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FileMaker Pro 8: Advanced Tutorials

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FileMaker Pro is powerful enough to handle most database jobs yet easy enough to create simple solutions in minutes. This practical "how to" course by FileMaker expert John Mark Osborne, starts from advanced level and uses a single invoicing example to demonstrate FileMaker Pro features and techniques including the Ultimate Find, saving a found set of records for future retrieval, saving find criteria for future use, text parsing to create features, making new requests easier for users, parsing web form generated emails, five methods for deleting duplicates, recursive phone filter, creating preferences in a single-user and multi-user scenario, web-like back and forward buttons, conditional buttons, custom form letters, changing text attributes with scripts and many more techniques with an emphasis on adaptive scripting and calculations. Examples of the invoice file are provided at every stage of the creation process, so the user can easily review one section without starting from the beginning.

The completed invoicing solution included on the beginner, intermediate and advanced FileMaker Pro 8 training is provided as a visual goal. Upon completion of all three titles, you will have created the exact same invoicing solution. If you would like to purchase the completed invoicing solution, please visit the www.databasepros.com web site.

* Most techniques used in these videos are applicable to both FileMaker 8 and 7. Substitute techniques for FileMaker 7 users will be discussed when necessary.

** This tutorial is part three in a 3-part FileMaker Pro 8 series.

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Introduction
 About John Mark Osborne (01:44)
 FileMaker 8 Family of Products (04:49)
 About the Tutorial Series (04:14)
 Why an Invoicing Example? (03:03)
 Accounts and Passwords (00:38)
Ultimate Find
 Why Script a Find? (03:44)
 Find Layout (07:32)
 Continue and Cancel (06:53)
 Modular Scripting (04:44)
 Error Capture pt. 1 (05:39)
 Error Capture pt. 2 (06:03)
 Modify Find (06:46)
 Dynamic Scripting (05:54)
 Finishing Touches pt. 1 (05:28)
 Finishing Touches pt. 2 (04:54)
Save a Found Set
 Organization pt. 1 (05:57)
 Organization pt. 2 (02:48)
 Loop with Global (05:55)
 Loop with Variable pt. 1 (03:14)
 Loop with Variable pt. 2 (05:42)
 GetNthRecord (05:55)
 Tail Recursion (05:53)
 Compare and Contrast (06:00)
 Save Multiple Found Sets pt. 1 (03:57)
 Save Multiple Found Sets pt. 2 (04:30)
 Duplicate Set Names (04:53)
 Restore Multiple Found Sets pt. 1 (03:58)
 Restore Multiple Found Sets pt. 2 (06:08)
 New Window pt. 1 (05:32)
 New Window pt. 2 (04:14)
Parsing Text
 Text Parsing Features (00:57)
 Gather Find Criteria pt. 1 (06:42)
 Gather Find Criteria pt. 2 (04:03)
 Store Find Criteria pt. 1 (04:32)
 Store Find Criteria pt. 2 (06:18)
 Parse Find Criteria pt. 1 (05:57)
 Parse Find Criteria pt. 2 (06:37)
 Compare and Contrast (04:39)
 Parse Email pt. 1 (04:30)
 Parse Email pt. 2 (03:14)
 Parse Popup Menu (07:25)
 New Requests Made Easier pt. 1 (07:16)
 New Requests Made Easier pt. 2 (05:43)
 New Requests Made Easier pt. 3 (05:45)
Delete Duplicates
 Exclamation Point (02:10)
 Duplicate Calculation (03:18)
 Global Loop pt. 1 (03:45)
 Global Loop pt. 2 (04:33)
 Improving the Loop (08:03)
 Replace Field Contents (05:16)
 Export by Group pt. 1 (04:13)
 Export by Group pt. 2 (03:41)
 Validate on Exit (06:34)
 Compare and Contrast (05:30)
 Contacts from Invoices pt. 1 (05:14)
 Contacts from Invoices pt. 2 (06:02)
Recursive Phone Filter
 Native Formula (03:09)
 Static Case Statement (05:46)
 Recursive Formula pt. 1 (04:09)
 Recursive Formula pt. 2 (03:36)
 Faster and Easier to Read (04:38)
 Global Preferences (07:14)
 Other Global Preferences pt. 1 (06:44)
 Other Global Preferences pt. 2 (04:46)
 Multi-User Preferences pt. 1 (05:49)
 Multi-User Preferences pt. 2 (03:11)
Back Button
 Mimic Web Browser (01:21)
 Storing Layouts pt. 1 (04:10)
 Storing Layouts pt. 2 (04:15)
 Back Layout (07:27)
 Forward Layout (06:04)
 Back Record & Window pt. 1 (07:19)
 Back Record & Window pt. 2 (05:57)
 Visual Interface Cue (07:11)
 Dimmed Buttons Structure pt. 1 (03:43)
 Dimmed Buttons Structure pt. 2 (05:57)
 Dimmed Buttons Script (05:59)
Custom Form Letters
 Why Spend the Time? (03:54)
 Form Letter Fields (07:03)
 Form Letter Interface pt. 1 (04:07)
 Form Letter Interface pt. 2 (05:01)
 Print Layout (06:08)
 Print Script pt. 1 (05:38)
 Print Script pt. 2 (03:44)
 Save and Insert Letters pt. 1 (06:46)
 Save and Insert Letters pt. 2 (04:50)
 Save and Insert Letters pt. 3 (03:11)
 Changing Text Style (03:12)
 Text Attribute Script pt. 1 (06:02)
 Text Attribute Script pt. 2 (05:49)
 Text Attribute Script pt. 3 (02:36)
Final Touches
 Delete Portal Row pt. 1 (05:48)
 Delete Portal Row pt. 2 (05:58)
 Hidden Notes pt. 1 (05:14)
 Hidden Notes pt. 2 (04:09)
 Menu Button Change (06:00)
 Print as PDF Dynamically (07:29)
 Better List to Form (04:08)
 Final Adjustments (04:05)
Working with John Mark Osborne
 Free Resources (03:40)
 Training (02:32)
 Consulting and Meta-Consulting (01:53)
 Solutions (06:13)
 Contacting Me (00:38)


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Tutorial Information / Pricing
Title: FileMaker Pro 8: Advanced
Author: John Mark Osborne
SKU: 33673
ISBN: 1-933736-08-9
Duration: 9 hrs / 104 Lessons
Compatibility: Win XP, 2000, 98, NT, Mac OS X, OS 9

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