Working with Files

View list of files

  1. If you are working in a file, tap Actions menu icon, then tap Launch Center Launch Center icon.
  2. Tap Device Device icon or Recent Recent icon.

To view files in a list, tap View as a list icon. To view files as tiles, tap View as tiles icon.

To mark a file to be displayed at the top of the Recent list, tap Edit file list icon, then tap one or more files. Tap Pin icon, then tap Done.

Open a local file on your device

  1. If you are working in a file, tap Actions menu icon, then tap Launch Center Launch Center icon.
  2. Tap Device Device icon or Recent Recent icon, then tap the file to open.

Open files protected with passwords

When you attempt to open a protected file, you need to enter the account name and password.

To skip entering the password each time you open the file, use FileMaker Pro to configure the solution to allow saving the password in the keychain, then save the password in FileMaker Go.

To allow saving the password:

  1. In FileMaker Pro, choose File > File Options.
  2. In the Open tab, select "Allow Keychain Access to save password."
  3. To require users to use Touch ID or enter their iOS passcode before FileMaker Go can access its keychain, select "Require iOS passcode."

To save the password for a protected file:

  1. When you open a file in FileMaker Go, enter the account name and password.
  2. Turn on "Save in Keychain."
  3. Tap Log In.
  4. If the "Require iOS passcode" option is enabled for the file, use Touch ID or enter your iOS passcode to log in.

To open a file with an account not saved in the keychain:

  1. Touch and hold a filename in the files list.
  2. Tap Log In.
  3. Enter the account and password.

Hosted files

When a file you are opening is hosted, you may see a lock icon that indicates the security level of the connection to the host. Secure connections are encrypted using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). If security is important in your environment, your server administrator needs to install a custom SSL certificate.

In the Opening File screen:

After the file is open, the title of the window shows the icons for encrypted connections. It doesn't show any icons if the connection is not encrypted.

Delete a saved password from the keychain

  1. If you are working in a file, tap Actions menu icon, then tap Launch Center Launch Center icon.
  2. Tap Options menu icon, then tap Manage Keychain Manage Keychain icon.

    If one or more files are configured to require an iOS passcode, use Touch ID or enter your iOS passcode.

  3. Tap Edit.
  4. To remove the keychain entry for a file, swipe the entry, then tap Delete.
  5. Tap Done.

Manage permitted hosts

If FileMaker Go can't verify the identity of a host, you can still connect to the host by tapping Connect. To add the host to the list of permitted hosts, tap Always Permit Connection.

To delete a host from the list of permitted hosts:

  1. If you are working in a file, tap Actions menu icon, then tap Launch Center Launch Center icon.
  2. Tap Options menu icon, then tap Manage Permitted Hosts Manage Permitted Hosts icon.
  3. Swipe the host name, then tap Delete.
  4. Tap Done.

Import a file from iCloud Drive or a third-party file provider

  1. If you are working in a file, tap Actions menu icon, then tap Launch Center Launch Center icon.
  2. Tap Device Device icon, then tap Location icon.
  3. Tap a file in the list, or in a folder for a third-party file provider. To choose a different location, tap Locations, then tap a file provider.

A copy of the file appears in the Device list in the Launch Center.

Note: Updating the imported file in FileMaker Go does not update the original file.

Open files with different system formats

If you open a file that is created with different regional formats for dates, times, and numbers, you can use the system format for your device or match the format used when the file was created.

  1. Open the file.
  2. Tap Actions menu icon, then tap Settings Settings icon.
  3. Tap Use System Formats to display the regional formats based on the settings for your device or the settings for the file.

Close a file

Tap Actions menu icon, then tap Close File Close file icon.

Closing a file closes all open windows for the file. To close a single window, see Working with Multiple Windows.

Delete a local file from your device

  1. If you are working in a file, tap Actions menu icon, then tap Launch Center Launch Center icon.
  2. Tap Device Device icon.
  3. Tap Edit file list icon.
  4. Tap the files to delete, then tap Delete file icon.
  5. Confirm deleting the files, then tap Done.

Remove a file from the Recent list

  1. If you are working in a file, tap Actions menu icon, then tap Launch Center Launch Center icon.
  2. Tap Recent Recent icon.
  3. Tap Edit file list icon.
  4. Tap the files to remove, then tap Delete file icon.
  5. Confirm removing the files, then tap Done.

Notes