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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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Like a Boss: FileMaker Perform Script on Server

We all want our custom apps to be faster, right? As problem solvers, we design our system and complex processes to happen quickly so that the user can get on with her task. Well one method we have at our fingertips is "Perform Script on Server". Let's discuss this script step, its features and things to watch out for. As we study it and use it properly, we'll use this script step like a boss. The post Like a Boss: FileMaker Perform Script on Server appeared first on Geist Interactive. View th

Todd Geist

September 7, 2018

Toggle two fields

Say you’ve got two fields, both number fields, and you want to use them as flag fields, to be set to either 0 or 1. But they should always be opposite from each other. Changing one field should change the other and vice versa. At first, that seems simple. You just need to make each field an auto-enter referencing the other field, right? Nope. That doesn’t work. FileMaker’s calculation engine does not like that sort of circular references. Field A changes so Field B changes so Field A changes, e

David Jondreau

September 7, 2018

Toggle two fields

David Jondreau

September 7, 2018

LedgerLink Feature: Adding Attachments

LedgerLink now features the ability to add attachments and sync those to Quickbooks Online just like any other data. Read on for more info. The post LedgerLink Feature: Adding Attachments appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article

Todd Geist

September 6, 2018

Using FileMaker's Grid

Recently, while providing intermediate training at the annual FileMaker Devcon, I had an attendee approach me and ask a very simple question. "How do you turn off the grid in FileMaker?" Like all questions, it was asked within the context of innocent ignorance. This was simply because this person had not yet used, nor explored this area of FileMaker. This is totally understandable with the increasing number of options found across the increasing number of palettes within FileMaker. However, if

FileMaker Magazine

September 5, 2018

Form Letters in Browse

Empowering users of your solution to create their own form letters is life-changing. No longer do they have to contact the developer, explain their needs and go through a back-and-forth testing stage. The developer just designs a single interface that allows the user to create, save, edit and delete their own form letters. It's really not that hard to program either. You just need some global fields, a calculation and a couple of scripts for the foundation of this technique. This approach seems

John Mark Osborne

September 4, 2018

Form Letters in Browse

John Mark Osborne

September 4, 2018

Building a Multi Lingual Application

Hi all, Just posted a new article over at FileMaker Weetbicks all about building multi lingual applications in FileMaker, we walk through the whole process and cover some of the challenges involved and how to overcome them. Also included is a thorough demo file. Check it out here, thanks !

Daniel Wood

August 31, 2018

Karbon Webinar – Getting Started

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. The post Karbon Webinar – Getting Started appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article

Todd Geist

August 30, 2018

Duplicating Related Records - Server Side

The age old question commonly arises on FileMaker forums around the world. "How can I duplicate the whole record?" In other words, how can I duplicate the parent record and all related children records which make it seem like it's one whole entity. Well, at least, that's how a newer user/developer sees it. They may visually see the one record with all of its related records presented within the portal, but making the distinction that you're actually looking at 1 record plus N related records is

FileMaker Magazine

August 29, 2018

FileMaker Interactive Charts with Javascript and C3

In this post and video, we look at creating FileMaker Interactive Charts with the maybe the most powerful escape hatch in the professional Filemaker developer's toolkit, JavaScript! The post FileMaker Interactive Charts with Javascript and C3 appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article

Todd Geist

August 29, 2018

Using DataTables in FileMaker

Using DataTables in FileMaker is an innovative way to provide a full set of functionality with very little set up time. Here we explore how to set it up. The post Using DataTables in FileMaker appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article

Todd Geist

August 24, 2018

Using DataTables in FileMaker

Todd Geist

August 24, 2018

DevCon 2018 Training Day: A lot of us want to learn JavaScript

Training Day at DevCon 2018 finally arrived, and I was ready. After fretting over my ‘lesson plan‘ for so long, I was ready to do some FileMaker DevCon JavaScript training, for FileMaker developers. So I left the breakfast room and entered my classroom. I was hoping to get some moments of calm before we started. […] The post DevCon 2018 Training Day: A lot of us want to learn JavaScript appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article

Todd Geist

August 21, 2018

DevCon 2018 Training Day: A lot of us want to learn JavaScript

Todd Geist

August 21, 2018

Custom Web App Keeps ASAP Aquatics from Drowning in Paperwork

Pond Care Company Uses FileMaker Pro with Field-Synced iPads to Deliver Photos & Service Records to Office Staff & Clientele; System Eliminates Paperwork & Improves Customer Communications ASAP Aquatics is located in Indianapolis. Lakes and ponds are lovely … when they are lovely. But not so much when frothy slicks of fluorescent algae bloom all over the surface. To fix this problem, the people of Central Indiana rely on ASAP Aquatics. Founded in 1996, ASAP Aquatics offers algae

eXcelisys

August 20, 2018

DevCon 2018 Review

DevCon 2018 was held at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center win Dallas, Texas from August 6th through the 9th and it was a great event. The Gaylord Texan (GT) is a destination unto itself. It’s enormous with several acres of open ground enclosed by a dome and a combination of a convention hotel and a family destination. There were a couple other conferences going on, including, notably, QuakeCon with hundred of video game fans hauling their heft PC towers and giant monitors through t

David Jondreau

August 19, 2018

DevCon 2018 Review

David Jondreau

August 19, 2018

Penny Newman Grain Co.

Penny Newman Grain Co. CLIENT Penny Newman Grain Co. DATE 2012 TAGS Agriculture, Consulting, Database, Design-Development, FileMaker Go, FileMaker Pro, Mobile Applications, Synchronization About Penny Newman Grain Co. Penny Newman Grain Inc. is a grain/feed supplier to the cattle and livestock industry. Challenge: Penny Newman had an idea to try and convert their dealers from paper-based reportin

eXcelisys

August 17, 2018

Reusable Dialogs

Card windows will continue to impact our FileMaker solutions for years to come. Released in FileMaker 16, who would have thought that simply creating a new way to draw windows would be so empowering. We've long been able to create modal windows which force user interaction - but taking off the title bar and dimming the background window was all it took to make things much more powerful. So, what is the most common thing you can do with a card window? Well, create a reusable dialog box of course

FileMaker Magazine

August 17, 2018

DevCon Sale Extended Through Friday

DevCon was such a huge blast that we are extending our DevCon Sale through this Friday. You can get 20% off all the products in our store. The post DevCon Sale Extended Through Friday appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article

Todd Geist

August 16, 2018

DevCon Sale Extended Through Friday

Todd Geist

August 16, 2018

FIleMaker DevCon 2018: Community || Sessions || FileMaker

FileMaker DevCon is my favorite time of the year. More than Christmas or even a vacation, I enjoy the deep dive into FileMaker for an entire week. The pool in the lavish hotel is a distant thought; I'd rather focus my time and energy on the technology and the community that makes up FileMaker. The post FIleMaker DevCon 2018: Community || Sessions || FileMaker appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article

Todd Geist

August 15, 2018