Learning Claris FileMaker

Turns out there is a fairly easy way to do this.

It involves creating a bookmark in your web browser that is written in Javascript.

It calls a FileMaker script using the URL scheme ‘FMP’ and sends the web page title, and the page’s URL to FileMaker.

You can add this to your FileMaker solutions after reading Douglas Alder's post.

Connecting to Apple’s native apps isn’t so hard, here is how to call Apple’s native Maps, Message, Mail + Phone Call from with in a FileMaker Go / iOS SDK app.

Learn how to Make FileMaker Go Talk to IOS Apps using the fmp: command and the Open URL command, including two way communications.

URL schemes allow you to communicate with many apps simply using URLs.

For example, FileMaker’s “fmp:” scheme lets you run scripts in a hosted FileMaker file.

Using just the “Open URL” script step, we can use URL schemes to open iOS apps from within FileMaker Go — and even pass data!

This session explores how URL schemes can extend the functionality of your FileMaker Go custom apps, achieving exciting interactions on iOS 9.

A sleeper feature in FileMaker Go is the ability to use the "Open URL" script step to send commands and parameters to other iOS apps.

This video demonstrates FileMaker Go sending commands via a calculation and Open Url script step to a few native Apple iOS apps.