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Table Of Contents

Preface Learning how to use FileMakerPro
- Registration and customer support
- Using the FileMakerPro documentation
  - How this guide is organized
  - A note about the illustrations
- Using FileMakerPro Help
Chapter 1 FileMaker Pro basics
- About databases
- About FileMaker Pro files
- Performing menu commands
  - Using toolbars
  - Using context menus
- Managing files
Chapter 2 Adding and viewing data
- About working with records in Browse mode
- Viewing records
- Adding and duplicating records
  - Adding and duplicating related records
- Deleting records
- About entering data in records
- About working with graphics, sounds,andmovies
- About working with text
- Working with OLE objects
Chapter 3 Finding and sorting information
- Finding records
- Sorting records
Chapter 4 Previewing and printing information
- About printing information in a database
- Preparing to print
- Previewing data on a layout
- Printing
Chapter 5 Creating a database
- Planning a database file
- Creating a FileMaker Pro file
- About defining database fields
- Setting options for fields
- Changing field definitions
- Deleting field definitions and data
Chapter 6 Creating and managing layouts and reports
- About layouts and reports
- Creating layouts and reports
- Working with, duplicating, deleting, orrenaming layouts
  - Setting up to print records in columns
  - Setting up View as Form, View as List, and View as Table
- About working with objects on a layout
- About working with fields on a layout
- About layout parts
Chapter 7 Customizing layouts
- Customizing fields on a layout
- Customizing the appearance of a layout
- Arranging objects
- Using tools to precisely position objects
- Controlling how things print
Chapter 8 Working with related files
- Displaying data from related files
- Working with relational databases
- Changing relationships
  - Choosing a different relationship for a portal
  - Summarizing data in portals
- Defining lookups between files
Chapter 9 Protecting databases with passwords and groups
- Defining passwords
- Deleting or changing passwords
- Defining groups
- Deleting or changing groups
- Passwords and groups: a comparison
Chapter 10 Creating scripts to automate tasks
- About scripts
- Creating scripts: an overview
  - Planning scripts
  - Storing settings before creating a script
  - Defining scripts
- About ScriptMaker steps
- Control script steps
- Navigation script steps
- Sort, find, and print script steps
- Editing script steps
- Fields script steps
- Records script steps
- Windows script steps
- Files script steps
- Spelling script steps
- Open Menu Item script steps
- Miscellaneous script steps
- Changing scripts
- Duplicating, renaming, or deleting scripts
  - Deleting scripts
- Importing scripts
  - To import a script
- Listing scripts in the Scripts menu
- Using buttons with scripts
  - Defining buttons
  - Copying, changing, or deleting buttons
- Example of a ScriptMaker script
  - Finding duplicate records
Chapter 11 Using formulas and functions
- About formulas
- About functions
Chapter 12 Importing and exporting data
- About import and export
  - About file formats
- Importing data into FileMaker Pro
  - Importing data into an existing file
  - Converting a data file into a new FileMakerPro file
- Exporting data from FileMaker Pro
  - Exporting subsummary data
Chapter 13 Sharing databases on a network
- About sharing files on a network
  - Working with shared files
- About hosting files
- Opening files as the host
- Closing shared files
- Opening files as a guest
Chapter 14 Publishing databases on the Web
- About publishing databases on the Web
- How users work with databases on the Web
- What you need to publish databasesontheWeb
- Publishing databases on the Web: an overview
- Enabling FileMaker Pro Web Companion
- Configuring FileMaker Pro WebCompanion
- Enabling Web Companion sharing
- Setting up browser views
- Testing your published database
- About browser views for web publishing
Chapter 15 Using ODBC with FileMakerPro
- About ODBC
  - ODBC terminology
  - ODBC support in FileMakerPro
- Sharing FileMakerPro data via ODBC
- Accessing FileMakerPro data from an ODBC client application
  - Configuring the ODBC control panel
- Importing data from other data sources
- An ODBC import example
- Importing ODBC data with a join
  - Specifying a SQL join
- Automating ODBC connections
Appendix A Customizing FileMaker Pro
- Setting application preferences
- Setting document preferences
  - Setting general document preferences
  - Setting document spelling preferences
Appendix B Backing up and recovering files
- Backing up files
  - Using a backup script
- Maintaining files
  - Saving a compressed copy
  - Understanding file damage
- Recovering damaged files
  - When to recover
Appendix C FileMaker Pro Quick Reference (Windows)
- Keyboard and mouse shortcuts
Appendix D FileMaker Pro Quick Reference (Mac OS)
- Keyboard and mouse shortcuts
Index

Chapter 15

Using ODBC with FileMaker Pro

This chapter explains how to:

1 set up a FileMaker Pro database to share data via ODBC

1 import data into an existing FileMaker Pro database using ODBC

About ODBC

Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) is an application

programming interface (API) that enables applications to access data

from many different database management systems. ODBC gives a

wide variety of client applications a common language for

interacting with a variety of data sources and database services.

All applications that support ODBC recognize a common subset of

Structured Query Language (SQL) statements. SQL lets you use other

applications (like query and reporting tools, spreadsheets, and word

processing applications) to view, analyze, and modify FileMaker Pro data.

ODBC terminology

Before working with ODBC, it’s useful to understand the

following terms.

Client

Application

Oracle

ODBC

components

Driver

Manager

SQL Server

ODBC Driver

FileMaker Pro

ODBC Driver

Oracle

ODBC Driver

FileMaker Pro

Microsoft

SQL Server

This term Means

Database Management

System (DBMS)

An application that allows users to store, process,

and retrieve information in a database

Data source The data you want to access (like a DBMS) and

information to locate the data (like the path or IP

address)

Structured Query

Language (SQL)

A standard programming language that controls and

interacts with a DBMS

Client application The application that is requesting data (using SQL)

from a data source using ODBC

Query Retrieving, manipulating, or modifying data from a

data source by sending SQL statements

Table A collection of data, similar to a FileMaker Pro file

Column An attribute in a table, similar to a field in a

FileMaker Pro file

Row A set of cells in a table, similar to a record in a

FileMaker Pro file

ODBC Driver A DLL (Windows) or shared library (Mac OS) that

sends a SQL query to access data stored in a

database and delivers data to the client application

Local Data Access

Companion

The FileMaker Pro companion plug-in that enables

sharing data via ODBC on the same computer

Remote Data Access

Companion

The FileMaker Pro companion plug-in that enables

sharing data via ODBC across a TCP/IP network