User manual FILEMAKER FILEMAKER GO DEVELOPMENT GUIDE

[. . . ] Edition: 01 Contents Chapter 1 Setting up databases for FileMaker Go Sharing FileMaker Pro files with FileMaker Go clients Hosting databases in FileMaker Server Hosting databases in FileMaker Pro About file transfers 5 5 5 5 7 Chapter 2 Differences between FileMaker Go and FileMaker Pro Unsupported features Behavior differences Modes File opening and closing behavior Sorting Date and time pickers Custom menus (FileMaker Pro Advanced) Design considerations Designing layouts Choosing fonts Text styles Considerations for data entry on a device External keyboards Scripting and calculations Scripts and functions behavior Unsupported script steps 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 13 4 FileMaker Go Development Guide Chapter 1 Setting up databases for FileMaker Go FileMaker® Go lets you work with FileMaker Pro databases on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. You work with data interactively: when you change data on the device, the data is updated on the host computer, and vice versa. You can also transfer a database to the device and work "offline. " You create, design, and manage databases in FileMaker Pro on the desktop. On the device, you can add, find, and sort records, as well as perform scripts and other tasks. [. . . ] To enable file access for FileMaker Go: 1. Choose File menu > Sharing > FileMaker Network. In the FileMaker Network Settings dialog box, set Network Sharing to On. Select the file(s) to be hosted from the list of Currently open files. For Network access to file, choose All users or Specify users by privilege set. 6 FileMaker Go Development Guide 6. Be sure Don't display in Open Remote File dialog is not selected. Note If you select this option, you will need to provide a scripted button to open the file. Click OK. Network Sharing on Allow network access Deselect this option Settings to enable network sharing for FileMaker Go clients After you share and host a file, you connect to it as a client in FileMaker Go. Browse to select a hosted file Add a favorite host via IP address or domain name Connecting to a hosted database in FileMaker Go for iPhone Devices connect to hosted databases like any other client, using the fmapp extended privilege. Note FileMaker Go cannot access FileMaker Server hosts available through LDAP, or view and use SSL certificates from LDAP hosts. Chapter 1 | Setting up databases for FileMaker Go 7 About file transfers For information on transferring files to or from a device, see FileMaker Go Help. Important When you transfer a file to your device, you are creating a copy of the original file. Data changes made on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch are not synchronized to the original file, and vice versa. You will need to transfer the file back to the computer and use FileMaker Pro to import data to the original file in order to update data. For more information, see FileMaker Go Help. Transferred file Hosted file (shows host name) 8 FileMaker Go Development Guide Chapter 2 Differences between FileMaker Go and FileMaker Pro This chapter explains some differences between FileMaker Go and FileMaker Pro, as well as some differences between FileMaker Go for iPhone and FileMaker Go for iPad. Unsupported features FileMaker Go does not support the following FileMaker Pro features: 1 creating databases on the device 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 modifying database schema such as tables, fields, relationships, data sources, and privileges modifying database structure such as layouts, scripts, value lists, and custom menus importing or exporting printing charting spell checking saving a copy saving and sending records as Excel, PDF, Snapshot Link external functions plug-ins hosting files Instant Web Publishing Behavior differences Modes Layout and Preview modes aren't supported on a device. File opening and closing behavior 1 IPv6 addresses aren't supported in iOS 4. 1 When users tap the Home button on a device, they exit an app immediately, with no message to save changes. FileMaker Go hibernates, storing the state of the file. FileMaker Go also hibernates when you answer a phone call or when you choose Open in Safari. 1 When a host asks a client to close, if there is no response after 30 seconds, FileMaker Go will attempt to close databases and the dialog will close. 1 File recovery isn't supported on the device. 10 FileMaker Go Development Guide Sorting When you tap a field column heading to sort records in Table View, you see three states: ascending, descending, and unsorted. If this field has been used in a previous sort of multiple fields, the sort direction for the field will change but retain the previous sort order for the other fields. You might need to tap the column heading more than once to clear the previous sort criteria. Date and time pickers Differences in behavior between FileMaker Go and the desktop include: 1 Seconds or fractions of seconds aren't available on the time/timestamp picker in FileMaker Go. [. . . ] The amount of text you can edit changes as the text editor tries to keep the truncation point at a word break location. 12 FileMaker Go Development Guide 1 Be aware that font metrics on the iPhone might require a shorter descender (for example, in the letter "g") or ascender (for example, in the letter "h"). 1 Asian languages: sideways text and Furigana aren't supported. Input method editors (IMEs) will not work in text fields that have script triggers set up to catch keystrokes. For general design considerations for mobile devices, see the Apple developer website. External keyboards Some keystrokes behave differently on external keyboards. Functionality Tab key Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Select All keys Keystrokes to move between records (for example, Control-Down Arrow) Modifier keys (for example, Option or Alt) Eject key Arrow keys Behavior in FileMaker Go Supported for field types that display the on-screen keyboard. Shift-Tab isn't supported Supported Not supported Not supported Hides or shows the on-screen keyboard iPhone: Not supported for value lists, date/time/timestamp pickers Scripting and calculations Important Test your solution to ensure your script steps are supported. Scripts and functions behavior 1 To abort a currently running script, touch and hold onscreen, and confirm that you want to abort the script. If you do not make a choice, the confirmation will dismiss itself after a few seconds, and the script will continue running. 1 Get(SystemPlatform) returns 3 when performed on the mobile device. [. . . ]