FileMaker Popover Menu I stumbled across this 17 minute video and thought it should be shared as a great example of how to build a simple, attractive, effective FileMaker popover menu. Bobby Hritz, of Cross It Solutions and Solutions, LLC, also shows how to build submenus by adding in slider panels and some coding. All […]
Why Use JSON with FileMaker? Using FileMaker and JSON together opens a whole new world to your users. JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is, first and foremost, a simple means of exchanging data between a browser and a server. JSON is a text only tool with some interesting characteristics: It’s a lightweight data-interchange format (data exchange […]
ROI – Return on Investment Chuck Melton of MainSpring posted an informative article on using a variation of Return on Investment (ROI) to help sell your custom application (hopefully FileMaker!). What is ROI? A standard definition for ROI is pretty straight forward: The return on investment ratio calculates the percentage return (profitability) on an investment. This is usually […]
FileMaker UX and UI with Semantic UI Humming Tech is pushing the boundaries of the FileMaker User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) recently, and their latest effort is no exception. This time it is a video tutorial (with a Free FileMaker Example File) on integrating features from the free Semantic UI development framework: Semantic is a […]
FileMaker Google Address Module Check out this handy free FileMaker example file from Humming Tech. This file makes it easy to integrate FileMaker to the Google Automatic Address Module: Most off the shelf CRMs provide functionality that allows a user to enter reliable, valid and accurate data — quickly. This improves the efficiency of data capture, whilst […]
Xero, Shopify, and WooCommerce FileMaker Integration Andrew Duncan of Databuzz presented to the Atlanta FileMaker Developer meeting this past October on three of Databuzz’s solutions: Xero, Shopify and WooCommerce. I just recently purchased the Shopify version of fmEcommerce and found it a very well written, easy to implement solution for integrating FileMaker with Shopify. My […]
I’m off for some (almost) spring skiing starting today, so no more posts until next Monday. Until then… The FileMaker Let Function A good exposition on the Let Function from Geist Interactive: The Let function has a lot of uses. It allows you to: Store a value into a variable (be it a function, a […]
Integrate FileMaker and PayPal As many developers (but not many users) know, most development languages (PHP, C, Java, Javascript, Python, Ruby on Rails, etc.) have a major advantage over FileMaker: Custom code already developed in their language to connect to various online services (API’s). Virtually every time I look into connecting FileMaker to an online […]
Error Code 802: Unable to Open File While helping develop a FileMaker Go solution recently, we hit an unexpected snag (is there any other kind?) late in development cycle. Our stand alone solution is designed to automatically connect to a FileMaker Server to get updated information on a routine basis every time it starts up. […]
FileMaker Go Bug? 3/8/18 UPDATE It turns out to be the real bug: Thank you for your posts and movie file. I am able to reproduce the issue with FileMaker Go 16.0.4 under iOS 11.2.6 using an iPad Pro. I have sent all information, including a sample file, to our Development and Testing departments for […]
Denis: Couldn't you just make the parent 5 sheets wide rather than with an two on top of each other?
Don Clark: We have several layouts with multiples already developed and did not discover the problem until later. Is an issue now,…
J Willing: So you want to scroll a portal that is underneath another slide panel? Why would the top panel not always…
J Willing: I just tested and by putting the portal on top of the inner panel, it scrolls fine. But It looks…
Don Clark: It turns out to be a real bug: Thank you for your posts and movie file. I am able to…
Joshua Willing: Nice find!
Don Clark: See my reply in your previous post - hopefully this will be patched soon.
Shipping Labels Using FileMaker and Shippo Brandon Ray, of DB Services, posts a great how to do it article on integrating FileMaker with Shippo, an inexpensive online service that allows you to use just about any major shipping service. Shippo provides an easy way to get shipping costs and allows you to print the label, […]
Note to readers: As a followup to the FileMaker and Java Micro-Services post from last Friday, today’s post from FMP Dude shows how to use Python and Flask to create micro-services. This post also appeared first on the FileMaker community website, and is reposted here with his permission. So, if Java isn’t for you, the same micro-services are available […]
Create Micro-Services With Java and Spark Java Framework Note to readers: I am excited to share cutting edge integration of FileMaker and Java Micro-Services from a recognized expert in this area: FMP Dude. This posting first appeared on the FileMaker community website, and is reposted here with his permission. As many of you know, I […]
UX Design Trends and FileMaker What’s happening in the UX design world for 2018? What can we learn from the latest trends and how (and should we) apply it to FileMaker database designs? Let’s take a quick look. Shopify Predictions Shopify’s Oliver Lindberg delves deep into the subject, covering topics from variable fonts to ethical […]
Alex Barattieri: Thank you for P. J. O'Rourke's quote of the day.
Don Clark: You bet, Alex. O'Rourke has a way with words...