This technique is useful in many ways, not the least of which is in implementing financial and management dashboards for management. Published on Jan 23, 2013 Recorded on the 13th March 2012 – Integrate mobile data and business intelligence with FileMaker Go! Learn how to access corporate data stored in Oracle, mySQL and MS-SQL and use […]
I have use the shortcut/alias method without problems for years. If FileMaker is not recommending it, it likely means some change in the protocol that will break the shortcut/alias method is in the offing. I wonder when? Guests should open hosted databases by choosing Open Remote from the File menu and then selecting the file from […]
Tips about making mobile FM Pro apps for FileMaker Go from the crew at Seedcode. Some very handy and not so obvious tips. Overview. We’ve been syncing FileMaker Go solutions since June of 2011 and it now seems like a good time to reflect on what we’ve learned helping folks make mobile apps as well getting […]
FileMaker Pro 13 Hosting Information Point In Space is committed to providing hosting of the latest technologies as soon as possible. As such, we are now offering immediate availability of FileMaker Pro 13 hosting on FileMaker Server 13.FileMaker Pro 13 and Server 13 offer many new features, including: New design features – make it faster and […]
Tim Dietrich offers and honest appraisal of what he likes and dislikes about WebDirect. When I say that I want to like FileMaker 13’s WebDirect feature, I truly mean it. I remember first seeing WebDirect at DevCon back in 2012 (and again at DevCon 2013). It was obvious that the team at FileMaker was working […]
The New Mexico FileMaker User Group’s next meeting is Tuesday, January 14th, 2014 from 5:30 to 7:30 MST at our new location! This is a landmark meeting for one reason: We are experimenting with “Virtual Attendance” for the first time! If you are interested in attending virtually, please contact Don Clark at don at filemakerprogurus.com. […]
Matt Petrowsky on FileMaker Go UI changes, including using gestures, hidden buttons, and much more. FileMaker 13 introduced a number of new features. While the feature list seemed a bit short, at least to the feature greedy developer, the new mobile specific features of Gesture taps, Popovers and Sliders will provide a wide variety of […]
Greg Lane of Skeleton Key: Pros and Cons of the Perform Script Step on Server: FileMaker 13′s new Perform Script on Server script step provides new opportunities for optimizing performance and it enables access to features that were previously unavailable to remote FileMaker Go clients. Our FMRPC product and other techniques have allowed this type of functionality […]
Yet another favorable review of FileMaker 13 – with the exception of the new pricing structure. Key takeaway: Even bigger than better tablet support is a new, streamlined method for deploying FileMaker databases online – called WebDirect. Powered by HTML5, the new feature takes away the need to marry backend database to a frontend using […]
A little side jaunt here – but most developers need sales skills, if only to sell an internal project. Selling is pointless unless you’re closing business, which is why it’s important to hone your closing skills. In a previous post, I explained how to close a sale. This post explains what notto do when you’re closing. […]
Simple, elegant method to dynamically filter portals from Sara Severson. I had the opportunity to play with filtered portals yesterday! (I split my time between Salesforce and FileMaker, and it’s been a while since I’ve had a project where I get to play with these. Please pardon my enthusiasm, but this is FUN.) I needed […]
Talking security is boring, but force yourself to read Steven Blackwell’s latest on the updates in FileMaker 13. You won’t regret it. FileMaker, Inc. today released the latest version of its Platform: FileMaker® Pro 13, FileMaker® Pro 13 Advanced, FileMaker® Server 13, and FileMaker® GO 13. This release brings many significant new features to the platform […]
A quick guide to what FileMaker Webdirect is – and is not – by Tim Cimbura. There seems to be a lot of confusion in the marketplace as to what the new FileMaker WebDirect product is. Here we provide some clarifications and helpful tips for using WebDirect. WebDirect is powerful technology for easily deploying FileMaker solutions […]
A very handy guide (with 30 Custom Functions!) from Wim Decorte to converting referenced container data to embedded container data using the new GetContainerAttribute in FileMaker 13. FileMaker 13 introduces a new function that gives us some 30 different attributes about the data we store in a container field: GetContainerAttribute(). One of those attribues is the […]