WEBDIRECT NEEDS the ability to print great output. I’ve seen a lot posts on Linkedin and other forums where people are asking for printing solutions for WebDirect. Mike Beargie and AnvilWorks taken a large step towards solving this problem, and one that will help move WebDirect forward: One of the largest hurdles to jump over in WebDirect’s […]
IF YOU’VE NEVER used BaseElements free plugin, you’re not doing yourself any favors. It a great plugin that just been enhanced by DB Services with new encryption functionality: Just as we’ve needed HTTP POST many times over the years, we’ve also needed field-level encryption. So, as history tends to do, we repeated ourselves by sponsoring the […]
FOR THOSE NOT GETTING ENOUGH FileMaker at Devcon, here’s another 20 minutes to listen to. Of course, everyone is welcome to listen… Topics this episode: Test Mode for printing, Find Items not Purchased, Setting a shared file, GoDraw Filemaker Success Tips : 307_FM_Success_Tips.
COLIBRI SOLUTIONS worked out a clever way to print from FileMaker Go 13 via Bluetooth to portable printers. It’s not as straightforward as you would think: …This solution requires a standalone FileMaker Go solution that prints to a Bluetooth Zebra mobile printer (imz220 or imz320). As it turns out, this is not as easy to […]
ANVIL DATAWORKS is running a four day series on WebDirect timed to coincide with the four day of Devcon. The first in the series covers some of the decisions you’ll face just getting your clients onto Webdirect: Ease of access is one of the top requirements to make a database “usable” to people. In FileMaker […]
CHECK OUT the Devcon specials running for a limited time: Seedcode: All FileMaker Templates & Extensions 20% off Devcon Special: The 20% is taken off after you add your items to the shopping cart. Feedzon: Announces new features and updates for Devcon. These web services include: •OCR for documents •OCR business card scanner •SMS (sending & receiving) •Much, […]
I’VE WANTED Save and Edit Buttons in FileMaker since I first used it in 1989. I was using Omnis Pro 5 at the time, and it had that built in back then. Load a record, click edit, make changes, click save. Pretty simple, it seemed to me. Well, James Wesolowski and Colibri Solutions have made use […]
This custom function was brought to my attention the it’s creator, Caleb Miranda. Simple, and when you find a use for it, easy to implement: This function has the purpose of retrieving a simple value from another table. It always seemed so obvious for me, but I didn’t find it before The idea is, one […]
LEARN MORE ABOUT JOE SCARPETTA of the Scarpetta Group–How he ended up becoming a FileMaker developer, how that lead to more and better things, and how the Scarpetta Group is now a Platinum member of the FileMaker Business Alliance. Just a year ago, the Scarpetta Group was a couple of full time developers with several sub […]
JAMES CURRIE of Weetbicks shows off a neat little trick to add rows to a FileMaker portal using the FileMaker 13 field to conditionally hide fields. Hiding the contents of the last row We can now specify a simple calculation to hide the contents of the last row. We select all the objects that we […]
Mid Design steps, Raspberry Pi, The value of decoupled scripts Filemaker Success Tips : 306_FM_Success_Tips.
GEIST INTERACTIVE released a new version of GoDraw. This powerful tool allows a user to draw lines, shapes, text and more on the mobile device and capture the changes in FileMaker: Draw on JPEGs or PNGs Draw with Line, Shape and Text Tools Place and arrange other images and icons on the canvas Adjust Fonts, […]
DESIGNING FOR IOS IS DIFFERENT, and requires a developer to re-think the interface. And as FileMaker evolves, new functions, like swipe commands, add more to the list of things to consider. Take some time to read the Apple Human Interface Guidelines and to watch this video: FileMaker Web Seminar: Top 10 Things to Think About When […]
HATS OFF TO COLIBRI SOLUTIONS FOR A GREAT SUCCESS STORY. Not to mention a pretty slick FileMaker Go solution that ended up saving their client $40,000. Here’s the situation: Our display contractors are quite literally our “feet on the street,” and the poster installation process is labor-intensive. Our contractors must work to exacting standards, removing […]
Tony Ryan: Pity, but it only works for the current table. It hinted that it would work across unrelated tables.
caleb miranda: Well, I'm the author of the function, and I do not understand what you mean. It doesn't require any relationship…
Lodgestreet: Is it me or doesn't it work at all now? Maybe I'm doing something wrong? e.g. RequestSQL ( Contact::ContactFullName ;…