JSON with fmSearchResults

Slide 1Free Training Series

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Slide 2About Matt

• Passionate FileMaker trainer
• Expert FileMaker developer
• Certified in FM versions 7 to present
• Founded 3 companies
• FBA Awards, conference sessions, Meetups
• ClarisTalk AI podcast with Cris Ippolite

Hey, nice suit ^

Slide 3Agenda

• 4 more slides
• 20 minute live demo
• 25 minute Q&A

Slide 4Offerings

• • Free training series
• • Paid classes $99
• • Mentoring & Coaching
• calendly.com/mattnav

Slide 5What is JSON?

• Structured text
• Supports hierarchy
• Easy to read
• But every { . , } must be in its place
• Native to FileMaker
• New features in FM 2024
• The language of APIs and connections outside FM sandbox

Slide 6Why JSON?

• It’s flexible
• It will make your development life MUCH easier
• It will make your databases cleaner
• It will make you feel smarter

Slide 7Where JSON?

• Passing multiple parameters – obvious first use
• API & Claris Connect
• Logging (like fmLog)
• Store all session preferences in a Global Text field with JSON
• JSON field in every table (I’ll explain later)
• Power dashboards

Slide 8It’s demo time