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Any article, video or blog post concerning FileMaker 13 is available for viewing on this page. Check back often as it will be updated often.
Any article, video or blog post concerning FileMaker 13 is available for viewing on this page. Check back often as it will be updated often.
FileMakerVideos and Richard Carlton pops the hood on the FileMaker Content Management Starter Solution. They do some very nice stuff with the GetContainerAttribute function, container fields and some slide controls. Dropping a file on the container fields shows the metadata for that particular type of file. And the trick is to stack sliders and show the […]
TODD WEIL’S script trigger solution offers a field by field method of locking down data. This is handy at times, but suffers from some drawbacks in operation: It take two script triggers attached to the field: onObject Enter and onObjectExit. You may need one of those to test for other purposes, which would lead to […]
THIS IS THE LAST of an excellent series of videos by FileMaker based on the FileMaker Training Series. This video webinar covers the basics of FileMaker calculations, scripting, and reporting. For example, learn how to calculate the number of days between two days, how to integrate text with fields to build new fields like a […]
I’VE NEVER HAD ANYONE ASK FOR THIS BEFORE, but there’s always a first time. Still, this is a pretty interesting example of solving a problem multiple ways and finding the fastest way to do so, something Kevin Franks does very well: Recently there was a question about cleaning up a found set on one of […]
Lots of good things in this video, especially for beginners and those making the transition to FileMaker 13. There are a lot of great layout tools to help make great looking interface screens, such as the field picker, grids, stencil tools, sliders, popovers, portals, tabs, themes, and styles. Published on Sep 15, 2014 Join us […]
Using FileMaker Go and iPads or iPhones to reduce paper-based processes is an idea that has been around for a while. This video from FileMaker shows some of the success stories and illustrates the savings in both time and money: Published on Sep 10, 2014 More businesses today are seeking alternatives to legacy paper-based processes. […]
BE PREPARED to spend some time on this article from Kevin Franks. But it will be worth it. The problem is simple: The popover object in FileMaker 13 presents developers with a wealth of new design opportunities (a number of which were discussed in this article: FileMaker 13 Popovers). But if you’ve tried to use a […]
JOHN SINDELAR AND JASON YOUNG of Seedcode use the different button states combined with gradient fills to make buttons magically appear and disappear: A couple of demos showing how you can reveal additional text, or even new buttons, when rolling over buttons in FileMaker 13. We used to hide text from some button states by […]
USER EXPERIENCE is always important, and a good developer will conduct user experience studies and incorporate the feedback into the solution. The result is an improved experience for the end user and happier, more productive clients: Published on Aug 15, 2014 Join us for the third in a series of six webinars designed to complement your […]
THE SECOND in the series of FileMaker Training Series, the basics: Join us for the second in a series of six webinars designed to complement your learning via FTS:Basics, the official self-paced training curriculum from FileMaker, Inc.In this session you’ll learn how to navigate layouts and understand different ways to view and edit your data. You’ll […]
VINCENZO MENNANO OF BEEZWAX shows off a new way to set up button image masks in FileMaker, replacing image tables and global fields. Another great benefit: a website that provides free icons of the type needed to implement this technique: iconsdb. In layout mode create a square object. Click on the appearance tab in the inspector and […]
UK FILEMAKER puts out a lot of very informative webinars, and started a new series in July to supplement the FileMaker Training Series self-paced curriculum. Here’s the first of the series: Published on Jul 18, 2014 Join us for the first in a series of six webinars designed to complement your learning via FTS:Basics, the official […]
CONVERTING OLD FILEMAKER FILES is pretty straightforward most of the time–but you gotta watch out for the gotcha’s, like plugin compatibility and sloppy calculations. Learn more in this video. Oh, and one more piece of advice: Converting Old FileMaker Files to the .fmp12 Format (FileMaker 13) – YouTube.
JOHN SINDELAR of Seedcode shows how Javascript can really extend FileMaker’s capabilities and speed things up at the same time, both with UI tools and a library of other tools to work with code: JavaScript Functions in FileMaker are Fast Looping through 49,000 characters took our tail-recursive custom function almost 3 seconds. The JavaScript version of […]