Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".
The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.
Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
Version | Location | Description | Submitted By | Date submitted | Date corrected |
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Printed | Page xi 1st paragraph |
last sentence reads: |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page xix 3rd paragraph |
But now that FileMaker has built-in ways to send data as email or PDFs. designers can spend... |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page xxi 5th paragraph |
FileMaker Pro comes (with) a printed manual. The word "with" was previously omitted. |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page xxii 4th paragraph |
For example there functions for working with text |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page xxii 6th paragraph |
FileMaker knows your data's important enough to keep safe from prying eyes. |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page 3 Heading; (The page tabs on for that section are affected to) |
An Very Quick Database Tour |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page 10 |
Figure 1-5 is a screenshot from version 7 templates. Need the one from v8. |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 13 1st paragraph |
Last sentence |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 38 4th line of text below figure 2-5 |
....(by putting Smith in the First Name field and California in the state field), ... |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 40 first paragraph |
pretty simply rule |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page 71 3rd paragraph of Store a Reference box |
"This is expecially..." NOW READS "This is especially..." |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page 87 Field Naming Conventions |
Some database programs aren't so flexible "withnames." A space b |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page 94 second paragraph, last line |
"apply a time format applied to your time fields" |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page 101 Point #4 under Validation Options |
The last sentence NOW READS "The option tells FileMaker to accept no more than five digits..." |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page 105 first paragraph, fourth line |
...condition.But... |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page 122 3rd paragraph, last sentence |
"You can also seem the same list of layout in the View..." |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page 133 Figure 4-10 |
The description for Figure 4-10 recommended that you compare this illustration with |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page 134 First paragraph, last sentence |
...when your trying to cram... Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 137 second paragraph, second to last line |
"...on your on journey..." |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page 137 2nd sentence below "Zoom in and out" subheading |
NOW READS: |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page 138 Point #3 -- two errors |
3. Make sure the "Show in Layout Menu" checkbox is turned on. |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page 139 boldface step #5 instruction |
Turn off "Show Field Frames when Record is Active." |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page 142 top NOTE box |
"If you Find FileMaker's..." should be "If you find FileMaker's..." using a lower |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 143 2nd paragraph: The line and fill tools, end of last sentence |
"use these tools all throughout this chapter" |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 150 Note box between points 3 and 4 |
A space is needed before the last sentence starting with "Now." |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 151 last paragraph in Power Users' Clinic box |
Reads: See the box "Locking and Grouping below... |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 155 boldface step #1 instruction |
Says: choose Edit->Select All |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 155 last paragraph, first sentence |
Remove the word "here" as Figure 4-25 is not actually located on this page. |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 155 Field/Control setup paragraph, last sentence |
Reads: "But with this dialog box, you're in control..." |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 157 Point 1 |
Reads: 1. Choose Format -> Field Borders. |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 160 Figure 4-29 graphic |
This graphic is missing the Notes field and should be redone in new |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 160 Figure 4-29 |
The label names do not reflect the changes made to them in previous steps. Phone Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 161 3rd paragraph in Super-Sizing box, 2nd sentence |
Previously, the apostrophe found in the word "object's" was in black font rather than white and |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page 171 Figure 5-5 box, last sentence |
End quotes are missing after the word "Column". |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 177 "Using Symbols..." |
"Figure 5-8" NOW READS "Figure 5-7" |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page 178 Last sentence in the Tip section |
Add a space between FormatDate so it reads "Format Date". |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 183 UP TO SPEED box, first sentence |
"...shows you Part Setup Dialog Box." |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 197 Figure 5-25 Last sentence of the figure caption |
text reads |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 223 2nd bullet point at bottom of page |
o Another field in the same table. |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 224 2nd paragraph, first sentence |
Typo: "press" is misspelled. |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 225 Bold text caption for Figure 6-14, third sentence ( starting with "As you enter ...") |
"As you enter data in a repeating field, FileMaker numbers each |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page 227 1st paragraph in Up to Speed box, 2nd sentence |
Put parentheses around "page 157" |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 229 First paragraph below Figure 6-17 |
Reference to figure 6-18 NOW READS figure 6-17 |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page 233 4th para, last sentence |
In the last sentence, the reference to Figure 6-20 NOW READS Figure 6-18 |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page 249 Paragraph above the Note |
says: |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 251 last line on the page |
The reference to Figure 6-35 should be Figure 6-34. |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 252 1st bullet in Power User's Clinic box, 4th sentence |
Should read: |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 259 Point #4 |
"Then, draw a tab panel like the one in Figure 6-37." |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 261 in the sidebar - middle of page |
The published URL http://www.missingmanual.com/filemaker NOW READS |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page 262 Reports and Summary Fields, 1st paragraph |
"your customer's music tastes" |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 267 Point #3 |
"The field now looks something like those in Figure 6-42" |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 269 2nd paragraph from the bottom, Tip |
(you have to switch to the detail layout first) |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 274 Grey box: Sub-Summary Power, right column, first paragraph, 2nd sentence |
"In the right window, though, they're sorted first by state, then by city." |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 281 Paragraph entitled "Modeling Your Database" |
The sentence that reads, "You need to decide what entities you'll be tracking which ones..." |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page 289 Last paragraph in the Up To Speed box |
Bad breaks: Two of the quotation marks are split from the words they are supposed to be quoting ("lots." and "no more than three.") |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 292 3rd paragraph, 7th sentence |
NOW READS: |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page 296 Grey box: Going natural, right column, 1st paragraph, 5th line |
replace "HR" with "Human Resources" |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 304 Paragraph below figure 7-17 |
"You can have the database add a person record..." |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 309 Grey box: Lost and found again, left column, 2nd paragraph |
"If you still can't fit everything in...you can zoom in on the window" |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 317 Payments table fields |
"The invoices table..." |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page 321 center of page: Tip |
Remove the word "and" from the first sentence. |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 324 top line after Click OK. |
s is missing |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 324 Figure 7-33 paragraph, 2nd sentence |
"but the have" NOW READS "but they have" |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page 328 1st paragraph, end of 5th line |
"the" is missing: should say, " ...make sure that the key field in the table..." |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 336 Item 2 under Go to Related Record |
It should read, ...and then change the text color to blue... |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 336 Bottom of page after 1. |
Reference should be (page 318) rather than (page 328) |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 339 Point 4, 2nd paragraph |
The word "use" is missing in the last sentence. It should read: |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 341 GTRR On Steriods box, 3rd paragraph |
"current" is missing from the following first sentence. It should read: |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 355 change step one on page 355 to this |
1. Add an occurrence of the Invoices table called Expense Assign: |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 357 1st paragraph under Using a global pop-up field... section |
Delete the extra period at the end of the first sentence. Add a period at the end of |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 384 5th bullet item |
The sentence NOW READS: |
Anonymous | Feb 01, 2006 | |
Printed | Page 426 Tip box |
The tip box references how non text fields can have text formatting applied and |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 450 First full paragraph. |
the calculation given in the book contains two fields not in your database |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 488 Figure 13-12 |
the IF statement needs a "not" operator. ie: |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 488 figure 13-12 |
Screen shot is wrong. The second step says "open URL" instead of "send mail". |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 518 paragraph under figure 14-10 |
Add the following xRef: |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 532 Figure 14-17 |
The figure shows a cropped version of the send mail window, rather than the full screen shot. |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 566 Step #1 |
"click the last Set Field step" |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 567 sidebar, 2nd column, first line |
Says: The rational behind |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 570 First paragrah under figure 15-25 |
"The next item left in the TODO list is "Create a line item record." |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 570 First paragrah under figure 15-25 |
It says, "The next item left in the TODO list is "Create a line item record." This Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 575 Note at the bottom |
It says the relationship graph is in fig. 15-28 but it is in 15-27. |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 575 fig. 15-28 |
Step five in the script says "Set Variable [$$LineItemID; ..... |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 587 |
Note says: For some reason, you can't duplicate |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 683 caption to Figure 19-9, last sentence |
The word "calculation" is misspelled. |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 686 1st paragraph, last sentence |
Says: folks who don't much computer |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 694 3rd paragraph |
The second sentance reads, "So close the files you want to modify, and then choose Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous |