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1. Community Videos, Tips, & Techniques, Articles.
  
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FileMaker Platform
1. FileMaker Interface Features
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2. FileMaker Schema & Logical Functions
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3. FileMaker Go for iPad and iPhone
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4. FileMaker and the Internet
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5. FileMaker Pro 19
  
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6. FileMaker Pro 18 Advanced
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FileMaker Server Administration
1. FileMaker Server 19
  
  Deploy, Configure, Manage a FileMaker Server
  
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2. FileMaker Server 19 (Linux)
  
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3. FileMaker Cloud
  
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4. FileMaker Custom SSL Certificates
  
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5. oAuth and External Server Authentication
  
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6. Zabbix Server Monitoring
  
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7. Previous Version Server Discussions
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JavaScript Integration
1. Java Script and the Web Viewer
  
  How to take your solution to the next level with a little JS and the Web Viewer.
  
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2. Carafe.FM
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2. The Left Brain
  
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5. Development Standards
  
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6. The Separation Model
  
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7. Relational Database Theory
  
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Our picks
- FileMaker Origin Stories
  
  jbrown posted a topic in Community Videos, Tips, & Techniques, Articles., April 27
  
  Everyone here has an interesting FileMaker Origin Story. Sometimes we stumble into the platform, and sometimes we make a deliberate choice.
  
  We all know the ending of our stories, but what happened at the beginning?
  
  We at Geist Interactive are interested in FileMaker developers' origin stories. We're collecting stories into a series of episodes on The Context Podcacst.
  
  Here's the trailer: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d8ad250b
  
  Feel free to share your story too. We'd love to hear your story. Reach out at info@geistinteractive.com or send me a message. We'll set up a time to share your story. Please consider it: no matter your experience level, we want to hear them.
  
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- Addendum2 oAuth Extensibility Working With OneLogin
  
  Steven H. Blackwell posted a file in White Papers, March 25
  
  Wim Decorte and I are pleased to announce release of Addendum2 in our oAuth series for the Claris FileMaker Platform. This one focuses on the use of the OneLogin IDaaS service.
  
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- HTTP Request: I don’t know how, but it works
  
  Todd Geist posted a blog entry in Geist Interactive, November 8, 2019
  
  In the past year and a half here at Geist Interactive, I’ve been tasked with some development work that involves connecting to various APIs. I’ve written modules for clients that get definitions, other forms, synonyms and antonyms, hypernyms and hyponyms of a term from the client’s internal dictionary and such public dictionaries such as Oxford […]
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- DB Services Named to Inc. 5000 List
  
  dbservices posted a blog entry in DB Services Blog, September 13, 2019
  
  For the first time, DB Services has been ranked #3494 on the annual Inc. 5000 list, which ranks the country’s “fastest-growing innovators” based on overall revenue growth over a three-year period. The Inc. 5000 list has brought attention to America’s growing private businesses since 1982.
  
  DB Services now joins the ranks of other Inc. 5000 list alumni such as Facebook, Zappos, Pandora, and others. DB Services is top ranked FileMaker Platinum Business Alliance Partner on the 2019 Inc. 5000 list. DB Services joins 63 other Indiana-based companies, and ranks #42 in the state.
  
  DB Services’ mission is to make organizations more efficient and effective through the use of custom FileMaker solutions. Since 2003, they have provided custom applications and workflow solutions to Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, K-12, universities, and non-profit organizations. DB Services is a FileMaker Business Alliance Platinum Member that offers FileMaker Development, FileMaker Support, FileMaker Training, FileMaker Cloud Hosting, and FileMaker Licensing.
  
  For a complimentary consultation with one of our Certified FileMaker Developers, call the main line at 888-488-0191, or fill out a Contact Form on the DB Services website.
  
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- Forum Etiquette
  
  John Mark Osborne posted a blog entry in The Philosophy of FileMaker, July 2, 2019
  
  Forums are a great way to get technical advice for FileMaker but for some reason, many people don't think they have to be nice in the electronic world. I was raised to say "please" and "thank you" and that has translated over to the internet for me. But, other folks think the anonymity of cyberspace is an excuse to be a jerk. Some posters are outright offensive and others will just leave snide responses like, "that wasn't much help". News flash! People on the internet are real and you should be as nice to them as you would in real life! In fact, I would say you should be nicer online so as not to be misinterpreted.
  
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  Easier method for deleting oldest lines from a data file as it grows?
  
  Putting all other kinds of potential issues aside for a moment, my main worry with the method you describe would be leaving a tail of old data when the new data is shorter than the current contents of the data file. What would be the advantage of managing data stored in an external text file, when you have a database application at your disposal? If, for some reason, users prefer to view the log data in a text file, the simplest method would be to export it - overwriting the previous file.
  
  1 minute ago in Script Workspace and Script Triggers
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  Easier method for deleting oldest lines from a data file as it grows?
  
  I'm using Write To Data File script step to keep track of the outcomes of batch transactions in a text file. It's basically a log that users can view to see line-by-line what happened when they ran a batch process (which records succeeded, failed, queued for retry, etc.). Entries into this log have a lot of value to users in the short term, but have little to no value to them as they age. I'd like to purge the oldest entries (at the beginning/top of the file) when the file reaches a certain size. For example, if I want the max file size to be 128K and the new entries make it 130K I'd
  
  2 hours ago in Script Workspace and Script Triggers
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  Printers table
  
  Hi Sarah, Technically, you would only need to fill the table once so that entries referring to every connected printer device is stored. This is the case especially if there is only one machine in use, or if the machine is part of a network that has identical device connections for each client machine (such as everyone can print to an office printer in, say, the supply room). We have an example of populating the table in our demo file, though the demo file also does the job of clearing out all records in it when closing it or opening it. As for the license ID, PCCP_Reg
  
  2 hours ago in Change Printer
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  groups on server
  
  Good morning I might need to add different teams of users onto one server... How do I enable each group to see only the Filemaker files that belong to that team, even though all these files are being hosted by the same filemaker server on the same server? Any advice would be appreciated. Best Alex I forgot to mention that they access the files via WebDirect!
  
  3 hours ago in FileMaker Server 19
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  Printers table
  
  The Change Printers documentation details how to create a table to save the names of the printers. It seems like that table would require updating every time a user prints based on the documentation and I'm not sure I understand why that is needed. Can you help me understand please? In addition, for testing with a demo license, what do I use for the "License ID" in the PCCP_Register function? I can't seem to get the PCCP_GetPrintAt function to work and wonder if it is because I am using the plugin in Demo mode or if I don't have the correct index parameter. Thank you! Sarah
  
  3 hours ago in Change Printer
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