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Figure 13-17. Importing custom functions from another file is merely a matter of checking off the
ones you want to bring over and clicking OK. If you have a repertoire of custom functions you fre-
quently use, consider keeping them all in one database and importing them into your new data-
bases as needed.
POWER USERS' CLINIC: THINK LOCALLY, SHARE GLOBALLY
There's a world of FileMaker developers out there, and chances are that one of them has already
written the custom function you need, or at least one like it. Here are a couple websites where you
can peruse custom functions created by others in the FileMaker community and share your cre-
ations, too.
The folks running fmfunctions.com have an entire website dedicated to custom functions:
A terrific all-around resource, fmforums.com has a modest library of custom functions available:
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FileMaker Today, another discussion website, offers a custom function thread:
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