Development Guide

Contents
Chapter 1
Setting up databases for FileMaker Go 5
Sharing FileMaker Pro files with FileMaker Go clients 5
Enabling FileMaker network sharing 5
Hosting files with FileMaker Server overview 6
Connecting to databases 7
About file transfers 7
Transferring a file with container fields that store data externally 8
Importing to and from a transferred file 8
Chapter 2
Differences between FileMaker Go and FileMaker Pro 10
Features not supported in FileMaker Go 10
Behavior differences 10
Modes 10
Sorting 10
Date and time pickers 11
Custom menus (FileMaker Pro Advanced) 11
Printing 11
Saving records as a PDF file 11
Exporting 11
Container fields 11
Display state of objects 11
Snapshot link files 12
Scroll bars in portals 12
Encrypted files (FileMaker Pro Advanced) 12
Navigating slide controls 12
Popovers 12
Kiosk mode (FileMaker Pro Advanced) 12
Scripting and calculations 12
Scripts and functions behavior 12
Unsupported script steps 15