I LOVE POKING AROUND THE WEB and sharing what I find. Storytelling Is A Magical, Ruthless Discipline Interesting: The Hidden Meanings Inside 17 Tech Company Logos Some neat toys here: Top 10 Silly but Awesome Products That Make Life Easier 7 Tactics for Writing the Best Facebook Posts Every Time Louis CK Explains the Science […]
AUDIT TRAILS are very useful when it comes to figuring out what users are doing, as well as for verifying how data is modified. Doug West, of Excelysis, offers up a clean way to record all changes to a record, and even allows you to exclude non-critical changes, as well: If you don’t need separate records […]
DO YOU HAVE an interest in integrating mapping into FileMaker? Douglas Alder, of Homebase Software, has the information you need and a demo database you’ll want to download. Alder has written in the past about using the google map API with FileMaker, and now adds an alternative: OpenStreetMaps and the Leaflet.marketcluster.js javascript library. The biggest advantages: a more […]
MORE THINGS I’VE STUMBLED ACROSS that some might find interesting: Register now: Match.com teams up with Mensa to create a dating site for geniuses. A custom function to convert text to base64 (Thrilling, I know). Lots of people prefer it that way: 10 Signs You’re Living Your Life On Cruise Control Very nice mouse hover effects: Hover […]
MORE GOOD THINGS from Modular Filemaker, this time an updated QuickFind function from Kursiv Software. As every FileMaker Developer knows, FileMaker has a native QuickFind feature. So, why not use the built in QuickFind? One scenario–when the solution requires hiding the status area. Another is for FileMaker Go applications. Having QuickFind on the screen saves […]
THE SEGMENT ON SORTING PORTALS is well worth listening too. Who am I kidding–listen to it all, you’ll be better for it. Sorting Portals, Using the Return Key for controlling Dialogs, UI Structure via Filemaker Success Tips : 303_FM_Success_Tips.
TIRED OF FIGHTING with container fields? FileMaker container fields are great, but the limitations are sometimes frustrating, especially when it comes to displaying their contents in a web viewer. Mike Duncan of Soliant Consulting breaks it down for you: FileMaker 13 introduces a couple new functions, Base64Decode and Base64Encode. Base64 is a commonly used method […]
THE NEW POST FUNCTIONALITY present in the last FileMaker 13 update opens a world of possibilities. Todd Giest explores what happens when FileMaker sends a POST command–and introduces a very helpful tool called RequestBin. RequestBin gives you an endpoint to send your request to and then just prints out what it receives. You can check it out […]
THERE WERE SO MANY NEW FEATURES added in FileMaker V13, it’s sometimes hard to keep track. The latest example of this is the OnGestureTap script trigger and a companion function, Get(TriggerGestureInfo), which allow you to capture gestures in FileMaker Go. James Scarpetta of the Scarpetta Group just posted an article showing how to capture how, when […]
LINKS TO THINGS and more fun stuff I’ve been reading: More Seth Godin goodness: “It’s Not About You.” http://buff.ly/1kKQV58 A great start to changing your life: The Only 7 Things We Truly Can Control in Life—and How to Rock Them All: http://buff.ly/1yNn5aD Great Design does make a difference in the bottom line: The Bottom Line Value of Design http://buff.ly/1iLIG9e […]
A NICELY WRITTEN post on variables from Dwayne Wright. Some topics don’t change much over the years, and this one stands the test of time: A local variable is defined by adding a single dollar sign in its name such as $InvoiceNumber, $ClientID or $Counter. A local variable will store it’s information within the script […]
WEBDIRECT REPLACED IWP in FileMaker 13, and it was a big change in how FileMaker approached web integration. Instant Web Publishing had been around for a long time, and was ready for retirement. Gwyn Jenkins of Linear Blue explores the differences between the two: The introduction of WebDirect at the expense of Instant Web Publishing […]
HERE’s SOMETHING I’ll bet you didn’t know (I didn’t). It seems Web Viewers cover all objects on a layout, but those objects are clickable if layered on top of the Web Viewer. For example, a popover placed on top of a Web Viewer does not show on the screen, but can be activated with […]
Time for podcast episode #302. These guys are tireless, to the benefit of us all: New Use Case ruins the key. Should you always do what your client asks? How to get the customer moving. I particularly like their take on how to get clients moving along on a project. Listen to the whole thing. […]