Download or read book Data driven iOS Apps for iPad and iPhone with FileMaker Pro Bento by FileMaker and FileMaker Go written by Jesse Feiler and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2011-04-14 with total page 645 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use FileMaker® technologies to create powerful mobile data apps for iPhone®, iPod® touch, and iPadTM Apple’s FileMaker technologies make it easy to create powerful, data-driven apps for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and any mobile device’s web browser. In this book, leading FileMaker and iOS expert Jesse Feiler teaches you all the skills and techniques you’ll need, whether you’re a developer, knowledge worker, or manager. Feiler thoroughly reviews each strategy for delivering mobile data using FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Server, FileMaker Go, and Bento. You’ll learn how mobile data-driven apps are different from traditional desktop-driven apps, and how to create highly usable interfaces for them. Step by step, Feiler demonstrates how to extend existing databases to mobile devices and the web, and how to create and optimize brand-new databases for iPad and iPhone. This book brings together core principles, practical development techniques, and proven tips and shortcuts. You’ll discover the best ways to incorporate printing, touch interface elements, and location-based features into your apps; integrate data from multiple FileMaker and non-FileMaker sources; and much more. • Use FileMaker Go apps to access FileMaker databases hosted on FileMaker Server or FileMaker Pro, or databases resident on a mobile device • Move FileMaker Pro databases, scripts, and layouts to mobile environments • Develop easy-to-use interfaces for mobile data apps • Design FileMaker Go solutions for iPhone, iPad, or both • Optimize FileMaker databases for FileMaker Go • Integrate printing and charting features into your mobile database apps • Use Bento to share data and synchronize libraries • Work effectively with Bento records, fields, forms, and tables • Build location-aware database apps for iOS mobile devices • Import/export data from Bento, FileMaker, spreadsheets, and other sources • Move FileMaker databases to the web with IWP, CWP, and FileMaker Server Jesse Feiler is a developer, web designer, trainer, and author. He has worked with Apple mobile devices from Newton through iPad and has worked with FileMaker technologies since 1984. Feiler created ChamplainArts.com’s powerful iPad meeting management app MinutesMachine. His books include Using FileMaker Bento, Sams Teach Yourself Drupal in 24 Hours, The Bento Book, and FileMaker Pro 10 in Depth. quepublishing.com northcountryconsulting.com

Download or read book Sams Teach Yourself Core Data for Mac and IOS in 24 Hours written by Jesse Feiler and published by Sams Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents lessons offering step-by-step instructions on using Core Data to build data-driven applications for iOS devices and Mac OS X computers.

Download or read book FileMaker 12 In Depth written by Jesse Feiler and published by Que Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page 1296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FileMaker® 12 In Depth Do more in less time! FileMaker 12 In Depth is the most comprehensive, coherent, and practical guide to creating professional-quality solutions with the newest versions of FileMaker! Drawing on his unsurpassed real-world experience as a FileMaker user, consultant, and developer, Jesse Feiler helps you gain practical mastery of today’s newest, most advanced FileMaker tools and features. • Use themes to build solutions for FileMaker Pro on Windows and OS X, FileMaker Go on iOS, and Instant Web Publishing • Get the most out of new container field technology • Quickly become a FileMaker 12 power user • Make the most of FileMaker fields, tables, layouts, and parts • Iteratively design reliable, high-performance FileMaker relational databases • Work with relationships, including self-joins and cross-product relationships • Write calculation formulas and use functions • Use event-driven scripts to make databases more interactive • Build clear and usable reports, publish them, and incorporate them into workflows • Secure applications with user accounts, privileges, file-level access, network security, and authentication • Use FileMaker’s Web Viewer to access live web-based data • Convert systems from older versions of FileMaker, and troubleshoot successfully • Share, exchange, export, and publish data via SQL and XML • Instantly publish databases on the web, and use advanced Custom Web Publishing techniques • Trigger automated behaviors whenever specific events occur • Extend FileMaker’s functionality with plug-ins • Set up, configure, tune, and secure FileMaker Server All In Depth books offer • Comprehensive coverage with detailed solutions • Troubleshooting help for tough problems you can’t fix on your own • Outstanding authors recognized worldwide for their expertise and teaching style Learning, reference, problem-solving... the only FileMaker 12 book you need!

Download or read book Sams Teach Yourself Objective C in 24 Hours written by Jesse Feiler and published by Sams Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03-30 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you can master the Objective-C language, and start using it to write powerful native applications for both Macs and iOS devices! Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll get comfortable with Objective-C’s unique capabilities... make the most of its powerful implementation of objects and messaging...work effectively with design patterns, collections, blocks, threading, and a whole lot more. Every lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success! Step-by-Step Instructions carefully walk you through the most common Objective-C development tasks. Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge. By the Way notes present information related to the discussion. Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks. Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them. Printed in full color—figures and code appear as they do in Xcode Use Xcode to write Objective-C software more quickly and efficiently Master Objective-C’s object-oriented features and techniques Efficiently organize program files and projects Make the most of Objective-C’s powerful messaging capabilities Declare classes, instance variables, properties, methods, and actions Leverage building block patterns to write more powerful code Work with mutable and immutable data types Organize data with collections, including dictionaries and sets Manage memory the modern way, with Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) Expand and extend classes with protocols, delegates, categories, and extensions Apply recent language enhancements such as Associative References and Fast Enumeration Create and work with portable, anonymous code blocks Manage queues and threading with Grand Central Dispatch

Download or read book Data Driven IOS Apps for IPad and IPhone written by Jesse Feiler and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, leading FileMaker expert Jesse Feiler shows power users, IT professionals, knowledge workers, and managers exactly how to integrate data from multiple FileMaker sources with iPads, iPhones, and the web. One step at a time, Feiler illuminates every leading strategy for integrating FileMaker with iPad, iPhone, and the Web. He carefully explains all essential techniques, challenges, and design issues associated with delivering and utilizing data on mobile devices. Coverage includes: " Using FileMaker Go apps to access FileMaker databases that are hosted on FileMaker Server or FileMaker Pro, or resident on a mobile device " Migrating databases, scripts, and layouts created by FileMaker Pro, and creating customized layouts and scripts " Adapting database user interfaces for mobile devices " Using Bento, FileMaker's personal database, to share data and synchronize libraries " Utilizing Bento's powerful import/export tools to quickly move data from spreadsheets and other data sources " Using FileMaker Custom Web Publishing (CWP) tools to deliver FileMaker database content on the Web " Formatting data so it displays optimally on iPad and can utilize iPad's unique capabilities.

Download or read book Switching to a Mac For Dummies written by Arnold Reinhold and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-07 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to make the switch from PC to Mac a completely smooth transition The number of Mac users continues to increase significantly each year. If you are one of those people and are eager but also anxious about making the switch, then fear not! This friendly guide skips the jargon to deliver you an easy-to-read, understandable introduction to the Macintosh computer. Computer guru Arnold Reinhold walks you through the Mac OS, user interface, and icons. You'll learn how to set up your Mac, move your files from your PC to your Mac, switch applications, get your Mac online, network your Mac, secure your Mac, work with the iLife suite, troubleshoot common problems, and more. Dives in to helping you make the switch from PC to Mac as smooth and effortless as possible Walks you through the latest features of Mac OS X Lion to help you take advantage of all the cool things your Mac can do that you might not know about Offers clear instructions for working with the iLife applications, running Windows on your Mac via Boot Camp, networking your Mac, and switching your family or your business to a Mac Shares essential advice for troubleshooting common problems and provides easy tips for keeping your Mac happy Switching to Mac For Dummies, Mac OS X Lion Edition is all you need to switch to a Mac and never look back!

Download or read book Using FileMaker Bento Enhanced Edition written by Jesse Feiler and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2011-08-29 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *** This USING FileMaker Bento book is enhanced with 4 hours of FREE step-by-step VIDEO TUTORIALS and AUDIO SIDEBARS! *** FileMaker Bento is a product from FileMaker, which is owned by Apple. Designed to bring FileMaker’s database expertise to users of Mac OS X Leopard and later, it integrates data from iPhoto, iCal, Mail, and Address Book with databases that you can create from your own data as well as data imported from other sources. USING FileMaker Bento is a media-rich learning experience designed to help new users master FileMaker Bento quickly, and get the most out of it, fast! EVERY chapter has multiple video and audio files integrated into the learning material which creates interactive content that works together to teach everything mainstream FileMaker Bento users need to know. You’ll Learn How to: - Synchronize with the Bento iPhone and iPad apps - Share Data with other Bento Users - Use Built-in Bento Libraries for Address Book, iCal, and Apple Mail Examples of Topics Covered in VIDEO TUTORIALS, which Walk You Through Tasks You’ve Just Got to See! - Applying a New Theme to a Form - Setting Up iPhone Synchronization with iTunes - Importing Data by Pasting into Table View Examples of Topics Covered in AUDIO SIDEBARS, which Deliver Insights Straight From the Experts! - How, When, and Why to Use Form Tools - Working with Address Book Groups and Smart Collections - Getting the Most out of Data Integration Please note that due to the incredibly rich media included in your Enhanced eBook, you may experience longer download times. Please be patient while your product is delivered. This Enhanced eBook has been developed to match the Apple Enhanced eBook specifications for the iPad and may not render well on older iPhones or iPods or perform on other devices or reader applications.

Download or read book Sams Teach Yourself Core Data for Mac and IOS in 24 Hours written by Jesse Feiler and published by Sams Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, start using Core Data to build powerful data-driven apps for iOS devices and Mac OS X computers! Using this book's straightforward, step-by-step approach, you'll discover how Apple's built-in data persistence framework can help you meet any data-related requirement, from casual to enterprise-class. Beginning with the absolute basics, you'll learn how to create data models, build interfaces, interact with users, work with data sources and table views, and even get started with iCloud. Every lesson builds on what you've already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success! Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Core Data development tasks. Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge. Notes present interesting information related to the discussion. Tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks. Cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them. Learn how to... Start writing database apps fast, with Xcode 4's powerful tools and templates Master the Objective-C features and patterns Core Data relies upon Understand Core Data's goals, components, and behavior Model data graphically with Xcode 4's Data Model Editor Leverage the full power of Managed Objects Use controllers to integrate your data model with your code Fetch, use, and store data from any source Develop interfaces and features more quickly with Interface Builder Add navigation and control features that integrate seamlessly with Core Data Interact with users via popovers, segmented controls, action sheets, and tab bars Create table views that users can edit Let Xcode 4 and Core Data validate your data for you Use Predicates to precisely select the right data Get ready for iCloud features to sync and move data among your iCloud-enabled devices Jesse Feiler is a leading expert on Apple database development. Feiler has worked with databases since the 1980s, writing about technologies that have since evolved into Core Data. His database clients have included Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Young & Rubicam, and many small and nonprofit organizations. His recent books include Data-Driven iOS Apps for iPad and iPhone with FileMaker Pro, Bento by FileMaker, and FileMaker Go, and FileMaker Pro in Depth. Category: Mac Programming Covers: Core Data User Level: Beginning-to-Intermediate Register your book at informit.com/title/9780672335778 for access to all code examples from the book, as well as updates, and corrections as they become available.

Download or read book FileMaker Pro 13 The Missing Manual written by Susan Prosser and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2014-06-27 with total page 1291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You don’t need a technical background to build powerful databases with FileMaker Pro 13. This crystal-clear guide covers all new FileMaker Pro 13 features, such as its improved layout tools and enhanced mobile support. Whether you’re running a business, printing a catalog, or planning a wedding, you’ll learn how to customize your database to run on a PC, Mac, Web browser, or iOS device. The important stuff you need to know: Get started. Tour FileMaker Pro’s features and create your first database in minutes. Access data anywhere. Use FileMaker Go on your iPad or iPhone—or share data on the Web. Dive into relational data. Solve problems quickly by connecting and combining data tables. Create professional documents. Publish reports, invoices, catalogs, and other documents with ease. Harness processing power. Use calculations and scripts to crunch numbers, search text, and automate tasks. Add visual power and clarity. Create colorful charts to illustrate and summarize your data. Share your database on a secure server. Add the high-level features of FileMaker Pro Advanced and FileMaker Pro Server.

Download or read book Learning FileMaker Go 15 written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you already familiar with FileMaker Pro and the basics of database design? It's time to get started with FileMaker Go, the free app that allows you to run your FileMaker custom apps on iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad. In this course, FileMaker expert Cris Ippolite shows how to make your way around FileMaker Go, design FileMaker apps for deployment on Go, work with data, and create new layouts that are optimized for mobile. He also shows how to communicate with other installed apps, and trigger actions based on the proximity to other hardware with Apple's iBeacon technology. Once you have learned the basics of FileMaker Go, you'll have the tools to take your work mobile?anywhere iOS devices can travel.

Download or read book FileMaker 72 Success Secrets 72 Most Asked Questions on FileMaker What You Need to Know written by Jane Hess and published by Emereo Publishing. This book was released on 2014-02 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FileMaker Pro' is a cross-platform relational database program as of FileMaker Inc., previously Claris, a subordinate of Apple Inc. It combines a database mechanism with a GUI-based user interface, permitting consumers to change the database by dragging spic-and-span components in to layouts, displays, either forms. Current adaptations are: FileMaker Pro 13, FileMaker Pro Advanced 13, FileMaker Server 13, and FileMaker Go 13 for iPhone and iPad. There has never been a FileMaker Guide like this. It contains 72 answers, much more than you can imagine; comprehensive answers and extensive details and references, with insights that have never before been offered in print. Get the information you need--fast! This all-embracing guide offers a thorough view of key knowledge and detailed insight. This Guide introduces what you want to know about FileMaker. A quick look inside of some of the subjects covered: Bento (database) - Template sharing, Database manager, Informix Wingz - Features, Magento - History, FileMaker - Major updates, Bento (database) - Discontinuation, Leading Edge Hardware Products - Software, Vectorworks - File exchange, Database Applications and roles, Claris - Pro series, List of relational database management systems - List of Software, Claris - Creation, FileMaker - Version history, FileMaker Inc. - Products, Outline of Apple Inc. - Software, DBMS, FileMaker - Scripting, FileMaker - Internationalization and localization, MacWrite - MacWrite Pro, Macintosh computer - Desktop publishing, FilemakerPro - History, Database software, Hypermedia - Hypermedia development tools, FilemakerPro - Version history, Apple Inc. litigation - Background, Data cleansing - The process of data cleansing, Data Interchange Format, Flat file database - History, FileMaker Inc. - FileMaker Go, Web development - Database technology, Ashton-Tate - Mac products, Claris - Transition to FileMaker Inc., and much more...

Download or read book FileMaker Pro 14 The Missing Manual written by Susan Prosser and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2015-05-13 with total page 973 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You don’t need a technical background to build powerful databases with FileMaker Pro 14. This crystal-clear, objective guide shows you how to create a database that lets you do almost anything with your data so you can quickly achieve your goals. Whether you’re creating catalogs, managing inventory and billing, or planning a wedding, you’ll learn how to customize your database to run on a PC, Mac, web browser, or iOS device. The important stuff you need to know: Dive into relational data. Solve problems quickly by connecting and combining data from different tables. Create professional documents. Publish reports, charts, invoices, catalogs, and other documents with ease. Access data anywhere. Use FileMaker Go on your iPad or iPhone—or share data on the Web. Harness processing power. Use new calculation and scripting tools to crunch numbers, search text, and automate tasks. Run your database on a secure server. Learn the high-level features of FileMaker Pro Advanced. Keep your data safe. Set privileges and allow data sharing with FileMaker’s streamlined security features.

Download or read book Learn FileMaker Pro 10 written by Jonathan Stars and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2009-01-12 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn FileMaker® Pro 10 provides an excellent reference to FileMaker Inc.’s award-winning database program for both beginners and advanced developers. From converting files created with previous versions of FileMaker Pro and sharing data on the web to creating reports and sorting data, this book offers a hands-on approach to getting the most out of your FileMaker Pro databases. Learn how to use the completely redesigned Status area, now known as the Status toolbar; send e-mail right from FileMaker with the SMTP-based Send Mail option; build reports quickly and easily with the Saved Finds feature; automate your database with scripts and activate those scripts with the new script trigger feature; integrate your Bento data into your FileMaker files; work with the enhanced Web viewer.

Download or read book Learn FileMaker Pro 10 written by Jonathan Stars and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2009-01-12 with total page 769 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn FileMaker® Pro 10 provides an excellent reference to FileMaker Inc.’s award-winning database program for both beginners and advanced developers. From converting files created with previous versions of FileMaker Pro and sharing data on the web to creating reports and sorting data, this book offers a hands-on approach to getting the most out of your FileMaker Pro databases. Learn how to use the completely redesigned Status area, now known as the Status toolbar; send e-mail right from FileMaker with the SMTP-based Send Mail option; build reports quickly and easily with the Saved Finds feature; automate your database with scripts and activate those scripts with the new script trigger feature; integrate your Bento data into your FileMaker files; work with the enhanced Web viewer.

Download or read book FileMaker Pro 10 The Missing Manual written by Susan Prosser and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2009-01-23 with total page 835 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The FileMaker Pro 10 desktop database lets you do almost anything with the information you give it -- especially with this book as your guide. Clear, thorough, and accessible, FileMaker Pro 10: The Missing Manual helps you get in, build your database, and get the results you need, whether you're running a business, pursuing a hobby, or planning your retirement. It's the ideal guide for non-technical and experienced folks alike. Each chapter in this fully updated edition covers the latest timesaving features of FileMaker Pro 10, including saved finds and a redesigned toolbar that reveals information and features more clearly than ever. You'll learn how to import information from the new Bento consumer database (Mac only), write scripts to make your database even easier to use, and send email without leaving FileMaker. With this book, you will: Get your first database running in minutes and perform basic tasks right away Catalog people, processes, and things with streamlined data entry and sorting tools Use your data to generate reports, correspondence, and other documents with ease Create, connect, and manage multiple tables and set up complex relationships that display just the data you need Crunch numbers, search text, or pin down dates and times with dozens of built-in formulas Outfit your database for the Web, and import and export data to other formats You'll also get objective advice on which features are really useful, and which aren't. To make the most of this database, you need FileMaker Pro 10: The Missing Manual -- the book that should have been in the box.

Download or read book FileMaker 12 Developers Reference written by Bob Bowers and published by Que Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-23 with total page 1258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new FileMaker 12 allows you to build unparalleled databases for a wide variety of devices, from Windows and Mac desktops to iPhones and iPad. With 10 million registered customers, FileMaker's users are "average Joes" who are knowledge workers, subject matter experts, and business users from all walks of life. The community extends well beyond the pool of professional software developers. FileMaker's legendary ease-of-use has led to its wide adoption and has allowed non-programmers an avenue into creating sophisticated software solutions. FileMaker 12 Developer’s Reference will serve to help bridge the gaps in these people's understanding of FileMaker's hundreds of calculation functions, script steps, and operations. They know FileMaker, they've used it for years, but they need a quick reference, immediately accessible while not interrupting their work on screen. There is no other book like this on the market. All FileMaker books include information on calculation formulas, scripting, etc., but none have expressly focused on giving readers one simple thing: a quick reference to be used in conjunction with their programming efforts. Some books teach, others explain, still others explore specific in-depth topics. This book will appeal to the entire FileMaker Pro community and be a great extension of their library. This edition is updated for the many new features coming with FileMaker 12, including the product's design functionality and the file format, and a new section dedicated to FileMaker Go, which is the iOS client.

Download or read book Learning FileMaker Go written by Cris Ippolite and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: