Accessing external data sources
You can connect to and work with data in external
data sources in much the same way that you work with data in the current, active FileMaker file. For example, you can:
•work with data from other files in FileMaker fields and layouts
•add
supplemental fields to ODBC tables to perform unstored calculations or to summarize data in the ODBC tables
•add, change, and delete external data interactively
•create relationships between fields in FileMaker tables and fields (also called "columns") in ODBC tables
Notes
•You cannot modify the
schema of ODBC data sources using FileMaker Pro.
•ODBC data sources are also referred to as external SQL sources (ESS).
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