This is a great technique in use by The Scarpetta Group: Contextual Mode Shifting – It’s a Thing! – Technique. During the Keynote at the 2015 FileMaker Developers Conference in Las Vegas, NV, Andrew Lecates mentioned a development technique we have adopted. For those of you who didn’t stop by our booth, here are the […]
Get a finer level of control over your FileMaker solutions by using custom CSS: Since the inception of the internet, CSS and HTML have been tied together in a conjugal bond. While HTML is possibly an easy markup language to learn, CSS can be quite a challenge. Nevertheless, achieving the gorgeous layout that boasts a clean […]
Here’s what you will learn in this business savvy packed interview with Duane Maas of MCServices.com: Learn what is driving his business Learn what award Duane won at the FileMaker Business Alliance dinner Learn why he is so big on FileMaker Go Duane is a fan of Action Coach, and it works for […]
Douglas Alder of Homebase software puts the button bar through it’s paces and delivers a great looking, easy to build, reusable on multiple layouts with only one script, Alphabetical Search Button Bar: FileMaker Pro 14’s new button bar brings a new twist to an old technique for creating alphabetic searches of your data. Instead of […]
What you’ll learn in this interview of Johan Hedman of Positionett.se: Positionett is the biggest in company in the Scandinavian countries The company is divided into two parts – products and customization They deal with small companies from bakeries to car maker, and are Platinum FBA How and when Johan got his start in FileMaker Learn […]
The hamburger menu was adapted to FileMaker by Mike Duncan at Soliant recently, and is a great way to save real estate and still have robust menus. It seems now they are becoming the new standard for desktop websites: We have mobile devices and their designers and developers to thank for the hamburger menu and its […]
Are you stressed, working lots of hours, always out of time? Having trouble dealing with all your responsibilities? Perhaps a little coaching would be helpful. Scratch that…If you haven’t been working with a coach (life or business), you are doing yourself a major disservice. Fortunately for you, you can find help in Chicago in October, […]
Been busy, forgot to link these two. Now I have to find time to listen: Thu, 23 July 2015 355_FM_Success_Tips Starter Apps revisited, EMV Part1 Direct download: 355_FM_Success_Tips.mp3 Category:podcasts — posted at: 5:30 PM Thu, 30 July 2015 356_FM_Success_Tip EMV2, A Merge Technique, Record lock on approval Direct download: 356_FM_Success_Tips.mp3 Category:general — posted at: […]
Very cool example of some of things you can make FileMaker do when you are willing to work with another programming language. In this case Doug Alders is using Javascript to grab data from google maps and move it into FileMaker: Using a Javascript overlay on Google Maps and FileMaker’s URL scheme to channel those coordinates […]
What you’ll learn from this interview: Christian Schmidt owns Monkey Bread Software, and makes plugins for FileMaker and other development languages. One plugin – MBS – with a lot of functions: Over 3200 in version 5.1 Theost popular is syntax highlighting Learn what is second most popular Makes a pdf from the server What he […]
This is the Free SVG Gallery tool Claus Lavendt talks about in his video interview with FileMakerProGurus at Devcon 2015. If you are importing SVG icons into FileMaker, this is a must have tool: Now you get an even smarter way of managing your SVG icons, and a very smart and easy way to get a collection […]
Here’s what you will learn about Claus Lavendt in this video: Learn about his business, Data Manix Learn about his DevCon 2015 presentation on improvements in FileMaker 14. Learn about his prove of concept: Speak to FM Go and have it do things for you (demo file coming later this month) He just finished up […]
The Science of Persuasion. Based upon decades of research, Dr. Robert Cialdini identifies six factors from his study of the science of persuasion that influence us to say yes: Reciprocity – be the first to give, and make it personalized and unexpected. Scarcity – Give benefits, what’s unique, and what they stand to lose. […]
What you’ll learn from Jason Erickson of Linear Blue: They have offices in London, San Francisco, and Hong Kong How he got his start in FileMaker, and the tie-in to his study of philosophy studies at Cal State Fullerton What he would do all day every day if he could About their vertical software […]
Michael Rocharde: It's a very nice technique but I prefer to use just a simple radio button, that displays the index letters…
Don Clark: I like your idea, too, Michael. A bit easier to build, downside is it won't look as snazzy.
Brian: I guess I'm a noob to FMP, but I can’t figure out how the parameter works. The script opens a…
Don Clark: It is assigned by the developer when they assign the script to the button. When you choose the script to…