The FileMaker Rift

Generating Sample Data for Testing

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 21:52:00 +0000

Throughout the process of developing a solution, testing each aspect of your file is vital. For me, the problem I always used to run into, was generating enough sample data to properly test my scripts, calculations and performance. Well, that was until I found Fake Name Generator.

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Video Training for FileMaker 11 [Video]

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:39:00 +0000

Lynda.com has always been one of my favorite places to check out software and get some quality online training and tutorials. They just posted a new video course for FileMaker’s latest release of it’s flagship product FileMaker Pro. Cris Ippolite does a great job explaining...

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Possible Dangers When Working On a LIVE Database [Video]

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:25:00 +0000

If you have never been warned about the dangers of working on schema and structure changes on a LIVE FileMaker database…here is a really good example for why you should NOT be doing such craziness. While I considered writing something up, Chad does a great job showing us the issues involved in the video. Kudos Chad.

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Getting Global Calculations to Behave

Tue, 18 May 2010 03:01:00 +0000

Here is a list of items to keep in mind when using Global Calculations. It was originally written by Ray Cologon back in 2007/2008 (and reposted around different blogs and forums)…but I believe most of it still applies to how it works today in the current versions of FileMaker. I’ll repost with an update if I find out otherwise.

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Insert Merge Variables

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:57:00 +0000

I came across this post on the FileMaker forum, and thought it was a good idea to share. Simple, effective.

[ Tip ] Insert Merge Variable

03-25-2010 01:06 PM by mr_vodka

Just thought I would share this with others; especially those that have not played with merge variables yet...

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FileMaker 11 and ODBC Changes

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:29:00 +0000

Here is an article that I thought anyone using ODBC would want to take note of. Take special note of the lack of back-ward/for-ward compatibility between the different driver versions. Also, mind you, I haven’t tested everything in this article. I just wanted to pass the info along.

This is from a blog post over at SkeletonKey.com.

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Creating a Folder from FileMaker (Windows)

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:30:00 +0000

Being that many of the contributors on the forums that I frequent are Mac-centric, I thought I would share a simple way to create folders on a Windows machine. I will give you the code, and then break down what it does, so you can tweak it to fit your needs.

Script Step: Send Event

Text: cmd /c md C:\FolderName

Action: Creates folder(s)

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