Alexis Allen picks out seven design mistakes most of make and gives us the reasons why we should be more careful. My failings have included 1 and 2, not so much the others. Bad alignment and spelling errors I find particularly egregious. Which have you broken? We’ve probably all done these at one time or other. […]
GetContainerAttribute: This function has 35 different arguments that you can send to it to get specific information about the item in a container field. FullCity Consulting gives us the use of the few of the more fun ones, and the full list is below: New in FileMaker 13, and previously fawned over in this very blog, is the GetContainerAttribute function. […]
The paperless office promise has been around for a long time, yet computers have always spawned more, not less, paper. This variant–membership applications–is one area where paper use can be decreased, and major time savings realized, as well. Toss in the ease of use, fewer errors in form submission due to enforcement of business rules […]
FYI – Filemaker released FileMaker Server 13.0v5. The big news is it provides support for Yosemite. Here are the details: This software updates versions 13.0v3 and 13.0v4 of FileMaker Server to version 13.0v5. If you are running version 13.0v1 or 13.0v2, you must first update to at least version 13.0v3 before applying this update. For instructions on […]
I’ll be posting (and working) from cloudy Seattle this week! Quite a change from Albuquerque weather, to say the least, but we are enjoying the wet weather and the change of pace. If you notice the posts are happening a little later, it’s because of the time change, and the fact that we are having […]
Douglas Alder explores why and how you should use FileMaker to supplement, integrate with, or even replace more traditional accounting systems. My experience with meeting customer needs is similar to his: Different types of companies have different types of process and reporting needs, and they usually shoehorn their needs into what the accounting packages offer. […]
I have used FM Starting Point for clients (especially those on a strict budget), and I have inherited a lot of projects based on it, as well. FM Starting Point is a well designed, well thought out starting point with a lot of options and features. The down side: Like any other approach, it is […]
Todd Giest has updated his MasterDetail post at Modular FileMaker up to 2.0. Master Detail allows you to display a list of records in a portal on a layout, and when you select a a record in the portal, shows the details for that record without changing layouts. This new version shows the the records […]
This time I’ll be listening to the podcast while traveling for Thanksgiving week. Thu, 20 November 2014 324_FM_Success_Tips Saving design Modules, Get Field Name function, An Easy Interface, RelationshipGraphLabels Direct download: 324_FM_Success_Tips.mp3 Category:podcasts — posted at: 6:30 PM Filemaker Success Tips : 324_FM_Success_Tips.
Do you have clients that need to edit HTML within FileMaker, and need to see the results instantly? Tim Dietrich combined jQuery and jQuery TE technologies with FileMaker to get you started. And, as usual, his solution is open source: FMEasyHTML is an open source HTML / text editor for use in FileMaker databases. With FMEasyHTML, you can provide […]
Stuart Gripman automates the process of identifying the names of value lists in a file and then grabbing the values in those lists in his latest post. ValueListNames ( fileName ) and ValueListItems ( fileName ; valueListName ) are functions not used very often, but are very handy when the need arises: Aah value lists. Reliever of the […]
I’d never heard of Zippopotamus, but it is an intriguing offering. Get the location (city and state if in the US) by entering the zip–or more accurately, postal–code into a field. FM Starting Point has integrated it and offers it as an option in their preferences. Published on Nov 17, 2014 Looking up location data is […]
If you are planning to transition from FileMaker Server Advanced to the FileMaker Server 13, there is some (rather confusing) news. The long and the short of it is, if you have FileMaker Server Transition, you can save money by renewing before 12/3/14 and locking in savings of 50%: FileMaker has announced that they will be […]
Joan Subirós: Ok, but how can i do it? where ?
Don Clark: Sorry I missed your question, Joan. Wordpress stopped sending me emails on comments, and I just now figured that out.
Joan Subirós: That's no work anymore. I asked filemaker. Thanks anyway
The IsEmpty function is a developer favorite, as is its opposite, Not IsEmpty. Quite often a developer will test a field for any content to ascertain the status of a record: someone who has responded, or it active in an organization, for example. IsEmpty IsEmpty( field) FMP Version: All Current Versions Of FileMaker This function […]
Francisco Renta-Quinones: How can I get your FMEasyHTML and its documentation ? I am also interested in you FileMaker and Zip Code…
Don Clark: Thanks, Francisco! Sorry for the late response, WordPress stopped notifying me... Here's where you can the info (Tim Dietrich wrote…