Author: Wayne Kawamoto
In an era when many companies slap a few alterations onto an interface and call it a new version, FileMaker Pro 10 bucks the trend with a solid upgrade that will appeal to both customers and developers. Even easier to use than the previous version, FMP 10 ups its game with powerful new dynamic reports and trigger scripts.
Its the Features
Dynamic reporting capabilities offer new efficiencies and convenience. Now, when you view a grouped report and make changes, youll see them immediately. Also, after changing a value, the record moves to the appropriate section of the report right away. This on-the-fly feature easily beats the old and inefficient process that asked you to switch views and relied on a clumsy preview mode.
The new Quick Start Screen offers lots of options to create new databases, to open existing ones, to browse for files and more. (Click for larger image).
In this latest version, script triggers are a gift from FileMaker Pro to developers. Much like applying macros, you can use script triggers to automatically run scripts that are launched by user actions such as: clicking buttons, changing values, entering data into fields and more. Script triggers let you automatically perform almost any function that FileMaker can do and offers generous options to apply logic. You can even link Script triggers together to run from a single event.
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