Chapter 10. Updating to FileMaker Pro 8.5

All the work you’ve done so far could have been accomplished with FileMaker Pro 8.0. In this chapter, you’ll enhance the database by incorporating features that are available only to FileMaker Pro 8.5 users: adding a new tab with a Web Viewer to display a quote for the stocks and mutual funds in your portfolio, and employing the new Go to Object script step to go to specific tabs.

Updating to FileMaker Pro 8.5

Add a Ticker Symbol Field

In order for the Web Viewer to display the correct quote, each stock or mutual fund record in your portfolio also needs a ticker symbol. A ticker symbol is a mnemonic that uniquely identifies a stock or ...

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