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Function Scripting - A Powerful Scripting Technique

Posted by: Editor / Friday, October 20, 2006 – 6:00pm

by Matt Petrowsky

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FileMaker is an easy environment to work in. It's mostly point and click for a lot of things. It allows you to start simply then grow more complex as you learn while you develop. The work you do, however, can either become very complex or stay simple - from the start. There's always a balance to be attained when trying to build a complex solution.

Code readability is the topic I'm talking about. The goal is powerful, and often necessary, complexity, yet a level of obvious simplicity - for the sake of future understanding and possible collaboration.

In this video, I present a new method for naming your scripts and defining script variables. It's a very elegant combination of three custom functions from two VERY smart developers. I'm pleased to provide this powerful scripting technique. I've personally never seen anything like it and I love it!

Details: Released - 10/20/2006 / Size - 23.1 MB / Length - 27 min

About author

Matt Petrowsky is the Senior Editor for ISO FileMaker Magazine. Matt has been involved with FileMaker Pro since the early '90s. Having authored many articles, a popular book, spoken at conferences and seminars, as well as provided private training, Matt is continuously updating his knowledge and skill about the powerful FileMaker platform. You can contact Matt by sending email to editor@filemakermagazine.com.