card data—and more!
Check out the Table of Contents and then take a look at some sample pages. . .
Book Specifications:
Size: 8 1/2 X 11
No of pages: 456
Cover: Heavy duty laminate.
Binding: Spiral Binding
The 2008 edition was written for Alpha Five Version 8, but, is also applicable to Alpha Anywhere and Alpha Five Versions 8-11.
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