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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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List View Grouping Indicators

There are all kinds of methods for using indicators within FileMaker. We have multi-segment button bars, using the Hide calculation on any number of layout objects and, of course, there's simply using text alone to indicate something. In one of my more recent projects, I needed to group duplicates together. While normally you'd want to rid your system of duplicates, this particular use case actually wanted them retained as an indication of importance or urgency. So, what was really needed was a

FileMaker Magazine

December 26, 2019

Table Of Contents for FileMaker Hacks

As 2019 draws to a close, I am mildly astonished to note that FileMaker Hacks is now nine years old. As promised in my recent conversation with Jeremy Brown, and in response to a number of reader requests, here, for the first time, is a comprehensive table of contents (as of December 2019). While some… Continue reading Table Of Contents for FileMaker Hacks View the full article

Kevin Frank

December 22, 2019

Table Of Contents for FileMaker Hacks

As 2019 draws to a close, I am mildly astonished to note that FileMaker Hacks is now nine years old. As promised in my recent conversation with Jeremy Brown, and in response to a number of reader requests, here, for the first time, is a comprehensive table of contents. While some of these articles have… Continue reading Table Of Contents for FileMaker Hacks View the full article

Kevin Frank

December 22, 2019

Automating FileMaker Imports

Importing data may be a very common task for some of your FileMaker workflows. Of course, not all data is going to come from the wonderful world of an online API. Some software just doesn't make its data available through the Internet. So, what you often need to do is get hold of the import file and then create the script. But, what happens if your data for import is in some obscure location and may be hard for the user to find? Well, in that situation we want to work with as many known values

FileMaker Magazine

December 13, 2019

Automating FileMaker Imports

FileMaker Magazine

December 13, 2019

FileMaker Integrations

FileMaker Twilio Integration

Integrating Twilio with FileMaker can give you the ability to easily send appointment reminders, sales discounts, and much more straight to your clients’ phones with just a few lines of code. Check out our article for a video tutorial and free sample file! https://dbservices.com/articles/filemaker-twilio-integration/ dbservices.com

dbservices in FileMaker Integrations

December 12, 2019

One Spark 2019 – Education Matters

Geist Interactive believes in education. That’s why we commit so many resources to teaching everything we know about building valuable applications and digital experiences with the FileMaker platform. And it’s also why we helped found and directly support One Spark Academy, a non profit learning center for middle school age kids in Thousand Oaks, CA. […] The post One Spark 2019 – Education Matters appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article

Todd Geist

December 11, 2019

Deleting Duplicates

Database administrators have nightmares about duplicate data entry. There are tons of solutions out there. Which direction do you go? Do you try to prevent duplicate record entry with validation or scripting? Do you let the duplicates get entered and delete the periodically? And, what about merging two records? Maybe it's not a nightmare but at least it's an issue you have to address before allowing users to enter data. This article will discuss the ins and outs of the various methods for deleti

John Mark Osborne

December 10, 2019

Deleting Duplicates

John Mark Osborne

December 10, 2019

Awesome Cyber Monday Sale

That’s right, it is time for Geist Interactive’s Awesome Cyber Monday Sale All of our products, renewals, and implementation packages are discounted big time! If the above image doesn’t get you excited, I don’t know what will! Act fast. This sale is going on for a limited time! There’s NO CODE needed. When you add items to your shopping […] The post Awesome Cyber Monday Sale appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article

Todd Geist

December 2, 2019

Drag-n-Drop Groupings

As a long-time developer, I can certainly say that FileMaker development has advanced quite significantly over the past decade. However, I can also say that FileMaker was never developed from the ground up to have a highly robust event model. The bolt-on method of supporting events through script triggers never really planned on having too much support for drag-n-drop between various layout objects. Fortunately, there are a number of little tricks you can apply with your knowledge of how the Fi

FileMaker Magazine

November 28, 2019

Drag-n-Drop Groupings

FileMaker Magazine

November 28, 2019

Enhanced Portal Design

Hopefully, we can all agree that when something is more fully refined, it's the craftsmanship which showcases the higher quality of the work. The time and effort put into making something that much cleaner and that much more efficient. Such is the case with enhancing FileMaker's portals. Sure, you can use portals as they're provided, and you'll certainly get all the benefits of using them "as is". But, what happens when you want your solution to be that much easier to use and that much more imp

FileMaker Magazine

November 22, 2019

Enhanced Portal Design

FileMaker Magazine

November 22, 2019

FileMaker Integrations

FileMaker RingCentral Integration

RingCentral has put itself in the forefront of cloud VOIP providers because of its intuitive interface and ability to integrate with other services. With a simple webhook, you can add screen pop notifications to your FileMaker application when users receive calls from RingCentral. Learn more and get your free demo file here: https://dbservices.com/articles/filemaker-ringcentral-integration/ dbservices.com

dbservices in FileMaker Integrations

November 20, 2019

FileMaker Cloud – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 10/6/19

Thomas Meglasson from Blue Feather presents on the new FileMaker Cloud platform. Claris is the complete Workplace Innovation Platform as a Service and the new FileMaker Cloud is your total toolset for custom app development. Make your apps. Transform your business. Join us for an exciting guided tour of the new FileMaker Cloud. The post FileMaker Cloud – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 10/6/19 appeared first on Blue Feather - FileMaker Developer, Android, Web. View the full

Smef

November 20, 2019

FileMaker Cloud – Atlanta FileMaker Developers Group 10/6/19

Smef

November 20, 2019

An Awesome FullCalendar

As a long time developer of FileMaker solutions, I clearly remember the first time I personally attempted to create a calendar solution. It was not as easy as I'd initially thought. There were a TON of "little things" which you find out about down the road. Don't get me wrong, the learning experience is well worth it and made me a better developer for sure! But, when it comes to building one natively within FileMaker today, it just doesn't make much sense. That is, unless you really only need t

FileMaker Magazine

November 14, 2019

An Awesome FullCalendar

FileMaker Magazine

November 14, 2019

2-Column Magic Value Lists, part 2

Disclaimer: the techniques shown in this article are provided on an as-is basis. Use with appropriate caution and at your own risk. Introduction This is a quick follow-up to last month’s article on 2-Column Magic Value Lists, and, to avoid repetition, will assume the reader is familiar with that material. A colleague pointed out that… Continue reading 2-Column Magic Value Lists, part 2 View the full article

Kevin Frank

November 12, 2019

2-Column Magic Value Lists, part 2

Kevin Frank

November 12, 2019

HTTP Request: I don’t know how, but it works

In the past year and a half here at Geist Interactive, I’ve been tasked with some development work that involves connecting to various APIs. I’ve written modules for clients that get definitions, other forms, synonyms and antonyms, hypernyms and hyponyms of a term from the client’s internal dictionary and such public dictionaries such as Oxford […] The post HTTP Request: I don’t know how, but it works appeared first on Geist Interactive. View the full article

Todd Geist

November 8, 2019

Collecting Data (arrays & lists)

Your FileMaker database is obviously designed to store data. FileMaker also provides the tools for precisely extracting that data as needed. When and how you extract the data is based on your needs. Sometimes, you need the data for an external system or API. Maybe it's needed for an export or you need the data specifically for a given visualization of that data. In a recent video, I showed some Sankey Diagrams and how cool they are as visualization tools. One of keys to presenting a great visua

FileMaker Magazine

November 6, 2019