Philosophy of FileMaker 20 - Volume 1
What you'll learn
- FileMaker Scripting
- FileMaker Calculations
- FileMaker Relationships
- FileMaker Design
Requirements
- FileMaker Beginner Knowledge
- Must know the Differences between the 4 Modes: Browse, Find, Layout and Preview
- Must have a Beginner Knowledge of Scripting
- Must have a Beginner Knowledge of Calculations
- Must have a Beginner Knowledge of Relationship Design
Description
If you want to learn how to create FileMaker 20 scripts, calculations and relationships at a professional level then this course is for you. Well known author John Mark Osborne starts off with a blank file so you can see every part of the process but quickly moves into intermediate, advanced and even expert techniques. The course uses a single example of an Invoicing solution to aid the learning process so you can focus on a single solution from beginning to end. Even if you don't want to build an Invoicing solution, the skills taught in this course will teach you the ins and outs of developing any solution in FileMaker. That's because John teaches you how to think for yourself instead of how to regurgitate techniques. John shows you multiple approaches to every solution and compares and contrasts the advantages and disadvantages so you know when to use each solution to each unique problem. With all the knowledge required to be a professional FileMaker developer, this course comes in 3 volumes. If you study all three volumes, you will be well prepared to prduce FileMaker solutions for your company or clients. If you aren't convinced, watch the free previews in each chapter to find out why people have trusted John's FileMaker training for the last 30 years.
Who this course is for:
- Aspiring FileMaker Developers who wants to Create Professional Solutions
Instructor
John Mark Osborne has been working with FileMaker Pro for over 20 years. He earned his FileMaker Pro degree working on the frontlines of Claris technical support. John was the Technical Lead for FileMaker, serving as an escalation path for other technical support representatives and writing a large portion of TechInfo (now called Knowledgebase), their technical information reference. John also acted as a liaison between the technical support department and the FileMaker development team, reporting bugs, attending product meetings and acting as resource for the development team.
John Mark is best known as the author of the popular FileMaker Pro web site Database Pros. The Database Pros web site has been on the internet for 20 years and gets over 35,000 hits a day by offering free FileMaker Pro tips, tricks and techniques.
John Mark is also well known as the co-author of the wildly popular Scriptology book and CD ROM. John Mark launched a hands-on training class based on his Scriptology book and it has become so popular that it is now taught at MacWorld Exposition in San Francisco and New York. Most recently, John Mark was one of twelve trainers in the United States authorized to teach their new FileMaker Training Series of classes.
John Mark has been a featured speaker at the FileMaker Developer Conference for 15 years. At the 1999 Developer Conference, he was awarded the FileMaker Pro Excellence award for "creation of outstanding technical resources".
John Mark is a former technical editors for Advisor magazine working on the tips and tricks section which is the most popular column in the magazine.
John Mark has recorded beginner, intermediate and advanced tutorial videos for FileMaker 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 totaling thousands of hours.
John Mark Osborne is an FBA member (FileMaker Business Alliance) working closely with FileMaker, Inc. and their most important customers. John Mark Osborne has also passed the rigorous FileMaker 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 certification tests and is proud to display the FileMaker 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,15, 16 and 17 certification logos.