VERY COOL use of FileMaker 13’s Style function from Mike Duncan of Soliant to make a FileMaker designer’s life a bit more simple and to reduce the complexity of changing icons throughout a solution: With the introduction of Styles and Themes in FileMaker 13, there is now another option to consider. You are now able to […]
DWAYNE WRIGHT delves into importing folders full of images or files automatically: Simply put, you can import a folder full of files in one shot. Before this feature came along, you would have to manually select each file you wanted to import one file at a time. The import folder of data feature works specifically […]
A COLLECTION OF 6 SHORT VIDEOS with previews of what to expect at FileMaker Devcon 2014: Shaking the Dependency Tree, Layouts, Styles, and Themes, iOS Human Guidelines and FileMaker, Under the Hood with Database Encryption, Modular Design, and more. Looks like it’s going to be an interesting time.
A 10 MINUTE PRIMER from Richard Carlton on sharing a FileMaker database. Share this with clients and managers to help them to a more complete understanding of the process and possibilities, from peer to peer, cloud based, WebDirect or internal: Learn how to properly share your database using FileMaker Network Sharing and FileMaker Server. There […]
RYAN ROSENBERG, VP of Marketing and Sales for FileMaker, writes about the benefits of going paperless. Surprisingly, he doesn’t directly mentions FileMaker and FileMaker Go. Some highlights: Businesses have been talking about the paperless office for decades. But haven’t made much headway until now. The availability of powerful, efficient, reliable, and inexpensive mobile devices—initially used […]
A SHORT VIDEO INTRO to themes and styles in FileMaker 13. How to Use Themes & Styles in your FileMaker 13 Solution – YouTube.
HAVE YOU USED THE “INSERT FROM DEVICE” script step in the latest version of FileMaker Go? This very powerful script step captures video recordings, signatures, images, audio, and bar codes directly into FileMaker Go. How-to Include Precise Controls in your iOS Solutions for FileMaker Go – YouTube. More videos on FileMaker Go below:
THIS BUY ONE GET ONE FREE OFFER IS GOOD UNTIL June 10th, 2014. Buy one FileMaker Pro Advanced and get one free: Terms and Conditions for North and Latin America To be eligible you may purchase a new electronic download version of FileMaker Pro 13 Advanced between May 6th and June 10th, 2014 from the […]
NICE WORK, DOUGLAS. And thanks to his son, Cory, for his assistance. They figured out a way to generate QR codes without an internet connection. A while back, I wrote a blog and demo using FileMaker Pro to generate QR Codes. The technique employed Google’s API to generate a QR Code and the Insert from URL command in […]
AN INTERESTING HISTORY of the journey to FileMaker Platinum status for Excelisys: South Bend, Indiana – On April 10, 2014 The phone line was strangely still. The sudden intake of breath was the only indication that the normally staccato-speaking Christo and the rest of the Excelisys management team ~ Rick, Kurt, Greg and Doug ~ were […]
ALEXIS ALLEN details 9 ways to increase creativity.: I’ve always been curious about how to develop creativity. Since creative skills overlap disciplines, it’s worth examining how people in other creative pursuits go about learning their craft. What important things can we learn that also apply to FileMaker design and development? This article explores how lessons […]
TUNE IN FOR THE LATEST FileMaker Tips from Lee Strong and Andy Cohen: Vendors Vs Companies, 12 or 13 FMS?, Insert from Index, CLI to FMS Their solution for moving vendors into a new linked table holding just the Vendor info is intriguing. Check it out. Filemaker Success Tips : 296_FM_Success_Tips.
THINKING OF DEVELOPING WITH FILEMAKER FULL TIME? You’ll want to read Molly Connelly’s latest on what you can expect to earn. She breaks it down from junior developer to technical lead: Technical Lead A Technical Lead is currently the most sought after FileMaker position in the industry. A technical lead not only has great technical […]
GET YOUR THINKING CAP ON before reading this Jason Young’s latest. Javascript is a robust scripting language with thousands of already written free routines–think of them as custom functions, if you’re having trouble wrapping your head around the concept. Using the fmp: protocol now available in FileMaker 13v2, developers can harness the power of these […]
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