No comments about Killer Paradox 5 for Windows/Book and Disk.

No comments about Paradox 5.0 for Windows Slick Tricks.

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5 comments about Paradox 9 Power Programming: The Official Guide.

1. Written on the cover of this book is the claim to be "The Official Guide" for Paradox 9. The introduction says it has material for the beginner and then two paragraphs later it tells you about the things that are left out and that beginner-level books should consulted. This is a good book for intermediate users, but if your a novice, there's no way to tell that this book can't help you until after you buy it. That add's up to money wasted.



2. It appears that Paradox 9 is getting more and more popular now. The best Paradox book I found for newbies is the 'WordPerfect Office 2000 Bible' by Steve Harris. You can find it right here in Amazon.com



3. The title says it all. This is a book about programming. It is not a book for the casual or beginning Paradox user. But it is quite a good introduction into Paradox application development and its powerful ObjectPAL programming language. Paradox's object oriented approach is somewhat "different", and developers coming from another background can use a helping hand. This book is that and more. Highly recommended for advanced Paradox users and database application developers.



4. Overly simplistic with a total lack of continuity. A summary without details to arrive at any practical solutions.



5. this is a great book if you are trying to program with paradox. If you are new to paradox this book will not teach you the basics. This is for middle to advnace users.

   So if you are going to try to use opal, you will need this book.

   the only negative, I wish the book had a better index. i.e if i am looking up a command (i.e tc.lock) it would be next to have a page listing where this command was noted in the book.

No comments about Paradox 5.0 for Windows at a Glance: The Fastest and Easiest Way to Learn Borland Paradox 5.0 for Windows.

No comments about The ABC's of Paradox 4 for DOS (The ABC's series).

No comments about Paradox 4.5 for DOS User's Instant Reference (Sybex Instant Reference Series).

1 comments about Paradox 5 for Windows for Dummies.

1. A very superficial look at Paradox 5 with some lame attempts at humour, but was worth the $1 I paid at the old software bookstore.

5 comments about Paradox 7 Programming Unleashed.

1. I have recently began developing in Paradox 7, and bought Mike Prestwoods Paradox 7 Programming Unleashed. It is great. It covers, I think, every area of Object Pal. I have not read every page yet, because some of the topics, like DDE, DLL and OLE are something I will start exploring later. But it makes it clear that you can use many Windows 95 features.

   The book first explain the area to be covered, and then gives you lots of small examples, that you can test, or just read. It strengthen the idea that you should write not much code, but effective.

   Among many other things it gives you several ways to pass variables, important but difficult for the newbee.

   The book is even fun to read, and really helps you getting into OPAL. I strongly recommend it.




2. I have Mike Prestwood's since Paradox 5. All contents are really my advisor whenever I want any essential information. In the next version of Paradox, I would like Mike to add some more feature on OLE, OLE AUTO and BLOB field in Interbase table or, in other word, Paradox for Client/Server Version.



3. Over the years, I have purchased nearly every Paradox for Windows books I could get my hands on. Things have to be worded just right in order for it to sink into my thick skull. This book is excellent in every way. The examples and explainations along the way "Can't Be Beat". You can't go wrong if you intend to program in Paradox for Windows, especially if you use this book. I'm still waiting for this writer to produce a Paradox version 8 book. Let's hope its soon!



4. Mike has done an excellent job of exposing the details of Paradox, and putting it all together into a readable format that can be used as a reference by beginner and advanced programmers alike.

   The strong point of this book is it's index, which is beyond complete, it is intense.




5. This book is full of practical examples and gives you a clearer idea of the unique nature of Paradox's ObjectPAL language.

1 comments about Using Borland Paradox 7 for Windows 95 and Windows Nt, Special Edition (Special Edition Using).

1. After several months of searching, as this book was already out of print, I finally located a used copy and it turned into the best buy for me in a long time. With an extensive index and related subject references at the end of each chapter, navigating the book is easy. It's size is enough to make most readers weak in the knees, but if it's treated more as a reference book to be used as the situation arises, you'll soon reserve a place of honor on the desk for easy reach. Most of the instructions are easy to understand, even for beginners like myself. There are some areas I've avoided for when I feel more comfortable, but that is a very small portion of the book. I do sometimes wish the examples were a little less basic to help take the reader beyond the very simplest concepts of database management. But, then again that's what really makes this book so helpful in the first place. After two years of regular use, I still refer to it for a refresher.