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A Conversation About '2 Factor Authentication'

By Josh Ormond February 8, 2016

[ 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
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Hacking Your Own FileMaker Platform Solutions

By Steven H. Blackwell April 7, 2016

Hacking Your Own FileMaker Platform Solutions Should FileMaker Platform developers mount hacking attacks on their own solutions? At first glance, this may seem an odd question. But I believe that the answer is “Yes, we should.” Consider this. As developers we see our solutions from a totally different perspective than Threat Agents see them. Without practicing our own hacking skills, we can become blind to the vulnerabilities a Threat Agent can exploit to compromise the Confidentiality
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JSON Currency Exchange Rates

Welcome back for another exciting round of JSON exploration. Last time we discussed a JSON-related bug fix in FM 19, as well as a free package tracking service that returns results in JSON format. Today we’re going to look at a free currency exchange rate service. Demo file: json-exchange-rates.zip I threw together this FileMaker front… Continue reading JSON Currency Exchange Rates View the full article

Kevin Frank

August 25, 2020

JSON Currency Exchange Rates

Kevin Frank

August 25, 2020

JSON Currency Exchange Rates

Kevin Frank

August 25, 2020

JSON Currency Exchange Rates

Kevin Frank

August 25, 2020

JSON Currency Exchange Rates

Kevin Frank

August 25, 2020

JSON Currency Exchange Rates

Kevin Frank

August 25, 2020

JSON Currency Exchange Rates

Kevin Frank

August 25, 2020

JSON Currency Exchange Rates

Kevin Frank

August 25, 2020

JSON Currency Exchange Rates

Kevin Frank

August 25, 2020

JSON Currency Exchange Rates

Kevin Frank

August 25, 2020

JSON Currency Exchange Rates

Kevin Frank

August 25, 2020

JSON Currency Exchange Rates

Kevin Frank

August 25, 2020

JSON Currency Exchange Rates

Kevin Frank

August 25, 2020

Reusable Dialogs Revisit

Causing a user to make an explicit choice within your software really only happens from some sort of "locked-in" process. This process most typically happens within the form of a dialog box. It's the one roadblock you can stick in front of a user and expect input. Your software then uses that input to determine the output or direction. While FileMaker Pro does have its own native dialog box, there are some limitations to the native Show Custom Dialog script step. The number one limitation is th

FileMaker Magazine

August 18, 2020

JavaScript in FileMaker: The Learning Path to Take

With Claris FileMaker 19, there’s a new world of power opened for us in using web viewer widgets inside our applications. We can create and use calendars, tables, lists, date pickers, charts, data trees, data maps, and thousands of other widgets. With Claris FileMaker 19, there’s a whole lot more power given to the problem […] The post JavaScript in FileMaker: The Learning Path to Take appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article

Todd Geist

August 13, 2020

DB Services News & Announcements

DB Services Ranks on Inc. 5000 for 2020

For the second year in a row, DB Services was ranked on Inc. Magazine's list of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in the U.S. For 2020, DB Services ranked #3,992 out of 5,000 on the list. https://dbservices.com/articles/db-services-ranks-on-inc-5000-for-2020/ dbservices.com

dbservices in DB Services News & Announcements

August 12, 2020

Conditional Tab Control

The story to this solution begins with a client of mine who has complicated contact management needs. Each contact falls into a particular category and not all panes in the Tab Control object need to be shown for each contact. I started off by offering a conditional formula on a standard Tab Control object that resulted in "" or blank when the pane was not available for the current contact. This resulted in a small tab at the top of the Tab Control but didn’t make it disappear. To make a long st

John Mark Osborne

August 11, 2020

Assessing Performance

Who doesn't want their software to perform as efficiently and as quickly as possible. Don't we always want things to go faster and work better? Of course we do. The problem is, we don't always take the time to fully think out what is happening when we solve a problem. Sometimes, we just robot our way through the code we are creating because it's how we've always done it - and it's easy or faster. Being an "efficiency nut", when it comes to code, is something I really enjoy. It represents the f

FileMaker Magazine

August 11, 2020

Data Destruction Monitoring Tool

Data Destruction Done Right! eXcelisys Builds Monitoring Tool to Track & Audit Disk-Wiping Process When banks, insurance companies, and health-care systems get the urge to purge, they call Archive Data Solutions. With a home base in Westerville, Ohio, Archive Data Solutions dispatches techs nationwide to wipe sensitive data from decommissioned hard drives and SSDs when they reach end-of-life. “It’s not rocket science,” said Andy Haenszel of Archive Data Solutions, “but it can be overwhe

eXcelisys

August 7, 2020

DB Services News & Announcements

DB Services Named FileMaker Partner of the Year 2020

On August 5th, 2020, DB Services was named the Claris Excellence Award FileMaker Growth Partner of the Year for the Americas for 2020. This is DB Services 4th consecutive year bringing home the award from Claris International, Inc. The award is presented annually to each region’s Claris partner that achieves the highest revenue and brand growth for Claris. https://dbservices.com/articles/db-services-named-filemaker-partner-of-the-year/ dbservices.com

dbservices in DB Services News & Announcements

August 7, 2020

DB Services News & Announcements

Surveys for Success: UNITY Performing Arts Foundation

DB Services is continuing the Surveys for Success program by donating to UNITY Performing Arts Foundation for every survey received. The Surveys for Success program chooses a non-profit organization each quarter, and for each survey received during this time, $10 is donated to the chosen organization. The UNITY Performing Arts Foundation provides award-winning after-school programs to youth in the Fort Wayne, IN area. https://dbservices.com/articles/surveys-for-success-unity/ dbservic

dbservices in DB Services News & Announcements

August 7, 2020

DB Services News & Announcements

DB Services Ranked on IBJ Fast 25

DB Services has been ranked #20 on the Indianapolis Business Journal Fast 25 list of the fastest growing private companies in Indianapolis! https://dbservices.com/articles/db-services-ranked-on-ibj-fast-25/ dbservices.com

dbservices in DB Services News & Announcements

August 7, 2020

Claris Connect

Claris Connect and FileMaker Approvals

Claris Connect is unique in its Approvals offering. This lets you process approval requests by email, then trigger additional follow up actions from Claris Connect. Here we take a closer look at the Approval features, how easy it is to set up one-click approvals for your business, and show a demo triggering approval requests from FileMaker: https://dbservices.com/articles/claris-connect-and-filemaker-approvals/ dbservices.com

dbservices in Claris Connect

August 7, 2020