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FileMaker Pro 8: Expert Tutorials

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   Course Description
FileMaker Pro is powerful enough to handle most database jobs yet easy enough to create simple solutions in minutes. This practical "how to" course by FileMaker expert John Mark Osborne, starts from an expert level and uses a calendar example to demonstrate FileMaker Pro theta join relationships, complex calculations and sophisticated scripting techniques. Moreover, relationships, calculations, scripts and other features are combined to show the true power of a FileMaker solution. Even if you don't want to create a calendar, this tutorial will teach you techniques you can use in any solution. Examples of the calendar file are provided at every stage of the creation process, so the user can easily review one section without starting from the beginning. To begin learning more, simply click on one of the FileMaker Pro 8: Expert movie links.

* Most techniques used in these videos are applicable to both FileMaker 7 and 8 (including 8.5). Substitute techniques for FileMaker 7 users will be discussed when necessary.


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Introduction
  About John Mark Osborne (01:46)
  Why a Calendar Solution? (05:25)
  Exploring the Calendar (06:07)
  Which FileMaker Version? (03:24)
  Interface (03:56)
New 8.5 Features
  Overview pt. 1 (03:41)
  Overview pt. 2 (04:18)
  Layout Object Naming pt. 1 (03:13)
  Layout Object Naming pt. 2 (04:10)
  Go To Object Ideas pt. 1 (06:11)
  Go To Object Ideas pt. 2 (03:42)
  New Functions pt. 1 (04:04)
  New Functions pt. 2 (03:10)
  List Function pt. 1 (04:14)
  List Function pt. 2 (04:34)
  Web Viewer Basics pt. 1 (04:12)
  Web Viewer Basics pt. 2 (03:43)
  Set Web Viewer (07:00)
  Scraping (04:57)
  Paths (04:29)
Relational Structure
  Tables (02:49)
  Fields (02:07)
  Relationships (03:41)
  Generate Days Script pt. 1 (06:38)
  Generate Days Script pt. 2 (03:18)
  Generate Days Script pt. 3 (04:13)
  Variables For Speed (07:06)
  Generate Events Script pt. 1 (04:44)
  Generate Events Script pt. 2 (04:43)
  Import For Speed pt. 1 (02:54)
  Import For Speed pt. 2 (05:38)
Month View
  Global Navigation Fields (05:45)
  Convert Month To Number (06:12)
  Custom Functions (05:31)
  Filter the Relationship (06:28)
  Plethora of Portals pt. 1 (03:01)
  Plethora of Portals pt. 2 (05:42)
  Highlight Colors pt. 1 (05:57)
  Highlight Colors pt. 2 (03:39)
  Highlight Colors pt. 3 (05:39)
  Highlight Colors pt. 4 (06:31)
  Dimmed Day Numbers pt. 1 (04:45)
  Dimmed Day Numbers pt. 2 (02:56)
  Navigation Buttons pt. 1 (06:18)
  Navigation Buttons pt. 2 (03:47)
  Navigation Buttons pt. 3 (06:06)
  Navigation Buttons pt. 4 (03:28)
Week View
  Table Occurrence Groups (02:01)
  Add Relationships (04:24)
  Create Week Layout pt. 1 (04:27)
  Create Week Layout pt. 2 (03:41)
  Column Headers pt. 1 (06:01)
  Column Headers pt. 2 (05:08)
  Adding Appointments pt. 1 (06:33)
  Adding Appointments pt. 2 (05:54)
  Adding Appointments pt. 3 (05:45)
  Adding Appointments pt. 4 (04:54)
  Adding Appointments pt. 5 (06:07)
  Deleting Appointments pt. 1 (05:24)
  Deleting Appointments pt. 2 (06:25)
  Changing Appointments pt. 1 (04:34)
  Changing Appointments pt. 2 (05:36)
  Changing Appointments pt. 3 (06:22)
  Navigating Weeks (04:24)
  Interface Considerations pt. 1 (05:09)
  Interface Considerations pt. 2 (06:24)
Day View
  Add Relationships (04:10)
  Create Day Layout (06:24)
  Revise Delete Appointment Script (03:41)
  Revise Add Appointment Script (02:53)
  Revise Change Appointment Script (04:49)
  Navigating Days Script (03:57)
  Month View Appointments pt. 1 (04:53)
  Month View Appointments pt. 2 (04:26)
  Month View Appointments pt. 3 (04:08)
  Month View Appointments pt. 4 (05:04)
  Month View Appointments pt. 5 (02:28)
  Add Appointments To Month View (06:13)
Navigation
  Monthly To Daily pt. 1 (03:24)
  Monthly To Daily pt. 2 (03:51)
  Monthly To Weekly (06:33)
  Weekly To Daily pt. 1 (07:09)
  Weekly To Daily pt. 2 (05:02)
  Weekly To Daily pt. 3 (04:21)
  Weekly To Daily pt. 4 (06:07)
  Weekly To Daily pt. 5 (06:19)
  Daily To Weekly pt. 1 (06:25)
  Daily To Weekly pt. 2 (06:58)
  Daily & Weekly To Monthly pt. 1 (06:39)
  Daily & Weekly To Monthly pt. 2 (06:26)
  Today Selector (06:19)
  Open Script pt. 1 (06:55)
  Open Script pt. 2 (05:59)
Finding & Reporting
  Find Layouts pt. 1 (05:36)
  Find Layouts pt. 2 (03:47)
  Find Script pt. 1 (05:57)
  Find Script pt. 2 (05:01)
  Supporting Scripts pt. 1 (03:49)
  Supporting Scripts pt. 2 (03:47)
  Display Found Events in Calendar (05:00)
  Print Layout pt. 1 (02:59)
  Print Layout pt. 2 (05:51)
  Printing Hit List pt. 1 (06:29)
  Printing Hit List pt. 2 (02:42)
  Printing Standard Views pt. 1 (05:49)
  Printing Standard Views pt. 2 (06:31)
Multi-User
  Accounts & Privileges (03:41)
  Add Fields (07:15)
  Modify Relationships (05:15)
  Set Perspective Script pt. 1 (06:08)
  Set Perspective Script pt. 2 (05:12)
  Record Generation Scripts pt. 1 (04:07)
  Record Generation Scripts pt. 2 (04:22)
  Fixing Preferences (05:23)
  Default Event Duration (05:27)
  Adding a Labels Interface pt. 1 (05:15)
  Adding a Labels Interface pt. 2 (05:13)
  Testing the Solution pt. 1 (04:53)
  Testing the Solution pt. 2 (02:53)
  Fixing the Bug (04:48)
Working With John Mark Osborne
  Free Resources (03:43)
  Training (02:34)
  Consulting & Meta-Consulting (01:53)
  Solutions (06:13)
  Contacting Me (00:42)