In my time with FileMaker Go 12, I found that all of the options worked smoothly, but FileMaker cautions that there may be some calculation and script behavioral differences when porting files into its mobile app.Ĭhart Support and Synchronization FileMaker Go 12 supports Charts created with the desktop FileMaker Pro 12. In addition, you can now add audio or video that you recorded with your iPad to a container field with just a few button taps. The icon to the far right lets you search by file name, omit records from a file, and sort by various criteria (age, amount in stock, item, and much more). The second, located to the right of the navigation slider, lets you add a new set of records to a pre-existing database table, duplicate a database table, delete a database table, or delete found records. The first, located to the far left of the navigation slider, lets you select one of 40 themes, including several iPad-friendly designs.

You can also export data in one of several new file formats including Excel, CSV, TAB, and HTML-very useful.Īt the bottom of the interface are three icons that give additional functionality. Tapping 'Save/Send' and then 'Database' lets you email, save, or save and open a file, while tapping 'PDF' lets your e-mail, view, or save a print-ready file. An options icon resides in the upper-right portion of the screen which you can use to change the view ('Form,' 'List,' and 'Table'), activate/deactivate the toolbar, print to an Airplay-enabled printer (or use AirPrint), and tweak other settings. You can have multiple records (think of them as pages) within a single database table, which you can smoothly navigate between by moving the slider at the bottom of the screen, or by tapping the forward or backward arrows.

I was pleased to see that the layout hadn't been altered in the transfer, and that I could edit any of the fields.

The FileMaker Go Experience After transferring a FileMaker Pro 12 database table to the iPad using iTunes' File Sharing feature, I tapped the file, causing it to open in full screen mode.

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