Chapter 2. Using FileMaker Pro

In this chapter

Getting Started

It’s time to roll up your sleeves and actually put FileMaker Pro to use. Most of this book deals with being a FileMaker developer—someone who is focused on the programming side of creating and managing FileMaker solutions; however, ironically, development composes only a small percentage of the overall time a given database gets used. Much of the time a FileMaker solution will simply be in use, and its users will care nothing for scripting, calculations, or the vagaries of user interface design. They will simply be involved with working with a developer’s creation and ...

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