It’s hard to imagine FileMaker development without variables, but, before FileMaker 8, they didn’t exist. …The list goes on as FileMaker has grown its security features to meet modern security demands. Cumulative security features FileMaker 7+ It made readable, functional code out of previously jumbled, nested functions it’s a must have for any FileMaker developer to master. Paired with custom functions, the Let() statement quickly became one of the most important and flexible functions in the FileMaker calculation engine. FileMaker 7 again! Let() April 2004, FileMaker 7 The ability to create custom functions or even the ability to chain multiple functions together in a stored manner for processing was a leap forward (and a large gap filled in FileMaker’s functionality). Power to the people-or at least to the developers. FileMaker 7 fundamentally changed the way we build FileMaker files and opened the door for even more rapid application development. Before FileMaker 7, which is sometimes referred to as the “dark ages”, data structure required separate files for each table and complex “tricks” to get relationships to work between those files. Multi-table files & multi-predicate relationships April 2004, FileMaker 7įileMaker 7 was a monumental release that changed the course of history for FileMaker development. So, here’s COFMUG’s chronological list of the top 15 features added to the FileMaker platform over the past 15 years. (You can watch the meeting recording here, but I also wanted to summarize our meetup with a blog post covering the 15 advancements). In honor of the milestone, we looked back at the top 15 advancements in FileMaker from the last 15 years. Recently, our Central Ohio FileMaker User Group (COFMUG) celebrated 15 years of gathering together to network, learn, grow and develop FileMaker.
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