MOVING FILES WITHOUT A PLUGIN: And it works on both Mac and PC’s. This FileMaker Pro tip and trick shows a simple method of moving a file natively using FileMaker Pro, and works on both Mac and the PC/Win platforms. No plugins required. The idea for this Tip-n-Trick originated when building an updater that required files […]
Marvin (PA) Foter Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic (CC) DON’T KNOW HOW I MISSED THIS BEFORE , but that’s how it goes sometimes. Tim Dietrich has been interviewing prominent members of the FileMaker community going back to 2005. It’s fascinating to learn how each made their journey to becoming a successful FileMaker developer: Todd Geist started […]
SOME REAL LIFE EXAMPLES of going paperless using iPad’s and FileMaker Pro: More businesses today are seeking alternatives to legacy paper-based processes. Companies of all sizes are replacing photocopiers with iPads, reducing storage costs, and severely improving data collection time and accuracy with efficient solutions that automate and empower their local and mobile teams. With […]
IF YOU NEED TO SYNCH FileMaker databases, give EasySync a try. Tim Dietrich spearheaded this free, open source solution and it looks pretty good. After reading the documentation, I’m anxious to give it a try: How does EasySync work? The sync process works like this: The mobile device initiates the sync process. A payload is […]
MIKE DUNCAN guides us through a detailed look at the new Field Picker feature in FileMaker 13: The Field Picker is a floating palette, with a drop down menu at the top to select the Table you are working from, and a list of fields from the selected table occurrence. While the Field Picker is […]
CALVIN COOPER of Skeleton Key delivers a great primer on themes and styles in FileMaker 13: To view the styling options for a particular layout object: First select the layout object then view the styling tab in the inspector. If you deselect the show all check box you will be left with only the available […]
HATTIP TO ALEXIS ALLEN of Designing FileMaker for finding this video on touchscreen design: Always wanted to know the difference between touch-enabled and touch-optimized? Luke W reveals all and how to make your app more touchable. It’s a bit Microsoft intensive, but contains some good advice. For iPad’s and iPhones, as well as more information on […]
VERY COOL use of FileMaker 13’s Style function from Mike Duncan of Soliant to make a FileMaker designer’s life a bit more simple and to reduce the complexity of changing icons throughout a solution: With the introduction of Styles and Themes in FileMaker 13, there is now another option to consider. You are now able to […]
A COLLECTION OF 6 SHORT VIDEOS with previews of what to expect at FileMaker Devcon 2014: Shaking the Dependency Tree, Layouts, Styles, and Themes, iOS Human Guidelines and FileMaker, Under the Hood with Database Encryption, Modular Design, and more. Looks like it’s going to be an interesting time.
A 10 MINUTE PRIMER from Richard Carlton on sharing a FileMaker database. Share this with clients and managers to help them to a more complete understanding of the process and possibilities, from peer to peer, cloud based, WebDirect or internal: Learn how to properly share your database using FileMaker Network Sharing and FileMaker Server. There […]
HAVE YOU USED THE “INSERT FROM DEVICE” script step in the latest version of FileMaker Go? This very powerful script step captures video recordings, signatures, images, audio, and bar codes directly into FileMaker Go. How-to Include Precise Controls in your iOS Solutions for FileMaker Go – YouTube. More videos on FileMaker Go below:
THIS BUY ONE GET ONE FREE OFFER IS GOOD UNTIL June 10th, 2014. Buy one FileMaker Pro Advanced and get one free: Terms and Conditions for North and Latin America To be eligible you may purchase a new electronic download version of FileMaker Pro 13 Advanced between May 6th and June 10th, 2014 from the […]
NICE WORK, DOUGLAS. And thanks to his son, Cory, for his assistance. They figured out a way to generate QR codes without an internet connection. A while back, I wrote a blog and demo using FileMaker Pro to generate QR Codes. The technique employed Google’s API to generate a QR Code and the Insert from URL command in […]
AN INTERESTING HISTORY of the journey to FileMaker Platinum status for Excelisys: South Bend, Indiana – On April 10, 2014 The phone line was strangely still. The sudden intake of breath was the only indication that the normally staccato-speaking Christo and the rest of the Excelisys management team ~ Rick, Kurt, Greg and Doug ~ were […]