FM BetterForms Yesterday (7-26-18), Charles Delfs and I did a FaceBook live session on his new software solution for FileMaker developers, FM BetterForms. Don’t let the name fool you: It’s not just about building better forms, it’s a complete solution that not only makes incredible web forms, with the data easily stored in your FileMaker […]
Troubleshooting FileMaker Problems: There’s always more to learn I recently took over development and/or support of a couple of databases. One is a vertical market app for drone operators, the other a Point of Sale/CRM/Inventory solution used in a truck accessories store. These databases were both developed in a very unique way by the same […]
Use Virtual Lists with JSON Arrays to build faster reports Kevin Frank spends a lot of time optimizing code to speed up reporting, and generously shares it with the FileMaker community. This last go around includes building virtual list using JSON arrays, a natural fit for virtual lists. Why? Pretty much all of the data […]
Add a Full-Featured PDF Viewer to FileMaker Christopher Edwards, from Beezwax, figured out a way to embed a full featured PDF viewer in FileMaker. And the best part is, he includes a Free FileMaker Example file, as well (click on the link below to get the download). I played around with it this morning, and […]
FileMaker 17 Development Features Have you heard enough about FileMaker 17 yet? There’s certainly no shortage of articles, videos, walk-throughs, etc. about FileMaker 17 and we’ve certainly contributed to the information overload. There’s just so much to discuss, show and brag about with the new platform. FileMaker, Inc. has introduced new, modern and evolving ways […]
I am still working a lot of hours on my latest project, DroneEutopia, so another short post today. Looking for white papers by Stephen Blackwell and Wim Decorte? Here’s a link to 13 white papers, covering a host of topics: FileMaker® Server 17: Admin Console, Admin CLI, And Admin API FileMaker® Server 17 And SSL […]
Note: I am still working on an important project, so another abbreviated post… Check out Todd Geist’s guide to FileMaker DevCon for first timers. It will improve your experience: For folks who are experiencing FileMaker DevCon for the first time, we provide a guide to the entire conference so that you know how to take […]
Karen Weaver: Would Base Elements have been useful for this problem? I'm wondering if it would recognize that the web viewer was…
Don Clark: Never thought of it, Karen. Which function would you use?
William Miller: Quite the sleuthing work Don! Cool story.
Don Clark: Thank you, William.