Check out the crazy things you can capture using a custom solution comprising Tesseract OCR and an open source program called Tika. Richard Carlton and William Vaughn discuss optical character recognition and how it can relate to FileMaker and FMSP.
The GetAsCSS function has been around since FileMaker Version 7, and I have to admit to never having used it before a few days ago. I recently integrated CloudMail (from 360Works) into a FileMaker project, and for version 1 my client was planning text only emails. Jesse Barnum noted in his instructional video that basic […]
(The following post first appeared on Michael Rocharde’s blog and is reprinted in full with his permission. Thanks, Michael!) As developers, we rarely see, or truly understand, the difference that what we do can, and does, make to our clients businesses. We deliver the solution, support it and change it but that’s, generally, about it. […]
FileMaker added a grid system for developers in FileMaker 12, and plenty has been written about it (Alexis Allen of Designing FileMaker comes to mind). I have been slow to add grids to my developing, but have finally taken the leap and started. I recommend it to everyone. Some of the reasons for using grids […]
The virtual list technique has been around quite a while, and is very useful for displaying information from multiple tables in one cross tab report. Jeremy Brown of Soliant wrote a two part series recently on how he applied the virtual list to a problem he faced: FileMaker is a great platform. With its user […]
Are you thinking of taking the entrepreneurship plunge? Do you think you have what it takes to develop and run a business yourself? Check out this pretty decent Do’s and Don’ts list from Success Magazine for those thinking about entrepreneurship: 1. DON’T want what you don’t want. It’s easy to fall under the spell of someone else’s […]
Courtesy of Michael Rocharde, a short interview with the owner and four department managers of manufacturing company transformed by a FileMaker Pro custom solution: Fast Easy to use Cut a task that took 7 to 8 hours down to 10 minutes Sped up quotes and followups Reduced stress Decreased turn around time Consolidated information Improved communications Increased […]
Creativity. Every developer needs it. From creating the proper design and layout, to finding a way around any programming challenge in your path, creativity is necessary for your success. But how do you create creativity? What if you don’t feel creative? Perhaps you feel you don’t have the time to be creative. The simple answer: you must […]
Free and fun stuff from around the web: 35+ Incredible Freebies for Web Designers, October 2015 Fresh Resources for Web Developers – November 2015 Saving Window State – FileMaker Magazine The Beginner’s Guide to URL Shorteners: How to Shorten and Track Links for Social Media For a limited time, buy FileMaker Pro 14 or FileMaker […]
Mike Duncan explores FileMaker 14 WebDirect, and offers some great tips and trick in addition to discussing new features: New Launch Center More Concurrent Users A Better Toolbar Expanded Browser Support Support for passing parameters and for deep linking Custom home page options Redirects in HTML I particularly like the discussion of bypassing the Launch […]
Tim Dietrich may have moved on from FileMaker developing, but it seems he isn’t done giving back to the FileMaker community at large. This time, he needed to pull FileMaker data from Xojo, a platform for developing native apps for desktops, web, iOS and Raspberry Pi.: fmEasyAPI is a simple, RESTful API server for the FileMaker […]
The driving force behind Kevin Frank’s latest post is a request from a client to have two different images on a button: one regular and a different one on hover. Not hard at all, unless you need to update the button images on several different layouts on the fly. Frank, with the help of some […]
Michael Rocharde and I visited for hours this past summer in Las Vegas, discussing countless topics: FileMaker development best practices, handling customer expectations, best business practices, quoting projects, needs analysis and more. For a glimpse of the topics we covered, check out his interview from that time here. And to learn more, buy his latest FileMaker […]
Michael Rocharde: Having been an entrepreneur for most of my working life, the thing that every entrepreneur needs is unstoppable self confidence…