The first in a two-book series about Business Intelligence and Reporting Technology, BIRT: A Field Guide to Reporting introduces reporting to a broad base of users. Built on the Eclipse platform, this exciting technology makes it possible for programmers and non-programmers to build and deploy complex reports with minimal effort.

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Microsoft Office 2007 is a major upgrade from the last version of Office; Access will also be greatly revised. Alison Balter is the name that Access developers will trust to guide them through Access 2007’s new features. She has the rare ability to take complex topics and explain them clearly, as shown by the success of her ten previous books on Access. Balter is known for providing real-world solutions to specific Access development problems. She also is known for her ability to back up her practical examples with just enough underlying theory to give the reader a good overall understanding of Access. In short, this book will provide beginning and intermediate Access developers with everything that they need to know to design and build Access 2007 applications. It should also appeal to DBAs and power users who want or need to get started building custom Access apps. This latest book in her Mastering Access series will not disappoint her many fans who anxiously await each new version, and should win her new fans as well.

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SQL Server 2005 Reporting Essentials shows you how to use Report Builder, a tool that lets information workers build ad hoc reports, and how to use Report Designer, a report development tool hosted in Visual Studio that lets you interactively create reports. This book shows you how to publish, manage, and run those reports.

This book concludes by showing the three mechanisms used by developers to integrate reports into applications: form controls, parameterized URLs, and web services.

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Access 2007 for Starters – The Missing Manual teaches you the basics of Access 2007 so you can start using this popular database program right away. You’ll learn how to work with Access’ most useful features to design databases, maintain them, search for valuable nuggets of information, and build attractive forms for quick-and-easy data entry.

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Digital Multimedia Perception and Design provides a well-rounded synopsis of the state-of-the-art technologies in perceptual-based multimedia design. It is the only such book on the market, uniting cutting-edge research by some of the top people in the field and filling a gap in the existing multimedia design literature. Digital Multimedia Perception and Design highlights how perceptual requirements can be incorporated in the design, development and transmission of multimedia, providing readers with a rich body of research and work done in this exciting area. This book aids all those interested in building true end-to-end multimedia information systems, and is useful to researchers, multimedia designers, and content and infrastructure providers.

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Digital Character Animation 3 is packed with beautiful new artwork and Maestri’s invaluable expert tips. Along with clear instruction on the theory and practice of foundation techniques such as rigging, walk-cycles, and lip-synch¨Cthe tutorials and exercises in this book let you practice what you¡¯ve learned. Maestri also offers in-depth information on creating nuanced characters that feel ¡°alive¡± and win audience empathy and attention. The book¡¯s final chapter guides you through the entire filmmaking process, from story development through voice casting and animation directing.

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Film Production Management will tell you in step-by-step detail how to produce a screenplay and get it onto the big screen. Whether you are an aspiring or seasoned film professional, this book will be an indispensable resource for you on a day-to-day basis. This updated edition remains true to the practical, hands-on approach that has made previous editions so successful, and has been updated with revised forms, permits, and budgets applicable to all productions; contains important information on standards and typical processes and practices; includes the latest information available on technological advances such as digital FX; and discusses the impact of the Internet on filmmaking.

Film production professionals at all levels of experience will benefit from the information in this handbook to film production management.

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Creating your MySQL Database is an innovative and essential short guide for everyone on how to structure your data and set-up your MySQL database tables efficiently and easily. If you’re creating a dynamic web application using open-source tools, then you’re probably going to be setting up a MySQL database. Getting the design of this database right for your application and its data is vital, but it’s often an intimidating and little-known process for non-developers and developers alike. Written by the creator of the popular phpMyAdmin tool, this book is a short but complete guide on how to design good data structures for MySQL. For most of us, setting up the database for an application is often an afterthought. While you don’t need to be a professional database designer to create a working application, knowing a few insider tips and techniques can make both the process easier and the end result much more effective. This book doesn’t set out to make you an expert in data analysis, but it does provide a quick and easy way to raise your game in this essential part of getting your application right.

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Get comprehensive information to plan, deploy, administer, and support Microsoft SQL Server 2005 in organizations of any size. With the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Administrator’s Companion, you get mission-critical information in a single volumestraight from the experts.

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The “Learning PHP and MySQL” book starts with the very basics of the PHP language, including strings and arrays, pattern matching and a detailed discussion of the variances in different PHP versions. Next, it explains how to work with MySQL, covering information on SQL data access for language and data fundamentals like tables and statements. Finally, after it’s sure that you’ve mastered these separate concepts, the book shows you how to put them together to generate dynamic content. In the process, you’ll also learn about error handling, security, HTTP authentication, and more.

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