Thousands of free SVG Icons, Avatars, Placeholders, Animations and Gradients from Elemental FM Daniel Wood released a new Free FileMaker Example File called Elemental FM. Note: Wood does request a donation to fund further development, but the donation is not required. And the file is fully unlocked. Elemental FM contains an unbelievable number of goodies […]
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 […]
A lot of topics today It’s a great time to be part of the FileMaker community…developers from all over are using FileMaker’s latest tools to connect to web services, work with the operating system and more. Today we’ll look at just some of what’s going on, and also take a look at the most incredible […]
Troubleshooting FileMaker Problems: There’s always more to learn I recently took over development and/or support of a couple of databases. One is a vertical market app for drone operators, the other a Point of Sale/CRM/Inventory solution used in a truck accessories store. These databases were both developed in a very unique way by the same […]
Karen Weaver: Would Base Elements have been useful for this problem? I'm wondering if it would recognize that the web viewer was…
Don Clark: Never thought of it, Karen. Which function would you use?
William Miller: Quite the sleuthing work Don! Cool story.
Don Clark: Thank you, William.
Add a Full-Featured PDF Viewer to FileMaker Christopher Edwards, from Beezwax, figured out a way to embed a full featured PDF viewer in FileMaker. And the best part is, he includes a Free FileMaker Example file, as well (click on the link below to get the download). I played around with it this morning, and […]
FileMaker 17 Development Features Have you heard enough about FileMaker 17 yet? There’s certainly no shortage of articles, videos, walk-throughs, etc. about FileMaker 17 and we’ve certainly contributed to the information overload. There’s just so much to discuss, show and brag about with the new platform. FileMaker, Inc. has introduced new, modern and evolving ways […]
FileMaker 17 Data API The FileMaker 17 Data API is one of the least understood new features of FileMaker 17. Essentially, the Data API allows a FileMaker 17 server to interact with web services directly using the REST protocol. OK, let’s unpack that a bit. REST stands for Representational State Transfer, which doesn’t shed much light […]
FileMaker 17 Douglas Alder updates his reliable backup script with the new FileMaker 17 ‘Create Directories’ command. I appreciate his comment that it only took 17 versions to get around to including a ‘Create Directory’ command…FileMaker should include a complete set of commands for dealing with the operating system. It just makes sense in this […]
The introduction of the new FileMaker 17 Platform brings many new and productive improvements to the software. We have the ability to attach multiple files to email messages, copy custom menus, create directories on the fly and more. Those are all very exciting features but I would say one of the life-changing enhancements is the new […]
Don Clark: This is turning out to be a popular tool for developers. Check out this link to learn more on this…
EfficientBizz: as stated: "It's important to note that the clone file must not be open during the migration or nothing will…
Upgrading to FileMaker 17 By Eric Sterbenk I’ve finally jumped on the bandwagon; I’ve upgraded to the FileMaker 17 Platform. I know, I’m a developer and I should have done it as soon as it released, right?! I have no good excuses, but better late than never. So here’s how I navigated the upgrade process. […]
Don Clark: Aimed at the beginner or early intermediate user, but with some decent tips for even advanced users.
FileMaker 17 Add-on Tables Add-on tables are a brand new feature in FileMaker 17, a feature that lets beginner developers (and yes, it will save time for advanced developers, too) easily add a related table to a solution. Add-on tables will save a lot of time and frustration for beginning to intermediate users by adding […]
Edit Group Objects Note: The Support Group reached out to me about posting their content on FileMakerProGurus.com. As they write very informative posts, and I want good information to be more available to others, I agreed to give this a try. The first post from Vince Dolan is about editing group objects, a new FileMaker […]
Don Clark: Editing group objects is one of the new features in FileMaker 17. And it is a major time saver. I…
John Pollard: What I'm seeming to notice is that you cannot change the font size on calculated/grouped field, like I used to…
Don Clark: I just tried it and didn't have a problem. Single click the group, then click the field you want and…
FileMaker 17 Master Detail The new FileMaker 17 Master Detail feature allows developers to easily add what took fair amount of work before. What is Master Detail? Simply put, Master Detail describes a single layout with list of records on one side of the layout–the Master list–with a single, detailed record on the other side […]
FMS Missing Admin Tool Claus Lavendt, of Data Manix, built – and is giving away for free – a FileMaker 17 Server admin tool. Called, appropriately enough, the FMS 17 Missing Admin Tool. FMS 17 sports a new admin panel similar to the FileMaker Cloud interface. But it lacks some of the features of earlier […]
Nic Clark: hahahaha ... funny video re package thief