Re: Filemaker and Database events
Re: Filemaker and Database events
- Subject: Re: Filemaker and Database events
- From: Bruce Robertson <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:01:37 -0700
I don't know Ed.
It's pretty straightforward but you do need to pay attention to detail.
And as you have revealed separately, the issue here has in fact got nothing at all to do with Filemaker.
And you're not willing to pay for help to get the job done.
Bruce Robertson
On Jun 11, 2010, at 3:32 PM, email@hidden wrote:
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>> That said, it sounds like you already have a working solution using DE files, in which case I'm not clear why you'd want to change it now?
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> Yes, one part of the system is working and I don't not want to change that.
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> I had started by converting my raw data to XML, then importing into filemaker, then calling FM from my script, but that took way too long, both to initiate and at runtime.
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> Once the data is stored in DE access is vitally instant, which is needed since it's heavily involved with user interaction. And it's even faster to convert and store the raw data in DE than it is to convert to XML and import into filemaker
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> We use the same data for a variety of purposes, and I'd rather not import it into a second database system in order to edit and repurpose. If both systems could read from the same data that would be ideal.
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> If not, I'll get by.
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> Sure is frustrating using applescript with FM pro. I'm ready to give up on it.
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