Building for FileMaker WebDirect WebDirect is a powerful tool designed to give your clients an easy to build, fast website based on a FileMaker solution. But it is not as easy as just turning on WebDirect on your FM Server and sending out a link. Oh, that it were… Lots of issues pop up immediately […]
Filemaker on Appstream Stu Dietz posted a detailed explanation on using FileMaker in a web browser – but not using WebDirect! How is that possible? By using an Amazon Web Services (AWS) called Appstream. Appstream is a feature that runs a wide variety of programs inside a web browser on a Windows Server instance. The benefits […]
Advanced WebDirect Advanced WebDirect techniques are all the rage recently. The following are two different techniques of note, and I’ve tossed in a great WebViewer example of dragging and dropping in a WebViewer, as well. WebViewer for WebDirect Users The first is from Mike Duncan of Soliant Computing and concerns embedding webpages in a WebViewer for WebDirect […]
FileMaker Pro Developer – Tim Cimbura Learn how Cimbura.com succeeds in a competitive market from Tim and Brenda Cimbura’s (CEO and COO, respectfully, and Nick Ciske, CTO. From technical products to concise business savvy techniques, the crew from Cimbura will show you how to succeed in a tough market. Be sure to listen to Dr. […]
GoZync works perfectly with #FileMaker 15 iOS App SDK https://t.co/HRAMT3qtQw — Todd Geist (@toddgeist) May 12, 2016 BaseElements and More from Goya Troi File Plug-in 8.5 for #FileMaker Pro: compatible with #FileMaker15 + extra functions: https://t.co/llmvL29fgrpic.twitter.com/LFrCSo7ddq — Peter Baanen (@petertroi) May 10, 2016 The new #FileMaker Server 15 requires a minimum client version of […]
So, the difference between responsive and adaptive design for web pages (and WebDirect and FileMaker PHP pages) is significant: The differences between responsive and adaptive design approaches spotlight important options for us as web and app designers. Choosing with insight can empower you to plan and execute your designs with better aim, purpose and results. […]
Mike Duncan explores FileMaker 14 WebDirect, and offers some great tips and trick in addition to discussing new features: New Launch Center More Concurrent Users A Better Toolbar Expanded Browser Support Support for passing parameters and for deep linking Custom home page options Redirects in HTML I particularly like the discussion of bypassing the Launch […]
Many new developers will invariably have to work on existing solutions, some dating back many years (sometimes the solution was written before they were born!). FileMaker’s long and storied history lends credibility to the platform, but brings with it problems with older versions (Version 8, anyone?). Converting old databases to the newer versions requires updating more […]
Thu, 8 October 2015 365_3DPrinting_Today Branding as WebDirect, Double click pain, Making inputs explicit Direct download: 365_FM_Success_Tips.mp3 Category:podcasts — posted at: 10:30am PDT Source: Filemaker Success Tips 365 – 3DPrinting_Today
Here’s what you’ll learn in this fascinating interview with Mainspring’s Mike Beargie: Tips from his WebDirect presentation The key to high performance in WebDirect Which is better in WebDirect: a concatenated text object or a field? The best way to make a list in WebDirect Optimizing the process flow for best performance Speed increase in FileMaker […]
Mike Beargie: Thanks for having me out Don. And thanks for taking the time to do interviews and contribute to the community!…
Tune in for information about health functionality available with the Apple Watch from Dr. Andy Cohen. And learn more about Netsuite ODBC for accessing FileMaker via ODBC, problems with WebDirect connections not clearing on server on quit, and more. Thu, 2 July 2015 352_FM_Success_Tips NetSuite ODBC, Server not letting go, Add Icon to Launch Center Direct […]
FileMaker 14 WebDirect is very robust–much faster, more capability. But it lacks the one thing common to all web browsers: robust printing capabilities. Mike Beargie of MainSpring wrote about this last year at Devcon about WebDirect 13, and I just stumbled across his series of posts. The second concerned using CSS to print all existing layouts instead […]
FileMaker Users have been waiting for this since Android based phones debuted: A way to access FileMaker solutions on the Android operating system! With FileMaker 14, the long wait is over: In order to enable a FileMaker database for Android, you will need FileMaker Server 14, and follow the steps on the FileMaker Knowledge Base to […]
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 […]
Nick Ciske: We do this all the time -- almost all modern WordPress themes are responsive, so you can easily setup a…
Don Clark: If you ever do release them, Nick, let me know. I'll buy.