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A well-designed database promotes consistent data entry and retrieval, and reduces the existence of duplicate data among the database tables. Relational database tables work together to ensure that the correct data is available when you need it. It’s a good idea to plan a database on paper first. Follow these general steps to plan a database:
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Relational Database Design 101 (part 1 of 3): Designing a Flat File Database
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Relational Database Design 101 (part 2 of 3)
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Relational Database Design 101 (part 3 of 3)
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The White Paper for FMP Novices is useful -
http://foundationdbs.com/downloads.html
Filemaker Free - Listing of free resources -
http://filemakerfree.com/
Free unlocked templates
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Starting Point -
http://fmstartingpoint.com/
Donations -
http://filemakerdonations.com/
Recruiter -
http://rccrecruiter.com/alt-index.html/
Data4Life -
http://data4life.net/
RCC Blog -
http://filemakerbits.wordpress.com/
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Sample Database -
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A free calendar is available and can be integrated into your database
Seedcode Calendar Free -
http://seedcode.com/cp-app/prod/calendarfree10/
Filemaker's Online Help Pages
FMP 12 http://www.filemaker.com/12help/index.html
FMP 11 http://www.filemaker.com/11help/index.html
FMP 9 http://www.filemaker.com/9help/index.html
FMP business database demos - some are fully useable
The Excelisys Business Tracker V3.0 -
http://excelisys.com/exbiztracker3.php/
Filemaker released a FMP runtime database in 2007 for students called "Campus Productivity Kit" and is available online, notably at CNet
Google "Campus Productivity Kit" https://www.google.com/search?q="Campus+Productivity+Kit"
WIN - http://download.cnet.com/FileMaker-Campus-Productivity-Kit/3000-2124_4-10577579.html/
Mac - http://download.cnet.com/FileMaker-Campus-Productivity-Kit/3000-2124_4-10577567.html/
You can rename the database from a .usr file to a .fp7 file and open in FMP 7 thru 11
Lynda dot com has Filemaker Videos (portions are free)
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YouTube - Filemaker Videos
FMTutorials Channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/FmTutorials/
UK FileMaker Channel
http://youtube.com/user/UKFileMaker/
FileMaker, Inc. Channel
http://youtube.com/user/filemakerinc/
Lynda.com Channel - Filemaker videos
http://youtube.com/user/lyndapodcast/videos?query=filemaker
Dwayn Wright's Channel
http://youtube.com/user/FileMakerThoughts/
Soliant Consulting Channel
https://youtube.com/user/SoliantConsultingTV/
Filemaker Academy Channel
https://youtube.com/user/filemakeracademy/
Skeleton Key Channel
http://youtube.com/user/SkeletonKeySTL/
Accelerate Computer Training Channel
http://youtube.com/user/AccelerateTraining/
Filemaker News
Scoop.it is an information curation site - free option available. Filemaker Info - http://scoop.it/t/filemaker-info
Filemaker News - http://www.scoop.it/t/fm-news
Filemaker Wikipedia -
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http://foundationdbs.com/downloads.html
Filemaker Free - Listing of free resources -
http://filemakerfree.com/
Free unlocked templates
By Richard Carlton Consulting
Starting Point -
http://fmstartingpoint.com/
Donations -
http://filemakerdonations.com/
Recruiter -
http://rccrecruiter.com/alt-index.html/
Data4Life -
http://data4life.net/
RCC Blog -
http://filemakerbits.wordpress.com/
By yzysoft.com Contacts | Products | Invoices | Letters
Sample Database -
http://yzysoft.com/printouts/yzysoft_SampleDatabase.html
A free calendar is available and can be integrated into your database
Seedcode Calendar Free -
http://seedcode.com/cp-app/prod/calendarfree10/
Filemaker's Online Help Pages
FMP 12 http://www.filemaker.com/12help/index.html
FMP 11 http://www.filemaker.com/11help/index.html
FMP 9 http://www.filemaker.com/9help/index.html
FMP business database demos - some are fully useable
The Excelisys Business Tracker V3.0 -
http://excelisys.com/exbiztracker3.php/
Filemaker released a FMP runtime database in 2007 for students called "Campus Productivity Kit" and is available online, notably at CNet
Google "Campus Productivity Kit" https://www.google.com/search?q="Campus+Productivity+Kit"
WIN - http://download.cnet.com/FileMaker-Campus-Productivity-Kit/3000-2124_4-10577579.html/
Mac - http://download.cnet.com/FileMaker-Campus-Productivity-Kit/3000-2124_4-10577567.html/
You can rename the database from a .usr file to a .fp7 file and open in FMP 7 thru 11
Lynda dot com has Filemaker Videos (portions are free)
http://lynda.com/FileMaker-training-tutorials/116-0.html
YouTube - Filemaker Videos
FMTutorials Channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/FmTutorials/
UK FileMaker Channel
http://youtube.com/user/UKFileMaker/
FileMaker, Inc. Channel
http://youtube.com/user/filemakerinc/
Lynda.com Channel - Filemaker videos
http://youtube.com/user/lyndapodcast/videos?query=filemaker
Dwayn Wright's Channel
http://youtube.com/user/FileMakerThoughts/
Soliant Consulting Channel
https://youtube.com/user/SoliantConsultingTV/
Filemaker Academy Channel
https://youtube.com/user/filemakeracademy/
Skeleton Key Channel
http://youtube.com/user/SkeletonKeySTL/
Accelerate Computer Training Channel
http://youtube.com/user/AccelerateTraining/
Filemaker News
Scoop.it is an information curation site - free option available. Filemaker Info - http://scoop.it/t/filemaker-info
Filemaker News - http://www.scoop.it/t/fm-news
Filemaker Wikipedia -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FileMaker
Filemaker - Version By Version -
http://tokerud.com/filemaker/
Search specific Filemaker sites with this Custom Google Search
http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=001044389222327874554:vi8it1bulm8