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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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Proof+Geist

Native FileMaker: More than Meets the Eye

Native FileMaker consists of so much more than scripts and fields and tables. We can leverage the entire platform and use all of native FileMaker. The post Native FileMaker: More than Meets the Eye appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article
Todd Geist

Todd Geist

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Proof+Geist

San Diego User Group: March Meeting

The San Diego User Group meeting is scheduled and full of great topics. We'll look at Geist Interactive's Generator and Testable FileMaker Solutions The post San Diego User Group: March Meeting appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article
Todd Geist

Todd Geist

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Proof+Geist

Geist Interactive at FileMaker DevCon 2018

Geist Interactive is proud to be a Diamond Level sponsor at FileMaker DevCon 2018. The whole team will be there sharing our love of the platform. The post Geist Interactive at FileMaker DevCon 2018 appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article
Todd Geist

Todd Geist

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FileMaker Magazine

FileMaker Overview: Date & Time Functions

Knowing how FileMaker's Date and Time functions actually work is quite a big help when you're creating anything related to time based data. When I first started learning FileMaker, I was pleased to see how easy it was to use the date and time functions. However, I didn't quite know how things worked underneath the hood. It wasn't until I tried creating my first calendar within FileMaker that I had to really get into the guts of what was going on. Once I learned how the functions really worked,
FileMaker Magazine

FileMaker Magazine

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The Philosophy of FileMaker

Collecting Unique Values

Since Darren Terry published his infamous article on saving found sets for future retrieval in 1996, a lot has changed in FileMaker. The additions from the last thirteen versions of FileMaker offer many alternatives for amassing unique identifiers. The differences in collection methods mostly come down to speed but there are a few other considerations that shouldn't be overlooked. However, restoring records remains the same, relying on the humble Go to Related Record (GTRR), and will not be disc
John Mark Osborne

John Mark Osborne

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The Philosophy of FileMaker

Collecting Unique Values

Since Darren Terry published his infamous article on saving found sets for future retrieval in 1996, a lot has changed in FileMaker. The additions from the last thirteen versions of FileMaker offer many alternatives for amassing unique identifiers. The differences in collection methods mostly come down to speed but there are a few other considerations that shouldn't be overlooked. However, restoring records remains the same, relying on the humble Go to Related Record (GTRR), and will not be disc
John Mark Osborne

John Mark Osborne

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DB Services Blog

Google Charts In FileMaker

FileMaker offers many different options for charting, but if you need a chart that is not available in FileMaker, you should consider using Google Charts. Google Charts is a free Javascript framework that can be used in conjunction with web viewers in FileMaker to extend your charting capabilities: https://dbservices.com/articles/google-charts-in-filemaker/ dbservices.com  
Proof+Geist

Like a Boss: Exploring all of the FileMaker Data Viewer

The FileMaker Data Viewer is an essential tool for reviewing current scripts or data in a record or the file in general. It is a must for every developer. In this post we will look at all you can do with the tool. The post Like a Boss: Exploring all of the FileMaker Data Viewer appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article
Todd Geist

Todd Geist

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FileMaker Magazine

FileMaker Overview: Number Functions

If you're the type of person who's into Math, then you probably know when you need to use Factorial() versus Exp() versus Div(). Inevitably, you're a better mathematician than I. My use of the Number functions extends to how useful they can be when you're creating your FileMaker user interface and solving workflow related problems. When it comes to FileMaker's Number functions, there are number of tricks I've picked up over the years from those who are much smarter at the "math part" than I am
FileMaker Magazine

FileMaker Magazine

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eXcelisys' Blog

Survival Guide: Find, Hire and Work with a Software Developer, Successfully! (Part 3 of 7)

Part 3: Quotes, Estimates and Change Orders, Oh My! — Understanding Pricing & Billing Models Creating the perfect vision of your business and even how a software solution enhances that vision is the fun part of dreaming about growing a business. Brainstorming ideas and building a mental picture of how business could be done more efficiently, or eXpanded, really gets the juices flowing. Creativity is unleashed. Evaluating the costs associated with business development, however, tends
eXcelisys

eXcelisys

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Proof+Geist

Learn FileMaker Like a Boss

In this new series "Learn FileMaker Like a BOSS!" we explore techniques and concepts and tools that will help developers become better at what they do. It is our goal to remind people of all that is out there and to bring those new to FileMaker up into more advanced development faster. The post Learn FileMaker Like a Boss appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article
Todd Geist

Todd Geist

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Proof+Geist

Introducing DamageDetectoR

DamageDetectoR is a free macOS-only tool that identifies the issues that can cause an XML DDR to fail to import into FMPerception or other analysis tool. It identifies specific issues and the location of each issue in your FileMaker file. The post Introducing DamageDetectoR appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article
Todd Geist

Todd Geist

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The Philosophy of FileMaker

Saving a Found Set

Found sets are what make a database a database. Without found sets, a database wouldn't be much more than a relational spreadsheet. Found sets determine which records print, sort, export and preview. Practically all features in FileMaker are structured by the found set. Sometimes you have to break the found set, current record or sort order, unbeknownst to the user. Maybe the user is running a script that does something very complex that requires destroying one of these elements. The user doesn'
John Mark Osborne

John Mark Osborne

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The Philosophy of FileMaker

Saving a Found Set

Found sets are what make a database a database. Without found sets, a database wouldn't be much more than a relational spreadsheet. Found sets determine which records print, sort, export and preview. Practically all features in FileMaker are structured by the found set. Sometimes you have to break the found set, current record or sort order, unbeknownst to the user. Maybe the user is running a script that does something very complex that requires destroying one of these elements. The user doesn'
John Mark Osborne

John Mark Osborne

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FileMaker Magazine

FileMaker Overview: Text Formatting Functions

While placing fields and merge text onto a layout is a simple matter of adding the elements to the layout, the formatting you apply to onscreen data can only go so far. Sure, we can use Conditional Formatting in order to achieve all kinds of great looking layouts, but, what if there were a way to go beyond these straight-forward layout tools and leverage even more control. What about dynamically displaying colored and formatted text without having to create calculated fields? Well, all of this,
FileMaker Magazine

FileMaker Magazine

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FileMaker Hacks

Exposed by Tableau

Editor’s note: today we have a guest article written by John Weinshel, who has been quietly contributing to the FileMaker community for 20+ years. John’s thoughtful postings have helped developers at all levels of expertise, and I’m pleased to present his thoughts on Tableau here on FileMaker Hacks. Demo files: exposed-by-tableau.zip (6Mb, contains two .twbx […] View the full article
Kevin Frank

Kevin Frank

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1-more-blog

Événement gratuit : FileMaker et RGPD

Comme vous le savez peut-être, le RGPD (Règlement Général sur la Protection des Données) entre en vigueur à la fin mai. Ne négligez pas l’importance du RGPD pour votre activité ! Pour tous les citoyens européens que nous sommes, c’est une bonne nouvelle : on ne pourra plus faire n’importe quoi avec nos données, et […] Cet article Événement gratuit : FileMaker et RGPD est apparu en premier sur 1-more-thing. View the full article
fabriceN

fabriceN

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FileMaker Magazine

FileMaker Overview: Text Functions

When you're learning a new skill or programming language, you don't always know what you might need to know. Such was the case when I received an email asking me to go through the various groups of FileMaker functions. I thought to myself, "In most of my videos, I showcase the use of certain functions, but, I've never really gone through each function one by one." So, in this video, I do exactly that. I relay my experience and exposure to each of the various FileMaker functions. Starting with t
FileMaker Magazine

FileMaker Magazine

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Proof+Geist

San Diego FileMaker User Group February 2018 Meeting

This month's user group will feature three Geist Interactive employees. Jeremy Brown will share his love of the web viewer. Barbara Cooney will share about the Women of FileMaker fundraiser. Dave Graham will share a modular data picker. Come and join us: 5:30 on February 12th. The post San Diego FileMaker User Group February 2018 Meeting appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article
Todd Geist

Todd Geist

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eXcelisys' Blog

Survival Guide: Find, Hire and Work with a Software Developer, Successfully! (Part 2 of 7)

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
eXcelisys

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