Doug Leib

We are a national company based in Tulsa, OK seeking an intermediate to advanced FileMaker Developer. As a member of our development team you'll be responsible for maintenance and ongoing development of existing solutions as well as new solutions. Responsibilities include: developing powerful, user-friendly solutions using FileMaker Pro; analyze code to find causes of errors and revise programs; write and maintain documentation of changes to solutions; provide technical assistance to inquiries regarding errors, problems or questions with programs; train end-users and technical support staff to use and support programs. Experience with FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Plug-ins, AppleScript or other programming and scripting languages are a plus. FileMaker certification would also be an advantage. The candidate must be competent with complex calculations, sophisticated scripting and relational database design. To succeed in the position you must be willing to learn new skills as needed due to the innovative nature of our company. This is a full-time position and while we are located in Tulsa it may be possible for you to work remotely. If you are unfamiliar with Tulsa it is a city with relatively low unemployment, low cost of living and a growing economy. As part of our team, youll enjoy paid insurance, vacation benefits, casual dress and a great work environment. We're looking to hire immediately! Email your resume and to dleib@digicutsystems.com or fax to (918) 622-5171. Or if you just can't wait call (918) 622-4725 and dial extension 1109.

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We are a national company based in Tulsa, OK serving the automotive after-market industry. We are seeking a highly skilled Relational Database Developer who excels at solving technical challenges. You

The see the suggestion I made above for using cron to create an event as a regular time interval... say every minute that would move the file from one folder to another.

The files you've listed above would not be viewable in FileMaker. I have created a solution where in addition to importing a file format that could not be viewed in FileMaker I also imported an accompanying GIF, TIF or JPG file to act as a preview of the non-viewable file I was importing. This may or may not be suitable in your situation.

I doubt that any of the ideas I was thinking of would be feasible in the situation you describe. Sorry.

Changing fonts won't solve the problem. Search for fuzzy or blurry or fonts and you should be able to learn more. Larger font selections may help.

Two ways to handle this... First - Save to a specified filename (probably what you are doing now) then using a plug-in like Troi File or a few others you can rename and or move the file as you wish with a unique name and not overwrite. I do this frequently using the Troi plug-in and use the date and time in the name as an example. You might like to incorporate the user's name. Second - New Millenium has a plug-in called DialogMagic that dynamically creates uniquely named export files from within a script, and lets you specify where you want them located - even create a folder on-the-fly. You said you currently save a copy... this function works with exporting which you may or may not prefer. As I already said these are not the only two plug-ins that can help you with this. Just two for example. FileMaker alone will not handle this for you.

Developer won't do anything extra for you on this one. Some file formats are viewable (not editable) in FM. Formats like EPS, TIF, GIF, JPEG... for example. What format are you working with?

I just spied the quote below on the FileMaker website. Seems kinda fast... what do you all think? I'm already rewriting but I can easily imagine that some users will not be able to convert by September 17. FileMaker Version: Dev 7 Platform: Mac OS X Panther

Likely you won't need so many long concatenated key with 7 since your relationships can be created with calculated keys.

hmcmahon... there's been alot said about this already. Do a search for fonts and you'll get an ear full. Let me guess... you're using Windows. One of 7's new features is anti-aliased fonts but there is an interaction problem with Windows font smoothing. This is not a problem on the Mac... just one more reason to switch. As far as layout mode in a runtime version... no! Then it wouldn't really be runtime. Depending what you need to do with runtime there are some dynamic layout tricks that work for certain situations but no where near as flexible as layout mode.

Is your server a OS X or Unix system? If so you could use cron and its move (see man mv) command to perform this function.

I tried the script before I posted it. It works. Just specify the field as indicated above.

First of all... you mention a password/account issue. I'm not clear on what your issue is. Be aware that passwords are case sensitive in 7. Second... as far as fields that are "automated" (do you mean calculating) but editable... in 6 or 7 this simple technique workd if I understand your need correctly. Create an additional editable field of the appropriate type ie. text or number... then whe you create your calculation check to see if it is empty. Example: ExtendedCost = Case(IsEmpty(EditableNumber), Quantity * UnitCost, EditableNumber) Let me know if I understood your situation. If so did this help? Doug