4th D1987 Tutorial

Aciu s 4th Dimension .. Tutorial 4th Dimension by Laurent Ribardiere Copyright © 1987 Acius, Inc . even if advised of the possibility All rights reserved . of such damages . In particular, Acius shall have no liability for This manual was written by Mick any applications developed Renner . with, or data stored in or used Cover design by Patrick Chedal with, 4th Dimension, including C&C . the costs of recovering such programs or data . This manual and the software described in it may not be Apple, AppleShare, AppleTalk, copied, in whole or in part, ImageWriter, LaserWriter, without written consent of MacDraw, Macintosh, and Acius, Inc ., except in the MacPaint are trademarks of normal use of the software or to Apple Computer, Inc. make a backup copy. It is against the law to copy 4th Dimension on magnetic tape, disk, or any other medium for any purpose other than the purchaser's personal use . Even though Acius has tested and reviewed the software and documentation, ACIDS MANS NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO SOFT- WARE, ITS QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, MERCHANT- ABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR P URPOSE. AS A RESULT, THIS SOFTWARE IS SOLD "AS IS," AND YOU THE PURCHASER ARE ASSUMING THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO ITS QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE. IN NO EVENT WILL ACIDS BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECT IN THE SOFTWARE OR ITS DOCUMENTATION, Contents Figures vii Preface About This Book xi What to look for xii What you will not find xiii How the continuing example works xiv Chapter 1 Introducing 4th Dimension 1 What you'll need 2 Hardware 3 Software 3 Learning 4th Dimension 4 Starting 4th Dimension 5 Installing the program on a hard disk 5 Starting the program for the first time 6 Saving and backing up your work 7 Chapter 2 Designing a Database With 4th Dimension 9 What is a database? 10 Kinds of database applications 12 Database design basics 13 Database file structures 14 Linked files 15 Subfiles 16 Input and output 17 Processing 21 4th Dimension's environments 22 The Design environment 23 The Structure editor 24 The Layout editor 25 The Procedure editor 26 The Menu editor 27 The Passwords editor 28 The User environment 29 Entering and modifying data 30 Searching and sorting records 30 …