Scriptally Chellenged

[aesart]

Up until now I haven't had the use for scripting beyond what is mildly complex, but as I get tougher projects I'm wishing I had a better knowledge of it, and especially since I've been reading Moyer & Bowers' "Advanced FileMaker Pro 5.5 Techniques for Developers". I thought I had a handle on most of FileMaker, but this book as revealed that I am horribly lacking in general scripting techniques, and it becomes clear that it's a pre-requisite for understanding this book.

(I do like this book, especially for the two chapters devoted to relational database theory).

One problem is, the boss has let us get passed by the whole FM Community and while most people have moved on to FM7, I'm still using Developer 6 and Server 5.5. This makes resources harder to find. Still, can anyone recommend a good resource for learning and hopefully practicing scripting? Some of the scripts in the Advanced book have me baffled, and though I've been able to figure out most of it, I feel it would be better to KNOW it...

[RalphL]

Each version of FMP has added new script steps. So FMP7 doesn't make it any easier. The online help file is a good place to find what each step does. I think you can still find books on older versions. Check Amazon.

Study other people's scripts. Remember that scripts are instuctions to program to do the same thing a user would have to if there was no script.