Learn FileMaker Pro 19: The Comprehensive Guide to Building Custom Databases

© Mark Conway Munro 2021

M. C. MunroLearn FileMaker Pro 19https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6680-9_10

10. Managing Containers

Mark Conway Munro¹  

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Lewisburg, PA, USA

 

A container field is a type of field that can store and display a document file. Formally, the content of a container is referred to as a binary large object or basic large object, both commonly expressed as the acronym “BLOB,” which is a collection of binary data representing an image, audio, or any file type (except folders) stored as a single data entry in a database. In FileMaker, container fields have a variety of options that influence how files are inserted into a field, where that material is actually stored (internally or externally), and how it is displayed when placed ...