FileMaker 17 Data API The FileMaker 17 Data API is one of the least understood new features of FileMaker 17. Essentially, the Data API allows a FileMaker 17 server to interact with web services directly using the REST protocol. OK, let’s unpack that a bit. REST stands for Representational State Transfer, which doesn’t shed much light […]
Dynamic FileMaker Navigation Bar Mike Duncan updated his ten year old dynamic FileMaker Navigation Bar, and it’s pretty awesome. And he included a free FileMaker Example File, as well! (Looking for more ideas for FileMaker Navigation Bars? Click here.) Duncan’s solution is easy to implement, loads fast, and changes if you change the order of […]
How to Automatically Create Variables from JSON Data in FileMaker Mislav Kos wrote an incredibly powerful, free custom function for parsing data from JSON files, something you’ll definitely want in your tool chest for the future (as the future will include a lot of JSON for most developers). If you have data stored as JSON, […]
FileMaker and Amazon Web Services Mike Duncan and Bill Heizer of Soliant Consulting presented at DevCon 2017 on FileMaker and Amazon Web Services (AWS). First, kudos to both for tackling a large and complex topic in less than an hour. By necessity, they had to take a high level view, meaning it’s not really a […]
FileMaker in the Enterprise There’s so much new innovation in the FileMaker area these days that it’s hard to keep up and easy to miss what’s happening: Web integration, cloud services, new versions, new techniques, new custom functions…the list keeps on growing. And this change is happening rapidly. One such area seeing rapid growth is FileMaker […]
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 […]
The FileMaker of Things Ken d’Oronzio takes the commonly known Internet of Things (IoT) and applies it to FileMaker to make…The FileMaker of Things – FMoT. All that really means is to allow different “things”, like doorbells, garage door openers, refrigerators, door locks, internet services, and more, are able to communicate with each other, including FileMaker. […]
FileMaker DevCon 2016 Un-Conference Session Claus Lavendt is hosting an un-conference session on his new FileMaker Server product, FMS Whistleblower: FMS WhistleBlower – The missing tool for FileMaker Server Wednesday 3:45 at the un-conference session room. In this session, Claus Lavendt will present a new freeware tool, created by Peter Wagemans and Claus Lavendt. It is designed […]
Tim Ballering: Regarding the AWS backups We back up a 100 GB solution offsite nightly over a bonded T1. Impossible? We use…
Mike Duncan talks about why you should use AWS with a dedicated FileMaker 15 server: There are also very good reasons you would want a dedicated FileMaker Server to leverage the FileMaker platform to get the most out of it. Server Scheduled scripts, perform script on server functionality, Web Direct and connection access licensing all have […]
Richard Carlton features Nick Lightbody from Deskspace Limited, talking about improving performance tuning with FileMaker 15. If you are administering a server and seeing slowdowns, this is a must watch video: Have you ever heard of DeskspaceCMS? It’s a FileMaker based alternative (from Nick Lightbody and Deskspace) to WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, and other types of […]
Nick Lightbody: Hi Don, Thanks for picking up on deskspaceCMS. Here are some examples of sites created with deskspaceCMS: http://operabrava.com http://drgdkewley.com.au http://ppforma.pl…
Don Clark: Hi Nick, Thanks for the update! Let's plan a meeting for later this week or next. I'll email you direct.…
Tom Cassidy: Hi there Don - I use DCMS for my main site: http://www.reason-ability.com/ and it is lightning fast. Well, check it…
Don Clark: Hi Tom, I found your site last week on the DesktopCMS link page, and spent quite some time on it.…
A new way to develop a FileMaker CRM Today’s treat is a Customer Relations Manager (CRM) prototype designed by Senior FileMaker Designer Gary Brusanowski. When I saw the User Interface (UI) of this system and how it improves the User Experience (UX), I was blown away. So what makes this FileMaker CRM prototype different? All of […]
Rick Torchia: Looks like a good use of "Lean" principles. The idea of just giving a person what they need, when they…
Don Clark: Agreed. I liked it so much I took time to implement the Brusanowski/Duncan slider effect on one of my solutions.…
FileMaker Server on Amazon Web Services I recently set up a Simple Email Service (SES) account to use with 360Works Cloudmail, and it is truly a challenging learning experience that is not for the faint of heart. But it is much easier than it was a 18 months ago when I first tried it. The learning curve is […]
I’ll admit, my previous experience with developing FileMaker solutions in other languages was limited: I changed the labels in different runtime packages to support advertising research in India (Hindi), China, Japan, and various countries in Europe. Pretty basic, but it worked. Mike Duncan of Soliant takes it a couple of steps further, and provides a demo solution, […]
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 […]
Gianandrea Gattinoni: Very cool! in the first video (Soliant) do you know how works the data replication? does it work in different…
Don Clark: It seems to be stored in the MySQL server that is at the bottom of the diagram. The details on…