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  • Josh Ormond

    A Conversation About '2 Factor Authentication'

    By Josh Ormond

    [ Edit: 3/16/2016 - With the help of some other people, we have been able to recover, or recreate some of the original images from original thread. ] Security is always a big topic when it involves data, or people, or possessions. Recently, over on the FileMaker Community, there was a very beneficial discussion regarding security. Unfortunately, that discussion was the victim of a necessary action...and was deleted. It was deleted, because the discussion was tied to a video that, as was det
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  • Steven H. Blackwell

    Hacking Your Own FileMaker Platform Solutions

    By Steven H. Blackwell

    Hacking Your Own FileMaker Platform Solutions Should FileMaker Platform developers mount hacking attacks on their own solutions? At first glance, this may seem an odd question. But I believe that the answer is “Yes, we should.” Consider this. As developers we see our solutions from a totally different perspective than Threat Agents see them. Without practicing our own hacking skills, we can become blind to the vulnerabilities a Threat Agent can exploit to compromise the Confidentiality
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FileMaker Magazine

Fastest Related Record Duplications

While Claris/FileMaker offers a convenient Duplicate Record menu option, of which there's always a companion script step for most menus, there's more to the equation than simply duplicating your primary record. In fact, in most situations, it is necessary to duplicate both parent and related child records. You will likely need to duplicate a complete set of records to address the entire entity. For example, think of the relationship between Order, Line Items, Ship Address, and so on, in order fo
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DB Services Blog

Claris Connect Free Tier

Claris is now offering a free tier of Claris Connect, their flow tool that allows you to create automated workflows between your Claris FileMaker application and the rest of your tech stack. Take advantage of this free tier that will empower you to dip your toes into the world of automation without breaking the bank! Read more here.     dbservices.com
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FileMaker Magazine

Populating Web Forms

When you're dealing with any type of web service which doesn't offer an API for data exchange, you'll inevitably end up working with a web form for getting data into that service. Data has to get in via some method and the most common is your standard web form. Maybe you need to interact with a Google Form or some other public form service. While some of these services will provide a standard format such as CSV for pulling data out, there are still those services where you need to popuate a web
FileMaker Magazine

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Proof+Geist

PauseOnError 2023 registration opens soon

FileMaker enthusiasts! We are excited to announce that registration for PauseOnError FileMaker Summer Camp* 2023 opens on Monday, May 8 at 12pm ET. This year’s event will once again be held at the beautiful Kaplan Mitchell Retreat Center, located in Clayton, Georgia, from October 3 to October 6, 2023. Last year, we interviewed folks about their experience at PauseOnError. You can listen to those interviews here or you can listen to abridged The Context Podcast versions: Part 1, Part 2, […] The
Todd Geist

Todd Geist

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FileMaker Magazine

Mastering Field Indexing

When starting out with FileMaker, there's rarely the situation where you receive any "before you get started" advice. This is because working in FileMaker is like picking up a blank canvas and having someone say "Go for it! Paint something." Essentially, you need to know what the tools are, how you use them, what can be accomplished and how certain decisions might affect you. So, when it comes to field indexing, you might not know the default settings could potentially cause your solution to be
FileMaker Weetbicks

Server Compatible Dynamic Portal Sorting

Greetings all,   Dynamically sorting portals has always been a struggle for FileMaker Developers — in this new #FileMaker Weetbicks article we introduce a method using Value Lists which avoids unstored calculations and is compatible with FileMaker Server's ability to sort records. We also go in depth on the journey to come up with this approach and along the way you may just learn a bit about Value Lists and how they can be sorted, along with some of the challenges involved. Read
Daniel Wood

Daniel Wood in Scripting

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Proof+Geist

FileMaker 2023 Compatibility Issues

The release of the new Claris FileMaker 2023 update has been long-awaited by developers and users alike. With many new features and enhancements, it promises to make the already robust database platform even more powerful and efficient.  We also recognize that with new updates, compatibility issues can arise. Here are some additional details: Otto  Otto will require version 3.5.3 to work with FileMaker 2023. It is available for download. FMPerception FMComparison *FMPerception and FMComparison w
Todd Geist

Todd Geist

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Proof+Geist

Reflections on FileMaker in 2023

I picked up my first copy of FileMaker 3 and wrote my first little database app in 1998. Twenty-five years later, I still find myself eagerly anticipating the next new release, hoping to try out the next cool feature that promises to keep this business of solving problems with software fun.  A lot has changed in the intervening years. The product has evolved and made significant transformations, gaining power and features. FileMaker started as a tool that hobbyists and professionals […] The pos
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Todd Geist

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FileMaker Magazine

Claris FileMaker 2023 v20 Release

Claris International, Inc. released Claris FileMaker 2023 (version 20) of the FileMaker platform on Tue. April 25th 2023. This release, like all previous dot releases, saw just a few major features and some new branding via a new icon. In my opinion, there are primarily three major features in FMP 20 and a VERY large number of both fixes and minor features. I'm calling this one the "move towards enterprise" release. It improves upon its level of support for robust technologies such as ARM suppo
FileMaker Magazine

FileMaker Magazine

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Proof+Geist

The Context Podcast: Claris 2023

Featuring: Martha Zink, Todd Geist, and special guest, Rick Kalman. Description:  In this episode of The Context Podcast, Martha Zink and Todd Geist talk to Rick Kalman from Claris about the launch of Claris FileMaker 2023.  Together, they discuss the upcoming changes to the platform—including the switch to a year-based naming scheme, significant performance improvements, and the availability of Claris Connect on the free plan. With stronger authentication protocols, greater scalability, and imp
Todd Geist

Todd Geist

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Proof+Geist

Managing dynamic FileMaker filenames

There are a few scenarios where you may need to change the filenames for your FileMaker custom apps. For example, you might be hosting your development copy and production copy on the same server. Since FileMaker Server does not allow you to host two files with the same name you have no choice but to name them differently, eg,“My_CRM” and “My_CRM_Dev”. Or perhaps you’re maintaining one master codebase on the development server and pushing that codebase to one or more […] The post Managing dynam
Todd Geist

Todd Geist

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Proof+Geist

St. Louis User Group with Todd Geist

Join us virtually on Tuesday, April 18th, for a virtual user group meeting hosted by Jay Sayers of Skeleton Key and discover how Otto gives you superpowers for your FileMaker server! Todd Geist will be leading a presentation of Otto’s current capabilities, and better yet, he will also give attendees an exclusive first look at Otto v4. After the presentation, an Open Forum segment of the meetup will allow attendees to ask questions, share problems, and showcase their projects to […] The post St.
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Todd Geist

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fmcloud.fm

Remove a FieMaker database from FileMaker Server

You may want to remove a FileMaker file from the server for several reasons: the file is not used anymore and you want to get rid of it you want to upload a new version of the file Follow these steps: Open the admin console: https://myserver.fmcloud.fm/admin-console Enter credentials and login Go to the Databases tab From the list of files on the left, close the file you want to remove (from the local menu)  data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAASMAAAE9CAYAAABA/ATGAAAKt2lDQ1BJ
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1-more-blog

Droits de diffusion : résolution du calcul des droits disponibles

Dans le cadre du développement d’une application de gestion de cession de droits pour un grand groupe d’édition, notre client nous a demandé d’ajouter un module de calcul de droits disponibles. Son objectif était de savoir rapidement quels droits de diffusion étaient disponibles à la vente et dans quelles conditions. À première vue, cela ne […] Cet article Droits de diffusion : résolution du calcul des droits disponibles est apparu en premier sur 1-more-thing. View the full article
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fmcloud.fm

Video: EngageU Conference – Session about FileMaker Hosting

The first EngageU FileMaker Conference took place in 2002 in Malmö, Sweden, organized by SquareMoon and ClickWorks. fmcloud.fm was of course sponsor of the event, which happened to be the first major event since Covid that Claris staff, including Brad Freitag, CEO, attended. Fabrice Nordmann and Romain Dunand (1-more-thing/fmcloud.fm) presented a session about the various ways of hosting FileMaker/Claris files. What are the pros and cons of a local server, a dedicated host (physical), a Virtua
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