*Note: I am very busy with a tight deadline on a large project, so my post today will be shorter than usual. What is FMS WhistleBlower ? Yet another very handy tool from Claus Lavendt built to help you monitor your FileMaker Servers: It’s a monitoring tool, that will help you monitor and manage your […]
FileMaker 17 Data API The FileMaker 17 Data API is one of the least understood new features of FileMaker 17. Essentially, the Data API allows a FileMaker 17 server to interact with web services directly using the REST protocol. OK, let’s unpack that a bit. REST stands for Representational State Transfer, which doesn’t shed much light […]
FileMaker 17 Douglas Alder updates his reliable backup script with the new FileMaker 17 ‘Create Directories’ command. I appreciate his comment that it only took 17 versions to get around to including a ‘Create Directory’ command…FileMaker should include a complete set of commands for dealing with the operating system. It just makes sense in this […]
The introduction of the new FileMaker 17 Platform brings many new and productive improvements to the software. We have the ability to attach multiple files to email messages, copy custom menus, create directories on the fly and more. Those are all very exciting features but I would say one of the life-changing enhancements is the new […]
Don Clark: This is turning out to be a popular tool for developers. Check out this link to learn more on this…
EfficientBizz: as stated: "It's important to note that the clone file must not be open during the migration or nothing will…
Importing a CSV File into FM Go One thing most developers find out the hard way is that importing a CSV File into FileMaker Go is not natively supported. So, if you need to provide your users with a way to import data from a CSV file, you may think you are out of luck. […]
Upgrading to FileMaker 17 By Eric Sterbenk I’ve finally jumped on the bandwagon; I’ve upgraded to the FileMaker 17 Platform. I know, I’m a developer and I should have done it as soon as it released, right?! I have no good excuses, but better late than never. So here’s how I navigated the upgrade process. […]
Don Clark: Aimed at the beginner or early intermediate user, but with some decent tips for even advanced users.
FileMaker 17 Add-on Tables Add-on tables are a brand new feature in FileMaker 17, a feature that lets beginner developers (and yes, it will save time for advanced developers, too) easily add a related table to a solution. Add-on tables will save a lot of time and frustration for beginning to intermediate users by adding […]
Edit Group Objects Note: The Support Group reached out to me about posting their content on FileMakerProGurus.com. As they write very informative posts, and I want good information to be more available to others, I agreed to give this a try. The first post from Vince Dolan is about editing group objects, a new FileMaker […]
Don Clark: Editing group objects is one of the new features in FileMaker 17. And it is a major time saver. I…
John Pollard: What I'm seeming to notice is that you cannot change the font size on calculated/grouped field, like I used to…
Don Clark: I just tried it and didn't have a problem. Single click the group, then click the field you want and…
Taylor Sharpe: Why FM doesn't have built in HTML email just amazes me. Oh well. BaseElements is a great plugin for this,…
Don Clark: Maybe in the next version, Taylor...we can always hope.