Useful iOS functions

If you make an iOS application with the FileMaker iOS SDK, you can embed the MBS FileMaker Plugin for iOS and enjoy a lot of iOS specific feature.

Let's say you have a container for a document and you want the user to be able to scan a document. Then you check the DocumentCameraScan functions to add a button for this.

If users should insert a picture, you can use ImagePicker functions. This allows you to take a picture via camera or from the photo library. But for photo library you may better use PhotoPicker functions. If you need to save a picture back to the photo library, you can use the ImagePicker.WriteImageToSavedPhotosAlbum function.

From within the application, your users can send an email with the MailComposer functions. Or a text message (or iMessage) using MessageComposer functions.

Or you add a share button to share the photo or document. The SharingPanel functions allow you to show the sharing panel. It allows the user to save to files, send an email or use AirDrop to send the image.

You can register for a couple of notifications from the operation system with the iOSApp functions. For example you may get notified when your application goes to back or comes back to the front. Claris FileMaker Plugin