When you build your FileMaker app (you’ll have to wait for part 2!), you create scripts that call the iOS app with their URI scheme. The glue that binds the app and FileMaker Go database is called a URI scheme or protocol. With iMag Pro you can run cards through the reader from the context of the CardSwipe software. You will need a paid iOS app ($15.99), CardSwipe, and a small device that plugs into your iPad or iPhone (this was tested prior to iPhone 5), such as iMag Pro, around $60. To read magnetic card strips the cost climbs. CNS Barcode costs $9.99, but adds a variety of features such as multi-scanning, and also can create bar codes. One, Pic2Shop, is free and performs its task fairly well, though it is limited to scanning one item at a time. To read bar codes I have used two different apps. FileMaker Go is free, though you will need to develop your database using FileMaker Pro on the desktop. This three-part article first will discuss the requirements to pull data into FileMaker Go from an iOS device, and then demonstrate two different methods of adding data.įirst, your iOS device will require some software and hardware. Scanning bar codes or reading magnetic cards like credit cards, drivers licenses, and so forth, enables fast access to data. But, the lack of a physical keyboard makes data-entry a slow and tedious affair. Getting data on to the device quickly and error-free becomes imperative for any business.įileMaker Go is a perfect tool for storing data on a iOS device like the iPhone and iPad. Reading and storing data is one powerful aspect, but collecting data on the device makes our information interactive. Productivity is vital from the business side of mobile computing. With a variety of apps available we have access to a world of information at our fingertips, or hours of distraction. A smartphone today does far more than make calls.
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