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  • Josh Ormond

    A Conversation About '2 Factor Authentication'

    By Josh Ormond

    [ 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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  • Steven H. Blackwell

    Hacking Your Own FileMaker Platform Solutions

    By Steven H. Blackwell

    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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FileMaker 18: The End of the Beginning

FileMaker 18 is here. It's the "End of the Beginning" for the leading Workplace Innovation Platform. Read Todd's thoughts about this newest version. The post FileMaker 18: The End of the Beginning appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article
Todd Geist

Todd Geist

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FileMaker 18 - New Features

FileMaker 18 was released on Wed. May 22nd 2019. This video walks through all the new features implemented within the latest version of FileMaker Pro Advanced. Here's a short list of all the new features. 01) Hosting: FileMaker Cloud 2.0 & FileMaker ID 02) Security: Revised Manage Security Area 03) Security: Unsigned Plug-ins 04) Security: File References by Default 05) Data: New Import Dialog 06) Develop: Recursion & While 07) Develop: Script Error Logging 08) Develop: Insert Fr
FileMaker Magazine

FileMaker Magazine

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FileMaker 18 - New Features

FileMaker 18 was released on Wed. May 22nd 2019. This video walks through all the new features implemented within the latest version of FileMaker Pro Advanced. Here's a short list of all the new features. 01) Security: Revised Manage Security Area 02) Security: Unsigned Plug-ins 03) Security: File References by Default 04) Data: New Import Dialog 05) Develop: Recursion & While 06) Develop: Script Error Logging 07) Develop: Insert From URL Protocols 08) Develop: FMP urls version speci
FileMaker Magazine

FileMaker Magazine

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New in FM 18: SetRecursion and While

Author’s note: Inevitable comparisons will be drawn between the new While function and the venerable CustomList custom function, which I wrote about at length several years ago. Preliminary testing indicates that CustomList is faster under certain circumstances and While is faster under others. In my opinion, both of them belong in your developer tool kit. […] View the full article
Kevin Frank

Kevin Frank

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FileMaker Eighteen

Eighteen is the age you become an adult in the United States. In China, it's an auspicious number associated with success. In Hebrew, the word of life has a value of eighteen. It's also a composite number in mathematics, totaling the addition of it's divisors. But, most importantly, it's the latest release from FileMaker! I don't have eighteen different things to cover, just the stuff I find most important which includes scripting, calculations and relationships. I'll do a brief overview of most
John Mark Osborne

John Mark Osborne

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FileMaker Eighteen

Eighteen is the age you become an adult in the United States. In China, it's an auspicious number associated with success. In Hebrew, the word of life has a value of eighteen. It's also a composite number in mathematics, totaling the addition of it's divisors. But, most importantly, it's the latest release from FileMaker! I don't have eighteen different things to cover, just the stuff I find most important which includes scripting, calculations and relationships. I'll do a brief overview of most
John Mark Osborne

John Mark Osborne

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FileMaker Transactions: Endgame

It is important to end a FileMaker transaction strongly with the proper tests and possible logging. Read here to learn how. The post FileMaker Transactions: Endgame appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article
Todd Geist

Todd Geist

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Javascript Datatables

Web browsers and their primary language, Javascript, have a very robust ecosystem. In fact, there's few solutions you can't find out in the world of Javascript. So, in FileMaker, when it comes to our data and its presentation within a user friendly fashion, we can easily create a layout, set it to list view and allow users to simply start using FileMaker. But, wait, using FileMaker itself isn't always super user-friendly. In fact, you have to learn how to sort by multiple columns by actually h
FileMaker Magazine

FileMaker Magazine

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Javascript Datatables

Web browsers and their primary language, Javascript, have a very robust ecosystem. In fact, there's few solutions you can't find out in the world of Javascript. So, in FileMaker, when it comes to our data and its presentation within a user friendly fashion, we can easily create a layout, set it to list view and allow users to simply start using FileMaker. But, wait, using FileMaker itself isn't always super user-friendly. In fact, you have to learn how to sort by multiple columns by actually h
FileMaker Magazine

FileMaker Magazine

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FileMaker Transactions: Processing with Magic

It is possible to perform FileMaker transactions without portals. In this post we'll take a look at that very possibility and review how it works. The post FileMaker Transactions: Processing with Magic appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article
Todd Geist

Todd Geist

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Populating Form Fillable PDFs

Is there really any question the PDF file format will be going away any time soon? Personally, I don't think so. And, neither should you. Adobe released their license to the technology in 2008 and it became an open standard for the world to use. Airlines use it for tickets, ticket companies use it for concerts and basically it's the digital equivalent of good old real-world paper for the digital world. So what does this mean to you and your FileMaker database? Well, if you've got data within yo

Populating Form Fillable PDFs

Is there really any question the PDF file format will be going away any time soon? Personally, I don't think so. And, neither should you. Adobe released their license to the technology in 2008 and it became an open standard for the world to use. Airlines use it for tickets, ticket companies use it for concerts and basically it's the digital equivalent of good old real-world paper for the digital world. So what does this mean to you and your FileMaker database? Well, if you've got data within yo

The FileMaker Transaction Process with Portals

The FileMaker transaction process is really fairly simple in execution. We can use a portal to change multiple records. In this post we will take a look at the process and details about each step. The post The FileMaker Transaction Process with Portals appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article
Todd Geist

Todd Geist

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A FileMaker Code Review Conversation using FMPerception

FMPerception is useful in a FileMaker code review. Participants can review the report and dive deep into the file using this realtime developer intelligence tool. Listen in on a conversation between a mentor and mentee. The post A FileMaker Code Review Conversation using FMPerception appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article
Todd Geist

Todd Geist

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FileMaker Transactions: Start on the Right Foot

Starting a FileMaker transaction is just as important the transaction itself. Let's take a look at what you can do to get started on the right foot. The post FileMaker Transactions: Start on the Right Foot appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article
Todd Geist

Todd Geist

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Set Field Skills

The Set Field script step is one of the most widely used steps in FileMaker due to it's versatility at moving data around a solution. You can simply transfer data from one field to another or even construct a complicated calculation and then target a field with the result. But that's just skimming the surface of what it can do. Set Field is workhorse script step that has no equal. In this article, I'll discuss seven essential techniques you can perform with Set Field. These concepts are crucial
John Mark Osborne

John Mark Osborne

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Set Field Skills

The Set Field script step is one of the most widely used steps in FileMaker due to it's versatility at moving data around a solution. You can simply transfer data from one field to another or even construct a complicated calculation and then target a field with the result. But that's just skimming the surface of what it can do. Set Field is workhorse script step that has no equal. In this article, I'll discuss seven essential techniques you can perform with Set Field. These concepts are crucial
John Mark Osborne

John Mark Osborne

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Encrypting Private Data

Keeping things private, so only those who need access can access them, has been a desirable situation for as long as people have wanted to keep things private. The only difference between the invention of invisible ink and today is trying to keep ahead of those who have the knowledge on how to access what you're trying to keep private. It's the eternal game of cat and mouse between those who seek to access what they shouldn't and those who want to keep those people out. Within FileMaker, we no
FileMaker Magazine

FileMaker Magazine

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Encrypting Private Data

Keeping things private, so only those who need access can access them, has been a desirable situation for as long as people have wanted to keep things private. The only difference between the invention of invisible ink and today is trying to keep ahead of those who have the knowledge on how to access what you're trying to keep private. It's the eternal game of cat and mouse between those who seek to access what they shouldn't and those who want to keep those people out. Within FileMaker, we no
FileMaker Magazine

FileMaker Magazine

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Magic Portals

Today we’re going to look at a design pattern I’ve recently been using to accommodate a client requirement: to be able to view and edit a parent, all related children, and all related grandchildren via a single “flattened” interface. Demo file: magic-portals.zip (requires FM 16 or later) Some Background Information Invoices received from vendors are […] View the full article
Kevin Frank

Kevin Frank

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FileMaker Devcon Istanbul

Nous homes heureux de sponsoriser la première édition de la conférence FileMaker Devcon Istanbul, qui se tiendra les 22 et 23 juin prochains. Nous souhaitons bonne chance aux organisateurs Cabitaş, et que cette édition soit la première d’une longue série. Nous profitons également de l’occasion pour faire connaître nos partenaires Winsoft International, éditeur basé à Grenoble […] Cet article FileMaker Devcon Istanbul est apparu en premier sur 1-more-thing. View the full article
fabriceN

fabriceN

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FileMaker Transactions: Have Confidence in Data Changes

Having confidence in FileMaker data changes is a primary goal of every developer. FileMaker transactions ensures that data is completely changed or not. The post FileMaker Transactions: Have Confidence in Data Changes appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article
Todd Geist

Todd Geist

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WidgetStudio: FileMaker Value Add

WidgetStudio brings a lot of value add to any FileMaker developer. In many ways working with a web viewer widget will save you time and frustration. The post WidgetStudio: FileMaker Value Add appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article
Todd Geist

Todd Geist

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