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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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  • 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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Quelle semaine !

Eh bien ! il y a des semaines où il s’en passe, des choses ! Bien sûr, la grande nouvelle de la semaine dernière, c’est la sortie de Claris Connect. Nos vidéos en français et en anglais on battu des records en nombre de vues, et ont été re-publiées par certains media spécialisés comme MacGénération […] Cet article Quelle semaine ! est apparu en premier sur 1-more-thing. View the full article

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fabriceN

Quelle semaine !

Eh bien ! il y a des semaines où il s’en passe, des choses ! Bien sûr, la grande nouvelle de la semaine dernière, c’est la sortie de Claris Connect. Nos vidéos en français et en anglais on battu des records en nombre de vues, et ont été re-publiées par certains media spécialisés comme MacGénération […] Cet article Quelle semaine ! est apparu en premier sur 1-more-thing. View the full article

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fabriceN

Top 10 time-saving Layout Tricks

We all love those "Top 10" videos because we know what we're getting into. It's just a list of 10 things right? But it's the best 10 things - right? Ok, well, "best" is possibly relative to what your particular daily workflow is like, but at least there's always something new to learn! Right! And, that's exactly what this video is about. It's about learning those little time-saving tricks which make it much nicer to work within FileMaker's Layout Mode. Need some incentive to check it out? Here'

FileMaker Magazine

FileMaker Magazine

Top 10 time-saving Layout Tricks

We all love those "Top 10" videos because we know what we're getting into. It's just a list of 10 things right? But it's the best 10 things - right? Ok, well, "best" is possibly relative to what your particular daily workflow is like, but at least there's always something new to learn! Right! And, that's exactly what this video is about. It's about learning those little time-saving tricks which make it much nicer to work within FileMaker's Layout Mode. Need some incentive to check it out? Here'

FileMaker Magazine

FileMaker Magazine

Claris Connect Overview

Claris Connect is a new no-code platform that allows anyone to connect apps and services together to automate and orchestrate workflows. Read our overview article to see the pricing, and which applications are available upon launch! https://dbservices.com/articles/claris-connect-overview/     dbservices.com

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dbservices in Claris Connect

Claris Connect : la nouvelle plateforme d’intégration/orchestration

Claris a officialisé aujourd’hui la sortie de sa plateforme d’intégration et d’orchestration : Claris Connect. Lors de la DevCon 2020, Brad Freitag (@bradfreitag), CEO de Claris International, annonçait le rachat par Apple/Claris de la startup italienne Stamplay. Quelques mois plus tard, Claris Connect est né ! Cette plateforme permet de créer et d’automatiser des flux […] Cet article Claris Connect : la nouvelle plateforme d’intégration/orchestration est apparu en premier sur 1-more-thing. V

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fabriceN

Claris Connect : la nouvelle plateforme d’intégration/orchestration

Claris a officialisé aujourd’hui la sortie de sa plateforme d’intégration et d’orchestration : Claris Connect. Lors de la DevCon 2020, Brad Freitag (@bradfreitag), CEO de Claris International, annonçait le rachat par Apple/Claris de la startup italienne Stamplay. Quelques mois plus tard, Claris Connect est né ! Cette plateforme permet de créer et d’automatiser des flux […] Cet article Claris Connect : la nouvelle plateforme d’intégration/orchestration est apparu en premier sur 1-more-thing. Vi

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fabriceN

GetFieldName Revisited

Long time readers of this blog will be familiar with the following scenario — An ExecuteSQL code example is given, e.g., ExecuteSQL ( " SELECT SUM ( net_amount ) FROM cc_transactions WHERE batch_date = ? AND batch_region = ? AND card_type = ? " ; "" ; "" ; $theDate ; $theRegion ; $theCard )… Continue reading GetFieldName Revisited View the full article

Kevin Frank

Kevin Frank

GetFieldName Revisited

Long time readers of this blog will be familiar with the following scenario — An ExecuteSQL expression is given, e.g., ExecuteSQL ( " SELECT SUM ( net_amount ) FROM cc_transactions WHERE batch_date = ? AND batch_region = ? AND card_type = ? " ; "" ; "" ; $theDate ; $theRegion ; $theCard ) …followed… Continue reading GetFieldName Revisited View the full article

Kevin Frank

Kevin Frank

How to Backup a WordPress Site Without a Plugin

Pull the Plug on Backup Plugins! Set Up WordPress Backups Through Your Hosting Service by Justin Kwapich, eXcelisys WordPress Web Wizard Many WordPress users rely on plugins to create backups of their website. However, there can be issues with using plugins for such a large process, which is why you should eXplore other WordPress backup options. In this post, I’ll show you how to backup your WordPress site without a plugin. The Trouble with Backup Plugins  Limited protection: Most pro

eXcelisys

eXcelisys

How to Backup a WordPress Site Without a Plugin

Pull the Plug on Backup Plugins! Set Up WordPress Backups Through Your Hosting Service by Justin Kwapich, eXcelisys WordPress Web Wizard Many WordPress users rely on plugins to create backups of their website. However, there can be issues with using plugins for such a large process, which is why you should eXplore other WordPress site backup options. In this post, I’ll show you how to backup WordPress without a plugin. The Trouble with Backup Plugins  Limited protection: Most protect

eXcelisys

eXcelisys

Merging Duplicates

A script that identifies duplicates and deletes them isn't always the best choice. Sure, it works great when you are importing new contacts from a marketing campaign but what if the duplicate comes from an overzealous or lazy employee? Sometimes you need a system for merging a new record with an old one. While this can be completely scripted, I truly believe a human needs to oversee this process in most cases. View the full article

John Mark Osborne

John Mark Osborne

Merging Duplicates

A script that identifies duplicates and deletes them isn't always the best choice. Sure, it works great when you are importing new contacts from a marketing campaign but what if the duplicate comes from an overzealous or lazy employee? Sometimes you need a system for merging a new record with an old one. While this can be completely scripted, I truly believe a human needs to oversee this process in most cases. View the full article

John Mark Osborne

John Mark Osborne

Virtual Portal, part 2

Demo file: virtual-portal-v2.zip (requires FM 18 or later) This is a quick follow up to the Virtual Portal article I posted the other day. As you may recall, the objective was to use virtual list to display disparate entities in a portal… …via an array like this… …which was auto-generated via a Hide Object calculation… Continue reading Virtual Portal, part 2 View the full article

Kevin Frank

Kevin Frank

Virtual Portal, part 2

[Note: several hours after posting this article I realized the “Hide Object” calc could be streamlined. Screen shot and demo have been updated to reflect this.] Demo file: virtual-portal-v2b.zip (requires FM 18 or later) This is a quick follow up to the Virtual Portal article I posted the other day. As you may recall, the… Continue reading Virtual Portal, part 2 View the full article

Kevin Frank

Kevin Frank

How to Use Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificates with FileMaker Server for Windows v2.0

Looking for instructions for Mac? Click here! Let’s Encrypt is a non-profit certificate authority with the mission of spreading the SSL love across the internet. Though they’re not officially supported, we can use Let’s Encrypt to get free SSL certificates to use with FileMaker Server. We will use a PowerShell script and the Windows Task Scheduler on Windows Server to retrieve and automatically renew SSL certificates through Let’s Encrypt to make sure our connections to FileMaker Server are

Smef

Smef

How to Use Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificates with FileMaker Server for Windows v2.0

We’ve set up separate documentation for this scripting process now. View it at the link below. Looking for instructions for Mac? Click here! Let’s Encrypt is a non-profit certificate authority with the mission of spreading the SSL love across the internet. Though they’re not officially supported, we can use Let’s Encrypt to get free SSL … How to Use Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificates with FileMaker Server for Windows v2.0 Read More » The post How to Use Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificates with FileMa

Smef

Smef

Server Side Related Record Duplication

Knowing how to take advantage of Server Side scripting within FileMaker is quite critical when you want the best performance possible. Of course, it makes total sense that you'll get the best speeds when working with the data where it's most accessible. The trick with creating scripts which will also work on the server side is being very specific with the context of things. There's also the very important choices of which method you're going to use. In 2018 I covered a method using a dedicated

FileMaker Magazine

FileMaker Magazine

Server Side Related Record Duplication

Knowing how to take advantage of Server Side scripting within FileMaker is quite critical when you want the best performance possible. Of course, it makes total sense that you'll get the best speeds when working with the data where it's most accessible. The trick with creating scripts which will also work on the server side is being very specific with the context of things. There's also the very important choices of which method you're going to use. In 2018 I covered a method using a dedicated

FileMaker Magazine

FileMaker Magazine

Virtual Portal

Demo file: virtual-portal.zip This is a follow-up to last month’s article on virtual list, and this time we’re going to explore a way to use virtual list in a portal. Imagine you have built a system where a Company can be a parent of a Mill, Refinery, Estate, or another Company. Each of these entities… Continue reading Virtual Portal View the full article

Kevin Frank

Kevin Frank

Virtual Portal

Demo file: virtual-portal-v1b.zip This is a follow-up to last month’s article on virtual list, and this time we’re going to explore a way to use virtual list in a portal. Imagine you have built a system where a Company can be a parent of a Mill, Refinery, Estate, or another Company. Each of these entities… Continue reading Virtual Portal View the full article

Kevin Frank

Kevin Frank

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