How To: Use container fields with FileMaker Pro 10

This lynda.com video tutorial shows how to use container fields with FileMaker Pro 10. When you want to create fields in FileMaker database you have the choice on what kind of fields you want to make. Many general fields are self explanatory like text, date etc., but there is a special kind of field called the container field. FileMaker Pro container field is a versatile data type in that it can store any kind of binary data. Container fields can be used to hold binary data in four broad classes like images, quick time movie , OLE object or files of any type like PDF, excel files etc., This video demonstrates with examples the different kinds of data stored in this container fields. This video shows how container fields can be used to store data in FileMaker Pro 10.