RAY COLOGON of Nightwing Enterprises has updated his demos and released some new ones: The first ten demos in this series are available immediately and include a mix of new techniques based on the features of the FileMaker 13 platform, along with updated versions of some of our previous demos (reworked in light of the […]
THE NEW “LIST OF” SUMMARY OPTION is getting lots of deserved attention: I’ve found the performance to be excellent and it can now replace the use of Custom Functions, looping scripts etc that were previously used to generate a list of IDs for a found set of records. We’ve also another great use for it […]
MODULAR CODE is portable code: Chunks of code that can be easily easily moved from one solution to another with minimal modification. Each chunk of code addresses a specific, discrete need–account management, error handling, etc. FileMaker’s structure is so dependent on context that modular code is difficult to write. Darren Burgess of Mighty Data discusses […]
BOOKMARK THIS and listen while driving or in your spare time. Topics this version: Combining into 1 table Revisit, Labels in field, Multi-Table Reports Filemaker Success Tips : 294_FM_Success_Tips.
PERFORM SCRIPT ON SERVER (PSoS) is the hot topic of the week. Matt Petrowsky of FileMaker Magazine joins in and, as always, adds lots of valuable information to the conversation. It’s well worth watching before you start using PSoS. FileMaker Tutorial – Perform Script on Server – YouTube.
Matthew Goldman (FileMaker Southwest Sales Representative) and Rosemary Tietge (FileMaker Consulting Engineer) headlined this meeting in Albuquerque. The presentation covered FileMaker 13 features on Pro, Go, Server, and Webdirect. Given the informal setting, we were able to dig in deep on multiple topics and discuss how things are done and the pro’s and con’s of […]
PART 2 of the Perform Script on Server series! Vincenzo Menanno goes into server setup details and provides an import example file, as well. Download and enjoy! In this post we will see how to have FileMaker Server run imports and free up the FileMaker client to allow users to perform other tasks without waiting for […]
ONE OF MY CLIENTS needed training in the FileMaker basics–finding, sorting, the four modes, using the status area, etc. Everyone with experience using FileMaker had left the company. I’ve had this request before, usually due to new people coming on board, and usually just showed them myself or pointed them to a youtube movie or two. […]
100 TO 200 TIMES FASTER, with greater speed gains for remote clients. When properly implemented, Perform Script on Server (PSoS) can deliver incredible speed boosts. There are some caveats, however. You can’t just slap PSoS in a script–you have to provide the proper context and found set, among other things. Read Vince Monanno’s (Beezwax) in-depth guide […]
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FILEMAKER SERVER 13.0V1A FIXES the Heartbleed vulnerability: Software Description The installer software installs FileMaker® Server 13.0v1a for Windows and OS X. The updater software updates version 13.0v1 of FileMaker Server to version 13.0v1a. This software, which addresses the “Heartbleed” bug, is applicable for FileMaker Server installations that use the “Require secure connections” setting configured on […]
FILEMAKER GO 13.0.4 fixes the Heartbleed vulnerability. Highly recommended update. Software Update: FileMaker Go 13.0.4 | FileMaker.
FileMaker Pro 13.0v3 for FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Pro Advanced fixes the Heartbleed vulnerability: Software Description This software updates FileMaker Pro 13 or FileMaker Pro 13 Advanced to version 13.0v3. Updater Details FileMaker Pro 13.0v3 includes OpenSSL 1.0.1g, which is not vulnerable to the Heartbleed bug. In addition, the TLS heartbeat in OpenSSL is disabled, […]
JAMES SCARPETTA continues his detailed exploration of FileMaker 13 themes: In FileMaker Pro 13 – Stylin’ Part 3 I showed the additional available styles in the Enlightened FileMaker Theme for Shapes and Popovers. I’m continuing in Stylin’ Part 4 with Tab Panels, Slide Controls and Layout Parts. Download the example file to see more details about possible […]
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