User manual
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Introducing FileMaker Pro
- Chapter 2 Using databases
- About database fields and records
- Opening files
- Opening multiple windows per file
- Closing windows and files
- Saving files
- About modes
- Viewing records
- Adding and duplicating records
- Deleting records
- Entering data
- Finding records
- Making a find request
- Performing quick finds based on data in one field
- Finding text and characters
- Finding numbers, dates, times, and timestamps
- Finding ranges of information
- Finding data in related fields
- Finding empty or non-empty fields
- Finding duplicate values
- Finding records that match multiple criteria
- Finding records except those matching criteria
- Saving find requests
- Deleting and reverting requests
- Viewing, repeating, or changing the last find
- Hiding records from a found set and viewing hidden records
- Finding and replacing data
- Sorting records
- Previewing and printing databases
- Automating tasks with scripts
- Backing up database files
- Setting preferences
- Chapter 3 Creating databases
- Planning a database
- Creating a FileMaker Pro file
- Defining database fields
- Using supplemental fields
- Setting options for fields
- Defining database tables
- Creating layouts and reports
- Setting up a layout to print records in columns
- Working with objects on a layout
- Working with fields on a layout
- Working with parts on a layout
- Chapter 4 Working with related tables and files
- Chapter 5 Sharing and exchanging data
- Sharing databases on a network
- Importing and exporting data
- Saving and sending data in other formats
- Sending email messages based on record data
- Supported import/export file formats
- ODBC and JDBC
- Methods of importing data into an existing file
- About adding records
- About updating existing records
- About updating matching records
- About the importing process
- Converting a data file to a new FileMaker Pro file
- About the exporting process
- Working with external data sources
- Publishing databases on the web
- Chapter 6 Protecting databases with accounts and privilege sets
- Chapter 7 Converting databases from FileMaker Pro 6 and earlier
- Chapter 8 Security measures
- Index
Working with external data sources | 171
The following procedures provide an overview of how to access data in
external FileMaker
Pro files or external ODBC data sources. For detailed
information on accessing external data sources, see Help.
Working with external FileMaker Pro files
To set up a file to access data from another FileMaker Pro file:
1 Add tables from other FileMaker Pro data sources to the relationships
graph in the current FileMaker Pro file.
1 Add fields to layouts to display data from the other FileMaker Pro file.
Working with ODBC data sources
To set up a file to access data in supported ODBC data sources:
1 Install and configure an ODBC driver for the external data sources you
want to access.
1 On the computer that hosts the current FileMaker Pro file, define a system
Data Source Name (DSN) for each ODBC data source you want to access.
1 Set options for the ODBC data sources you want to access (for example,
whether users are prompted for a user name and password).
1 Add one or more tables from the ODBC data source to the relationships
graph in the current FileMaker
Pro file.
1 Add fields to layouts in the FileMaker Pro file to display external data.
1 Optionally, add supplemental fields to external tables and layouts to display
calculation and summary results based on data stored in external ODBC
data sources.
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