25.4. Summary

In this chapter, you learned about three different options for managing and manipulating large amounts of data using AppleScript.

First, we explored the venerable FileMaker Pro application, which provides an extensive, if slightly quirky, AppleScript interface. You learned how to interact directly with database tables, retrieving and modifying their contents in various ways, and performing simple searches using the standard whose clause. You also learned how to manipulate layouts, which control the display of records onscreen and can also be used by AppleScript to perform complex searching and sorting operations.