Thanks for that suggestion Geoffrey.(How's the nipper?)
There was one other suggestion from Steve Cooney
I find it hard to believe that all you obviously competent Delphi people posting
to this list, don't have tucked away somewhere some really nifty reference books.
I'm sure there are some silent subscribers who would find your suggestions
useful.
Mark.
Axis wrote:
> I would have to suggest that for beginners that Delphi for Dummies is an
> excellent starting point for the absolute beginner. I havent moved onto the
> intermediate level yet so cant comment on that.
>
> Geoff
>
> Mark Howard wrote:
>
> > Hi Guys
> >
> > It would be interesting and useful to me (and maybe some others) to get
> > some feedback on what are considered to be the best reference books for
> > beginner/intermediate level Delphinians.
> >
> > Some areas that I need to address in particular are:
> >
> > Understanding Paradox files, structure, indexing, recovery from
> > corruption etc.
> >
> > Mixed file type (ascii/Paradox) transaction processing applications.
> > eg read ascii file; lookup additional data in Paradox tables; write
> > result set to Paradox table.
> > Techniques and Tips.
> >
> > Detailed reference for the complete SQL useable in Paradox, complete
> > with examples. Inner/Outer, Left/Right joins etc etc.
> >
> > A Beginners Guide to Error Trapping and Handling - from philosophy to
> > implementation.
> >
> > Suggestions, please. It might help keep me off the list with silly
> > questions!
> >
> > TIA
> > Mark
> >
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