FileMaker 18 - New Features
FileMaker 18 was released on Wed. May 22nd 2019. This video walks through all the new features implemented within the latest version of FileMaker Pro Advanced. Here's a short list of all the new features.
01) Security: Revised Manage Security Area
02) Security: Unsigned Plug-ins
03) Security: File References by Default
04) Data: New Import Dialog
05) Develop: Recursion & While
06) Develop: Script Error Logging
07) Develop: Insert From URL Protocols
08) Develop: FMP urls version specific
09) Design: Shift+Arrow 10x movement
10) Integrate: New Barcode Types
11) Develop: XML File Representations
12) Develop: File IO operations
Comments
Thanks
Thanks for the summary, Matt. It's super helpful even after using the preview for a while.
One small thing, using numerical functions (Int) on the Get ( ApplicationVersion ) is not reliable as they are locale dependent and the period is not used as a decimal separator everywhere so would return 1801 in Europe, for instance. In your example, Left ( GetAsNumber(Get ( ApplicationVersion ) );2 ) would be a better choice, I think.
While loop
It's hard to believe that it took Filemaker Inc. eighteen versions to introduce a looping construct into the calculation engine, but ... better late than never! I'm almost tempted to upgrade just for this feature! Pity it can't be added as a patch to earlier versions.
Thanks for the video, Matt. Helpful as always.
Thanks
Thanks for the great summary!
Skipped item
Hi Matt,
The second item in the list used in your video was "FileMaker ID". However, you skipped over it in your walk through and it does not appear in the downloadable version of the file. Please explain.
Calculate variablename in while loop
Hi Matt, hi all
Thanks a lot for all the great videos, matt!
Anybody ever tried to calculate a variable name in a while statement?
Would be absolutly great to find a way! At the moment I have to work with a giant JSON file. I write the values in variables, works great. But if I have a array, it would be great to count them and put them in separate variables with the while function.
But if I try to do that I only get an error :-(
Anybody solved this?
Regards