Connecting Databases?

[eamiller]

I am very new to Filemaker and I have been put in charge of making a database at work. We have version 8.0. I need to create a button or something similar that either can take the user to a specific entry in another database or to a different entry in the same database (but with different fields-I'm not sure if you can even do that). I really have no idea how to even go about doing this. Any advice would be much appreciated! Thanks!

[aldipalo]

Welcome to the Forum.

What you want to do can be accomplished by setting up a relationship between the 2 files. Before getting started I would suggest you do some reading. Go here:

Link

Read the White Paper for FMP Novices and the Database Design for FMP. This will give you a start on building your database.

If your tables (files) are related you can set a button to "Go To Related Record" to view data in a different layout. You can also, if you have related your tables, view data from File2 in file1.

See attached file for some ideas.

hth

Client_Contacts_DB.zip