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Title: Crystal Reports 8 For Dummies by Douglas J. Wolf ISBN: 0764506420 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: August, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.6
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Beginnings
Comment: After reading so many of these book reviews and wondering if they were accurate, it's time to contribute, help others and affirm that reviews regarding this book are indeed accurate.
While I resented buying anything that says ..."for dummies" on it and have absolutely avoided doing so in the past, I must say that when I got my hands on this particular dummies book I was pleasantly surprised. While the others are mindlessly verbose for filler, this one is not. The writer sticks to what you really need to get started using this powerful application.
It's was a classic situation: I needed a fast start and had to produce something useful in an unreasonably short timeframe. It worked. I've used this book as the starter and also purchased "a very heavy" book for the advanced work I yet need to do. It's a useful two-pronged approach that works. Thanks to Doug Wolf for some very nice, concise work!
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Tutorial - Goes way beyond the Manual's Tutorial
Comment: If you want a great Tutorial on how to use Crystal Reports 8.0 or 8.5 this is the book for you. Once you get a good feel for the product and you need to delve into more complex reporting needs and scenarios the product manual would be your next step... or other reference books such as CRYSTAL REPORTS 8.5 - The Complete Reference, published by McGraw Hill/Osborne.
Rating: 5
Summary: Just what it sounds like...a good beginner book
Comment: Well this book is just what it professes to be, a book for the people who said "I've got this big program, now what?" It'll get you going on creating your first reports and getting productive on Crystal reports rather nicely and quickly. Especially if you already have reporting tool experience (just as simple as knowing how to use MS Access reporting tool or something else) you'll find it so easy to follow along!
However if you're a power user, such as an Enterprise administrator or developer looking to add Crystal Reports data to your apps this book won't completely satisfy your needs, be prepared to step up to one of the more complete references after you're done with this book. Still though you'll want to start here.
(Just as a side note: the price for Crystal Reports 8.5 the Complete Reference is cheaper here at Amazon.com than anywhere else including shipping).
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Title: Seagate Crystal Reports 8: The Complete Reference (Book/CD-ROM package) by George Peck ISBN: 0072125659 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 28 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Crystal Reports 8.5: The Complete Reference by George Peck, Michael Mueller, Lyssa Wald ISBN: 0072193271 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 26 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Crystal Reports: A Beginner's Guide by David G. McAmis ISBN: 0072193263 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 03 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: SQL for Dummies by Allen G. Taylor ISBN: 0764507370 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 15 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Microsoft® SQL Server® 2000 For Dummies® by Anthony T. Mann ISBN: 0764507753 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: January, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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