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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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High Performance FileMaker

Creating a FileMaker solution which simply works is much easier than one which performs well. Yeah! You’d like to assume that FileMaker Inc. will take care of everything for you and your FileMaker solution, no matter how you build it, will just work perfectly and as fast as possible. Here’s the catch. You can hand a hammer to pretty much anyone. However, using it, in the most efficient manner, is a totally different story. You must remember, the FileMaker environment knows nothing about how pe

FileMaker Magazine

July 14, 2015

We’re headed to FileMaker DevCon 2015

Mark (top right), Alan (bottom middle), Greg (bottom right) Mark Richman, President, Greg Lane, VP of Application Development, and Alan Kirtlink, Senior Developer and Trainer, are headed to Las Vegas, Nevada from July 20 - 23 to participate in FileMaker, Inc.'s annual Developer Conference aka DevCon. They'll be staying at The Cosmopolitan, host hotel of more than 60 DevCon sessions. They will join over 1,200 FileMaker developers to network, catch up with colleagues and take advantage of the va

Skeleton Key

July 9, 2015

FileMaker Tools

FileMaker Safety Checklist

Ever considered what would happen if your data was breached? Take the first step to prevent a breach by securing your application by reviewing our checklist. Includes checklist and tutorial video. https://www.dbservices.com/articles/filemaker-safety-checklist/ dbservices.com

dbservices in FileMaker Tools

July 8, 2015

New Features and Training Resources for FM14

by New Features and Training Resources for FileMaker 14 The latest release from FileMaker came just after the start of our June 2015 JumpStartFM class. Molly Connolly put together a quick list of tips and resources for developers tackling the changes in FM14: Cris Ippolite has added two videos to his comprehensive training course on Lynda.com. One video covers the new features available in FileMaker 14 and the other offers training on those new features to get you started. Cris Ippolite is a

mollyc

July 7, 2015

FileMaker Developer Conference 2015

by FileMaker DevCon 2015 DevCon 2015 is just around the corner and I’m busy planning my schedule and getting ready to help out with the pre-conference training sessions. I look forward to attending DevCon each year and I’m always glad to connect in person with friends and colleagues from all over the world. I thought I’d share my schedule and I hope you’ll join us at one of these events: Wednesday, July 22nd from 12-2 p.m. – “Women of FileMaker Luncheon.” Join us for the 10th annual Wo

mollyc

July 7, 2015

A New Developer’s Progress in JumpStartFM

by Kimberly Carlson is VP of Operations but is new to FileMaker. After about a year in her position at MSN Media, she decided to take the plunge and join the June 2015 JumpStartFM. “I’d never heard of FileMaker before last August,” said Carlson. “I started working with Matt Navarre at MSN Media full time in September, and I’ve been aching to learn it ever since.” After the live kick-off event on June 1, Carlson completed the JumpStartFM training plan. Completed by each student who participates

mollyc

July 7, 2015

New Format for JumpStartFM Online FileMaker Training

by New Format for JumpStartFM Online FileMaker Training JumpStartFM just wrapped up its June session and this group of students is the first to try out the new format for the course. The June 2015 class kicked off with a live session led by Molly Connolly. Using a web-conferencing program, students received an overview of the course and its objectives and students had the chance to introduce themselves to one another. Registered JumpStartFM students receive a login that enables access to the l

mollyc

July 7, 2015

FM 14: Separation Model Data Mining

Note: Interface file #1 requires FM 14 or later; interface file #2 works with FM 12 or later. What do you get when you combine the Separation Model + FM 14 placeholder text + ExecuteSQL + a million-record table + a variable array + Get(CalculationRepetitionNumber) + the Mod and Ceiling functions + a couple custom functions, with blazingly fast (local, LAN and WAN) performance thrown […] View the full article

Kevin Frank

July 6, 2015

DotFMP - The Pan European Un-Conference

I don't blog much - but I wanted to say i really enjoyed my second visit to dotFMP.com in Berlin a few weeks ago ( first week of June). It was a fantastic collection of brilliant talent! and very kindred souls, that I have had the pleasure of visiting. The start to the conference in Berlin was the oldest beer garden in east Berlin - and well when in Berlin Was a great way to start a conference. Here is an audio recording of a impromptu podcast I did with Egbert or @pixi the conference or

Ocean West

July 6, 2015

Lets Get Certified!

Lets Get Certified!!!….Ummm but how? It’s that time of the year… a new version has been released, DevCon is right around the corner and hey the weather has been pretty amazing! What does that really mean? It’s now time to buckle down and get certified… A little about me: I was introduced to FileMaker a... View the full article

Paul de Halle

July 6, 2015

Lets Get Certified!

Lets Get Certified!!!….Ummm but how? It’s that time of the year… a new version has been released, DevCon is right… View the full article

Paul de Halle

July 6, 2015

14 for 14: Developer Assistant v3.0 Review

This is the first time we have ever reviewed a product, and may be the last. The fact is we just love Developer Assistant so much that we had to write about it. We'll cover some of the major features of Developer Assistant and why we think this should be in every developers toolkit. Click here to check out the full review at FileMaker Weetbicks

Daniel Wood

July 6, 2015

Perfect PDF Form Capture

No Access? Watch the preview video here. PDFFormCapture_Pre.mp4 By Matt Petrowsky PDF's won! The battle is over and they're the default digital document for our modern computing age - although ODF may try to disagree.* Of course, if you need to send someone a digital document, you obviously have a number of options. You can point them to a web page - most people have access to a web browser. You can send them a Microsoft Word document and hope they have something to open it - Google

FileMaker Magazine

June 30, 2015

Perfect PDF Form Capture

PDF's won! The battle is over and they're the default digital document for our modern computing age - although ODF may try to disagree.* Of course, if you need to send someone a digital document, you obviously have a number of options. You can point them to a web page - most people have access to a web browser. You can send them a Microsoft Word document and hope they have something to open it - Google Apps is free. You can always send plain text or an RTF document - they're pretty universal.

FileMaker Magazine

June 30, 2015

14 for 14: Ditch those Cartesian Joins, Use Refresh Portal Instead (maybe!)

Four years ago we wrote an article about how you can refresh portals and relationships without the need to flush the entire cache. The technique involved using a Cartesian Join. Now, over four years later FileMaker 14 has given us a supported way to do this with the Refresh Portal script step. In this article we demonstrate how the step can be used by comparing it to the example given in our first article on the subject. We also cover some situations where cartesian join may still be the prefer

Daniel Wood

June 29, 2015

FileMaker Integrations

Integrate FileMaker USPS Address Validation

Learn how to easily validate an address using a free web service from USPS. Sign up for a free developer account at USPS and ensure you have valid addresses. Includes sample file and tutorial video. https://www.dbservices.com/articles/integrate-filemaker-usps-address-validation/ dbservices.com

dbservices in FileMaker Integrations

June 23, 2015

Clean Reading Code

Attachment Size CleanReadingCode.zip 284.37 KB By Matt Petrowsky The ability to read code is similar to being able to read a foreign language. The greater your vocabulary in terms of structuring sentences, the more expressive the result. When opening your own scripts just a few months later, if you can make quick sense of what the script does, then you've accomplished the ideal of clean reading code. In 2010, I set out to document my own methods of coding madness. There have alwa

FileMaker Magazine

June 22, 2015

Clean Reading Code

The ability to read code is similar to being able to read a foreign language. The greater your vocabulary in terms of structuring sentences, the more expressive the result. When opening your own scripts just a few months later, if you can make quick sense of what the script does, then you've accomplished the ideal of clean reading code. In 2010, I set out to document my own methods of coding madness. There have always been standards floating around in the world of FileMaker and personal prefer

FileMaker Magazine

June 22, 2015

14 for 14: Setting up cool looking buttons just got easier

Buttons have had a major overhaul in FileMaker 14. In addition to a brand new user interface for button setup, you now have far more control over a buttons appearance, including adding an icon (that is not an overlaid image!) In this article we cover some of the new features of button setup including adding your own icon sets for button usage. Click here to check out the full article at FileMaker Weetbicks

Daniel Wood

June 18, 2015

Charting Anywhere

No Access? Watch the preview video here. ChartingAnywhere_Pre.mp4 Attachment Size ChartingAnywhere.zip 292.7 KB By Matt Petrowsky One of the more valuable things you can add to your data is some sort of visualization. At its most basic level, this is primarily a chart or graph which speaks about the state of your data. Visualizations have been a hot topic in recent years because it's become so easy to access larger data sets. Spending even just a small amount of time on http

FileMaker Magazine

June 12, 2015

Charting Anywhere

One of the more valuable things you can add to your data is some sort of visualization. At its most basic level, this is primarily a chart or graph which speaks about the state of your data. Visualizations have been a hot topic in recent years because it's become so easy to access larger data sets. Spending even just a small amount of time on http://visualizing.org or http://www.informationisbeautiful.net makes your everyday UI designer salivate at all the pretty pictures which can provide insi

FileMaker Magazine

June 12, 2015

14 for 14: What is a Navigation Part?

It's been quite a while since FileMaker introduced a new layout part, but with FileMaker 14 we have one. Known as the Navigation part, on the surface it may appear similar to it's cousin the header. However the more you delve into its properties the cooler it gets. In this article we explain the properties of the Navigation part and why it rocks! Click here to check out the full article…

Daniel Wood

June 11, 2015

FileMaker 13 and Apache

With FileMaker 13’s update comes an unexpected twist for some with regard to web publishing and Apache. For most installations this will be quite straight forward, deploying the web publishing engine and connecting from a remote location. With the Web publishing and web site on separate machines this would be recommended, however saying you are... View the full article

Paul de Halle

June 10, 2015