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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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  • 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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The Philosophy of FileMaker

Data Parsing

Imagine receiving a file from a client, or your boss, with improperly delimited data. It's actually quite common. Just because someone can build a database, doesn't mean they can properly structure it. A common scenario is for the first and last name fields to be in the same column but you never know what you are going to encounter so it's best to be well versed with the text functions in FileMaker. In fact, data parsing can actually assist in creating features that weren't otherwise possible! T
John Mark Osborne

John Mark Osborne

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Proof+Geist

FIleMaker 17: Perform Script by Name

FileMaker 17 introduces a new script step: Perform Script by Name.  FileMaker Devs have been asking for this feature for a long time. It sounds like a useful idea, but we should probably try to understand how it works before we just adopt it willy-nilly, for all our script calling needs.  Let's explore this idea together. The post FIleMaker 17: Perform Script by Name appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article
Todd Geist

Todd Geist

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FileMaker Magazine

Custom ordered portals

Every software user loves convenience. Heck, every human being loves convenience. So, why not provide it within every aspect of your user interface? The problem, however, which you may run across is figuring certain features out. FileMaker can be a very simple program or something quite complex if you're trying to do something custom like providing users with the ability to custom order their related records. The most basic sequential ordering of data comes in the form of simply providing a nu
FileMaker Magazine

FileMaker Magazine

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Proof+Geist

Editor: The Rich-Text Editor Add-On For FileMaker

Editor is THE rich-text editing tool for FileMaker. It is familiar for users and flexible for developers. Editor provides a full-suite of text-formatting tools for writing projects such as notes and blog posts. The formatting is saved, and can be retrieved for further editing. Editor is the best way to provide formatted text for FileMaker. The post Editor: The Rich-Text Editor Add-On For FileMaker appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article
Todd Geist

Todd Geist

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dotfmp Developer Challenge

At recent dotfmp conference in Berlin (did I already mention this is the best FileMaker conference I know?), a developer challenge was orgnised. The challenge was to find the fastest way to download data from a FileMaker hosted database to a FileMaker Pro Client over the network. The table had 50K records (10 fields) of […] Cet article dotfmp Developer Challenge est apparu en premier sur 1-more-thing. View the full article
fabriceN

fabriceN

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The Philosophy of FileMaker

Anatomy of a Calculation

FileMaker calculation formulas allow you to add, subtract, multiply and compare values with operators. If you are familiar with spreadsheets like Excel or Numbers, it will help you to understand FileMaker calculations. However, FileMaker Pro calculations go much further and enable you to manipulate text, work with dates, ascertain the status of FileMaker Pro, make decisions and much more. Rather than covering any specific calculation formulas in detail, the aim of this article is to focus on pro
John Mark Osborne

John Mark Osborne

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The Philosophy of FileMaker

Anatomy of a Calculation

FileMaker calculation formulas allow you to add, subtract, multiply and compare values with operators. If you are familiar with spreadsheets like Excel or Numbers, it will help you to understand FileMaker calculations. However, FileMaker Pro calculations go much further and enable you to manipulate text, work with dates, ascertain the status of FileMaker Pro, make decisions and much more. Rather than covering any specific calculation formulas in detail, the aim of this article is to focus on pro
John Mark Osborne

John Mark Osborne

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FileMaker Magazine

Exporting Field Data Properly

There's a lot of pretty boring stuff you need to know about when programming in FileMaker - or any other coding environment for that matter. Knowing the fundamentals of how to move information around is a critical skill. If the file format isn't correct or the receiving end of an online service just won't process your data, then it can certainly be a confusing dilemma which may take hours of learning in order to understand exactly what's going wrong. Of course, if you can simply watch a video l
FileMaker Magazine

FileMaker Magazine

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FileMaker Magazine

Multiple Parameters using JSON

The ingenuity of developers has always extended beyond the limitations presented within any given environment - both physical and virtual. If you can't cross a river with your cart and horse, then you learn how to build a bridge and make it last. Such is the case with FileMaker's script parameters. There's always been only one way to pass anything into a script - as one big blob of text. There's nothing which controls what type of data is embedded within the block of text and it's up to the dev
FileMaker Magazine

FileMaker Magazine

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FileMaker Hacks

Fast Summaries Re-revisited

My recent “Virtual List on Steroids” presentation at DIG-FM, and the preparation of a revised version to give at dotFMP next week, has prompted me to reconsider certain assumptions re: optimizing performance both locally, and across a LAN and/or WAN. Specifically, there are two things we’re going to look at today. First, a way to […] View the full article
Kevin Frank

Kevin Frank

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The Philosophy of FileMaker

Seven for Seventeen

There's a lot of FileMaker 17 content on YouTube. It's hard to tell which material is the best so you can optimize your learning. You could spend hours trying to find the right video to answer all your questions about FileMaker 17. I've gone through a lot of the videos on YouTube and here are my favorites. Hopefully this will save you a ton of time. Let me know in the comments area below if I've forgotten an incredible video. View the full article
John Mark Osborne

John Mark Osborne

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The Philosophy of FileMaker

Seven for Seventeen

There's a lot of FileMaker 17 content on YouTube. It's hard to tell which material is the best so you can optimize your learning. You could spend hours trying to find the right video to answer all your questions about FileMaker 17. I've gone through a lot of the videos on YouTube and here are my favorites. Hopefully this will save you a ton of time. Let me know in the comments area below if I've forgotten an incredible video. View the full article
John Mark Osborne

John Mark Osborne

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1-more-blog

Data Migration Tool : repensons le versioning

Notre approche en tant que développeurs d’applications sur mesure est d’apporter des solutions évolutives à nos clients. Leurs besoins progressent, et ils souhaitent adapter rapidement leur outil à la réalité de leur métier et de leur structure. Mises à part quelques petites adaptations mineures qui peuvent être “reportées” en direct dans le fichier de production, […] Cet article Data Migration Tool : repensons le versioning est apparu en premier sur 1-more-thing. View the full article
fabriceN

fabriceN

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FileMaker Magazine

iOS List View Swiping

Over the last few years, FileMaker, Inc. has been investing a lot into their mobile offering. FileMaker Go has been updated and revised to provide more and more performance along with accessing more features of the mobile platform. With FileMaker 17 we now have access to many more sensors and in the prior release they added more support for a variety of visual transitions between layouts. While all of these improvements are really great to have, there are still those certain features which make
FileMaker Magazine

FileMaker Magazine

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Proof+Geist

Like a Boss: FileMaker Custom Functions

FileMaker custom functions, available to everyone with FileMaker Pro 17 Advanced, gives us more control on customizing our custom apps. Let's take a look at what custom functions are and how they can be used. The post Like a Boss: FileMaker Custom Functions appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article
Todd Geist

Todd Geist

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Proof+Geist

PauseOnError New Orleans 2018: Standing Tall with Others

PauseOnError 2018, led by the Women of FileMaker, was an intimate and inspiring gathering set in a beautiful hotel in a beautiful city. The diversity of topics gave everyone plenty of concepts and techniques and thoughts on which to ponder. The post PauseOnError New Orleans 2018: Standing Tall with Others appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article
Todd Geist

Todd Geist

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Proof+Geist

FileMaker 17 Features: When to use all the new shiny things, part 1

Congratulations. You’ve upgraded to the latest version of the FileMaker platform. That’s a good thing. We always recommend folks do that quickly. There’s compelling reasons to keep your app fresh. The FileMaker platform, in its current 17 version state, is exciting and new and quite game changing (again). Let’s take a moment to look at […] The post FileMaker 17 Features: When to use all the new shiny things, part 1 appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article
Todd Geist

Todd Geist

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1-more-blog

FileMaker Server 17 : conservez bien le certificat de licence

Parmi les changements liés aux nouvelles licences FileMaker, il y a une petite chose à laquelle vous devez faire attention. Si vous avez un contrat de licence annuel ou sous maintenance, vous avez déjà dû recevoir un e-mail de la part de FileMaker dont le sujet est : “Plateforme FileMaker 17 – Disponibilité de la version […] Cet article FileMaker Server 17 : conservez bien le certificat de licence est apparu en premier sur 1-more-thing. View the full article
fabriceN

fabriceN

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Proof+Geist

The Tools of FileMaker Pro Advanced

FileMaker Pro Advanced 17 gives everyone the full developer tools in the platform to be efficient in development and analysis. We review all the tools finally available. The post The Tools of FileMaker Pro Advanced appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article
Todd Geist

Todd Geist

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FileMaker Security Blog

What Is Account Lockout?

The new version of the FileMaker Platform contains a new feature called Account Lockout.  This feature’s purpose is to help thwart brute force attacks against hosted files.  Such attacks try a large number of passwords against an Account in an attempt to gain access to the file. Here are a few key points about this new feature: v It works for files hosted on FileMaker® Server 17 only.  It does not work for files hosted on earlier versions of FileMaker Server or for stand-alone files.

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