[VIDEO] User Friendly Searching

[FileMaker Magazine]

Not everyone who opens a copy of FileMaker is going to

know how to search for the records they're seeking.

FileMaker's Query by Form method of searching leaves a

few users hunting around for clues as to how they might

perform their slightly-beyond-basic search request.

Fortunately, we can automate the process of more

complex searches. This can be accomplished by scripting

the search process. Another side of the search coin is

the whole web search engine thing. One field and a ton

of results. Didn't get what you want? Search again and

change what you asked for - or how you asked for it.

In this video I present a highly powerful technique

for making it a bit easier to search for data. The

powerful part is the ability to simply copy and paste

some global search fields, sprinkle in some layout

object naming and you've got a dynamic searching tool

which can be used on any layout! Very cool indeed!

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