Development Guide

Chapter 2
Differences between FileMaker Go and
FileMaker Pro
This chapter explains some differences between FileMaker Go and FileMaker Pro, as well as
some differences between FileMaker
Go for iPhone and FileMaker Go for iPad.
Features not supported in FileMaker Go
FileMaker Go does not support the following FileMaker Pro features:
1 creating and modifying database schema such as tables, fields, relationships, data sources,
and privileges
1 creating and modifying database structure such as layouts, scripts, value lists, and custom
menus
1 importing*
1 exporting to .fmp12, XML, or Excel .xls format
1 spell checking
1 external functions
1 plug-ins
1 hosting files
*Importing from one FileMaker Pro file into another FileMaker Pro file is supported in FileMaker Go
version 1.1.1 and later.
Behavior differences
Modes
Layout and Preview modes aren’t supported in FileMaker Go. However, you can preview records
by printing to PDF and viewing the PDF within FileMaker
Go.
Sorting
When you tap a column header to sort records in Table View, three sort orders are available:
ascending, descending, and unsorted. The sort order By Value List is available when you tap a
column header if you had previously sorted the field by a value list using Sort Records.
By default, By Value List sorts records in ascending order. After you sort By Value List the first time,
tap the column header again to sort records in descending order. If this field had been used in a
previous sort of multiple fields, the sort order for the field will change but retain the previous sort
order for the other fields. You might need to tap the column header more than once to clear the
previous sort criteria.