Decreasing FileMaker Network Traffic The goal of Vincenzo Menanno’s presentation to the Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group is decreasing network traffic – and the different techniques the developers at Beezwax have used to achieve that goal. I found this presentation fascinating and, as usual, learned things I did not know. Below is an outline of what […]
Needs vs Wants A problem most people routinely experience, for themselves or with dealings with others, is telling the difference between a need and a want. Jordon Watson studied the differences as it applied to developers dealing with clients, and shared his findings at DevCon 2017. The following four points are part of his observations, […]
Building Self-Updating Apps Katherine Russell’s (Nightwing Enterprises) second presentation at FileMaker DevCon 2016 is all about building self-updating apps: the concept, the steps you should take, what to look out for, and more. Self-updating apps is something I have seen recently in a separation model solution where the data file remains the same, but the interface […]
You can make software if you choose to Seth Godin with a great post on the virtues of making software: You can make software if you choose to. Not just the expected version of software that runs on a computer, but the metaphorical idea of rules and algorithms designed to solve problems and connect people… Apple […]
FileMaker Context and Relational Design Among the major databases, only FileMaker uses context to evaluate what is shown on a given layout. Among the biggest challenges facing a budding FileMaker developer are two problems: learning how to make – and understand – table occurrences (TO’s), and how to understand FileMaker context. Basically, context is the path that […]
Prepare Your Custom App for FileMaker WebDirect Johan Hedman, of Atatiki AB, is a FileMaker 15 Certified Developer, and he presented on preparing your custom app for FileMaker WebDirect: More and more customers are asking for a custom app on the Internet. This session outlines 10 steps that will give you the best possible start […]
FileMaker Developer Interviews – DevCon 2016 Time to fess up: Somehow I managed to double book two interviews: William Miller – he booked in advance before the convention, and Gordon and Jimmy Cox for the same slot, whom I invited after meeting them in a meet and greet after an FBA meeting. It all worked out […]
E-Payments in FileMaker If you are planning to learn about E-Payments in FileMaker, watch this video of Mike Beargie about integrating E-payments in your custom app. Among other things, you’ll learn: The three keys to security Transmission Retention Tokenization Plugins (360Works Plastic in particular) API Handoffs Page Handoffs Reverse Writes Beargie also talks about CCQ-FM, a […]
Developer Friendly Custom Apps Makah Encarnanao of Soliant Consulting on building developer friendly custom apps. Here are some things you will learn: How to make your comments effective, and discover non-obvious ways to make comments How to organize your custom app so things are easy to find How to label your fields, layouts, tables, scripts, […]
FileMaker Developer Interview Christo Lowe – Excelisys, AKA “Christo” Christo is the founder of Excelisys, which is located in South Bend, Indiana (Home of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish!). Attention FileMaker Developer Business Owners: Learn from Christo about taking your business to the next level in this video. Christo started as a FileMaker Developer in 1986. […]
Writing Complex Calculations Another free Matt Petrowsky video takes on handling addresses using complex complications. Learn how to search the internet for Perl, JS, and node.JS files, and how to easily modify the scripts you find to work with FileMaker. I especially like the part where he shows how to use a text editor to modify lists […]
On Icons An interesting and long essay on the appropriate use of icons in your desinn. IA.Net sheds some light how many to use, what types to use, whether or not to use labels, and so on. And warns you to use proper context: An icon stands for a section or a function, and represents what its […]
I don’t know how I missed this last November, but I’m glad Didier Daglinckx featured it on his Scoop.it page. It’s called fmRecentRecords, and it’s a free download from Matt Navarre’s recently renamed company, App.Works. David J. Weiner wrote the post (see also his posts on using the Button Bar for way more that just buttons), and explains what […]
Date Magic, Backup Magic, Googles Onhub, and more Michael Rocharde shares a powerful, fairly simple way to handle reservations for just about anything: It’s a common scenario. You’ve got a reservation system of some kind or another and you have a limited number of resources available. When you add a reservation (for a specific date), […]
Karen Weaver: Hi Don - this is the new feature in the desktop versions - no more downloads, you just choose check…
Don Clark: Thanks, Karen. I finally figured it out: I had the incorrect settings in my preferences, so "Check for Updates" did…