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Creating New Records in a Portal With a Twist

When it comes to creating child records records in FileMaker we have a couple of different options available. The first is to enable “Allow creation of records via this relationship” on the relationship graph. This displays an empty set of fields in the last portal row so that the user can enter data and create a record. The second method is to create a button located outside the portal that creates a new record ready for the user to enter their data. A new feature that we have been using exte
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Popovers that Open and Close on Mouse-Over

In this followup to the Sliding Drawers article, we take the technique one step further and apply it to the popover object. We discuss the differences between drawers and popovers in relation to the mouse-over technique, and how the process has been modified to better suit popovers... Click to read the full article here…
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A Sliding Drawer that Opens and Closes on Mouse-Over

The slide control is an exciting new layout tool introduced in FileMaker 13. In this article we are building an animated sliding drawer that responds to the users mouse position to open and close. There are a number of cool techniques and features being used to achieve this effect so check it out! Check out the full article here!
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Sending Email from FileMaker using Mandrill

UPDATE 27 March: The demo file included with the article now supports Insert from URL ! Both plugin and Insert methods are available in the example file. The article has also been updated to reflect this. When sending Email from FileMaker the most popular methods are the 'Send Mail' script step or a plugin. In this article we explore another method through using Mandrill - a free online service that is easy to setup and integrate into FileMaker. We go in depth in the article to explore wha
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A Portal Grey Area

A grey fill on the active portal row. For years it has been something that simply 'was'. Well no longer. In FileMaker 13 we can finally easily eliminate this rather annoying design feature, and take back full control of portal fill colours... Check out the full article here: http://www.teamdf.com/weetbicks/a-portal-grey-area/223/
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Daniel Wood

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Big Tabs!

Building FileMaker solutions for iOS introduces a new set of challenges for developers and requires UI controls that make it easy for users to interact. This article gives a very quick and simple technique you can use to make selecting tab controls much easier for FileMaker Go users on iPad and iPhone. Read the full article here: http://www.teamdf.com/weetbicks/big-tabs/220/
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Even Cooler Inline Labels

One of the cool things that conditional formatting has allowed us to do ever since its introduction in FileMaker 9 is to build inline field labels that become hidden when the field contains text. With the introduction of field state formatting in FileMaker 12, we can take these inline labels even further and make them even more awesome. http://www.teamdf.com/weetbicks/even-cooler-inline-labels/200/]click to read the full article…
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Weetbicks Gone Wild (and portals…)

You may have noticed a lack of article postings over the last couple of months, and fewer articles overall this year. Please don't panic for it has not been through laziness or lack of content. Instead, I have been somewhat pre-occupied with other things that I would like to share with you now. Read the full article here
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Weetbicks Trivia 1.0

A little while ago I received an e-mail asking for ideas on how to implement a multiple choice testing database. It just so happens that I had begun to build a database a few years ago which does just that. While it is not finished, I have decided to release a first version for people to download, dissect and use. Click to read the article and download the database.
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Sweet Scrolling in FileMaker 12

Portal scrolling has always been a bit of a struggle in FileMaker Go up until the release of version 12. This article outlines some of the changes to portal scrolling in FileMaker Go 12 and we give a couple of examples how it can be set-up to give a very nice native-application look and feel. We also cover field scrolling. Click to read the full article!
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Daniel Wood

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Cool things to do with Tab Controls in FileMaker 12

FileMaker 12 is here, and with it comes many new cool new features, a lot of which are a result of the new css-based layout engine. In this article we are focusing on one small change borne out of the new layout engine which has massive potential for building new interface controls. Click to read the full article…
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Daniel Wood

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Tips & Hints - Scripting

This is the third article in our series of tips and hints for FileMaker. This time we are focusing on scripts - from their creation, to editing and debugging. Take it as it is - this is just an assortment of our favorite time-savers, shortcuts, tips, hints, tricks, tools of the trade and more… Read the Full Article Here…
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Daniel Wood

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A 'Local' Way to Suppress Script Triggers

Script triggers are a great feature in FileMaker that allow you to initiate a script when certain actions occur such as committing a record or leaving a layout. Not only do they run when user initiated, they can also be script initiated by script steps. This can sometimes produce unexpected results and so you may wish for triggers to be disabled. This article presents a very simple and elegant method of suppressing script triggers from firing when initiated by other scripts… Read the Full A
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Tips & Hints - The Relationship Graph

In this second article in our series of tips and hints we focus on the relationship graph. Take it as it is - this is just an assortment of our favorite time-savers, shortcuts, tips, hints, tricks, tools of the trade and more… Click to Read the Full Article…
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Daniel Wood

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Tips & Hints - Layout Mode

This is the first in a series of articles that will present some useful and time saving tidbits for various areas of FileMaker. In this first article we focus on layout mode. There is no rhyme or reason, no common theme - just an assortment of our favorite time-savers, shortcuts, tips, hints, tricks, tools of the trade and more… Read the Full Article Here…
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Daniel Wood

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Printing Records With Different Output Designs

Most of the time when we print records in FileMaker, the output of every record appears pretty much the same, with similar formatting and design. But what if we want records to print with a completely different output design depending on the type of record? In this article we detail some of the various ways in which this can be achieved, and the pros and cons of each method… Read the Full Article Here…
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Daniel Wood

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Integrating Kiosk Mode into your Solution

Kiosk mode is a cool way to run a FileMaker database in a full screen environment where users are prevented from accessing the other functionality of the operating system. But what if you have a normal FileMaker solution and wish to use kiosk functionality in certain areas only? In this article we illustrate how a typical FileMaker solution can be enhanced with a kiosk component for carrying out certain actions. We use the article example file to help illustrate this. We also give some inf
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Daniel Wood

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Simple Truncated Displaying of Long Lists (+more)

Displaying a long list of items on a layout generally means that the majority of the list is hidden from the user until they click into the field, with no feedback as to the size of the list. This article details a nice technique you can use to present the same list in a truncated style that gives live feedback on the number of items. Read the Full Article Here…
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Daniel Wood

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The Search for Fast Aggregates - Implementation & Results

In the final part of this two part series, we go into a little more detail about the aggregate technique we developed in the first article. We also carry out a number of comparison aggregate tests and present the results. We also try to address some of the limitations of this technique and ways in which you could try to work around these… Read the Full Article Here…
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Daniel Wood

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The Search for Fast Aggregates - Trial & Error

In the first of a two part series, we begin the search for a faster way to perform aggregates in FileMaker. We cover why aggregates can be quite a costly operation - especially on wide area networks - and use that as a jumping off point for finding a faster method. Read the Full Article Here…
Daniel Wood

Daniel Wood

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Producing Pretty Portal Pagination

Navigation of portals in FileMaker is a pretty simple affair, you either have a scrollbar, or you don't. In this article we demonstrate another way to navigate portals using a pagination style. We also demonstrate how it can be implemented at the relationship level, or the portal level using filtering. Read the Full Article Here…
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Daniel Wood

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Building a Navigation System Part Two - Taking it Further

In part one, we built a basic navigation bar made from repeating fields. In this followup article we take the formatting of the navigation bar further by introducing highlights. We also adjust the construction of the navigation, and introduce a custom menu implementation that can be used in conjunction with, or in place of the navigation bar. Read the Full Article Here…
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Daniel Wood

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Super Fast Record Display in Descending Creation Order

When FileMaker sorts records it happens on the client machine. Consequently, sorting can be a very painful process for users over a slow connection to a database. In this article we show a very fast way in which records can be presented to the user in descending creation order, without sorting delays...   Read the Full Article Here…
Daniel Wood

Daniel Wood

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Making Your Windows Self-Aware (Mac Only!)

In this article the term "self-aware window" refers to a FileMaker window that can know in real-time whether or not it is the currently selected window, and act accordingly. We introduce a technique for allowing individual windows to calculate this, and some examples of what windows could do with that knowledge. Read the Full Article Here…
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Daniel Wood

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Integrating Image Maps in FileMaker

In this article I demonstrate how you can use image maps with web viewers in FileMaker. In doing so, you can display images that, when clicked, can report the coordinate chosen back to FileMaker to handle in whichever manner you wish… Read the Full Article Here…
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