PDF in WebDirect by Jan Stieperaere of ClickWorks. Jan uses his ‘Perform script on other client’ method to pull this off. The other alternative I used in the past to pull this off was with 360Works RemoteScripter (and it worked with IWP). 82 Excellent Quotes by Clint Eastwood: “You have to feel confident. If you don’t, then you’re […]
Richard Carlton invited Todd Geist to the FMPUG Without Borders User Group Meeting last month and dug into the topic of how to make FileMaker Apps with the new FileMaker iOS App SDK. For those considering making an app, the first 1o minutes or so of this video are enlightening. The whole video is worth watching, but […]
Matt Petrowski and Matt Navarre discuss FileMakers’s new iOS App SDK, which allows FileMaker solutions to be made into an iOS app. What does it do? Simple: It replaces FileMaker Go, and makes it simple to let your clients open right into their custom application with a single click. It allows your app to talk […]
Free PDF Markup in FileMaker Go 14 using TinyPDF The title says it all. Use a free program (tinypdf) to markup pdf files stored in FileMaker Go, There are several steps to this project and it’s well worth watching. Hat tip to Douglas Alder for linking this on Twitter. And to Joshua Paul, of course, […]
For your technically challenged clients, Douglas Alder made a nicely illustrated, simply explained post about grabbing and sharing screen shots of FileMaker Go layouts on your iPad and iPhone: Communicating with your FileMaker application developer or other users of a database system can be greatly facilitated by the use of screenshots. Grabbing a screenshot from FileMaker Go is fairly easy to accomplish, […]
A handy video guide from JohnAustin Lamprecht for a method to limit and or control the orientation of the screen on an iOS device using FileMaker G0 14: Sometimes you do not want the user to rotate between portrait and landscape modes on FileMaker Go. See how you can prevent that now… Source: FileMaker Go […]
Douglas Alder made a pretty slick free mortgage calculator for the iPad and iPhone: I’ve downloaded and tried a few iOS mortgage calculators, but none of them seemed awesome or flexible enough, so I decided to make one for FileMaker Go. It is unlocked so you can modify it to your location and preferences. Any […]
Here’s what you will learn about Claus Lavendt in this video: Learn about his business, Data Manix Learn about his DevCon 2015 presentation on improvements in FileMaker 14. Learn about his prove of concept: Speak to FM Go and have it do things for you (demo file coming later this month) He just finished up […]
One of the nicest–and least mentioned, it seems–new features of FileMaker 14 is the automatic “Reconnect to Server” capability. This feature does exactly as described: Basically FileMaker reconnects you automatically if you’ve lost your connection to the server, such as when you close your laptop then open it up again some time or place later… With […]
What you will learn about Tami Williams in this interview: How she got started using FileMaker, and when (hint: she’s been using it as long as I have, which is a long time) Her experience with different businesses, including the major companies she subcontracts for at times All about her new FileMaker based solution, CCAudits, […]
It’s good to see this kind of coverage in the press for FileMaker: The recent release of FileMaker Pro 14 is the latest volley in the growing DIY mobile app war…. FileMaker Pro 14 could be the start of the first real do it yourself (DIY) mobile app war of our time. While exciting things […]
The basics of FileMaker 14 security and sharing over the internet in a bit over 9 minutes by Richard Carlton of FileMaker Videos, including rules for collaborative sharing:
A good story to share with prospective clients in a professional business: How can you use technology to increase your firm’s efficiency and provide the best possible representation to clients? …The database software program Mark uses in his practice is Filemaker Pro. “All the information we need to collect about a client is stored in […]
Hal Gumbert of Camp Software takes a look at FileMaker 14 one month later, and offers an honest take on those things he likes–and dislikes, as well: WebDirect has been overhauled. It’s now much faster and uses less resources which means your server can now handle more connections than before. It’s also been updated to […]