FileMaker Go Development Guide
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1. Menubar and Show Hide Toolbars script steps See FileMaker Pro Help dimensions To optimize your design for both portrait and landscape orientations limit the width of the layout to the screen width for the portrait orientation This way users don t have to scroll right or left to see the data Try to keep the information that needs to be most visible within the screen dimensions that are shared by both orientations Use auto resizing settings in FileMaker Pro to optimize the layout for portrait and landscape rotations Choosing fonts When choosing fonts consider which platform you are designing for Some fonts behave differently by platform Not all fonts are supported on the desktop or on devices and the fonts that are supported in iOS are likely to change over time Be sure to test your solutions on all platforms you plan to use Text styles You can view the following text styles in FileMaker Go bold italic underline word underline double underline title case uppercase lowercase and strikeout FileMaker Go doesn t support highlight condense extended small caps superscript or subscript When editing text you can change to any font that is available in iOS select a supported text style and change the text color to one that is available for the selected layout Keyboards for text number date time and timestamp fields In the Data tab of the Inspector you can set up text number date time and time2. The Open URL script step using a Google Maps URL will open a browser and then choosing Open in Safari will open the Maps app Ifa window is hidden using the Adjust Window script step FileMaker Go does not hide the window but it changes the order of the open windows that are displayed a When you switch to another app FileMaker Go enters a suspended state unless there is an audio or video file playing When you return to FileMaker Go the app and scripts resume from where they left off For hosted files if any of the records in the data set that a script is acting on were modified while FileMaker Go was suspended the script aborts If none of the records were modified the script continues a If you switch away from FileMaker Go for an extended period and iOS forces the app to quit FileMaker Go attempts to generate a hibernation file When you restart FileMaker Go it uses the hibernation file to reopen files A hibernation file is not generated when a script with Allow User Abort set to Off was running when you switched away from FileMaker Go a The GetLayoutObjectAttribute function returns only PNG and JPEG images for the content attribute for charts a The New Window script step doesn t support the Specify Advanced Style options Although you set up the Location and LocationValues functions in FileMaker Pro they are designed for use on devices The Insert File script step doesn t support the dialog box options Storage opti
3. as differences between FileMaker Go for iPhone and FileMaker Go for iPad Features not supported in FileMaker Go FileMaker Go does not support the following FileMaker Pro features a creating and modifying database schema such as tables fields relationships data sources and privileges a creating and modifying database structure such as layouts scripts value lists and custom menus importing data from any formats other than fmp12 exporting to fmp12 XML or Excel xls format a spell checking external functions plug ins a hosting files Behavior differences Modes Layout and Preview modes aren t supported in FileMaker Go However you can preview records by saving records as PDF and viewing the PDF within FileMaker Go Date and time lists Differences in behavior between FileMaker Go and FileMaker Pro include a Seconds or fractions of seconds aren t available on the time timestamp list in FileMaker Go You can type seconds into the field Scripted or calculated times will display seconds on the device a On iPad the keyboard remains active while the date list is active Custom menus FileMaker Pro Advanced FileMaker Go doesn t support removal of the Close File menu item a additional menu items that do not map to existing FileMaker Go menu items override of the Quick Find menu item by custom menus though you can override the quick find behavior Chapter 2 Differences between FileMake
4. devices will access the layout consider creating a layout for each device You can direct users to the appropriate layouts with the OnLayoutEnter script trigger the Get SystemPlatform function and the Go to Layout script step Some FileMaker Pro themes use the Tahoma font This font is not supported in iOS and will be converted to Helvetica in FileMaker Go Choose one of the Touch themes which are designed for touch compatible input devices in the Change Theme dialog box The Touch themes use the Arial and Verdana fonts In the Starter Solutions adapt layouts that are designed for devices FileMaker Go supports accessibility using VoiceOver For information about creating accessible solutions see FileMaker Pro Help If you apply FileMaker Pro themes to files that you plan to use on a device check the appearance of field label spacing field heights portals and tabs on the device Chapter 3 Designing solutions for FileMaker Go 17 Screen a Use the Set Allowed Orientations script step to control the orientation of the layouts in FileMaker Go See FileMaker Pro Help a Use the Enable Touch Keyboard script step to enable or disable the touch keyboard See FileMaker Pro Help a To create iOS style grouped fields in the Appearance tab of the Inspector specify a Corner radius value for each corner to make it round or square a To have complete control over the user interface hide the menu bar and toolbar using the Show Hide
5. per iOS device If your files need more security multiple users per iOS device Security tips SSL certificates 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 19 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 Chapter 1 Setting up solutions for FileMaker Go FileMaker Go lets you work with FileMaker Pro solutions on iPad iPhone or iPod touch Build solutions using FileMaker Pro Then use FileMaker Go to work with the data on an iOS device For example you can add modify delete find and sort records display data in Form View Table View and List View view information in portals tab panels slide panels and web viewers scan bar codes and perform scripts and other tasks Use one of the following options to work with data in FileMaker Go a Connect to a hosted file from an iOS device and work with data interactively When you change data on the iOS device the data is updated on the host computer and vice versa You can connect to files that are hosted by FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Server and are shared over a Wi Fi or mobile data network Transfer a file to an iOS device then work offline with a local copy of the file on the device When you transfer a file to your iOS device you are creating a copy of the remote file When you make data changes to the local file the remote file is not updated You must transfer the file back to your computer then use FileMaker Pro to import and update data For information about importing
6. FileMaker Go 14 Development Guide Y 2011 2015 FileMaker Inc All Rights Reserved FileMaker Inc 5201 Patrick Henry Drive Santa Clara California 95054 FileMaker and FileMaker Go are trademarks of FileMaker Inc registered in the U S and other countries The file folder logo and FileMaker WebDirect are trademarks of FileMaker Inc All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners FileMaker documentation is copyrighted You are not authorized to make additional copies or distribute this documentation without written permission from FileMaker You may use this documentation solely with a valid licensed copy of FileMaker software All persons companies email addresses and URLs listed in the examples are purely fictitious and any resemblance to existing persons companies email addresses or URLs is purely coincidental Credits are listed in the Acknowledgements documents provided with this software Mention of third party products and URLs is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation FileMaker Inc assumes no responsibility with regard to the performance of these products For more information visit our website at http www filemaker com Edition 01 Contents Chapter 1 Setting up solutions for FileMaker Go Sharing FileMaker Pro files with FileMaker Go clients Enabling FileMaker network sharing Hosting files with FileMaker Server overview Connecting t
7. Find My iPhone app Enable the Remote Passcode Lock and Remote Wipe features for your device a Use the Get PersistentID function to help identify devices that access your solutions Notes a FileMaker Go doesn t work with IPv6 file references or addresses lfahost asks a client to close and there is no response after 30 seconds FileMaker Go will attempt to close files and the alert message will close File recovery isn t supported on devices SSL certificates For information about supported certificates see the FileMaker Knowledge Base at http help filemaker com
8. a from the remote database Example 2 Importing from a local source Source fmp1 2 into a remote database Target fmp1 2 1 2 3 Transfer Source fmp12 to FileMaker Go Open Target fmp12 in FileMaker Pro Create an Import to Remote script in Target fmp12 For example Set Variable FilePath Value Get DocumentsPath amp Source fmp12 Import Records No dialog SFilePath Add Mac Roman where the path to the source file on the device is file SFilePath Inthe Edit Script dialog box select the Import Records script step and select Specify import order If the source fields do not appear in the Import Field Mapping dialog box select Specify data source In the Specify File dialog box for File Type select FileMaker Pro files Then add another path to Source fmp12 to the path list For example file SFilePath file Source fmp12 Open Target fmp12 remotely in FileMaker Go Run the script Import to Remote Using Target fmp12 in FileMaker Go you have added data from a file on the device Source fmp12 to a file on the host computer Target fmp12 Tip After you complete one import the field mapping is retained if you selected Arrange by last order in the Import Field Mapping dialog box There is no longer a need for the file Source fmp12 reference Chapter 2 Differences between FileMaker Go and FileMaker Pro This chapter explains differences between FileMaker Go and FileMaker Pro as well
9. data see Importing to and from a transferred file on page 7 For information about connecting to hosted files or transferring files to or from a device see FileMaker Go Help For information about opening files using a URL see FileMaker Pro Help This guide provides information about tailoring solutions for FileMaker Go To learn how to use FileMaker Go see FileMaker Go Help If you are new to FileMaker Pro see FileMaker Pro documentation To learn about view or download additional FileMaker documentation visit http www filemaker com documentation Sharing FileMaker Pro files with FileMaker Go clients Enabling FileMaker network sharing Before you connect to a file make sure the file is enabled for FileMaker Network sharing To enable peer to peer sharing in FileMaker Pro 1 In FileMaker Pro open the file 2 Choose File menu gt Sharing gt Share with FileMaker Clients 3 In the FileMaker Network Settings dialog box set Network Sharing to On 4 Select the file s to be hosted from the list of Currently open files 5 For Network access to file choose All users or Specify users by privilege set 6 Click OK Chapter 1 Setting up solutions for FileMaker Go FileMaker Network Settings Configure Peer to Peer Sharing Turn on Network Sharing to share your open files using TCP IP Network Sharing Off Oon Network Sharing on TCP IP Address 192 168 15 173 File access via FileMaker Network Cu
10. dds fmreauthenticateo and fmreauthenticatel0 to the keyword list for the converted file and uses the fmreauthenticateod extended privilege for all existing accounts Suggestions for protecting remote and local files If your files need less security Seta long server idle time for files served by FileMaker Server a Increase the number of minutes before requiring re login using the fmreauthenticate extended privilege a Don t use the fmreauthenticate extended privilege If your files need more security one user per iOS device Remote files Try to balance security needs and user convenience when specifying the amount of time before the passcode is required for server idle time a before requiring re login using the fmreauthenticate extended privilege Local files a Take additional precautions to prevent someone from accessing files on lost or stolen devices a Use the fmreauthenticate extended privilege to minimize unauthorized access If your files need more security multiple users per iOS device Set the passcode to be required immediately a Set the fmreauthenticate extended privilege to fmreauthenticateod a Users should be required to enter the passcode then log in to files using their own accounts Chapter 4 Protecting files in FileMaker Go 22 Security tips To limit unauthorized access Important Set a passcode so that iOS data protection is enabled on your device Use the free Find My iPad or
11. e new one instead of keeping multiple copies add the file path file fileName or filemac fileName to the script For example if you type file sample pdf or filemac sample pdf in the Specify Output File dialog box each time you run the script the sample pdf file in the Documents folder will be replaced with the new one The following example saves records as a PDF file named sample pdf and will either create a new file or overwrite the existing file Save Records as PDF No dialog sample pdf Records being browsed Show Hide Menubar script step In FileMaker Go this script step shows or hides the menu bar or locks the menu bar to prevent the state of the menu bar from being changed Show Hide Toolbars script step The Include Edit Toolbar option turns the FileMaker Go editing toolbar on or off OnGestureTap script trigger In FileMaker Go this script trigger is activated when you tap with one two or three fingers or double tap with one finger If you double tap with one finger the trigger will be activated twice at the first tap and again at the second tap Get WindowContentHeight function In FileMaker Go the content area includes the layout but doesn t include the status bar menu bar or toolbar Chapter 2 Differences between FileMaker Go and FileMaker Pro 15 Script steps not supported in FileMaker Go FileMaker Go does not support some script steps Unsupported script steps return error code 3 Command is u
12. ege on page 21 After FileMaker Go moves to the background you must reenter your account and password to return to the file unless you are using the Guest account a your account name and password match the account name and password set in the File Options dialog box in FileMaker Pro a you have returned to the file before the time limit specified in the fmreauthenticate extended privilege Chapter 4 Protecting files in FileMaker Go 21 you are using an account that does not have the fmreauthenticate extended privilege you saved the password in Keychain Access Note These conditions also apply to files converted from an earlier version of FileMaker Pro Using the fmreauthenticate extended privilege Use the fmreauthenticate extended privilege to control when users will be required to reauthenticate after not using FileMaker Go for a specified period of time With this privilege when FileMaker Go switches to the foreground users must reenter the account name and password if the specified time limit has elapsed Users can attempt to enter their account name and password five times before FileMaker Go closes the files New privilege sets created in FileMaker Pro include the keyword fmreauthenticatel10 by default The fmreauthenticate extended privilege activates anytime a user leaves the context of the app including iOS alerts and sleep If a file is converted from an earlier version of FileMaker Pro FileMaker Pro a
13. erformance Layouts Make several layouts with a minimum number of objects instead of one layout with many objects For information about designing layouts see Tips for designing layouts and fields on page 16 Script triggers To improve performance use uncomplicated scripts in script triggers External keyboards Some keystrokes behave differently on external keyboards Functionality Behavior in FileMaker Go Tab key Supported for field types that display the onscreen keyboard Shift Tab isn t supported Undo Redo Cut Copy Paste Select All keys Supported Keystrokes to move between records for example Not supported Control Down Arrow Modifier keys for example Option or Alt Not supported Eject key Hides or shows the onscreen keyboard Arrow keys Not supported for value lists date time timestamp pickers Chapter 3 Designing solutions for FileMaker Go Web viewers You can have multiple active web viewers if your device has sufficient memory Device memory Maximum number of active web viewers 256 MB 1 512 MB 3 1 GB or more 4 19 Chapter 4 Protecting files in FileMaker Go This chapter provides information about protecting your files and keeping the information secure Opening files protected with passwords When users try to open a protected file in FileMaker Go a dialog prompts them to specify an account and password FileMaker Go checks the following settings in the specified order to determine
14. es from LDAP hosts Chapter 1 Setting up solutions for FileMaker Go 7 About file transfers For information about transferring files to or from a device see FileMaker Go Help Keep the following points in mind a When you transfer a file to your iOS device you are creating a copy of the remote file When you make data changes to the local file the remote file is not updated To set up a file to import and update data from the local file to the hosted file using FileMaker Pro see Importing to and from a transferred file below a Routine backups are strongly recommended for any document stored on a computer or an iOS device See FileMaker Pro Help a Before you replace an existing file on a device make sure the file is closed or removed Otherwise the file may not transfer properly and become damaged a Before you transfer a file make sure the device is not locked Because of iOS security you cannot transfer files if the device is locked Transferring a file with container fields that store data externally To transfer a file with container fields that store data externally you must first embed the container field data To do this in FileMaker Pro use the Save a Copy As command and choose self contained copy single file Then transfer the copy not the original file Importing to and from a transferred file You can use the Import Records script step to merge data from a local FileMaker Pro file on a device to anothe
15. how to open a protected file If none of these settings are used the user needs to enter the login information to open the file 1 File Options dialog box to log in automatically In FileMaker Pro you can use the File Options dialog box to automatically log in using a specific account and password when you open the file 2 User manual override In FileMaker Go users can temporarily bypass the default login information when they open a file by touching and holding a filename in the files list Releasing the filename displays a dialog where users can enter a different account and password 3 Password saved in Keychain Access In FileMaker Pro you can use the File Options dialog box to allow saving the password in Keychain Access Then in FileMaker Go users can turn on Save in Keychain if they don t want to enter the password each time they open the file See FileMaker Go Help Important You should not enable Keychain Access to save the password for solutions that have sensitive data Logging in after multitasking When you press the Home button on your device FileMaker Go moves to the background and saves the state of the file FileMaker Go also saves the state of the file when you answer a phone call When you switch back to FileMaker Go you return to where you left off Files can be configured to require reauthentication after being in the background for a specified period of time See Using the fmreauthenticate extended privil
16. ing occurs If scrolling is enabled in FileMaker Pro you can swipe up or down to scroll inside a portal in FileMaker Go Encrypted files FileMaker Pro Advanced You can t enable or disable file encryption in FileMaker Go To enable or disable encryption use the Developer Utilities in FileMaker Pro Advanced Navigating slide controls If Enable swipe gestures is enabled in FileMaker Pro swipe to move forward or back within a slide control in FileMaker Go Popovers In FileMaker Go layout popovers are dismissed when you tap outside the popover and when you start to scroll or zoom Zoom level In FileMaker Go you can enlarge the image on the screen up to 200 Scripting and calculations Important Test your solution to ensure your script steps are supported Scripts and functions behavior a To abort a currently running script tap anywhere on the screen 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 a Get SystemPlatform returns 3 if the platform is iOS a Send Mail doesn t support Perform without dialog The email displays on the device and you can send it manually This does not apply to mail sent through SMTP The Select All and Set Selection script steps don t highlight text if the keyboard is hidden on the device Chapter 2 Differences between FileMaker Go and FileMaker Pro 12
17. navailable Use Get LastError to check for this error code FileMaker Go does not display an alert for these script steps Use the Script Workspace window in FileMaker Pro to see a list of script steps that are not supported in FileMaker Go Important Running unsupported script steps may lead to unintended behavior or data corruption Chapter 3 Designing solutions for FileMaker Go This chapter explains what to consider when designing a solution that will be used on an iOS device Designing layouts When you design a layout keep in mind that on an iOS device you can t remove views or layouts add or remove fields switch to layouts that aren t displayed in the Layouts menu unless you provide a navigation button define and assign value lists unless they are used for drop down lists and pop up menus that Allow editing of value list display tooltips display leader characters such as in tab control names display shadows on layout objects For general design considerations for devices see the Apple developer website Tips for designing layouts and fields In the New Layout Report assistant choose one of the Touch Device layouts Leave enough inactive space on the form so that users can tap outside a field to commit their data Reduce the size of images as much as possible Use the PNG file format for images Use the screen stencils to help you work within the viewing area of a device If a wide variety of
18. o solutions About file transfers Transferring a file with container fields that store data externally Importing to and from a transferred file Chapter 2 Differences between FileMaker Go and FileMaker Pro Features not supported in FileMaker Go Behavior differences Modes Date and time lists Custom menus FileMaker Pro Advanced Printing Saving records as a PDF file Exporting Container fields Video and audio playback in container fields Display state of objects Snapshot link files Scroll bars in portals Encrypted files FileMaker Pro Advanced Navigating slide controls Popovers Zoom level Scripting and calculations Scripts and functions behavior Script steps not supported in FileMaker Go NNN DODO WO O O O O O 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 15 Chapter 3 Designing solutions for FileMaker Go Designing layouts Tips for designing layouts and fields Screen dimensions Choosing fonts Text styles Keyboards for text number date time and timestamp fields Considerations for data entry on an iOS device Considerations for performance on an iOS device Container fields Layouts Script triggers External keyboards Web viewers Chapter 4 Protecting files in FileMaker Go Opening files protected with passwords Logging in after multitasking Using the fmreauthenticate extended privilege Suggestions for protecting remote and local files If your files need less security If your files need more security one user
19. ons or Display The Exit Application script step closes all files but does not quit FileMaker Go a Get ApplicationArchitecture returns arm7 arm7s or arm64 Get ApplicationVersion function Get ApplicationVersion returns Go x x x for iPhone and iPod touch Get ApplicationVersion returns Go_ iPad x x x for iPad In FileMaker Server Go x x x or Go_iPad x x x appears in Admin Console Replace Field Contents script step A script using Replace Field Contents can t prompt users in FileMaker Go to specify the field and data to be replaced A Replace Field Contents script step with Perform without dialog deselected will not be performed Save a Copy As script step The options compacted copy clone and self contained copy single file are supported when you perform a Save a Copy As script in FileMaker Go but not when you manually tap Save Send gt Database in FileMaker Go For the script step the self contained copy single file option is equivalent to the compacted copy option Chapter 2 Differences between FileMaker Go and FileMaker Pro 13 Save Records as PDF script step If you don t specify the output file path for the Save Records as PDF script step FileMaker Go uses the name of the window to save the PDF file Some Save Records as PDF script step options aren t supported appending records to an existing PDF a selecting the Acrobat version a selecting Printing and Editing options on the Security tab a deselec
20. opies and double sided printing have no effect on the print settings in FileMaker Go Export Field Contents script step FileMaker Go exports text as UTF 8 but FileMaker Pro exports text as UTF 16 Open Remote script step When you open a remote file via the Open Remote script step recent hosts will be listed along with the other hosts in alphabetical sort order Chapter 2 Differences between FileMaker Go and FileMaker Pro 14 Notes By default the files created by script steps appear in the Device list and are saved in the Documents folder To save the files in a temporary folder use the Set Variable script step to create a variable to specify the output file path and filename for the script step You can use the following example to create an email with the file as an attachment Set Variable SOutput Value Get TemporaryPath amp sample pdf Save Records as PDF No dialog SOutput Records being browsed Send Mail Send via E mail Client To linda glolda com Subject Invoice Message Test SOutput By default when you run script steps FileMaker Go creates a new output file If you continue running the script a number is added to the end of each filename For example the first time you run the Save Records as PDF script step for a sample file the output filename is sample pdf The second time you run the script the filename will be sample 1 pdf To replace the output file with th
21. r FileMaker Pro file FileMaker Go must have network access to FileMaker Server or FileMaker Pro Set up the field mapping and import order before you import You can import from a remote source into a local file import from a local source into a remote file import from a remote source into a remote file import from a local source into a local file Example 1 Importing from a remote source Source fmp1 2 into a local database Target fmp1 2 In this example the Target fmp12 file is on the iOS device It needs a script that imports data from a remote source Source fmp12 Since you can t create scripts in FileMaker Go you need to create the script in FileMaker Pro then transfer the file to FileMaker Go You can then run the script in FileMaker Go to update the local file Target fmp12 with data from the remote source Source fmp1 2 1 Open Source fmp12 and Target fmp12 in FileMaker Pro 2 Create an Import from Remote script in Target fmp12 For example Import Records No dialog Source fmp12 Update existing Mac Roman and set up a path to the source file using your machine IP address For example Emnet 192 168 10 10 Source fmp12 3 Specify the import order Chapter 1 Setting up solutions for FileMaker Go 4 Close Target fmp12 5 6 Transfer Target fmp12 to FileMaker Go Open Target fmp12 in FileMaker Go and run the script Import from Remote The local database is updated with dat
22. r Go and FileMaker Pro 10 override of Save Record and Exit Record by custom menus a display of an ampersand amp in custom menu titles Note FileMaker Go displays menu items that are removed but they are disabled Printing The print options that you set for a file in FileMaker Pro have no effect on the print options for the same file in FileMaker Go and vice versa a Ifyou don t specify page margins for a layout in FileMaker Pro FileMaker Go uses the printer s default margin which might vary with different printers or different print drivers You should specify page margins if you re printing a layout where exact spacing is important like labels or a preprinted form Saving records as a PDF file When you save records as a PDF file FileMaker Go uses the name of the window for the PDF filename Exporting By default all manual export operations except xlsx use UTF 8 xlsx uses UTF 16 You must use the Export Records script step to select fields that are not on the current layout configure the output file character set Container fields a The Inspector Data Formatting options Images or Interactive content do not apply to container fields in FileMaker Go FileMaker Go doesn t support setting up container fields to store data externally You can use the Insert From Device script step to enter content into a container field from a music library photo library camera video camera microphone or signat
23. rrently open files Network access to file Allow network access E o Baker File Favorite Bakery e All users Specify users by privilege set No users Don t display in Launch Center Cancel Settings to enable network sharing for FileMaker Go clients Hosting files with FileMaker Server overview Before you share FileMaker Pro files prepare the files for hosting Here is an overview of the process used to host files with FileMaker Server 1 In FileMaker Pro edit the accounts and privilege sets that clients will use for shared access for example Access via FileMaker Network 2 In FileMaker Pro upload the files to FileMaker Server See FileMaker Pro Help 3 In FileMaker Server verify the status of your files using the Admin Console Activity gt Databases tab and verify that the files are available to FileMaker clients When FileMaker Server starts it opens and hosts all FileMaker Pro files located in the default database folder and in the optional additional database folders if specified See FileMaker Server Help for more information on server administration Connecting to solutions After you share and host a file you can connect to it as a client in FileMaker Go See FileMaker Go Help Devices connect to hosted solutions using the fmapp extended privilege See FileMaker Pro Help Note FileMaker Go cannot access FileMaker Server hosts available through LDAP and it cannot view or use SSL certificat
24. stamp fields to use a specific type of keyboard to help you quickly enter values in FileMaker Go See FileMaker Pro Help Considerations for data entry on an iOS device Only fields are supported in the tab order You can set up Tab and Return but not Enter to go to the next field a Consider using the Enable Touch Keyboard script step to enable or disable the touch keyboard when users tap a field Use Get TouchKeyboardState to check the current setting of the touch keyboard See FileMaker Pro Help Chapter 3 Designing solutions for FileMaker Go 18 a You can t insert values into a field from an index on the device and you can t select Auto complete using existing values Paragraph alignment line spacing and indentation might not display correctly in container fields To prevent these appearance issues use center alignment in container fields The Auto Correction setting will not work in text fields that have script triggers set up to capture keystrokes a You can edit about 64K of text at a time a Asian languages sideways text isn t supported Input method editors IMEs will not work in text fields that have script triggers set up to capture keystrokes Considerations for performance on an iOS device Container fields For container fields with images in remote files the host scales the images before sending them to the device For container fields with images in local files use smaller images to improve p
25. ting the option that allows screen reading software options on the Initial View tab Save Records as Snapshot Link script step The snapshot link includes the current found set of record IDs including the layout view sort order mode and toolbar visibility If you don t specify the output file path for the Save Records as Snapshot Link script step FileMaker Go uses the name of the file to save the snapshot link file You can open a snapshot link file on multiple devices if a the FileMaker Pro file is stored on each device a the snapshot link file was created in FileMaker Go a the original FileMaker Pro file and the local copy of the file have matching filenames and are at the same relative location Print Setup script step Performing a Print Setup script step in FileMaker Go sets the paper size orientation and scale options for printing in FileMaker Go without displaying the Print Setup dialog The Perform without dialog option has no effect on the Print Setup script step in FileMaker Go Print script step If the Perform without dialog option is not selected when you perform a Print script step FileMaker Go displays the Print Setup dialog You can choose the settings in the dialog then tap Print to print the file Although the Maximum Image DPI option is not available in the Print script step you can choose a resolution in the Print Setup dialog at the time you print The Print script step settings for the number of c
26. ure or to enter content into a container field or text field from a bar code source See FileMaker Pro Help Video and audio playback in container fields You can use FileMaker Pro to create scripts that control playback options in FileMaker Go including playing the media in full screen or as embedded playing pausing or stopping the media disabling user interaction showing or hiding playback controls or choosing the position to start the playback from You can use the following script steps functions and script triggers to work with media in FileMaker Go Script steps AVPlayer Play AVPlayer Set Options AVPlayer Set Playback State Script triggers OnObjectAVPlayerChange OnFileAVPlayerChange OnExternalCommandReceived Functions GetAVPlayerAttribute Get TriggerExternalEvent See FileMaker Pro Help Chapter 2 Differences between FileMaker Go and FileMaker Pro 11 Display state of objects FileMaker Go doesn t display the Hover state for objects Snapshot link files When a snapshot link file that was created in Preview mode is opened in FileMaker Go the file is displayed in Browse mode Scroll bars in portals When the Allow vertical scrolling option in the FileMaker Pro Portal Setup dialog box is enabled FileMaker Go users can scroll within a portal using an iOS scroll bar For the Show scroll bar option choose Always to display the scroll bar all the time or When scrolling to display it only while scroll
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