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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 li
The FileMaker Let function is your tool to make a calculation readable, well formatted and easy to debug. Let us discuss how it can be used.
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Michael Layne from Gearbox Solutions presents on FileMaker’s new JSON functions. He does a deep dive into FileMaker’s new JSON functions and demos several examples of how they are using JSON for passing parameters, populating form data, validation and rollback, managing session info such as value lists as global. Michael also demos REST client and REST server with new data API.
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Hi all,
Today I'm happy to announce the release of Elemental for FileMaker. This is a free fully unlocked solution containing some cool user interface and design stuff that I hope you find useful and can incorporate into your own solutions.
You can grab a copy now at https://www.elemental-fm.com
In Elementals first version you'll find the following:
Avatars
Over 20 API integrations with avatar generators. These are uniquely generated based on a name y
Part 2: What Should You Consider When Selecting a Development Partner? What Questions Might You Ask a Potential Developer?
Hiring a developer is about creating a working relationship. You want someone who gets your business and gets you. Having a good working relationship often determines the success or failure of a development project. Hire someone you are comfortable with who also has the skills necessary to make your project successful. Beyond the quality of the working relationsh
With easy and secure access to content, it's easy to see why Google Drive is a top choice for over a billion people worldwide for file and content sharing and collaboration. We demo how to seamlessly share files across FileMaker and Google Drive with our step-by-step integration. Includes tutorial video and demo file. Read the full article here.
Interview with Steve Senft-Herrera [Editor’s note: the demo file has evolved a bit since this interview took place, and, as a consequence, screen shots shown here may deviate slightly from what you will find in the demo.] Demo file: CF_JSONQuery_20211029_1200_PUBLIC.fmp12.zip KF: Good afternoon, Steve. You’ve been developing JSONQuery over the last few years, and today… Continue reading JSONQuery, part 1View the full article
Nous sommes ravis d’annoncer que nous avons été présentés dans le magazine Best Startup EU comme l’une des meilleures entreprises d’intégration de données en Belgique. Grâce à notre expertise dans la conception d’applications Low-Code et l’intégration/orchestration, 1-more-thing a été sélectionnée en raison de ses performances exceptionnelles dans la catégorie Innovation, parmi les catégories suivantes : […]
Cet article Best Startup EU nomme 1-more-thing parmi les meilleures startups d’intégrat
Nous sommes ravis d’annoncer que nous avons été présentés dans le magazine Best Startup EU comme l’une des meilleures entreprises d’intégration de données en Belgique. Grâce à notre expertise dans la conception d’applications Low-Code et l’intégration/orchestration, 1-more-thing a été sélectionnée en raison de ses performances exceptionnelles dans la catégorie Innovation, parmi les catégories suivantes : […]
Cet article Best Startup EU nomme 1-more-thing parmi les meilleures startups d’intégrat
For anything that could possibly go wrong within FileMaker we have a list of Error Codes. They're easily referenced from within FileMaker's help documentation. While they won't give you the exact solution to any particular error that's happening, they do provide the starting point for where to look and troubleshoot.
In this video, we take a look at how to simply use and reference the provided FileMaker error codes. We also look at how you can intentionally cause an error in order to take contro
One of the more troublesome questions we ask ourselves as developers is "Am I doing this the right way?". And, while it applies to most all situations, it most certainly applies to data structure.
If you don't structure your data well enough, then you either have to restructure it later, and migrate, or try to solve some of your problems in very odd ways.
Fortunately, the variety of ways you can actually store data presents a lot of options depending on what type of software you need to create
To download a backup of your databases from fmcloud.fm, please install a FTP client software such as FileZilla.
Server address (DNS): <yourSubDomain>.fmcloud.fm
login: same as for FileMaker Admin Console
password: same as for FileMaker Admin Console
IMPORTANT
We draw your attention to the fact that a physical access to a file by a malicious person creates a very important risk. That is why we recommend that you do not download backups unless you have a compelling n
To download a database file from the FileMaker Server Admin Console:
open the admin console at https://<votre-sous-domaine>.fmcloud.fm/admin-console
authenticate using your FileMaker Server login/password
go to Databases
close the file using the contextual menu
once the file is closed, select Download from the same menu
since FileMaker Server 19, the download does not start immediately, you need to go to the notification menu on the upper right corner.
Q: Although the database files are accessible and I can connect to them from FileMaker Pro, I can’t see them in the admin console.
A: In most cases, this is because you’re using Firefox. Please use a supported browser (Chrome, Edge, Safari). If the problem persists, please contact our support line
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fmcloud.fm is 1-more-thing’s FileMaker hosting service.
1-more-thing is a Claris Platinum Partner based in Paris, France and Brussels, Belgium.
fmcloud.fm is the only FileMaker hosting service running on Linux/Docker (we do Windows hosting too), but here are more details on the specifications.
Plans (Linux/Docker)
Starter
Up to 25 users (if your FileMaker license has more users, consider the Pro plan)
Databases: 125
CPU: 2 guaranteed, up to 16 guaranteed (depending on a
When you consider every little action you take while creating any type of software, if you add all those actions up, you can end up with a lot of extra repeated steps.
In consideration of all the fields you may be creating for various utility purposes, along with your normal data fields, it's always a nice idea to take advantage of features which may save you those little bits of time.
In this video, and the provided sample file, you'll benefit from using FileMaker's somewhat hidden feature of
Sometimes it's nice to revisit the basics and make sure you've covered all your bases when it comes to what you can do with certain features.
In this video, I take a good look at using the Hide Object When calculation and cover the various options I'm familiar with. This includes uses for the most basic True/False to an increasingly complex calculation which starts adding more and more operators. I also go over the use of containment objects and how they can simplify the use of the Hide Object
New web site for fmcloud.fm. You can now easily calculate your price for both license and hosting, get a discount and deploy a trial server.
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Introduction Back in 2017 I wrote about a technique to enable users to a) produce multiple on-screen reports, and b) interact with those reports in browse mode. The article was called Virtual List Reporting, part 3, and while the approach it advocated works well enough under most circumstances, today I’d like to share some fresh… Continue reading Virtual List Reporting, part 4View the full article
Hi all. I've written a new article at FileMaker Weetbicks entitled Powerful Pivot Table Presetting.
In this article we take a look at pivot tables, their use, and their integration into FileMaker through using the PivotTable.js library. We look at others who have pioneered this integration before, and then extend on those by building in saving and loading of presets. This opens up a world of possibility for your end users who can now build and save their own pivot table configurations.
If it's not absolutely necessary, preventing a user from accessing parts of your software is a bit better than letting them know what's possible or what's hidden from them. It also allows a given group of users to focus better without presenting options which may not apply to the functions they perform.
In this video and technique file, we take a look at two tricks combined into one. We're making single segments of a button bar hide and show, without resizing, and we're doing this based on a us