FileMaker Pro: Scripting

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About this class

Our FileMaker Pro Scripting course shows how to add automation to your FileMaker Pro solutions using the ScriptMaker.

This training may be available onsite; please contact us if you are interested.

Who will the lesson benefit?

Assumes familiarity with all aspects of FileMaker Pro and basic knowledge of scripts.

Contents of this class

Basics

• Script categories
• Visible and hidden scripts
• Benefits of modular design
• Naming systems
• Using comments
• Updating script steps
• Subdividing scripts
• Importing scripts
• Creating startup scripts
• Creating exit scripts

Script steps

• Control
• Navigation
• Sort/Find/Print
• Editing
• Fields
• Records
• Windows
• Files
• Spelling
• Open Menu Item
• Miscellaneous

Scripting structures

• Controlling program flow
• Pause, Exit, Halt and Resume
• Conditional statements
• Looping through records
• Portal looping

Core techniques

• Using global fields
• Using set field
• Constants and variables Importance of status functions
• Error capture
• Working with multiple files
• Exchanging data between files
• Using calculations
• Advanced techniques
• Creating time-bombed solutions
• Basics of debugging
• Identifying the source of errors
• Using temporary fields
• Cross platform issues

FileMaker Pro: Scripting / FMK3

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