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I have upgraded the engine that runs the site please let me know if you discover errors

I've been changing every password I have for security. Got to FMforums and while I got the password change, I was asked for a Google Authenticator code. I've chosen not to use that app. Clicked that I could not scan QR and got stuck in never-never land. If I ever had an answer for when I attended Devcom, I don't remember it. Would update my profile to include answer but can't get to Security & Passwords (think that was the option)

Update - Resolved Please be aware we currently have a bug with our site with forum downloads. We recently moved to storing our files on BackBlaze B2 bucket, which took over a week to move files over, without realizing the bug. I don't have an ETA to resolve it. I would recommend uploading to https://wormhole.app and post the link until we can resolve this. My Apologies Stephen

In the last day or so, pages take between 10 to 30 seconds to load.

🕯️ I was informed today of the passing of @LaRetta this past February. Thank you LaRetta for the many years of sage wisdom and insights to our community you will be missed!

Something has broken and the forum does not behave properly on Safari. The announcements at the top of the page cannot be closed. The posts on the Activity page appear in full instead of just a few lines. The file attachments no longer show the number of downloads. And I cannot edit my post because all I see is the Save and Cancel buttons but not the actual text. I am hopefully typing this into the correct box because I had to disable the page style to be able to enter anything at all.

Yesterday someone asked a question about capturing a radio button selection. I posted an answer and flagged the question as being posted in the wrong forum. Now the entire thread is nowhere to be found. From my browser history, the original thread was here: https://fmforums.com/topic/110100-capture-radio-button-selection-as-input-for-find/#comment-491808

Can someone help me with few queries regarding O365 migration. How do I export and import distribution list from one tenant to a another tenant How do I export online archive mailbox and shared mailbox While exporting the the mailboxes into pst, Will it also have users calendar and contacts. Kindly give me the answer for this. Regards, Henry

Something changed in the last 12 hours or so, and not for the good: When I am logged in on my computer and refresh the Activity page, I get a brief message in the form of: After that, any subsequent refresh requires me to confirm a warning about resending form data: This persists until I reload the page, then reoccurs after a while. When I try to view the same page from my phone (where I am not logged in), all I see is the above warning with a spinning ball and the page never loads, not even after reloading the page completely.

Hello all, It has been years since I have visited this community (my last post was in 2007) and I just wanted to say hi and a job well done. It is utterly amazing to find this community still active, friendly, and thriving. Excellent job to all the moderators for keeping this community going - Thank you! I am coming from FM5 days and it is great to see all the improvements, time to learn some new tricks

Experiencing a hiccup with custom themes all users have been reset to default Site theme.

Updated the site today - we're running a beta version - please let know if you find any bugs.

I keep getting this warning in Safari: Maybe that's something that the forum software's provider should look into.

Hello, I can not enter to forum (approximately one month) due to CloudFlare firewall restrictions. I have fixed IP address in Kyiv, Ukraine. I tried from another work place also with fixed IP address. Also blocked again. I'm in despair. Looks like firewall rules block whole Ukraine IP networks. It is not very good. Is there a way to unblock its or, at least add my IP address to exception list. Thank you very much.

Takes ~50 seconds to reload the activity page. Other pages and actions take a long time too.

This is a test to show you can now add inline code style to your posts. Just highlight and use the 'double T' button in the editor toolbar.

Hey there, Every page I visit, I get a pop-up that I need to update my profile, that membership information is missing. I'm not a FM partner, so none of the options are applicable. Since no option is chosen, I keep getting message. I haven't checked if it's the same on desktop, but I'm using Chrome on Android. Edit: I've chosen FileMaker TechNet for now, so I can browse without the pop-up.

I've just updated the site to the latest software (currently in beta) let me know if you discover any issues. There are some new feature changes that I'll post about soon.

I have changed the login requirements to use your email account. And have disabled login with display name.

It's been a little while, but something changed a few months back and now all the posts look like this when reading: I'm sure it's that topic status/metric box on the right.. was there before? I can't find a way to change any of this in the profile settings. This blows for looking at scripts and code settings as you can see, it's heavily in need of side scrolling.

The search engine seems to be broken. Searching for "month" and "limit" with me as the author returns no results: https://fmforums.com/search/?&q=month limit&author=comment&search_and_or=and But I know I have at least one post that has both these terms: https://fmforums.com/topic/59942-frequency/?do=findComment&comment=284146

Why does this keep popping up, even after I've updated my profile?

When searching by author, the "as you type" feature is no longer usable.

When you edit a post, the toolbar shows only a few out of the tools available when creating a new post. Create: Edit: So for example, there is no way to add code to an existing answer.

New feature, you can choose how the system opens a topic. https://fmforums.com/settings/links/

I just updated the site to the latest beta, please let me know if anything isn't working properly.

I posted a new answer here: https://fmforums.com/topic/106656-images-from-ipod-touch-and-iphone-not-compatible-with-windows/?do=findComment&comment=481970&_rid=72594 but it does not show in the All Activity tab. I have deleted (hidden?) the post and posted again, but it still doesn't show. And neither does this one.

I see today a banner on an old topic: ""This topic has 2683 days old and we rather you open a new topic instead of post it here." This is a great feature that's new to me. The grammar is wrong and awkward, though. I'd suggest something like: This topic is 999 days old. Please don't post here. Open a new topic instead. Also, maybe we could just auto-lock threads older than a year or two? Don't know if that's possible.

In forum Product Ideas, sub forum the link for Official Product Ideas is broken.

Has the time frame in which we are allowed to edit our posts been shortened? I cannot correct a typo in an answer I posted only a few hours ago. I think it used to be much longer than that?

Just noticed the change of the layout, where the featured products, blog entries, subscriptions etc have moved from the right to the left. I'm finding the previous layout, where that column was on the right, much easier on the eyes. Somehow having that column on the left just doesn't work and gets in the way. Anyone else finding this change a distraction?

You can change your, default Activity Stream. Select a different default stream or create a custom one Click the checkmark to set that stream as your default Your default stream is now set.

Something is wrong with the Activity page https://fmforums.com/discover/ It no longer lists newly added threads. Correction: no newly added posts are listed, not even in existing threads. Addition: my last posts are not listed in my profile/activity either.

🕯️ On Saturday December 22nd @Lee Smith lost his battle with cancer. He has been a long time community contributor, moderator of this site and friend. He has helped many newbies navigate this site in search of answers, examples and inspiration. I've extended condolences to his family. Although we never had the chance to meet in person, over many years Lee and I would visit via FaceTime a few times a month and chat about all sorts of things, FileMaker, cats, family. We'd banter about the site and how to make it as friendly and welcoming as possible. He was diligent in encouraging folks to fill out their profiles in so their posts were well received. I…