Building a Scheduling Application (Part 8) - Learning about View Tables
Working in FileMaker can be fun and easy, but some times it's about working around its own limitations. The phrase "portal within a portal" is a common phrase developers run into. It's a situation when you want to show subparts of subparts. In the case of a calendar, it's multiple time based events within multiple days within a week.
The inability to show a portal within a portal leads to some creative presentations of information. In this video you'll find valuable information about using a dedicated "View Table" to present data specifically the way you wish it to be shown. We walk through the modification of the day view to present both open and closed time slots. It's another great way to learn and understand the process of working in FileMaker Pro!