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Hierarchical JSON Viewer / Editor
By Andy Persons & Doug West
One of the standout new features of FileMaker Pro 16 is native support for the JSON data-interchange format. In addition to providing easy integration with a host of online services, it also provides developers with the tools to create robust hierarchical structures for use entirely within FileMaker. This hierarchical JSON viewer / editor file provides some tools for visualizing, manipulating, and leveraging JSON text.
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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
Author’s note: Inevitable comparisons will be drawn between the new While function and the venerable CustomList custom function, which I wrote about at length several years ago. Preliminary testing indicates that CustomList is faster under certain circumstances and While is faster under others. In my opinion, both of them belong in your developer tool kit. […]
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GoDraw3 is a FileMaker drawing tool for users. For FileMaker developers, however, it is full of customization. A developer can do with it what she wants.
The post GoDraw3: Hack the Heck Out of It appeared first on Geist Interactive.
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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
Learn about FileMaker Cloud 16, which brings the full power of FileMaker Server to the cloud. With the release of the FileMaker Cloud 1.16 update, several features that were exclusive to on-premise FileMaker Server are now available. https://dbservices.com/articles/filemaker-cloud-16/
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How you design a FileMaker solution often depends on how it will be accessed. Is it a single-user solution running off the local hard drive? Is it a multi-user database with all users accessing from the LAN? Maybe there is a occasional remote access from someone at home? What if the company is distributed across the United States and needs a completely cloud based solution? Maybe some users won't always have an internet connection? It could be that some users don’t even have FileMaker? These are
How you design a FileMaker solution often depends on how it will be accessed. Is it a single-user solution running off the local hard drive? Is it a multi-user database with all users accessing from the LAN? Maybe there is a occasional remote access from someone at home? What if the company is distributed across the United States and needs a completely cloud based solution? Maybe some users won't always have an internet connection? It could be that some users don’t even have FileMaker? These are
FileMaker Pro has a wonderful PDF generator. In fact, one of the biggest benefits of using FileMaker for the purpose of output is that you can make any layout look exactly how you'd like and with a few script steps, you've got PDF output which will fit 95% of the situations you'll come across.
There are, however, certain situations where knowing how to generate a PDF using JavaScript, from within a Web Viewer, will give you the exact results you're looking for.
There are a number of advantages
Here are links to resources that may be referenced during my FM-DiSC presentation on Friday, January 12th. This page will be updated to include demo files in the near future. Virtual List Articles Long Documents in FileMaker 11 Conditional Subsummary Report in Browse Mode Virtual List Reporting, Part 1 Virtual List Reporting, Part 2 Virtual […]
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Come join us for the first meeting of the 2018 year. We’re starting off the year with a bang with two wonderful presentations. Be sure and join us if you can. Topics Analyzing Data Streams Presented by Jeremy Bante We’re working with larger volumes of data every year, and users increasingly expect real-time feedback on […]
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FileMaker developers work to control a record's life cycle, but FileMaker Drag and Drop can subvert that entire process. We look at a possible solution.
The post FileMaker Drag and Drop: Handling Script Triggers and Validation appeared first on Geist Interactive.
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Please join Skeleton Key's FileMaker STL meetup, January 23, 2018, 6pm (CT). Colleague, Jeremy Upton, will present: "Alexa, ask FileMaker...".
SK is Skeleton Key. SK is host to FileMaker STL
Hey Siri. Hey Google. Hey Alexa...the holiday season was explosive with its ads for voice command devices. Wouldn't it be cool if you could say something like "Hey Alexa, ask FileMaker how many contacts live in the state of Texas?", and have the results of your FileMaker database said back to you? We thi
Join us Tuesday, January 23, for a free one-hour webinar at 2pm (EST)/ 1pm (CST)/ 11am (PST), as Rohit Roy from IT Solutions presents FileMaker JSON and Multiple Script Parameters.
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While FileMaker's own Layout Mode provides excellent tools for formatting data for display and output, it isn't always the most convenient for certain types of output. A prime example is a pivot table. Or, the output of data which is normally columnar formatted into a horizontal format.
When attempting to do this with native FileMaker functionality, it quickly becomes a bit of a hassle, typically including more relationships than should be otherwise necessary.
There are solutions which can mak
One of the most important concepts to grasp hold of tightly, when moving from the design of single-user to multi-user FileMaker solutions, is record locking. It's a fairly simple concept to understand. It just prevents two people from editing the same record at the same time. The complex part of record locking is programming your scripts to manage record locking. In this article, I'll start by defining record locking, demonstrate what causes record locking, show you how to test for record lockin
One of the most important concepts to grasp hold of tightly, when moving from the design of single-user to multi-user FileMaker solutions, is record locking. It's a fairly simple concept to understand. It just prevents two people from editing the same record at the same time. The complex part of record locking is programming your scripts to manage record locking. In this article, I'll start by defining record locking, demonstrate what causes record locking, show you how to test for record lockin
Demo file: scrolling-the-unscrollable.zip Howard Schlossberg’s presentation on popovers (FileMaker 13 Popovers) has inspired me on multiple occasions… a favorite takeaway is the idea that you can have a scrolling check box set within a popover. The trick is to size the field as tall as necessary to display all the values (this is an extreme […]
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Au diable les superstitions…, et puis, plus on est de fous,…! Chez 1-more-thing c’était Noël avant l’heure avec l’arrivée début décembre dans notre bureau de Paris de Ceydrick Valentini. Depuis 2009, Ceydrick explore le potentiel de FileMaker afin de trouver les manières optimales de créer des solutions adaptées aux besoins des utilisateurs. Les célèbres topos « Trucs […]
Cet article Pour le réveillon de Noël, nous serons 13 à table est apparu en premier sur 1-more-thing.
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FileMaker 16's new Card Windows have opened the flood gates for all kinds of new methods for presenting information. Not least of which are your common dialogs and wizards. But, what about using them for navigation? Why not?
In fact, you'll find so many benefits from using a Card Window, for the purpose of navigation, you may think it makes little sense to use anything else. Especially, when you want the navigation to both hide and reveal as needed.
In this video, we walk through a wonderful t
FileMaker 16's new Card Windows have opened the flood gates for all kinds of new methods for presenting information. Not least of which are your common dialogs and wizards. But, what about using them for navigation? Why not?
In fact, you'll find so many benefits from using a Card Window, for the purpose of navigation, you may think it makes little sense to use anything else. Especially, when you want the navigation to both hide and reveal as needed.
In this video, we walk through a wonderful t
FMPerception, the Fastest FileMaker Database Analysis Tool is even faster now. Version 16.07 brings some performance improvements to a couple of key areas as well as some much requested small enhancements. Take it for a spin and find our why FMPerception changes your game.
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With the release of FileMaker Cloud Admin API, you can now manage FileMaker Cloud servers and now have the ability to set up FileMaker Server-Side Schedules. Download our free FileMaker Cloud Schedule Manager to manage FileMaker Cloud files and create / edit server-side schedules: https://dbservices.com/articles/filemaker-cloud-admin-api
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In this article we introduce a technique to implement native swipe gestures in all directions for FileMaker Go that can be used to trigger a script upon these gestures. The focus here is implementing a swipe-down gesture to dismiss a drawer menu that slides up from the bottom of screen
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Todd Daniel present to the Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group this month. You can download a PDF of Todd’s presentation here.
Learn “best practices” for planning and modeling your next FileMaker solution. In the second part of the presentation Toss talk about his favorite resources on the web. The idea is to not reinvent the wheel, but rather tap into existing assets to get your project off the ground faster. It is hoped that this presentation will lead into a lively discussion.
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With the holidays right around the corner, Devon 2017 feels like a long time ago. If you are missing that exciting buzz experienced at DevCon, we invite you to take a listen to FileMaker Talk’s podcast from DevCon – “ Live at DevCon in Phoenix 2017” .
You need to open it up in iTunes, but it will certainly transport you right back to Phoenix (lazy river and 99-degree weather not included).
The podcast starts out with Matt Navarre interviewing Jesse Barnum from 360Works. J
Managing user accounts within FileMaker is pretty easy and straight forward. This, however, is an aspect of access control which only applies to what a user can do within the world of FileMaker's interface.
When it comes to your own solution's user interface, it doesn't exist until you create it. And, of course, FileMaker knows nothing about what you create. It's just a tool. This means it's up to you to add your own security controls.
In order to do this, you need to take advantage of all of
