Title: 	What Every Paradox 5 for Windows Programer Should Know
by: 	Mike A. Prestwood
Tech Edited by:	Randy Spitz

Sample disks:	Two disks (expand out to 7 MB)
Price:		$44.95

This 1230 page book, sample applications, and utilities is geared toward
developers and is all on ObjectPAL. This second edition is a 
complete rewrite of the first edition and is all on version 5.0. The disk
set includes only material developed exclusively for this book. Among the 
18 sample applications and utilities is an invoicing system, Paradox 
Desktop 2.0, a script to deliver all objects in a directory, 
Prestwood's Data Dictionary, and LAUNCH.EXE.

Order Information:
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Price: $44.95
Publisher: Sams
ISBN #: 0-672-30533-x

See your local bookstore to buy a copy. If your local bookstore does not 
have it, then have them order it for you. Alternatively, you can order it 
directly form Sams:

o  Sams Order line: 1 800 428 5331
o  Sams Order fax line: 1 800 448 3804 or 317 573 2583
   (SAMS is online on CIS, just type GO SAMS)

Part one: Getting Ready for ObjectPAL
1  THE PARADOX SYSTEM -- Design methodology
2  TABLES AND DEVELOPING -- Table structures, relating tables, primary keys
3  FORMS AND DEVELOPING -- Forms and the developer
4  FIRST OBJECTPAL EXPERIENCE -- Introduction to ObjectPAL
5  THE OBJECTPAL EDITOR -- Exploring the ObjectPAL editor

Part two: ObjectPAL basics
6  OBJECTPAL CONCEPTS -- OOP vs. Object Based, concepts
7  EVENT MODEL BASICS -- Explore the event model and default behavior
8  WHERE TO PUT CODE
9  SYNTAX -- The alternate syntax, Prestwood's Coding Convention & more
10 CONTROL STRUCTURES
11 DATA TYPES
12 CATEGORIES OF COMMANDS IN OBJECTPAL

Part three: Exploring ObjectPAL
13 THE DISPLAY MANAGERS -- Application, forms, & tableviews
14 USING QUERIES
15 HANDLING REPORTS -- Controlling reports with menus and toolbars
16 USING TABLE AND TCURSOR VARIABLES
17 HANDLING THE DATA MODEL
18 FIELDS, TABLE FRAMES, AND MROS
19 MANIPULATING STRINGS AND HANDLING THE KEYBOARD
20 PROPERTIES
21 MANIPULATING DESIGN OBJECTS
22 IMPORTING AND EXPORTING DATA
23 STORING AND CENTRALIZING CODE -- Custom methods/procedures, libraries, & scripts
24 EXPLORING ACTION AND MENUACTION
25 USING MENUS, TOOLBARS, AND THE FILE SYSTEM
26 LAUNCHING THINGS
27 USING DDE AND OLE
28 MULTIMEDIA AND OBJECTPAL

Part four: Special topics
29 DEALING WITH ERRORS -- The debugger and debugging techniques
30 THE EVENT MODEL REVISITED -- In depth study of the event model
31 USING AND WRITING DLLS
32 USING THE WINDOWS API
33 THE SYSTEM, SESSION, AND BINARY TYPES
34 NETWORKING
35 USING PARADOX WITH SQL -- Both on local tables & in the client/server model
36 DELIVERING YOUR APPLICATION -- Beta testing, delivering, and more

A INSTALLATION AND SETUP
B SPECIFICATIONS OF PARADOX FOR WINDOWS
C DATABASE QUICK REFERENCE
D METHODS AND PROCEDURES
E PROPERTIES
F CONSTANTS
G ERRORS
H ASCII AND ANSI CHARACTER SETS
Glossary