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This functionality utilizes the Data API introduced in FileMaker 16. To support the enhanced JavaScript integration and increasing use of other web services, a new script step has been added that allows data from your tables to be retrieved in JSON format, a common way that data is passed back and forth between different platforms. This simplified two-way communication is hugely powerful, a game changer for the platform and we’re going to see a massive amount of utilization of this feature. Join millions of users and developers worldwide in achieving a new level of workflow efficiency with FileMaker Pro.Drag & Drop Installation on macOS JavaScript Web Viewer IntegrationĪ long awaited feature for the platform, JavaScript is now more integrated with the ability to call JavaScript functions in a web viewer using a FileMaker script and to perform a FileMaker script from within the web viewer code as simply as any other JavaScript function: FileMaker.PerformScript("Script Name", "Optional Script Parameter") Written by a professional developer with decades of real-world experience, Learn FileMaker Pro 19 is your comprehensive learning and reference guide. This book includes everything a beginner needs to get started building custom databases and contains advanced material that seasoned professionals will appreciate.
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