One of the most interesting phenomena in programming (or in life, for that matter) is when a person thinks “outside the box” and solves a problem in an unconventional manner (these are also known as “Aha” moments). Stephen, a senior FileMaker developer at Digital Fusion, had such a moment recently when tasked with converting thousands of container […]
Yet another nice feature of Base64Encode: Rename files embedded in a FileMaker container field with a script step. Without exporting and importing: This technique makes use of FM13’s new Base64Encode() & Base64Decode() functions. When decoding a base64 string, filemaker gives you an optional parameter to specify a filename. This is the key to rename your […]
A FILEMAKER PROGRESS BAR using base64 encoding was ground breaking last December, and is even more so today, due to Excelysis’s Andy Persons adding the ability to change the colors of the progress bar using a steps parameter: After we posted the FileMaker Pro 13 Progress Bar demo file using a base64 image last December, one frequent request we received […]
TIRED OF FIGHTING with container fields? FileMaker container fields are great, but the limitations are sometimes frustrating, especially when it comes to displaying their contents in a web viewer. Mike Duncan of Soliant Consulting breaks it down for you: FileMaker 13 introduces a couple new functions, Base64Decode and Base64Encode. Base64 is a commonly used method […]
THINK ABOUT IT: Upload files from FileMaker Go to a website with the touch of a button. With security. And only a bit of canned php. Using two new FileMaker 13 features–Base64Encode and Insert From URL, Rolf, from FileMakerBloggen.se, has given his clients the ability to quickly and easily upload photos directly from FileMaker Go. The other […]