Re: Filemaker
Re: Filemaker
- Subject: Re: Filemaker
- From: Roger Howard <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 09:29:13 -0700
On Jul 15, 2004, at 6:13 PM, Malcolm Fitzgerald wrote:
On Jul 15, 2004, at 7:17 AM, Ruby Madraswala wrote:
Currently I am using a database software (PC only) and I want to
switch over to Filemaker Pro which runs on both platforms (MAC and
PC). Could anyone suggest site(s) that I can look up for Filemaker
scripts examples.
If you want to switch to FMP for cross-platform use, then you won't
want to use AppleScript with FMP (as that part of your databases will
only work with Macs) and so this list won't get you very far.
that's not true.
Which part? I acknowledged that only parts will work with the Mac...
perhaps I should have said "can't use AppleScript for cross-platform
use" instead of "won't want to use AS with FMP"... of course AS is
still useful when used by folks on a Mac - but it defeats the stated
desire to switch to FMP for x-platform.
If the person using Filemaker is sitting at a Mac they can use
Applescripts. Filemaker runs on the client computer so you simply test
the environment to see which platform is running or which computer
you're on then run scripts accordingly. You can host the files from a
Windows box if you want. I've written plenty of scripts do this.
if (statuscurrentplatform = win )
beep
show message "Run this job from one of the Macs"
else
-- we are on Mac
run the job
end if
-- or --
if (status currentusername = webby )
run the job
else
beep
show message "Access Denied"
end if
Sorry, I'm aware of this process, but it's of course not ideal as
you're either stuck writing separate code for each platform, or worse
having functionality that only works on one platform (thus, not
cross-platform).
As much as I love AppleScript, would like to see FileMaker go the route
Adobe took, and provide a cross-platform scripting system (aside from
ScriptMaker, which we all know is limited), perhaps using a JavaScript
interpreter.
Cheers,
Roger
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