Creating a Password Manager in FileMaker
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Brief Introduction
Organize your passwords while learning FileMakerDescription
Learn FileMaker Scripting, Calculations, Relationships and Layout Design while creating a password management solution from the guy who actually wrote the book, Scriptology: FileMaker Pro Demystified. With over two decades of experience teaching FileMaker, John Mark Osborne will help you understand tough FileMaker concepts with ease. Beginner/Intermediate FileMaker techniques will be taught throughout this tutorial. In order to better understand every nut and bolt that goes into designing a solution, a single file will be created from scratch. The chosen solution is a password management solution that organizes the plethora of passwords needed in this digital age. The completed FileMaker file at each stage is provided to assist with the learning process.
Requirements
- Requirements
- Students should be familiar with the basics of browse, find, layout and preview mode which can be achieved by taking any of the beginner courses also available on Udemy
- The course is taught using FileMaker 17 but can be taken by any with FileMaker 13 or later
Knowledge
- Learn how to create layouts using themes and styles
- Write scripts and calculations
- Create relationships
- Design Tables
- Create housekeeping fields
- Recreate the toolbar and gain more screen real estate
- Create a basic open script
- Use script triggers
- Interface design
- Notes portal
- Adaptive related record addition and deletion
- Security including accounts, privilege sets, extended privileges and file access
- Encryption
- Custom menus
- File options
- Random password creation
- Preferences for a single-user solution
- Buttons including scripted buttons and popovers