MORE ON THEMES AND STYLES IN FILEMAKER 13. It’s becoming apparent that care is needed when working with themes, object styles, and layout styles–especially when using Webdirect. A lot more data is sent from the server when the theme is customized, resulting in a slower solution. And saving changes to a theme can change other […]
SENDING EMAIL FROM FILEMAKER has improved with recent versions but still leaves much to be desired. There are solutions out there from different vendors and developers, but most require a plugin and still rely on FileMaker client or server to do the heavy lifting of sending the email (and attachment). This solution from Daniel Wood […]
RYAN MANOOK expands upon the first video and shows how to implement a custom document management system on the iPad. Set some time aside to watch. Published on Mar 19, 2014 Join Ryan Manook, FileMaker Solutions Consultant, as he continues our ‘Idea to iPad’ series which takes questions and ideas you submitted and turns them into […]
READ ABOUT Best Practices on deploying FileMaker WebDirect by Michael Westendorf. Tip: Each time you change the appearance of any of your objects without saving those changes to the theme, you are creating a local style. Local styles add to the overhead required to render your layout, putting more workload on the server and client. Because of […]
DIG A LITTLE DEEPER into FileMaker 13 themes with James Scarpetta (Part 1 here). In this demo file click on one of the Text styles, make some adjustments like text color and then save the new style by clicking on the Styles Tab in the Inspector and the Icon that is now red next to […]
FILEMAKER HAS RELEASED the official self–paced training curriculum for FileMaker version 13. There’s a free basic series–a downloadable ebook–and an advanced series in CD, pdf, and as an iBook, with pricing starting at $19.99. Time to start boning up for the certification exam… Database Skills, FileMaker Pro Training | FileMaker.
A GREAT PRIMER ON CHARTS in FileMaker 13 from Kevin Franks at FileMakerhacks: Recent versions of FileMaker make it super simple to build a “current found set” chart even if you have absolutely no idea what you’re doing. Just a) sort on any field, and then b) choose “Chart by” + the field you just […]
AN IN DEPTH LOOK at WebDirect in this new FileMaker video. It is interesting to note that one participant I know could not get an answer or work around to the WebDirect portal selection bug that many thought would be fixed by now. Nevertheless, both thought the video worthwhile, so watch the whole thing. FileMaker […]
A REPORT ON THE MAC PRO AND FILEMAKER IN THE FIELD: Real life experiences give a better feel that just raw speed testing you normally read about. There are other factors to consider than the metrics on how much faster it is. For example, how the end users perceive the change is critical: Does it […]
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MODAL WINDOW REVERT RECORD UPDATE IN FILEMAKER That’s a mouthful, but it’s worth watching Daniel Shanahan’s video to learn more about it. Modal Window Revert Record Update – YouTube.
DIRECT from FileMaker, a short video on how to use slide controls. How to use FileMaker Slide Control Tools – YouTube.
ANDY PERSONS built a portable progress bar using the new FileMaker 13 Base64Decode() function and some creative thinking: This technique makes use of FileMaker Pro 13’s new Base64Decode() function to convert text into an image. The ProgressBar() custom function includes a pre-built 1 x 100-pixel bmp base image and inserts the foreground or background pixels […]
Progress Bars, HTML, Base64 and FileMaker - FileMakerProGurus: [...] THIS LINKEDIN POST FROM LAST WEEK on using Base64 to make progress bars led to others in the LinkedIn…
MOLLY CONNOLLY and a group of very talented instructors are offering JumpStartFM again this summer. If you are looking for a way (possibly tax deductible!) to radically increase your FileMaker Developing skills in a short time period, give this program serious consideration: Thorsen Consulting has opened registration for the next “JumpStartFM” course. Scheduled for June […]
GET GRANULAR with FileMaker 13 styles: One of the new features of FileMaker Pro 13 is that Themes now have Styles which let you change and update the attributes of text, buttons, headers, footers and more on layouts or throughout your solution. In following posts I will go further into detail and show more […]
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