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For the first time, DB Services has been ranked #3494 on the annual Inc. 5000 list, which ranks the country’s “fastest-growing innovators” based on overall revenue growth over a three-year period. The Inc. 5000 list has brought attention to America’s growing private businesses since 1982.
DB Services now joins the ranks of other Inc. 5000 list alumni such as Facebook, Zappos, Pandora, and others. DB Services is top ranked FileMaker Platinum Business Alliance Partner on the 2019 Inc. 5000 li
The FileMaker Let function is your tool to make a calculation readable, well formatted and easy to debug. Let us discuss how it can be used.
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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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Part 2: What Should You Consider When Selecting a Development Partner? What Questions Might You Ask a Potential Developer?
Hiring a developer is about creating a working relationship. You want someone who gets your business and gets you. Having a good working relationship often determines the success or failure of a development project. Hire someone you are comfortable with who also has the skills necessary to make your project successful. Beyond the quality of the working relationsh
FileMaker Kanban is the latest tool that offers familiar functionality for users and flexibility for the developer. It offers great functionality and organizes your data visually into lanes and cards.
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Many technologies that used to be restricted to a dedicated software have begun moving online, including Claris FileMaker. FileMaker WebDirect is one way you can bring your FileMaker solution straight to the web. We discuss the comparison between FileMaker WebDirect and building a custom web app. Includes demo video. Claris FileMaker WebDirect vs. Custom Web Applications
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Our recent Engage presentation of the new 19.6 transactional script steps purposefully focused on the topic of error handling, because once you’ve put the transactional “bookends” in your script, your focus immediately turns to errors: handling, throwing, and passing them back to calling scripts or processes. The Contract When you add Set Error Capture On […]
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Enhance your Claris FileMaker projects with transactions and how to implement transactional scripts for efficient data management.
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Explore the benefits of a FileMaker CRM for free!
Great news – our updated Core CRM Pro solution is now available as a free, fully unlocked CRM template!
If you own a business or manage any kind of organization, chances are you have – or need – a CRM, a Customer Relationship Management system. Productive Computing University’s Core CRM Pro is the ultimate free FileMaker CRM template for the Claris FileMaker Community!
The Core CRM Pro is a streamlined FileMaker CRM solution that lets
User interface related topics are always exciting when they work really well within FileMaker. Regarding non-modal status updates, e.g. showing the user what happened or is happening, we have a few options we can use. The most simple is to toggle a value which uses a hide calculation to show/hide a given object on the layout and refresh its visibility.
When you extend this notion a good bit further, you can come up with one of the most creatives uses of many hide calculations to take advantage
Claris FileMaker has the potential to revolutionize the way you manage data and processes, but unlocking its capabilities requires a well-thought-out implementation. We've created this 9-step checklist to help guide you along your FileMaker implementation! Claris FileMaker Implementation Guide >
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When your parent company is named ‘1-more-thing’, there’s no excuse for not being present in Los Angeles!
That’s now fixed. fmcloud.fm is available in LA, greatly benefiting the FileMaker users of California, Arizona, Nevada, and Utah.
You can measure the latency between you and our various datacenters on this interactive map.
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If you already have a server on fmcloud.fm, just send us an email,
Demo file: on-window-transaction-json.zip Credentials: admin / admin Minimum version: 20.2 [for both client and server] Note: This demo file is optimized for Perform Script on Server (PSOS), and is intended to be hosted on FileMaker Server or FileMaker Cloud. Introduction Recently a colleague mentioned that they were running into a performance issue trying to load… Continue reading OnWindowTransaction JSONView the full article
We demo how communication between your Filemaker Go app and your business's other mobile apps can help reduce double data entry, make data more easily accessible, and boost productivity. Includes a sample file and video. Communication with Mobile Apps via FileMaker Go >
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Discover the newest insights from Claris Engage 2024, where our team delved into AI, productivity enhancements, and developer strategies – watch the videos now!
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Discover the frustration of dealing with bugs that strike only at specific times and how logging can unveil the hidden causes behind these intermittent issues, offering crucial insights into debugging strategies for API interactions and server scripts.
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Consistent data entry is one of the hallmarks of a well-designed FileMaker database. It allows a user to run accurate reports and perform reliable sorts and finds, just to name a few important features. Popups and Pickers can assist in the integrity of your data, allowing you to control how users enter data. Without pop-up and pickers, found sets and reports might return inaccurate results. This article will discuss the ins and outs of popups and pickers, including interface techniques, feature
Spreadsheets really suck!... Long live spreadsheets, they're super useful! This simple contradiction, however, is likely a part of our technological lives for the rest of time. Unless AI removes the need for people to directly interact with data, spreadsheets are likely here to stay. And, for good reason. They're actually super useful!
As a software/database developer you need to realize that not everyone intuitively understands the solution you've created. In fact, the learning curve, may just
Just because you can click the Create button to add a new container field doesn't mean you should do it. In fact, you might want to consider never adding a single container field to your main solution's tables. "Really?", you ask. Yes, because there are many advantages to segmenting a solution into multiple distinct parts. Most media, images, video and audio, is considered "heavy data" and that data comes with a big cost.
It may be that you're unfamiliar with how you can best structure your dat
Providing users with some type of indication about where they are within the current layout is always a nice thing. People don't typically like that feeling of being lost and there are multiple ways to indicate where the user is. A simple header or label is always one of the easiest ways, but, what if you're using disconnected objects. In that case, the navigation itself can often act as the indicator.
The combination of either multiple buttons or a Button Bar, with a tab panel or slider is a v
Learn how to seamlessly integrate Claris FileMaker with Stripe for powerful online invoicing solutions. We dive into the details on how to harness the full potential of combining FileMaker features with Stripe's online payment capabilities to build a more efficient invoicing solution. Includes sample file and video.
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If you have been thinking about moving from — or have been getting influenced to move from — QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online, then make sure you know if you can and what potential costs are involved.
QuickBooks Features – Be Aware of the Differences
QuickBooks Desktop offers more features than QuickBooks Online. Before you consider migrating, it is crucial to ensure that the features you are currently using with QuickBooks Desktop are available in the Online versions. Below are j
There's nothing more fraught with errors than allowing a human to enter a long string of digits. Some people are detail oriented and others less so. Who cares if you transpose the seven and zero right? Well, we developers care, that's who. We need things to be user-friendly, fast and exact. That's what you get with barcodes.
Try imagining our modern world without them. It just wouldn't be the same. So, why aren't you using them whenever and wherever you can within FileMaker. Put a barcode on e
Join us for PauseOnError 2024: FileMaker Summer Camp, a serene retreat for Claris enthusiasts at Ramah Darom Retreat Center in Clayton, GA! Details on early registration.
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Recently I needed to produce a large range of consecutive numbers. FileMaker doesn’t provide a built-in function to accomplish this but it’s easy enough to accomplish, for example, using the While function or via a recursive custom function. In my case, I decided to go a different route based on a tip I’d seen someone… Continue reading FastRange Custom FunctionView the full article
Proof+Geist achieves SOC2 certification, reaffirming our commitment to safeguarding sensitive data and honoring the trust of our valued clients and partners.
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When FileMaker simply can't do what's needed natively, you resort to pulling out the old web viewer and just doing it there. Yes, learning JavaScript may be something you're resistant to - or - maybe you've fully embraced the maximum extent of the power we have access to. Either way, there are many things JavaScript can do better and all we need is to move the data back and forth between the web viewer and our fields.
When it comes to a truly natural feeling of drag and drop with lists, your on
Our resident AI expert Cath Kirkland has just posted a new article all about integrating FileMaker with ChatGPT. The article goes in depth about use cases, configuring ChatGPT, integration, and potential gotchas to watch out for.
Also included is a detailed example file to get you started.
Check it out here, and please leave a comment if you like it!
