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We just upgraded to FMP 9 here in preparation for a new project.
Since the bulk of my FMP days were spent in v4, can anyone recommend a good book to get me up to speed on what I've missed? It should also be able serve as a reference guide that can be digested for newbies, after I've moved onto a new project, so it can't be completely esoteric or dev. oriented.
I'd also appreciate help narrowing down which FMP-oriented site is worth registering for.
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No real nice way of saying this..., but a lot has changed if you're going to make FMP into a robust solution. There are a lot of ways to mimic the old v4 strategies, but they will likely not produce anywhere near the solution that taking advantage of the v7 and later features has to offer, so newbie and digestion, don't readily go hand in hand. Perhaps if you described what you are trying to accomplish, it might lead to a more succinct recommendation, otherwise you probably will be burdened developer oriented and highly esoteric referrals...
There may be similar solutions already in existence that would be an easier springboard for you, rather than trying to figure out what part(s) of the new FMP environment you'll need to take advantage of for your new project.
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I would think the Missing Manual book for FM 9 would be a great place to start.
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Missing Manual is decent...at the very least an excellent intro.
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[quote Buzz]No real nice way of saying this..., but a lot has changed if you're going to make FMP into a robust solution. There are a lot of ways to mimic the old v4 strategies, but they will likely not produce anywhere near the solution that taking advantage of the v7 and later features has to offer, so newbie and digestion, don't readily go hand in hand. Perhaps if you described what you are trying to accomplish, it might lead to a more succinct recommendation, otherwise you probably will be burdened developer oriented and highly esoteric referrals...
There may be similar solutions already in existence that would be an easier springboard for you, rather than trying to figure out what part(s) of the new FMP environment you'll need to take advantage of for your new project.
It's going to be a system to file and track documents, or a library, if you wish. Each record would have five, or more, (contextual) categorized attributes, with space for a description of each category.
I have no problem leaving behind the legacy kludges that were required in v4 and earlier, with (re)lookups and such, that were required to work around the limitations of the application back then. If anything, it seems that it's a much simpler task to do relations now, and since v7, without resorting to multi-file solutions.
The book recommendation isn't so much for me as to leave behind for those who wish to dive into the program after I complete the project. I'll probably consult it to get up to speed on v7+, then move on to more advanced documentation, whether in another book, or a site.
Their current solution now consists of manually updated spreadsheets, so anything will be an improvement.
