by Lynn Allen <lynn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 6, 2008 at 09:04 AM
On 2008-05-06 03:12:08 -0700, Luvin lunch <martina_mullin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:
> I've been reading up on Filemaker but I'm having difficulty
> establi****ng the following:
>
> 1. Is FileMaker Pro 9 a relational database. I've read that it stores
> its data and its table structure seperately and there's something
> relational about that but is the data itself normalisable?
>
> 2. How would I implement validation on a FileMaker form? I want to
> stop any type of data entry before I've had a chance to check that the
> data is OK. In the FM 6 database that we used before there was no
> validation on the front end of the database. I know you can do a
> small amount by setting up data types and using the in-built
> vaildation but the validation I'm looking for needs for example to be
> able to check if a record already exists or to check that if field one
> has a value, field 2 must also have a value. Actually, I suppose I'm
> looking for a save button on the bottom of the form that will execute
> validation in one go and only if all validation is passed will allow
> changes to the underlying data.
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