Re: Re: Re: CASH REGISTER/POS Filemaker Integration

On Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:32:57 +1000, Lewis <lewisb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>Thanks for your sup****t Wolf!
>Have you Made a POS system in Filemaker before?

Can't say that I have.

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FW


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>On Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:25:28 +1000, FastWolf  
><wolfsofast@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> On Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:39:28 +1000, Lewis <lewisb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>>> I have a more clear idea on what I'm after now...
>>> Is it possible to have a separate "Kiosk" style setup in filemaker
that
>>> can access my existing Filemaker database? E.g; one file containing my
>>> inventory and contact tables, the other (Kiosk) generating invoices
and
>>> operating the POS system?
>>> Please excuse me if it seems obvious, I'm a bit of a novice!
>>
>> This sounds like it would be a fascinating project to work on.  Yes,
>> you can have a separate FMP file for your Kiosk.  That's how I would
>> do it.  Keeping the inventory and POS systems separated but linked
>> would be more reliable.  And backing up (and testing retore of)
>> everything regularly is a must.
>>
>> Good luck.
>>

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