Boston, Massachusetts – The Support Group today is pleased to announce their free one-hour web seminar, “Advanced Scripting and Calculations,” which will present valuable advanced techniques for the experienced FileMaker user. The free seminar requires pre-registration, and will be offered twice on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010: from 11 AM – Noon EST (8 AM – 9 AM PST), and also from 2 PM – 3 PM EST (11 AM – Noon PST). The Support Group is one of the few firms chosen by FileMaker to be an Authorized training provider, and all trainers are active FileMaker developers, ensuring expert, real-world instruction.

FileMaker Pro is a recognized industry standard, and is ubiquitous in both Mac and PC computing environments. Its mature GUI is simple enough for beginning programmers, while its proven sorting, scripting, calculating, and database capabilities are sufficiently powerful to support the most demanding project requirements. For the FileMaker Pro programmer, calculations and scripts are the tools used to generate useful information. During this free webinar, excerpted from The Support Group’s Advanced Scripting and Calculations class, participants will explore techniques for building robust, feature-rich databases with complex calculations and powerful scripted automation.

This free web seminar will focus on the Let ( ) function, and script variables that allow users to make intricate code easier to understand, modify, and reuse. Such script parameters and results make it possible to create dynamic scripts that can be used in multiple contexts. In addition, the session will explore ways of designing scripts and calculations to enable “indirection”, code that can be easily copied from place to place, even from one file to another, and have it work immediately. The scheduled speakers are Chad Novotny, VP Technology for The Support Group, and Rick Colcock, System Engineer for FileMaker, Inc.

Feature Highlights:
* Free, FileMaker Pro, one-hour web seminar “Advanced Scripting and Calculations”
* Available twice on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010: from 11 AM – Noon EST (8 AM – 9 AM PST), and also from 2 PM – 3 PM EST (11 AM – Noon PST)
* Appropriate for intermediate and advanced FileMaker Pro users
* Scheduled speakers are Chad Novotny, VP Technology for The Support Group, and Rick Colcock, System Engineer for FileMaker, Inc.
* All participants must register in advance (see Link below)
* The Support Group is a FileMaker Pro authorized training provider

“This is really a great opportunity for anyone who works with FileMaker Pro,” stated General Manager Jeff Turner. “This free, one-hour web seminar will provide interested programmers an excerpt from one of the advanced classes available from The Support Group. There is no cost and no obligation, and so we encourage all FileMaker Pro professionals to sign up.”

Pricing and Availability:
“Advanced Scripting and Calculations” is a free, one-hour webinar that teaches valuable techniques for the advanced FileMaker user. It will be offered twice on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010: from 11 AM – Noon EST (8 AM – 9 AM PST), and also from 2 PM – 3 PM EST (11 AM – Noon PST). (See link below to register).

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Headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, The Support Group, Inc. is a privately held corporation founded in 1985 by long-time FileMaker author, developer and trainer, Rich Coulombre. An acknowledgedFileMaker expert, Rich has written the best selling book “Special Edition Using FileMaker Pro” from Que Publishing, and the recipient of two FileMaker Excellence Awards. The Support Group has offices in Boston, Los Angeles, New York and the San Francisco Bay Area and leads the field in FileMaker design, development and training for both Windows and Macintosh environments. The company provides services throughout the U.S. and Canada to clients, large and small, in business, industry, education and government. The Support Group offers intro, intermediate and advanced FileMaker training in classrooms at all their locations and onsite. Copyright (C) 1985-2009 The Support Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. FileMaker, and the FileMaker logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of FileMaker Incorporated in the U.S. and/or other countries.