Course outline
Great features that should have been in the standard edition!• Copy and paste tables
• Import tables
• Copy and paste field definitions
• Copy and paste script steps
Script Debugger
• Purpose of the debugger
• Step, Step Into, Step Out
• Setting breakpoints
• Using the Data Viewer
Custom Menus
• What are custom menus?
• Determining how custom menus run through a script; associated with a layout, associated with the whole file
• Creating menu sets
• Creating menu items
Custom Functions
• What are custom functions?
• Basic structure of custom functions
• Understanding the syntax
• Defining custom functions - worked examples
• What's already out there - public sources of custom functions
Developer utilities
• Creating run time solutions
• Runtime solutions and FM Server
• Removing Administration access
• Running in kiosk mode
• Adding your own splash screen
Database Design Report
• Purpose of the DDR
• Creating a DDR
• Reading the DDR
File Maintenance
• Compacting a database
• Optimising a database
Preview of the FileMaker Certified Developer exam
• Subject matter covered
• Preview of the Official Training materials
