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
86 | Creating databases
4. For Field Name, type a name for the field.
See “About naming fields” on page 81.
5. For Type, select Calculation.
You can enter a description of the field in the Comment box.
6. Click Create.
You see the Specify Calculation dialog box.
7. If necessary, for Evaluate this calculation from the context of, choose a table
from the list.
Setting the context for a calculation is only necessary when you’re creating a
calculation field in a source table that has two or more occurrences in the
relationships graph. The source table is the table defined in the Tables tab of the
Manage Database dialog box. The choice you make may affect the calculation
results, particularly if your calculation will include fields in related tables.
8. Build a formula for your calculation.
Click where you want the item to appear in the formula box, then do the
following.
You can also type the formula into the box.
To add a Do this
Reference to a field In the field list, double-click a field name.
To display field names from another table, choose a table from
the table list.
Mathematical or text
operator
In the keypad in the dialog box, click an operator. (Quotation
marks and parentheses are copied to the formula as a pair, with
the insertion point blinking in the middle).
Comparison or logical
operator, or an exponent
For Operators, choose an operator from the list.
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