On Nov 12, 2008, at 2:26 PM, Beverly Voth wrote:
It's a great starting point. I use MVC in web developing and much
of what I
do in FMP has some of that influence.
Hi Bev,
Just a little feedback (maybe a little off subject to CoreData):
I was glad to see that FileMaker decided that connectivity was
necessary between FMP and ODBC sources. To be frank, when I was first
exposed to this, I was very optimistic and hopeful.
Now I only hope they go one step further. Why can't we have another
option in the "Manage External Data Sources"
1) FileMaker
2) FileMaker (All tables and fields)
3) ODBC
Basically, the "FileMaker (All tables and fields)" option acts/
behaves similar to the OCBC connection only referencing raw tables
and fields of another FileMaker DB source. It would display all
tables and fields similar to that of an ODBC connection with the
ability to establish the same types of Options (auto enter, lookup,
validation, etc..). You could choose to define additional calculation
and summary fields off the source fields.
I guess what I am saying is since they made a fairly decent
connection with the ODBC source, why can't they do the same thing
with their own data source. If they took that natural step, it would
then allow us to use a natural "Separation Model".
This would make me very happy, but I admit I am even more greedy ;-)
Along with this, I would like the ability to setup "actions" that
would allow me to add/edit/delete in the referred FMP data source. A
simple button on each File Reference called "Actions" could be
established. Using it you could add/edit/delete tables and it's
fields. Then when I deployed (or marry) the Interface file with an
older DATA source, it would go through the actions to check to see if
they have implemented and synchronized. If not, it would implement
the action, otherwise bypass the action.
In closing, I understand many have poured deep thought into
establishing a better data model in FMP and I admit my ideas may be
vague (lacking detail) pipe dreams. I do truly appreciate the
different dialogs and perspectives on this subject. I gain much from it.
My 2 cents ;-)
Don Wieland
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