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FileMaker Pro basics
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between files. You'll also get to know the rich features FileMaker Pro provides for creating
your own custom solutions. See
Using FileMaker Quick Start to learn more about FileMaker
Pro.
• Improved iOS device usability – Swipe with two fingers to move to the next or previous
record in FileMaker
Go. Define text, number, date, time, and timestamp fields to use a
specific type of keyboard to let you quickly enter values. See
Setting up a field to display a
keyboard.
• Importing data from a URL – You can use an HTTP POST request when you specify a URL
for importing from an XML data source, import XML data using the Import Records script
step or Convert File script step, or insert data in a field using the Insert From URL script
step. See
Importing XML data.
• New badges in Layout mode:
• A badge on a layout object indicates that the object on which the badge appears is a
popover button.
• A badge on a layout object indicates that a calculation has been specified to hide
the object when View menu > Show > Hide Condition is selected.
See Identifying badges on layout objects.
• Current record in List View – In List View, the current record is indicated by default with a
different fill from other records. See
Selecting the current record and Setting up form, list,
and table views for a layout.
• Automatic theme updating – FileMaker Pro loads the latest version of a theme whenever
you switch to Layout mode, switch to a different layout in Layout mode, or change the
layout's theme. During file recovery, FileMaker
Pro loads the same version or any newer
version of a theme. See
Changing the theme of a layout and Setting advanced file recovery
options.
• Enhancements to container fields – Improvements in data storage, file metadata retrieval,
and performance have been made to container fields. See
About container fields.
• File version management – Prevent a file from being opened with a version of
FileMaker
Pro, FileMaker Go, or FileMaker Server that's earlier than the specified version.
See
Setting file options.
• Summarize data as a list – You can use a summary field that produces a list of values in a
field from multiple records. See
Defining summary fields.
Script steps, script triggers, and functions
Script steps
Enhancements to script steps
• Improvements to Edit Script dialog box – The Desktop option in the Show
Compatibility drop-down list has been replaced with Macintosh and Windows, with
the current operating system selected. See
Creating and editing scripts.
• Default folder location – When you run a script that creates a file on a hosted solution,
the path and location default to your Documents folder. This affects the following script
steps: Save Records As PDF, Save Records As Excel, Save Records As Snapshot
Link, and Export Records. See
Save Records As Excel script step, Save Records As
PDF script step, Save Records As Snapshot Link script step and Save Records As PDF
script step.