passando
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Using Variable for Table Name in Set Field
passando replied to mdfOffman's topic in FileMaker Pro 19
It seems bad programming practice but, in this case, you could hardwire the table name into the field definition. That would cope with the situation where you are not in the parent table concerned. You could still set a variable to the table name but it would need to be $$ variable. -
Which is the best way to exchange data by IP with Arduino?
passando replied to Barabba's topic in FileMaker DataAPI / oData
You profile doesn't say if you are on Windows or Mac. If the latter you could create a folder action script. This has to be an Applescript. That script could run a Filemaker script to import the file. How are you connecting between the Arduino and the computer running Filemaker? I assume Wifi. However you connect, overwrite the file in the folder each time a weighing occurred to trigger the folder action. Just checked, Windows does have folder actions. -
I find myself having to create global fields to store a constant to use in a relationship. It would be easier if I could use a constant in the relationship directly. Also, a global field can only be used as a 'left value' whereas a constant could be used on either side of a relationship. A constant would not need initialising each time the file was opened. This could be me not understanding something that could be done otherwise but would it be a suitable thing to suggest the platform developers?