Server Side Importing

[FileMaker Magazine]

There's a great feeling about writing functional code when it's something you can rely on. You know it's just going to work. Which, for some import routines, doesn't always feel this way. Sometimes the import may fail or you can't figure out how to make it work.

Columns may get renamed, they may be shifted around and vary or you may be importing from multiple different providers. If you're consolidating data from multiple sources or you have a situation where you need to manipulate the data before the import, then we've got a great solution for you.

Not only is this video about server side importing, but it shows you how to anticipate a variety of situations that improve the importing performance and reliability.

The technique file and video will provide you with ready-to-copy-paste code that will setup your import routines to be as easy as drag-and-drop.

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