Jeff Campbell
06-22-2009, 04:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://theappleblog.com/2009/06/19/new-template-exchange-for-filemakers-bento/' target='_blank'>http://theappleblog.com/2009/06/19/...lemakers-bento/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Bento, the personal database from FileMaker, has launched a service that allows users to share templates they have created. The Template Exchange currently has around 100 ready-made templates covering a number of topics, with more being added daily."</em></p><p><em><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1245440052.usr105634.jpg" /></em></p><p>This is a pretty slick system they have set up for exchanging templates, and it is even better if you have the iPhone application for <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=314638461&mt=8" target="_blank">Bento</a>. You can sync between your home/laptop computer and your iPhone so you have current information in your databases, and if you don't feel like making up your own database you can just use what has been posted, by Filemaker and also by users. I've downloaded a couple of the <a href="http://solutions.filemaker.com/database-templates/index.jsp" target="_blank">templates</a> to use such as the one for automotive maintenance records and it works pretty well. The service is free, all you have to do is buy Bento 2. If you already have Bento, you will need to upgrade to Bento 2 in order for the iPhone app to work but you can still use the templates. </p>