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Join My Table Pt 3 - Putting on the Finishing Touches & Extra Features

September 30, 2010 / 7 comments

In part two, I demonstrated how to implement the basics of the join table solution in FileMaker. While the solution works fine as an illustration for join tables, it lacked many of the basic interface features that would make it a usable solution.

In part three, I will show how to implement some of these features, namely the following: Better selection of a Student for an Enrollment, Deletion of Enrollments & Prevention of “over-enrolling” a course… Read more...

Join My Table Pt 2 - Building the Example Solution

September 28, 2010 / 2 comments

Part two carries on from where Part one left off. This article outlines the construction of a basic join table solution from woe to go… Read more...

Join My Table Pt 1 - Intro

September 27, 2010

Perhaps one of the most asked questions that I see asked on the FileMaker Cafe is in regards to join tables. While some users have an understanding of what they are, they may lack the FileMaker skills to implement them. Others are unfamiliar with the concept altogether, but will explain their real word example. Usually it is a prime candidate for a join table. This article provides a real world example that will give you an understanding of why join tables are important, and in what circumstances they should be used. The example will then be implemented in a simple FileMaker solution… Read more...