Interfacing External Systems

As a modern development platform, FileMaker can be integrated with external systems using a wide range of technologies. Users can easily use and share snapshot link files that provide bookmarking capabilities, instantly opening a database and taking the user to a specific context. A FileMaker URL can be embedded in a web page or emailed to automatically open and perform a script. Custom AppleScripts can be written on macOS to automate database tasks and create integrated workflows with other scriptable applications. A database can reach out to connect to ODBC and JDBC databases or become an ODBC data source for external systems. The FileMaker Data API offers a modern way to integrate databases with web services and external applications using the Representational State Transfer (REST) architecture. These are some of the options discussed in this chapter as we explore the following topics: