How To Create Multiple New Records in FileMaker

TL;DR: Use the import function instead of a loop to create many records simultaneously.  In FileMaker Land, it happens that, on occasion, we have to create many records in one fell swoop. For example, when a new cohort of students enrolls at a school, we have to make a bunch of records in a student […]

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  1. _stu: I ran a few additional tests with this technique and thought I'd share. The import process described above exports to…

    • Don Clark: Thanks for doing the extended testing; very interesting!

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