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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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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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When less smart is more smart

I love my smart home. I also feel really fortunate to have it, especially given how my wife and I are complete opposites when it comes to technology. She admires the simple practicality of pen and paper, while the computer nerd in me always tries to squeeze out any efficiency in my everyday process (which is lived mostly on a computer screen). It started with a light switch When we moved into our new house last summer, I was able […] The post When less smart is more smart appeared first on Proo

Todd Geist

March 20, 2023

FileMaker Integrations

Using ChatGPT with FileMaker

The latest entry into the Artificial Intelligence scene is OpenAI's ChatGPT. ChatGPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3) is a language model designed to produce conversation-style results for its users. Because of its conversational nature, a ChatGPT integration with your FileMaker solution has the potential to increase your automation and efficiency without sacrificing the human-like feel. Includes demo file and video. Check it out here. dbservices.com

dbservices in FileMaker Integrations

March 17, 2023

fmcloud.fm Deploys to Warsaw, in Support of the Ukrainian Resistance

We are thrilled to announce that fmcloud.fm has recently deployed its services in a new data center in Warsaw. This is great news for our customers in Poland, Slovakia, Baltic countries, Hungary, and also in Scandinavia, or Berlin area, but the primary reason for this move is to continue supporting our Ukrainian customers and projects that help Ukraine resist the ongoing invasion. For over a year, fmcloud.fm has been hosting such projects for free, and we are now taking the next step by investi

fabriceN

March 16, 2023

Claris Platform: Use Case Planning

The new Claris platform offers some interesting potential for implementing data solutions in your organisation. You may be brand new to Claris, or a seasoned FileMaker user with existing solutions. Either way, the best way to look at the Claris platform is with a new problem that you need to solve. In this article, we will start to look at the planning and implementation required to get a Claris platform solution up and running. We will start from scratch — nothing built yet, so nothing to consi

uLearnIT

March 9, 2023

Claris News

Claris Platform 2023 Updates

Since the official launch of Claris Studio in September 2022, Claris has continued to make strides with exciting updates to the Claris Platform. We discuss some of our favorite new features in Claris Studio, Claris Pro, and Claris Go since September's launch here. dbservices.com

dbservices in Claris News

March 8, 2023

Fast Filtering Portals

When you first develop your FileMaker solution you're typically dealing with sample and/or test data. Everything works great. It's fast and efficient and you're guessing users will just love using it. Until you hear feedback like "It takes forever to simply see a list of people to pick from." As you scratch your head wondering why things got slow, it's likely because you didn't think about what's happening on every record of that simple little portal. Your once wonderful complex filter, which w

FileMaker Magazine

March 7, 2023

Claris Platform: Making The Switch

If you are in any way connected with the world of Claris, you will have heard about the new Claris platform. With a soft release in September 2022, things have been progressing in all products across the platform. If you want to catch up, have a read of our previous article “Introducing the Claris platform” and a curated pathway on the Claris Community. Now we are six months down the track, many people are asking whether they should switch from the FileMaker platform to the Claris platform? What

uLearnIT

March 7, 2023

How a health assessment can help your Claris FileMaker database

Assessing the good, the bad and the ugly of your FileMaker system If you have a Claris FileMaker database that plays an important role in your organization, you know there are some good things about it, some bad things, and maybe even some things that are ugly enough to cause real problems for you and your business if left unaddressed. This is the scenario we see every day. To help customers identify, sort through and prioritize those issues, we have developed and refined a very unique

PCIPal

February 28, 2023

JSON Currency Exchange Rates revisited

Demo file: json-rates-via-api-exchangerate-host.zip Today we’re going to take a fresh look at pulling currency exchange rates into FileMaker, and this article is directly based on its predecessor. Why the re-visitation? Two reasons actually: The “free” endpoints I relied on back in 2020 (and in 2021 when I revised the original demo) have been monetized, and… Continue reading JSON Currency Exchange Rates revisitedView the full article

Kevin Frank

February 27, 2023

The Context Podcast: Transactions in 19.6

Featuring: Description: In this episode of The Context Podcast, we are joined by Todd Geist, Corn Walker, and Peter Vinogradov for an epic debate between Team Pro-Transactions and Team Anti-Transactions. They dive in and discuss the benefits (and bad habits) that come with transactions in Claris FileMaker 19.6. FileMaker’s 19.6 version release brought simplification and cleanup to the developer side of transactions, creating new commands to cut down on multistep processes and turning hard-to-re

Todd Geist

February 24, 2023

Claris Update 2023

Tout consultant FileMaker, et les bien des utilisateurs ont besoin d’une certaine visibilité pour maintenir leur confiance dans la plateforme FileMaker et celle appelée à lui succéder, la plateforme Claris. Il y a quelques mois, Claris avait annoncé cette nouvelle plateforme, dont le très médiatisé Claris Studio est la facette la plus visible, mais ces […] Cet article Claris Update 2023 est apparu en premier sur 1-more-thing. View the full article

fabriceN

February 24, 2023

Matt Petrowsky (FileMaker Magazine) chooses fmcloud.fm for hosting

When it comes to choosing a hosting service that involves the security of your data, its accessibility, and the performance of the applications you build for your customers, there are no friendships involved. Matt Petrowsky (ISO Production FileMaker Magazine) and Fabrice Nordmann have known each other for many years, and have even collaborated on a number of videos in the hallways of DevCon, but if Matt decides today to communicate about his choice of fmcloud.fm, it is certainly not just to plea

fabriceN

February 23, 2023

Using Script Triggers in Claris/FileMaker

Learning everything you can do with Claris/FileMaker scripts is such a wonderful journey. When you first start using the available script triggers, it often becomes a bit of an issue if you aren't fully aware of all the impacts. This video is an update to older videos which didn't have the insights presented in this video. If you've been using Script Triggers within Claris/FileMaker for some time, then you might want to give this video a watch to see if you're missing any of the latest and grea

FileMaker Magazine

February 21, 2023

Additional Script Triggers in Claris/FileMaker

FileMaker Magazine

February 21, 2023

Claris Pro: File Conversion

Claris Pro has a new file extension with an updated file format to make files compatible with all Claris platform products. The new extension is .claris for all Claris Pro files. When you create a new file with Claris Pro, it will naturally have the .claris extension. This article is for existing FileMaker Pro users who are switching to the new Claris Pro. Any existing .fmp12 files will need to be converted before they can be opened with Claris Pro. Conversion Basics Converting a single .fmp12 f

uLearnIT

February 21, 2023

Easy external file storage with UploadCare

Use Case When you need to store a significant amount of container data, we have a solution that allows you to store the files in the cloud rather than worry about disk space. Curious how we do it? Read on. Container storage options Embedded Container data is usually embedded in the FileMaker file, so that your file does not have any dependencies. Everything is in one place so it’s easy to move around. However, if you store more than 40 […] The post Easy external file storage with UploadCare ap

Todd Geist

February 20, 2023

Otto: Proof+Geist & fmcloud.fm partner for you

Otto: Proof+Geist & fmcloud.fm partner to offer you the best price A year ago, we were extremely pleased to announce that the release of Otto for Linux allowed us to propose Otto to you. We’re still in love with this product and think it’s a must have for FileMaker consultants working with multiple servers or simply releasing versions of their apps with the Data Migration Tool. Today, fmcloud.fm is proud to announce that Otto has never been so affordable Proof+Geist and fmcloud.fm share

fabriceN

February 11, 2023

Running Claris Server on Ubuntu Linux, a white paper by Claris

Running Claris Server on Ubuntu Linux, a white paper by Claris Claris International has recently released a white paper: Running Claris Server on Ubuntu Linux. about Ubuntu and Claris Server, the server component of the new Claris platform. It is a must read if you want to understand the benefits of the Linux Ubuntu plaftorm and why Clari

fabriceN

February 11, 2023

Virtual List JSON Portal Filtering

Developing software in FileMaker can be such a joy when you're able to solve so many problems so quickly. There is, however, a point where you start to solve so many problems that your solution starts to slow down and you find yourself wondering why. Most commonly, it's the result of cumulative features compounding to make your solution slower and slower. Without careful consideration of the user interface, and how features are presented, it's easy to create a solution which starts to lag over

FileMaker Magazine

February 10, 2023

Claris Studio: List View

Claris Studio has another View called List. It is used to group records to keep track of them by category. List is the newest of the current set of Views available in Claris Studio. We have covered the other types of Views in previous articles: Spreadsheet Form Dashboard Kanban List-Detail When working with a table in Claris Studio, you will likely need a combination of Views to manage the data effectively. Also remember that for each Table, you can have more than one View of any type. What is a

uLearnIT

February 9, 2023

Claris Studio: List-Detail View

Yet another way to view your data in Claris Studio is with List-Detail. This type of view is also called master-detail. Although you may not know the name, you will likely be quite familiar with this view from other apps such as Mail or Contacts. The interface is made up of a master list and a detail area. When an item is selected in the list, the details are displayed in the detail area. The list usually displays key data about each item; the detail shows more data for the selected item. List-D

uLearnIT

February 9, 2023

Claris Studio: Kanban View

Kanban is a View that uses columns to categorise tasks. This is most commonly used to track progress of tasks in a project. In this article we will look at the features and benefits of Claris Studio Kanban Views. What is Kanban? Kanban is a Japanese word meaning “visual sign”. It originated as a scheduling system at Toyota to help with “just in time” (or Lean) manufacturing. At the beginning of 2007, the Kanban Method became popular in areas like Research and Development, and software developmen

uLearnIT

February 9, 2023

Claris Studio: Dashboards

Dashboards are a way to visualise your data. This can be done with charts and summaries. In this article, we will dive into all the options provided by Claris Studio. As with other Views, a Manager can add a Dashboard View to a Hub so that it can be accessed by Members. Managers can access the Dashboard View directly for editing or view a Hub for standard use. Create Dashboard A Dashboard is one of the Views provided by Claris Studio. Unlike other Views, it is not created directly — create a Das

uLearnIT

February 9, 2023