DATABASE DEVELOPERS GET CONSTRUCTION HELP WITH NEW POWERBUILDER BOOK

Berkeley, CA, December 29, 1994 -- PowerBuilder is a potent tool used by
information systems managers and developers for creating custom database
applications. Now The PowerBuilder Construction Kit allows beginners and
intermediate users alike to harness PowerBuilder's full potential to
create dynamic and effective applications--all without the assistance of
professional software programmers.

This book, written by experts L. John Ribar and Steven Nameroff, covers
fundamental database concepts to advanced PowerBuilder version 4 features.
Readers will learn how to design, create, and maintain executable programs
using PowerBuilder's object-oriented, client-server tools for creating
front-ends, querying, and building reports for databases.

The PowerBuilder Construction Kit explains

* Database concepts and buzzwords
* Object-oriented programming and Windows programming basics
* PowerBuilder basics
* Building an application with PowerBuilder
* Advanced topics, such as using ODBC with external databases,
  coverage of WATCOM SQL, and a discussion of PowerScript
* ERwin/ERX, the graphical database design tool from Logic Works that
  functions seamlessly with PowerBuilder

Written for database "do-it-yourselfers" everywhere, The PowerBuilder
Construction Kit lets people take control of their databases and
information and push their applications to the limit.

The PowerBuilder Construction Kit is soft cover, 318 pages, and has
examples and illustrations throughout. Suggested retail price: $24.95.
ISBN: 0-07-882079-0. For orders only, phone (800) 227-0900, Monday through
Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm, Pacific Time.

L. John Ribar is a programmer and the author of several acclaimed books on
C programming, including BYTE's Windows Programmer's Cookbook, C
DiskTutor, and FORTRAN Programming for Windows. Ribar is the president of
Picasso Software Group, a software development firm in York, Pennsylvania,
specializing in the creation of custom applications and programming
tools.

Steve Nameroff is the author of QuickBASIC: The Complete Reference, and
co-author of WordPerfect 6: The Complete Reference and Turbo Pascal 7: The
Complete Reference. Steve works as a consultant for Rational Software
Corporation, specializing in complex software development using
object-oriented methodologies.

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publisher of books about computers, software, and technology for people at
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well-known McGraw-Hill magazines including Business Week and BYTE. A
division of McGraw-Hill's Professional Publishing Group,
Osborne/McGraw-Hill is targeting consumer support, emerging technologies,
and innovative applications for future computer books.

Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2600 Tenth St, Berkeley, CA 94710
510-549-6600,  Fax: 510-549-6603,   orders: 800-227-0900

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