Many FileMaker solutions need to import data—often from Excel or .csv. When this is done over a WAN, importing large datasets can be painfully slow. Years ago, we developed a technique to run imports directly on FileMaker Server instead of via the FileMaker Pro client. This significantly improved performance. With the introduction of Export Field Contents as a FileMaker Server-compabile script step, we’re now on the third generation of that approach,
An unexpected benefit of simplifying this pattern is that it becomes far more ‘AI-friendly’—the fewer moving parts, the easier it is for AI tools to understand, generate, and help maintain the workflow.
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