Development Guide

Chapter 1 | Setting up databases for FileMaker Go 7
About file transfers
For information on transferring files to or from a device, see FileMaker Go Help.
Keep the following points in mind:
1 When you transfer a file to your device, you are creating a copy of the remote file. Data changes
made on your device are not synchronized to the remote file, and vice versa. You can set up
the file to import and update data from the local file to the hosted file using FileMaker Pro; see
“Importing to and from a transferred file.”
1 Routine backups are strongly recommended for any document stored on a computer or iOS
device. For more information about backing up FileMaker Pro databases, see FileMaker
Pro Help.
Transferring a file with container fields that store data externally
To transfer a file with container fields that store data externally, you must first embed the container
field data. To do this, in FileMaker Pro, use the Save a Copy As command and choose self-
contained copy (single file). Then transfer the copy.
Importing to and from a transferred file
You can use the Import Records script step to merge data from a FileMaker Pro file on a device
(a local file) to another FileMaker Pro file. FileMaker Go must have network access to FileMaker
Server or FileMaker
Pro.
Set up field mapping and import order before you import. You can’t create a new table when you import.
You can:
1 import from a remote source into a local database
1 import from a local source into a remote database
1 import from a remote source into a remote database
1 import from a local source into a local database
Remote file
(shows host name)
Local transferred file