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1. New Videos Released

   "The Separation Model - Part 9 - Sorting Elegance"

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#1. NEW VIDEOS:
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   The Separation Model - Part 9 - Sorting Elegance
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   For anyone who has worked with FileMaker for more than
   few years, the limitations found in the sorting script
   step are simply "the way it is". You can't dynamically
   specify either a sort field or the direction based on a
   calculated value or variable - like you can with the
   output path of an export for example.

   These limitations have always been something to work
   around and overcome. Over the years, I've used many
   different methods for sorting. They typically always
   centered around the script which was used for handling
   the sort.

   It's always been easy to add as much logic as required
   to a script, but making things as easy as possible and
   portable has always been the holy grail. I mean really,
   who wants to keep coming up with a new way to manage
   sorting list views and portals when you've got a
   solution to build. This stuff should just be built in.

   Of course, part of the fun and appeal of FileMaker is
   the fact that it's like a puzzle and it always seems to
   present that worthy little challenge. So consider this
   video an answer to that challenge.

   In this video, you'll learn, and have access to, what I
   consider to be one of the most elegant ways to managing
   sorting list views. If having your list views (and
   portals) provide the same features that every desktop
   user has grown used, (e.g. sorting columns and
   indicating direction) then you owe it to yourself to get
   this one down. It's just way to elegant and way to easy
   to implement once you've got the basics!

http://www.filemakermagazine.com/videos/ the-separation-model-part-8-sorting-elegance.html

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