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Blue Feather's Blog

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FileMaker and S3 – CloudContainer updated for improved thumbnails

We’re happy to announce our first post-release update for CloudContainer – the best way to store FileMaker data in S3. With this update we’ve improved thumbnail generation for PDFs and general thumbnail caching and performance for all other thumbnail-compatible file types. CloudContainer will now generate and store optimized thumbnails for supported file types. This means … FileMaker and S3 – CloudContainer updated for improved thumbnails Read More » The post FileMaker and S3 – CloudContaine
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JavaScript Learning Path: Learning to use JavaScript in FileMaker – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 10/7/2020

Jeremy Brown of Geist Interactive will get you started down the right path to explore JavaScript in the FileMaker context. Jeremy is convinced that any FileMaker developer can learn JavaScript, so if you give it some time, you’ll produce great things. Jeremy will introduce you to some JS concepts you need to know (though you … JavaScript Learning Path: Learning to use JavaScript in FileMaker – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 10/7/2020 Read More » The post JavaScript Learning Path: Learnin
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Mug raffle for CloudContainer beta testers

Hello Everyone, We’re giving away four Blue Feather mugs as a thank you to the people helping us test CloudContainer. To be eligible, register for a CloudContainer account here and connect your CloudContainer to the storage provider of your choice (such as Amazon S3, Backblaze, Wasabi, etc.) by generating an API key and secret key … Mug raffle for CloudContainer beta testers Read More » The post Mug raffle for CloudContainer beta testers appeared first on Blue Feather. View the full article
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Accordion Tables in FileMaker

Hello Everyone, We’re happy to release a new accordion table solution for FileMaker. Accordion tables allow you to have expanding rows in a FileMaker layout, fulfilling a similar role as a list view or portal. These are incredibly flexible and allow you to do things like: Nest Multiple Levels of Expanding Tables Combine Data from … Accordion Tables in FileMaker Read More » The post Accordion Tables in FileMaker appeared first on Blue Feather. View the full article
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Add Ons in FM19 – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 7/1/2020

Jeremy Brown From Geist Interactive presented on the new add-on functionality in FileMaker 19. FileMaker 19’s Open Platform means that we can design add-ons using JavaScript or using FileMaker objects to create a widget to simply drop in to an app for users. This new technology gives us a lot of flexibility in making and … Add Ons in FM19 – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 7/1/2020 Read More » The post Add Ons in FM19 – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 7/1/2020 appeared first on Blue Fea
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CloudContainer / Show & Tell – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 5/6/2020

David Nahodyl of Blue Feather debuts a new product, CloudContainer. The group talks about new Claris products and what they’ve been working on in quarantine. The post CloudContainer / Show & Tell – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 5/6/2020 appeared first on Blue Feather. View the full article
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CloudContainer / Show & Tell – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 5/6/2020

David Nahodyl of Blue Feather debuts a new product, CloudContainer. The group talks about new Claris products and what they’ve been working on in quarantine. The post CloudContainer / Show & Tell – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 5/6/2020 appeared first on Blue Feather. View the full article
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New Product Alpha: CloudContainer

CloudContainer Alpha Sign-Up: Store container data in S3 with enhanced interactive container functionality Hello Everyone, We’re working on a new product we’re calling CloudContainer which is an alternative to native FileMaker container fields. This product provides two main new advantages over regular container fields: File storage in Amazon S3 instead of on your server New … New Product Alpha: CloudContainer Read More » The post New Product Alpha: CloudContainer appeared first on Blue Feat
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New Product Alpha: CloudContainer

CloudContainer Alpha Sign-Up: Store container data in S3 with enhanced interactive container functionality Hello Everyone, We’re working on a new product we’re calling CloudContainer which is an alternative to native FileMaker container fields. This product provides two main new advantages over regular container fields: File storage in Amazon S3 instead of on your server New … New Product Alpha: CloudContainer Read More » The post New Product Alpha: CloudContainer appeared first on Blue Feat
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Claris Connect – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 4/1/2020

Todd Daniel presents on Claris Connect: Integrate and automate all critical applications whether they live on the cloud, on-premise, and even on-device. Bring together your everyday apps to create automated workflows. Quickly integrate popular apps such as QuickBooks, Mailchimp, DocuSign, Box, Slack, Dropbox, and much more. Claris Connect offers the best way to connect critical … Claris Connect – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 4/1/2020 Read More » The post Claris Connect – Atlanta FileMa
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Claris Connect – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 4/1/2020

Todd Daniel presents on Claris Connect: Integrate and automate all critical applications whether they live on the cloud, on-premise, and even on-device. Bring together your everyday apps to create automated workflows. Quickly integrate popular apps such as QuickBooks, Mailchimp, DocuSign, Box, Slack, Dropbox, and much more. Claris Connect offers the best way to connect critical cloud applications with the real, physical world of devices, servers and sensors. The post Claris Connec
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FileMaker Design Approaches: MVC, Transactions, & Party Model – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 3/4/2020

Michael Layne from Gearbox Solutions presented on implementing 3 approaches/design patterns to a large FileMaker project – MVC, Transactions, and the Party Model. He shares how they went about implementing them and what worked and what didn’t and what lessons were learned. The post FileMaker Design Approaches: MVC, Transactions, & Party Model – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 3/4/2020 appeared first on Blue Feather. View the full article
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FileMaker Design Approaches: MVC, Transactions, & Party Model – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 3/4/2020

Michael Layne from Gearbox Solutions presented on implementing 3 approaches/design patterns to a large FileMaker project – MVC, Transactions, and the Party Model. He shares how they went about implementing them and what worked and what didn’t and what lessons were learned. The post FileMaker Design Approaches: MVC, Transactions, & Party Model – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 3/4/2020 appeared first on Blue Feather - FileMaker Developer, Mobile, Web. View the full article
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FileMaker Outside the Box – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 2/5/2019

Nick Ciske from LuminFire presents: FileMaker Outside theBox FileMaker does many things well, however thinking outside the box and adding other tools to your toolbox can enhance your solutions. This talk covers a few complementary technologies that can be used with FileMaker to create even more amazing custom apps The post FileMaker Outside the Box – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 2/5/2019 appeared first on Blue Feather. View the full article
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FileMaker Outside the Box – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 2/5/2019

Nick Ciske from LuminFire presents: FileMaker Outside theBox FileMaker does many things well, however thinking outside the box and adding other tools to your toolbox can enhance your solutions. This talk covers a few complementary technologies that can be used with FileMaker to create even more amazing custom apps The post FileMaker Outside the Box – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 2/5/2019 appeared first on Blue Feather - FileMaker Developer, Mobile, Web. View the full article
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How to Use Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificates with FileMaker Server for Windows v2.0

We’ve set up separate documentation for this scripting process now. View it at the link below. Looking for instructions for Mac? Click here! Let’s Encrypt is a non-profit certificate authority with the mission of spreading the SSL love across the internet. Though they’re not officially supported, we can use Let’s Encrypt to get free SSL … How to Use Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificates with FileMaker Server for Windows v2.0 Read More » The post How to Use Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificates with FileMa
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How to Use Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificates with FileMaker Server for Windows v2.0

Looking for instructions for Mac? Click here! Let’s Encrypt is a non-profit certificate authority with the mission of spreading the SSL love across the internet. Though they’re not officially supported, we can use Let’s Encrypt to get free SSL certificates to use with FileMaker Server. We will use a PowerShell script and the Windows Task Scheduler on Windows Server to retrieve and automatically renew SSL certificates through Let’s Encrypt to make sure our connections to FileMaker Server are
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FileMaker Cloud – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 10/6/19

Thomas Meglasson from Blue Feather presents on the new FileMaker Cloud platform. Claris is the complete Workplace Innovation Platform as a Service and the new FileMaker Cloud is your total toolset for custom app development. Make your apps. Transform your business. Join us for an exciting guided tour of the new FileMaker Cloud. The post FileMaker Cloud – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 10/6/19 appeared first on Blue Feather. View the full article
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FileMaker Cloud – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 10/6/19

Thomas Meglasson from Blue Feather presents on the new FileMaker Cloud platform. Claris is the complete Workplace Innovation Platform as a Service and the new FileMaker Cloud is your total toolset for custom app development. Make your apps. Transform your business. Join us for an exciting guided tour of the new FileMaker Cloud. The post FileMaker Cloud – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 10/6/19 appeared first on Blue Feather - FileMaker Developer, Android, Web. View the full
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Node Red and the FileMaker Data API – Atlanta Developers Group 6/5/19

Lui de la Parra from Mute Symphony will show how to use Node Red and the FileMaker Data API to connect with IOT devices and build scalable APIs. Learn how to use Node’s event driven architecture alongside FileMaker’s robust and reliable UI capabilities to solve complex business problems. Node Red allows developer’s to take advantage … Node Red and the FileMaker Data API – Atlanta Developers Group 6/5/19 Read More » The post Node Red and the FileMaker Data API – Atlanta Developers Group 6/5/1
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Node Red and the FileMaker Data API – Atlanta Developers Group 6/5/19

Lui de la Parra from Mute Symphony will show how to use Node Red and the FileMaker Data API to connect with IOT devices and build scalable APIs. Learn how to use Node’s event driven architecture alongside FileMaker’s robust and reliable UI capabilities to solve complex business problems. Node Red allows developer’s to take advantage of visual and flow based programming techniques. https://github.com/Luidog/node-red-contrib-filemaker Lui will also preview a new developer tool for managing Fi
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Giving Back to the Community – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group – 5/1/19

Makah Encarnaco from Soliant will present on how FileMaker developers can give back to the community and the new join::table organization. She’ll also be presenting on custom functions for dynamically creating JSON from related child records. The post Giving Back to the Community – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group – 5/1/19 appeared first on Blue Feather - FileMaker Developer, Android, Web. View the full article
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Machine Learning in FileMaker – Atlanta FileMaker Developers 12/5/18

Joe Martin from 360Works will be presenting – Machine Learning in FileMaker: Using AWS Rekognition for Object Detection and Text Extraction from Images Building off of Jesse Barnum’s AWS FileMaker scripts, Joe will show how to interact with the AWS Rekognition API, allowing for object and scene detection in an image, as well as extracting text from an image. If there’s time, he’ll also go into facial recognition and celebrity detection. Download sample file: http://s3-external-1.amazona
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WidgetStudio: FileMaker javascript solutions – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 3/6/19

Jeremy Brown from Geist Interactive demonstrates their product, WidgetStudio. WidgetStudio makes it easy to use, design and share powerful interface widgets, like calendars, gauges, charts, and timers. Pick from the constantly growing set of included widgets or build your own. Freely share them with your customers or friends. There is no need to learn any other programming language to use WidgetStudio. If you can design a FileMaker Layout, you can use WidgetStudio’s built in point and c
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