Development Guide

Chapter 2 | Differences between FileMaker Go and FileMaker Pro 11
Snapshot link files
When a snapshot link file that was created in Preview mode is opened in FileMaker Go, the file is
displayed in Browse mode.
Scroll bars in portals
When the Show vertical scroll bar option in the FileMaker Pro Portal Setup dialog box is
enabled, FileMaker
Go users can scroll within a portal using an iOS scroll bar.
Scripting and calculations
Important Test your solution to ensure your script steps are supported.
Scripts and functions behavior
1 To abort a currently running script, touch and hold onscreen, and confirm that you want to abort
the script. If you do not make a choice, the confirmation will dismiss itself after a few seconds,
and the script will continue running.
1 Get(SystemPlatform) returns 3 when performed on the device.
1 Send Mail doesn’t support Perform without dialog. The email displays on the device, and you
can send it manually. This does not apply to mail sent through SMTP.
1 The Select All and Set Selection script steps don’t highlight text if the keyboard is hidden on the
device.
1 The Open URL script step using a Google Maps URL will open a browser, and then choosing
Open in Safari will open the Maps app.
1 If a script contains a hide window command, FileMaker Go does not hide the window but
changes the order of the open windows that are displayed.
1 When you switch to another app, FileMaker Go enters a suspended state, and scripts are also
suspended. When you return to FileMaker Go, the app and scripts resume from where they left off.
If you switch away from FileMaker Go for an extended period, and iOS forces the app to quit,
FileMaker
Go attempts to generate a hibernation file. When you restart FileMaker Go, it uses
the hibernation file to re-open files. A hibernation file is not generated when a script with Allow
User Abort set to Off was running when you switched away from FileMaker
Go.
1 The GetLayoutObjectAttribute function returns only PNG and JPEG images for the content
attribute for charts.
1 The New Window script step doesn’t support the Specify Advanced Style options.
1 Although you set up the Location and LocationValues functions in FileMaker Pro, they are
designed for use on devices.
1 The Insert File script step doesn’t support the dialog box options Storage options or Display.
1 The Exit Application script step closes all files but does not quit FileMaker Go.
Get(ApplicationVersion) function
Get(ApplicationVersion) returns Go x.x.x for the iPhone or iPod touch. Get(ApplicationVersion)
returns Go_iPad x.x.x for the iPad. In FileMaker
Server, Go x.x.x or Go_iPad x.x.x appears in
the Admin Console.