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Getting to Know Calculation Fields in FileMaker Pro
Do you want to your database to perform mathematical operations on your data? Let FileMaker Pro – and calculation fields -- do the math for you.
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About this Article:
If you've checked under the hood of a FileMaker database (or created one on your own), you know that the fields holding your data come in several different types. There are text fields for holding text data like names, addresses, descriptions, and notes. Number fields store numeric data, like Quantity and Price. (See the sidebar for advice on when to use number fields, and when not to.) But to get FileMaker doing really useful stuff, you'll want to learn about calculation fields. This article gets you started using calculation fields.
Susan Prosser is a reformed journalist. As a FileMaker 7 Certified and FileMaker 8 Certified consultant, she has stopped trying to bring information to the people and now helps them organize the volumes of information they already have. Among other clients, Susan has helped the U.S. Fish & Wildlife service organize their finances, the Paradise Valley Unified School district track their student testing, ON Semiconductor track their contract documents, and the Phoenix Seminary manage their recruits, course registration, and student data. A trainer for more than 15 years, Susan loves the classroom, especially when she can teach other developers to make the most of their FileMaker Pro skills. With Geoff Coffey, Susan co-wrote FileMaker Pro 9: The Missing Manual.
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