FileMaker Success Tips 382: Installing a server, Lookups Vs script-based Record Repeat, When to use Commit Record Repeat Failing does not mean you are a failure: Why Failure Now Doesn’t Predict Anything About Your Success Later (with a Gary Vaynerchuck video at the link) You gotta get an SSL Certificate for best practice. And since google […]
Design Tips, FileMaker Tips, Sports, and More Check out this Infographic for some help picking colors for your database solution: 6 STEPS TO CHOOSE THE MOST EFFECTIVE COLOURS FOR YOUR LOGO & WEBSITE FileMaker Success Tips 379: When updates hurt, Getting Motivated, Windows 32 bit vs. 64 bit and Office and plugins For the sports […]
Need help troubleshooting FileMaker 14 Server Web Services? Recently, SuperContainer, for reasons unknown, stopped working on my cloud server. I Immediately tried re-installing the latest version of SuperContainer, but that did not fix the problem. Instead, things went from bad to worse: FileMaker 14 Server web services stopped working entirely, affecting multiple clients on the server. I went […]
Why FileMaker, indeed. Of all the database applications out there, FileMaker has numerous advantages. Firstly it is cross platform which means it runs on Windows, Macs and IOS devices, using FileMaker Go (which I refer to as a thin client). This gives any company that is using it multiple deployment options and can be used […]
Here’s what you’ll learn in this fascinating interview with Mainspring’s Mike Beargie: Tips from his WebDirect presentation The key to high performance in WebDirect Which is better in WebDirect: a concatenated text object or a field? The best way to make a list in WebDirect Optimizing the process flow for best performance Speed increase in FileMaker […]
Tune in for information about health functionality available with the Apple Watch from Dr. Andy Cohen. And learn more about Netsuite ODBC for accessing FileMaker via ODBC, problems with WebDirect connections not clearing on server on quit, and more. Thu, 2 July 2015 352_FM_Success_Tips NetSuite ODBC, Server not letting go, Add Icon to Launch Center Direct […]
FileMaker 14 WebDirect is very robust–much faster, more capability. But it lacks the one thing common to all web browsers: robust printing capabilities. Mike Beargie of MainSpring wrote about this last year at Devcon about WebDirect 13, and I just stumbled across his series of posts. The second concerned using CSS to print all existing layouts instead […]
I reached out for help on a vexing problem a couple of days ago, and, with the help of FileMaker Advanced Support and a very good cloud provider, found the answer to the problem of FileMaker Server 14 WebDirect not working correctly: The cloud provider, MacinCloud, had some form of filtering enabled on a device […]
I’m looking for some help from my great readers. I have not been able to make FMS 14 WebDirect work. When a user logs on to the WebDirect site, the available files flash for a moment, then a spinning wheel appears. And never leaves. So far, FileMaker support, FileMaker forums, and FileMaker Bug Report have […]
Claus Lavendt: If you are accessing from Safari, you are very likely seeing that it redirects to https. As some of the…
Don Clark: Thanks for the help, Claus! I'll give it a try. FWIW, I am having this problem on Mac: Safari, Firefox,…
One of the most vexing–and potentially time consuming–problems for FileMaker developers is building navigation menu bars for complex solutions. Each navigation menu was usually context sensitive and therefore hard to copy and paste between different layouts. A lot of work went into making and testing the changes. Over the years, there have been several very […]
Tim Dietrich wrote a great post on FileMaker 14 last week. What set his post apart, however, was his take on FileMaker’s goals. You’ll want to read the whole thing, of course: FileMaker Inc’s Goals With the FileMaker 14 Platform To fully understand where FileMaker Inc has taken the FileMaker 14 platform and how it […]
FileMaker Users have been waiting for this since Android based phones debuted: A way to access FileMaker solutions on the Android operating system! With FileMaker 14, the long wait is over: In order to enable a FileMaker database for Android, you will need FileMaker Server 14, and follow the steps on the FileMaker Knowledge Base to […]
WebDirect in FileMaker 14 is faster and optimized to handle twice as many connections. But you still need to optimize CSS and layouts to get the best performance. There is a lot to consider when deploying your solution in WebDirect 14: Single window solution–browsers don’t support multiple window solutions Object sizes for clicking and touching […]
Mike Beargie: Thanks for having me out Don. And thanks for taking the time to do interviews and contribute to the community!…