When FileMaker relegated Bento to the dustbin, users of the occasionally maligned but rather excellent and exceedingly simple personal database for the Mac and iOS were left wondering what’s next for the collection of Bento data they had accumulated over the previous few years. Are any applications as versatile as Bento available to take over its […]
FileMaker unlocks improved data accuracy and business efficiency at KeyPlus Posted on 19th November 2013 KeyPlus provides “patrol and response” security services to several hundred sites across East Lancashire. Clients include large and small businesses, council premises and residential homes. KeyPlus’ unique position as the only patrol and response company willing to provide a money […]
ExecuteSQL – Taming the Beast Posted: November 19, 2013 | Author: Dave I’ve been getting to grips with the ExecuteSQL function. To say that I’ve been enjoying it would be partly true – but it can be a little tricky, not without its frustrations, and disappointing in its performance. BUT, I’m beginning to see just how powerful and useful it could be. […]
It’s Sorta a Value List Thing Posted on November 22, 2013 by Jonathan Fletcher Print PDF Editor’s note: Today it’s my privilege to present an informative guest article written by Jonathan Fletcher on the elusive topic of sorted dynamic value lists. Jonathan is a well-regarded, thoughtful and thought-provoking fixture in the FileMaker community, known for his generous and frequent contributions to […]
Visual Impact Enhances Their FileMaker Solution for Greater Profitability November 18, 2013 By Tim Cimbura Visual Impact, LLC is print service provider that offers a variety of high quality, digitally printed, products for the wholesale market. Visual Impact partners with print brokers, sign shops, marketing agencies, and other business within the printing and graphics industry. Their printers create […]
FMRPC: ALTERNATE DEMO FILE AND A PERFORMANCE TIP We’ve had a number of requests for the ‘Teaser’ file I used in the YouTube videos where we showcased FMRPC. This blog post explains how that file is constructed, and lets you download it and take it for a test drive yourself. You’ll find this file has less […]
Published on Nov 19, 2013 You’ve created a database for your school, but now how do you make it available so your users can access it from anywhere they have an Internet connection? This webinar will focus on best practices for users in the field and how to tailor your database to fill the specific […]
Published on Nov 11, 2013 How to do simple searches in FMP11, including ‘greater than’ and ‘range’. via Simple Finds in FileMaker Pro 11 – YouTube.
How to Transform Your Passion into a Successful Business BY GAUTAM GUPTA | November 20, 2013| 7 Comments | Image Credit: Shutterstock 195 80 770 Starting your own business is like jumping on an emotional rollercoaster with the highest of highs and lowest of lows — all the while, wondering if the ride will come to a screeching halt. […]
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Published on Nov 19, 2013 Find out how Ivy League and other top colleges in New England are using FileMaker. See how you can make your own departmental solution to track students and classes. FileMaker is being used extensively in higher education. From collecting research data to all types of administrative functions, FileMaker helps departments manage […]
FileMaker Pro Code 39 Barcode Generator: Without Fonts or Plug-Ins! November 20th, 2013 By Doug West, Product/Project manager for Excelisys. Yet another FREE FileMaker Pro Tips-n-Tricks demo file from Excelisys, showing you how to generate code 39 bar codes with no need for fonts or plug-ins! This FileMaker Pro file demonstrates the use of conditional formatting with a repeating […]
Virtual Lists – “Let’s start at the very beginning…” Posted: November 12, 2013 | Author: Dave “Virtual List” in Filemaker is not really a technique, but a concept. And it’s one that, although tricky to understand (at least for me!), is actually a very simple one, albeit with scope for complexity that can be rather scary. So I’m creating a […]
FileMaker Field Utilization Mislav Kos A few years back I worked on a rewrite of an old solution. It had probably close to a thousand fields overall, and the file size was a few hundred megabytes. It was messy in all kinds of different ways. One of these was the myriad of fields that seemed […]