FileMaker Pro 13: The Missing Manual

Name: FileMaker Pro 13: The Missing Manual
Brand: O'Reilly
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Erschienen am 27. Juni 2014

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Intro
The Missing Credits
Introduction
Why FileMaker Pro?
About This Book
Macintosh and Windows
About the Outline
What's New in FileMaker Pro 13
The Very Basics
About the Online Resources
Safari® Books Online
Part One: Getting Started with FileMaker
Chapter 1: Working with Your Database
A Very Quick Database Tour
Opening and Closing Database Files
Adding Data to Your Database
Navigating Your Database
Finding Records
Sorting Records
Same Database, Different Views
Saving Your Database
Using FileMaker's Help Menu
Chapter 2: Organizing and Editing Records
Views
Advanced Find Techniques
Editing What's in Your Fields
Changing Text Appearance
Checking Spelling
Preview Mode and Printing
Part Two: Building Your First Database
Chapter 3: Creating a Custom Database
Creating a New Database
Creating and Managing Fields in Form View
Understanding Layouts
Customizing a Layout
Creating a New Layout
Arrange and Align Tools
Chapter 4: Adding Power to Your Database
Creating a Simple Calculation
Creating a Related Table
Creating and Using Portals
Using Tab Controls
Adding Merge Fields
Writing a Basic Script
Creating a Dynamic Report with the Assistant
Creating a Trailing Group Report
Creating Charts in Table View
Changing the Default Account
Summing Up
Part Three: Thinking Like a Developer
Chapter 5: Creating and Managing a Relational Database
Understanding Relational Databases
Modeling Your Database
Creating a Relational Database
Using Relational Database Power
Lookups
Reviewing Relationship Concepts
Chapter 6: Field Options
Understanding Field Types
Auto-Enter Field Options
Validation Options
Storage Options
Beyond Text: Container Fields
Chapter 7: Layout Mechanics
Layout Types
Layout Parts
Formatting Fields
Advanced Field Controls
Tab Order
Creating Layouts for Printing
Chapter 8: Layout Design
Layout Themes
Touch Themes
Styles
Grids, Guides, and Dynamic Guides
Screen Stencils
Data Formatting
Merge Fields
Merge Variables
Tooltips
Autosizing
Buttons
Chapter 9: Understanding Calculations
Understanding Calculations
Using a Related Field in a Calculation
Understanding the Specify Calculation Dialog Box
Auto-Enter Calculations
Validate Data Entry with a Calculation
Commenting in Calculations
Chapter 10: More Calculations and Data Types
Number Crunching Calculations
Going Beyond Basic Calculations
Text Calculations
Date and Time Calculations
Containers in Calculations
Chapter 11: Understanding Scripts
Understanding Scripts
Your First Script
Shortcuts to the Edit Script Window
The Importance of the Layout
Running Scripts
Organizing Your Scripts
Branching and Looping in Scripts
Script Triggers
Chapter 12: Exploring Script Steps
Go to Layout
Go to Object
Scripting for Fields
Working with Records
Finding Records
Sorting Records
Working with Windows
Working with Files
Printing
Other Script Steps
Part Four: Becoming a Power Developer
Chapter 13: Applying Developer Utilities
Copying and Pasting Database Structure
Script Debugger
The Data Viewer
Disable Script Steps
The Database Design Report
Custom Functions
Custom Menus
Developer Utilities
File Maintenance
Chapter 14: Advanced Relationship Techniques
Advanced Relationships
Portal Filtering
Understanding Table Occurrences
Table Occurrence Groups
Understanding Graph Arrangements
Connecting Database Files
Using Multiple Relationship Techniques
Chapter 15: Reporting and Analysis
Summary Fields and Subsummary Parts
Web Viewer Objects
Conditional Formatting
Basic Charting (Found Set Charts)
Chart Formatting
Charting and Reports
Advanced Charting
Chapter 16: Advanced Calculations
Understanding Boolean Functions
Using Storage Options
Logical Functions
The Let() Function and Variables
Recursion
Plug-Ins
Chapter 17: Advanced Scripting
Commenting Scripts
Importing Scripts
Communicating with Database Users
Creating Modular Scripts
Script Parameters
Script Variables
Handling Errors
Advanced Script Triggers
Putting a Complex Script Together
Part Five: Security and Integration
Chapter 18: Adding Security
How Security Works
Privilege Sets
Managing Accounts
Extended Privileges
Managing External File Access
Scripts and Security
Chapter 19: Sharing Data Using FileMaker Server
Understanding Database Sharing
FileMaker Network Sharing
Working with a Shared File
FileMaker Server
Server Hardware
Chapter 20: Sharing Data with WebDirect and FileMaker Go
Understanding WebDirect
Enabling WebDirect in a Database
Opening a Database in FileMaker Go
Connecting with a Web Browser
Designing for WebDirect and FileMaker Go
Designing for Go
Designing for WebDirect
Customizing the WebDirect Home Page
Sharing Databases on the Internet Without WebDirect
Chapter 21: Sharing Data with Other Systems
Sharing Your Data with Others
Snapshot Link
External SQL Sources
Exporting Data
Importing Data
Import Data Sources
Importing and Exporting in a Script
Part Six: Appendixes
Appendix A: Getting Help
Getting Help from FileMaker Pro
FileMaker's Installed Extras
Getting Help from the Community
Appendix B: File Conversion
Compatibility
Understanding Conversion
Start with a Test Run
Converting a Single File
Converting Multiple Files
Appendix C: Using the Insert Commands with Container Fields
Appendix D: FileMaker Error Codes
Index
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