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Errata: Creating a Database in FileMaker Pro: Visual QuickProject
Peachpit Press, 2005

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Error

3

Formula above screen shot should read: "Purchase Price / Catalog Value"

74

The report layouts in this chapter will not display properly until you've created some sample records and entered global values. For instructions on entering the global data, see page 122. (You can also wait until you reach Chapter 9 naturally. Enter the data at that time and then examine the reports.)

105

At the end of the first paragraph, change "Purpose" to "Business Purpose"

108

Step 5: Change text to "Perform without dialog;" change the page reference to 72

119

Make a startup script, 9th line: change "value" to "values"

124

Step 5, first line: change "Business Purposes" to "Business Purpose"

140

Remove the period before ".shutdown scripts, 113"

Page 20: Download the Update to FileMaker Pro 7v3

Several readers recently stated that they were unable to complete the instructions on page 20 (defining several Calculation fields as global). Because the "Use global storage..." check box could not be checked, it wasn't possible to correctly define those fields.

After some research, I discovered that these readers were unfortunately experiencing a bug that was present only in the initial releases of FileMaker Pro 7. FileMaker Inc. has since issued several free updates/patches. The latest (7v3) lists the following as one of the problems corrected, which is the specific problem the readers encountered:

1.5.7. It is now possible to turn on the “Global Storage” option for a calculation field that references a global field.

Thus, in order to follow the steps in the book, you must download the latest free update from http://www.filemaker.com/support/updaters.html. I apologize for the inconvenience this has caused some of you.

Page	Error
3	Formula above screen shot should read: "Purchase Price / Catalog Value"
74	The report layouts in this chapter will not display properly until you've created some sample records and entered global values. For instructions on entering the global data, see page 122. (You can also wait until you reach Chapter 9 naturally. Enter the data at that time and then examine the reports.)
105	At the end of the first paragraph, change "Purpose" to "Business Purpose"
108	Step 5: Change text to "Perform without dialog;" change the page reference to 72
119	Make a startup script, 9th line: change "value" to "values"
124	Step 5, first line: change "Business Purposes" to "Business Purpose"
140	Remove the period before ".shutdown scripts, 113"