One of the neat new features of FileMaker 14 is the the new button bar tool. The tool not only make it easy to make tool bars, but it makes use of SVG (Scalable Vector Graphic) icons within the toolbar buttons. What does that mean to you and your clients? SVG icons are resolution independent, […]
WebDirect in FileMaker 14 is faster and optimized to handle twice as many connections. But you still need to optimize CSS and layouts to get the best performance. There is a lot to consider when deploying your solution in WebDirect 14: Single window solution–browsers don’t support multiple window solutions Object sizes for clicking and touching […]
Managing your time as a developer–do it well and you will succeed. Don’t do it well, and fail. Check out the perspective on time by the Stanford professor in charge of the notorious 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment. And study up on time management if you want to succeed.
Richard Carlton shows us how to send SMS Messages from FileMaker Pro, and does it without the need for a plugin. It’s pretty straightforward, and if you’re willing to spend a little with Twilio, you can send out a lot of texts this way. Hat tip to Colibri Solutions for developing this solution last year–and don’t forget […]
Security concerns are paramount these days, and for good reason: Hackers, and their bots, are running on the web all the time, probing and poking at routers and data streams. Part of the solution to better security is to install an SSL certificate, which will encrypt data from point to point. SSL does not protect data at […]
Don Levan on the importance of design principles on function and, ultimately, increased profits and happier users. One example from the video: a simple change that saved 15 seconds saved $500,000 per year. Published on Apr 6, 2015 Proper solution design means the people who use it can solve previously insurmountable problems and more easily […]
Guy Stevens shows how to relate multiple pictures to a single record, as well as how to import whole folders of pictures, container fields, etc. Published on Mar 20, 2015 Relate multiple pictures to a record in a Filemaker Database. For when you want to add an unlimited amount of pictures to a record. A […]
The amount of time it takes for beta testing and de-bugging are two areas often shortchanged when quoting a custom FileMaker solution–and for good reason. It’s not a lot of fun. The development process is messy at times, and most developers will inadvertently leave some broken links, missing layouts, and thing of that nature. That’s […]
An informative video (and associated blog post with downloads) by Daniel Shanahan of New Leaf Data on four different ways to accomplish the same task: Updating inventory records in a FileMaker database. Shanahan explains four ways: • 01_Find and Update.fmp12 is straight forward enough. Find the item and the Item location records and update them […]
Two videos by Guy Stevens about adding warning sign icons to your solution. Also, Stevens is offering online video training at Udemy.com for those interested. Published on Mar 12, 2015 Add multiple warning signs, badges, pictograms, icons or any kind of pictures to your database to display on other layouts. File: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1… Check out my […]
Guy Stevens is using Udemy, a web based service offering real life instruction with thousands of courses, as a vehicle for delivering a 6 hour course on designing a complete FileMaker invoicing system. The cost of the course is $25, and instruction is broken into smaller segments similar for easier understanding. Check out the details […]
This is a short video by Richard Carlton about the timekeeping functions added to Starting Point as of V4.3. Some things to consider should you want to build (or modify ) a robust timekeeping and/or time tracking database of your own: Use Global fields or a script to set the start time and the end time into […]
The fifth of six in a series based on the FTS:Basics curriculum from FileMaker. This one hour and 12 minute video focuses on good interface design and best practices: In this session you’ll learn the importance of good user interface design and best practices when creating solutions for iOS devices. Experiment with applying styles and […]
The Relationship Session video is the fourth in a series of six videos based on FTS:Basics. And it’s a short one, only 19:33 in length: Published on Feb 23, 2015 Join us for the fourth in a series of six webinars designed to complement your learning via FTS:Basics, the official self-paced training curriculum from FileMaker, […]
Daniel AMIGUET: Where is the link for the discount?
Don Clark: Kind of hidden on the youtube page below the Show More button: Discounted: It’s good for 13% off any purchase…