FileMaker 18 File Based Script Steps is a major new feature that allows a developer to manipulate files at the system level: Create, read write, and verify –there are a dozen script steps available to the developer. Below is a video of the new features and a link to another post showing a powerful way […]
Decreasing FileMaker Network Traffic The goal of Vincenzo Menanno’s presentation to the Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group is decreasing network traffic – and the different techniques the developers at Beezwax have used to achieve that goal. I found this presentation fascinating and, as usual, learned things I did not know. Below is an outline of what […]
The amount of time it takes for beta testing and de-bugging are two areas often shortchanged when quoting a custom FileMaker solution–and for good reason.  It’s not a lot of fun.  The development process is messy at times, and most developers will inadvertently leave some broken links, missing layouts, and thing of that nature. That’s […]
VINCENZO MENNANO OF BEEZWAX shows off a new way to set up button image masks in FileMaker, replacing image tables and global fields. Another great benefit:  a website that provides free icons of the type needed to implement this technique:  iconsdb. In layout mode create a square object. Click on the appearance tab in the inspector and […]
PART 2 of the Perform Script on Server series!  Vincenzo Menanno goes into server setup details and provides an import example file, as well.  Download and enjoy! In this post we will see how to have FileMaker Server run imports and free up the FileMaker client to allow users to perform other tasks without waiting for […]
100 TO 200 TIMES FASTER, with greater speed gains for remote clients.  When properly implemented, Perform Script on Server (PSoS) can deliver incredible speed boosts.  There are some caveats, however. You can’t just slap PSoS in a script–you have to provide the proper context and found set, among other things.  Read Vince Monanno’s (Beezwax) in-depth guide […]
Re-Thinking is the new Rebuilding Posted by vince 06/18/2013 at 11:22AM Republished from the original InspectorPro Wiki article. Sometimes you just need to start over and to take a fresh look at how you are doing things. Many of you know that I usually like to start things anew, but its also understandable that this […]
Daniel AMIGUET: Where is the link for the discount?
Don Clark: Kind of hidden on the youtube page below the Show More button: Discounted: It’s good for 13% off any purchase…