10. Working with Calculations

In This Chapter

• What Are Calculations?

• Why Calculations Are Important

• The Specify Calculation Dialog

• Adding a Calculation Field

• Types of Calculation Functions

• Custom Functions

• FileMaker Plug-Ins

In previous chapters, several references were made to “calculations.” For example, you learned that one of the types of fields that you can add to a FileMaker database is a calculation field, which is a special type of field whose value is based on a formula.

In this chapter, you learn about calculations in great depth. You learn why calculations are important in FileMaker, and discover the many different ways that you can use them in your FileMaker-based solutions. We wrap up the chapter with a discussion ...

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