Data-Driven iOS Apps For iPad & iPhone (2011)

Use FileMaker┬« technologies to create powerful mobile data apps for iPhone┬«, iPod┬« touch, and iPadΓΓÇ₧ó
AppleΓΓé¼Γäós FileMaker technologies make it easy to create powerful, data-driven apps for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and any mobile deviceΓΓé¼Γäós web browser. In this book, leading FileMaker and iOS expert Jesse Feiler teaches you all the skills and techniques youΓΓé¼Γäóll need, whether youΓΓé¼Γäóre a developer, knowledge worker, or manager.
Feiler thoroughly reviews each strategy for delivering mobile data using FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Server, FileMaker Go, and Bento. YouΓΓé¼Γäóll learn how mobile data-driven apps are different from traditional desktop-driven apps, and how to create highly usable interfaces for them. Step by step, Feiler demonstrates how to extend existing databases to mobile devices and the web, and how to create and optimize brand-new databases for iPad and iPhone.
This book brings together core principles, practical development techniques, and proven tips and shortcuts. YouΓΓé¼Γäóll discover the best ways to incorporate printing, touch interface elements, and location-based features into your apps; integrate data from multiple FileMaker and non-FileMaker sources; and much more.
ΓΓé¼ó Use FileMaker Go apps to access FileMaker databases hosted on FileMaker Server or FileMaker Pro, or databases resident on a mobile device
ΓΓé¼ó Move FileMaker Pro databases, scripts, and layouts to mobile environments
ΓΓé¼ó Develop easy-to-use interfaces for mobile data apps
ΓΓé¼ó Design FileMaker Go solutions for iPhone, iPad, or both
ΓΓé¼ó Optimize FileMaker databases for FileMaker Go
ΓΓé¼ó Integrate printing and charting features into your mobile database apps
ΓΓé¼ó Use Bento to share data and synchronize libraries
ΓΓé¼ó Work effectively with Bento records, fields, forms, and tables
ΓΓé¼ó Build location-aware database apps for iOS mobile devices
ΓΓé¼ó Import/export data from Bento, FileMaker, spreadsheets, and other sources
ΓΓé¼ó Move FileMaker databases to the web with IWP, CWP, and FileMaker Server
Jesse Feiler is a developer, web designer, trainer, and author. He has worked with Apple mobile devices from Newton through iPad and has worked with FileMaker technologies since 1984. Feiler created ChamplainArts.comΓΓé¼Γäós powerful iPad meeting management app MinutesMachine. His books include Using FileMaker Bento, Sams Teach Yourself Drupal in 24 Hours, The Bento Book, and FileMaker Pro 10 in Depth.