Chapter 21

Sharing Your Data with Other Applications

Introduction

At some point, you may find a need to share FileMaker information with other programs, or maybe you’ll need to get data from other applications for use in FileMaker Pro. Depending on the application and your needs, FileMaker provides the answer with the Import Records and Export Records commands, the ODBC control panel, the ODBC/JDBC Sharing Settings window, and the Manage External Data Sources window.

In this chapter, I’ll explain:

image The use of imports and exports to share data between FileMaker and other applications

How to use the ODBC control panel

How to use the ODBC/JDBC Sharing ...

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