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Any article, video or blog post concerning FileMaker 13 is available for viewing on this page. Check back often as it will be updated often.
Any article, video or blog post concerning FileMaker 13 is available for viewing on this page. Check back often as it will be updated often.
Kevin Frank shares part two of an incredibly fast way to isolate a found set of records using FileMaker 13’s Summary Field List option and using it as a relational predicate: Last week we looked at a technique to allow a summary field to be used as a relational predicate, directly, i.e., without the need to use […]
Get up to speed presenting FileMaker 13, as practice for FileMaker 14 when it comes out. Hopefully pretty soon: How to Demo FileMaker 13 Materials, script and videos to guide you in exploring the FileMaker Platform with others FileMaker Inc. View More by This Author This book is available for download with iBooks on your […]
UKFileMaker’s third video in a series of six on Design. This FileMaker design webinar covers user-center design methodology, and also includes some design tips: Use other design tools – like paper and pencil Do some “Whiteboarding” with users Borrow design patterns from other places Remember, more isn’t necessarily better You’ll also learn which types of files you […]
Kevin Frank wrote a couple of great blog posts on the Summary List field type last year and ran into the problem with making a predicate relationship with a summary field–it can’t be done. He solved it last year by making a calculation field based on the summary field and making that field the predicate. Now, […]
I’ll admit, pushing parameters to FileMaker WebDirect sessions has not been high on my priority list. Actually, it hasn’t made the list at all, so far. Thankfully, guys like Mike Duncan, Mike Beargie, and Steve Senft-Herrera are on the case. FileMaker removed the ability to pass parameters to WebDirect in the 13.0v2 update, and these enterprising […]
Jason Young extends the capability of his great, free SQL solution, SQLExplorer, by adding select and deselect portal rows and the ability to reference the portal row Primary ID from a hidden column. This allows interaction both ways with a javascript enabled portal. Just as a refresher, Young builds on his main concept of usingJavascript to […]
FileMaker 13 includes some interesting changes to the relationship window that you may not be aware of: Multiple levels of undo/redo It can be zoomed to greater than 100% Holding down the Control key (Windows) or the Command key (Mac) will select items you specifically drag over instead of selecting all items your drag area touches Some […]
I posted on ClickWork’s trick to trigger a script on a remote client back in August, and was very impressed with the concept. Richard Carlton likes it so much he made a video demonstrating some of the possibilities: Published on Jan 7, 2015 FileMaker does not natively contain this ability on its own… and […]
Jan Stieperaere: Hi Don, Thx for the great review! Grts, Jan Stieperaere Clickworks Belgium
Don Clark: You bet, Jan!
What do you know about web security and FileMaker Pro? Hi, this is Don Clark of FileMaker Pro Gurus, and FM Database Consulting. The following video is part four of a four part series featuring Rosemary Tietge, a FileMaker Consulting Engineer. Rosemary presented at the December 2014 New Mexico FileMaker User Group meeting – and […]
What do you know about web security and FileMaker Pro? Is your FileMaker server safe from attack and compromise? Uploaded on Dec 22, 2014 What do you know about web security and FileMaker Pro? Hi, this is Don Clark of FileMaker Pro Gurus, and FM Database Consulting. The following video is part two of a […]
What do you know about web security and FileMaker Pro? Is your server safe from attack and compromise? This video is part one of a four part series featuring Rosemary Tietge, a FileMaker Consulting Engineer. Rosemary presented at the December 2014 New Mexico FileMaker User Group meeting – and it’s basically an updated version of […]
Today’s excerpt takes us back to the the Command Line Interface (CLI) and to shell commands. Simon at Beezwax gives us three shell commands that allow us to grab and format data from the FileMaker Server access log. The reports show user and database information: Various times I’ve needed to do some quick summaries […]
FileMaker 12 and 13 both make extensive use of CSS–it’s what makes the layouts great looking and easy to modify. But there is a cost to be paid–slower load times, in particular–if you start changing individual items the wrong way. Or if your solution was designed pre-FileMaker 12 and comes with baggage already. This is […]
Tim Dietrich has released his long awaited beginner guide to FileMaker Pro 13: FileMaker Pro 13 Absolute Beginner’s Guide The FileMaker Pro 13 Absolute Beginner’s Guide was written specifically for newcomers to the FileMaker platform. With this book, I’ve taken a somewhat different approach to FileMaker training. I help the reader become a good user […]
David Moore: 2Empower FM Toolbox Developer Assistant allows all kinds of searches through a solution, including the Relationship Graph.
Don Clark: I have that plugin, but did not know it searched the relationship graph. I will use that going forward. Thanks…