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The FileMaker Script Debugger is powerful. Its features are often overlooked. In this post we examine the buttons that control stepping through a script.
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[ 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
Free webinar introducing Karbon our free application framework for building ambitious custom business applications. If you are interested in using the FileMaker Workplace Innovation Platform at a high level you'll probably want to see what we have cooked up.
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Forums are a great way to get technical advice for FileMaker but for some reason, many people don't think they have to be nice in the electronic world. I was raised to say "please" and "thank you" and that has translated over to the internet for me. But, other folks think the anonymity of cyberspace is an excuse to be a jerk. Some posters are outright offensive and others will just leave snide responses like, "that wasn't much help". News flash! People on the internet are real and you should be
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.
Features
Serious FileMaker Pro® Development. Tic-Tac-Toe: A Challenge of Unspoken Requirements
In a recent FileMaker Pro development stress-relieving exercise, our FileMaker Pro developers were offered a simple challenge to create a Tic-Tac-Toe game using FileMaker Pro while following a few basic requirements:
The Quality must be apparent in the user interface. It doesn’t have to look stunning…just clean, consistent, fun and professional.
Creativity should be apparent behind the scenes. Step out o
Recently I was asked by a client whether we could produce a PDF catalog from his company’s database, with products grouped by manufacturer. Me: “Of course, this is FileMaker.” Him: “Can it have a table of contents?” Me: “Yeah, sure, no problem.” Actually, it took some trial and error, but we got there eventually… …and [...]
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<p><a href="/blog/FMRPC-Alternate-Demo-File-And-A-Performance-Tip"><br /><h1>FMRPC: Alternate Demo file and a performance tip</h1>
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<p>We've had a number of requests for the 'Teaser' file I used in the YouTube videos where we showcased <a href="/FMRPC"><b>FMRPC</b></a&
<p><a href="/blog/FM-Academy-Webinar-Protecting-Your-Users-And-Data-In-The-Cloud"><br /><h1>FM Academy Webinar - Protecting Your Users and Data in the Cloud</h1>
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<p>Join us Wednesday, July 17 for a free
<p><a href="/blog/leveraging-google-chrome-for-ios-with-filemaker-go"><br /><h1>Leveraging Google Chrome for iOS with FileMaker Go</h1>
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<p>Ever so often, I'll run across a tip that I think would be a great way to extend FileMaker Go outside of its sandbox. Recently, it was a tip from Google about <a href ="https://developers.google.com/chrome/mobile/docs/ios-links" target="_blank">opening links in Chrome from
I got a request the other day to show a running balance in reverse order in a portal, in other words, from oldest at the bottom to newest at the top. Surprisingly, FileMaker does not provide an obvious way to accomplish this. [Demo file: running total in reverse] Running balances, a.k.a. “running totals” are summary [...]
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Brad Cranston of Cranston IT sent us this gorgeous screen shot of his integration of ProMaps into SeedCode Complete. (Love the filters)
He got the (free) icons from http://mapicons.nicolasmollet.com and explains the legend like this:
When showing projects and events at the same time, it can be a little bit confusing because they do overlap to some extent, so you can filter either way. Also, there are three tables involved here because the phone icon is based off the incoming calls table.
The eX-BizTracker 4 Goes Public Beta!
The eX-BizTracker 4 is now out for public beta testing, ready for you to put it through its paces! If you were one of the 100,000 plus people who downloaded eX-BizTracker v3.0, you might recall that FileMaker® Pro template or jump-start solution’s attractive GUI and feature set. You might also remember fondly the advantage it gave your company, or if you were a consultant looking for a quick way to get something for your clients, how easy it was to custom
<p><a href="/blog/lemonade-stand-part-5-example-file"><br /><h1>LEMONADE STAND, PART 5: EXAMPLE FILE</h1>
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<p>In the previous four parts of our Lemonade Stand series, we shared techniques for charting <a href="http://www.skeletonkey.com/b
If you are responsible for helping business decision makers analyze data, you are probably familiar with questions like: Are we on track to meet or exceed last years sales totals? How is our sales team doing now, compared to this time a year or two ago? Today’s demo file, weekly sales comparison charts, can help [...]
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I’d have difficulty imagining a conference that could have gone much better. Egbert Friedrich was a super host, very kind, gracious and made sure we were all welcome in Berlin. Talks were exactly what you’d have hoped to see. Almost all were a bit chaotic and loads of audience participation. Everyone wants to do this again.
Hotel was in a super location right on the bank of the River Spree, in the former East Berlin. There are several sections of the wall right by the patio area along the river
<p><a href="/blog/FM-Academy-Webinar-Recap-Video-FMRPC-Let-the-Server-Do-the-Work"><br /><h1>FM Academy Webinar Recap & Video - FMRPC: Let the Server Do the Work</h1>
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<p>Thank you for joining us on June 6th for the FMRPC: Let the Server Do the Work w
Great FileMaker User Group meeting last night punctuated by Xandon Frogget’s self-guided-wheelchair demo. Amazing work / evil-genius parenting (see the collision-avoidance stroller demo).
http://daddiorobotics.com/
Toddler-Assisted Steering
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Disclaimer: This article contains speculative and experimental techniques that are in the proof-of-concept stage. Use at your own risk and test thoroughly. FYI: In March at the Portland PauseOnError un-conference, Matt Navarre and I had a freewheeling Separation Model discussion, a podcast of which has just been posted as episode 85 at FileMaker Talk. Welcome [...]
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let the server do the work FMRPC: What does it do?
FMRPC stands for FileMaker Remote Procedure Call. FMRPC allows a FileMaker user to run intensive operations on the FileMaker Server and on demand. This happens without the need for any plug-ins, server-side queues or server-side schedules. In addition, FMRPC expands the functionality of the FileMaker client, enabling them to things they simply can't do on their own. FMRPC is secure and simple to install.
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Assessing Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Risks to
FileMaker® Pro Databases
Hosted FileMaker Pro databases are susceptible to unauthorized access, manipulation, destruction, and other forms of compromise. Developers and server administrators need to understand how to assess threats and the risks of those riskâs occurring as various threat agents seek to exploit vulnerabilities.
This process starts with an understanding of the environment where the databases operate. We h
Last October I began a series on Outer Joins, which explored a number of different techniques to display summarized information in a grid, and at the time I concluded that the “fastest” method was to leverage the FileMaker relational model. And it was plenty fast, locally… and not too bad on a LAN… and technically, [...]
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<p><a href="/blog/FM-Academy-Webinar-FMRPC-Let-the-Server-Do-the-Work"><br /><h1>FM Academy Webinar - FMRPC: Let the Server Do the Work</h1>
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<p>Join us Thursday, June 6th for a free one-hour webinar at 3pm (EST) / 2
We’ve simplified GoMaps to work on desktop versions of FileMaker Pro solutions and named it ProMaps. The relationship graph got dead simple so you can paste the map right on to your existing layouts. (And the map is scriptable, so once you click on a pin, you can run your own scripts from the property detail within the map.)
ProMaps is completely unlocked for you to modify and extend.
And if you need both GoMaps and ProMaps, you can save $100 with our Maps Bundle.
Download the demo and chec
One of our client wanted us to build a solution for them to process credit cards from a FileMaker application with authorize.net and merchant account gateway.
All we wanted to do is to capture the Credit Card data and send it to the iPad filemaker app and then send it to the web-service of the payment gateway.
Filemaker API and Payment Gateway:
Initially we made the integration using a hosted Filemaker file and PHP server; the processing worked well.
Below are steps explaining the
Disclaimer: This article contains speculative and experimental techniques that are in the proof-of-concept stage. Use at your own risk and test thoroughly. Today we’re going to delve further into the concept of virtual calculations, picking up where we left off last time, and with the assumption that readers are familiar with the material in part 1 [...]
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<p><a href="/blog/developers-where-do-you-keep-your-tools"><br /><h1>Developers: Where Do You Keep Your Tools?</h1>
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<p>I think every developer should create their own toolbox of code snippets to reuse as needed
A Wrinkle in Timeliness Pt 2 – Perfecting FileMaker Pro Recursion & Virtualization, by Andy Persons of Excelisys
Perfecting FileMaker Pro Recursion & Virtualization Part 2 explores the use of recursion and virtualization (through global variables) in solving complex data interconnectivity challenges using FileMaker Pro 12 in a multi-user client-server environment. Using a specific case study of an Excelisys project/client in the medical manufacturing industry, Andy discusses and demons
