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Sensor support in FileMaker Go

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Sensor support in FileMaker Go

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- [ Instructor] There are sensors on iPhones and iPads and sometimes even laptops that some custom app writers might want to access. FileMaker Pro 17 Advanced now includes a single GetSensor function that provides an easy concise way for users to access these functions. For example, perhaps a custom app writer wants the ability to monitor the current heading in a boat and ship tracking app, or the barometric pressure or even the elevation above sea level. To fully understand the capabilities, you must understand all the parameters and potential sensors that FileMaker can read. The GetSensor function, really has one parameter and two optional parameters. The parameter is the sensor name of which I'll show you some examples in just a moment. And some of those sensor names have options up to two different options per parameter. For example, we might say GetSensor, calling out the StepCount parameter and putting the…

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