GOYA has releases version 3.0 of RESTFM, a powerful set up tools that allows FileMaker hosted databases to interact with web services: Lots of systems now have RESTful Web Service APIs and are setup to allow access via these methods. Now your FileMaker Server data can talk to all of these systems. For example you […]
THERE IS SO MUCH TO REMEMBER with all of the new theme capabilities: In an earlier article we discussedFileMaker WebDirect and how to optimize your solution. This optimization relied on using FileMaker Themes. In this article, we will explore using FileMaker 13’s new feature to create custom themes and styles. This custom theme will allow us […]
KEVIN FRANKS CONTINUES his quest to find the best method of isolating unique records: Last week we looked at basing a value list on one of these “summary list relationships”, to facilitate counting unique values within the current found set… …and today we have a demo file, FM-13-Count-Unique-v1, that extends the concept to sub-summary reporting. You’ll want […]
DO YOU NEED TO MANAGE MULTIPLE FileMaker 13 Servers? Your job just got easier. Claus Lavendt of Datamanix just released a free FileMaker based tool that make it easy to add and control multiple servers.
ANOTHER GREAT USE for the httpspost function, this time combining it with Twilio to easily send SMS via FileMaker. Thanks to Jeff England for thinking this one up. Now execute the script. Congratulations! You have just sent your first SMS from FileMaker. If you take a closer look at the URL it uses an httpspost which is […]
LISTS are powerful tools for FileMaker developers. FileMaker 13 has a new Summary List Field that allows for easily pulling list values from found sets. A summary field cannot be used to set up a relationship, but a calculated field referencing the summary field can. Check out how Kevin Frank make use of this ability: Follow […]
BACKGROUND MUSIC, special effects, recording voice messages– all within FileMaker with this plugin from 24U. * Play custom sounds and music stored in audio files on the hard disk* Records new sounds from a microphone or standard audio input* Play all QuickTime-supported audio formats, such as AIFF and MP3* Both absolute and relative paths can […]
A GREAT FILEMAKER GO SUCCESS STORY with great guidelines for developing for success with tablets: Don’t get bogged down in paper: Instead of spending several minutes trying to locate an order or determine what’s in stock and what is already rented out, our team can now respond instantly to customers. This flexibility enables us to land […]
THE FILEMAKER SERVER SAMPLE FILE IS A SECURITY THREAT. Best to close it or add security. For more details, read the whole article by Stephen Blackwell. I have recently learned that there may be any number of FileMaker Server installations world-wide that are hosting files that open automatically without credentials challenge to the [Full Access] […]
MORE ON THE FILEMAKER V13.0v2 FMP URL scheme: FileMaker released version 13.0v2 on April 3, 2014. Its primary new feature was an improvement to their “FMP” URL Scheme. To understand what this is and why this is such a big deal, first a discussion on FMP URLs. FMP URLs The most important aspect of being […]
A VERY SLICK WAY to bypass a slow custom function and speed up drawing a chart. The second thing you’ll note is that performance (assuming you’re testing this locally, not on a LAN or WAN) is quite zippy — on my machine it takes about 1 second to process 50,000 records, and less than 2 seconds […]
AN ONLINE BASED Entity Relationship tool. And plenty of other tools, also: Flowchart Android mockups ERD tool iPad mockup tool iPhone mockups Wireframe software UML diagram Business process Site map creator Data flow diagram Org chart software Value stream maps AWS network diagram Network diagram Rack diagram Cisco network diagram Circuit diagrams Floor plans Mind […]
MODULAR FILEMAKER bullet fields for password entry. Available for download from Kursiv software (registration required). All told there are three modules free to download: BulletField Dynamic Navigation 2 User Management 3 All look interesting. Bullet Field – Modular FileMaker.
NETWORKWORLD has FileMaker Go on top of their list of seven free iPad apps for businesses. The rest aren’t too bad, either. *FileMaker Go 13, by FileMaker If you’re a FileMaker Pro user on your PC or laptop, FileMaker Go lets you access these database apps from your iPad (note: the PC version is still needed […]
FileMaker Server 13 Companion Tools: […] to make controlling FileMaker Server 13 on a Mac. These tools include an upgraded version of the FileMaker Server Companion…