FileMaker Talk Podcast Filemakerhacks Modular FileMaker | Loosely coupled hunks of FileMaker Functionality FMWebschool Dwayne Wright PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM - FileMaker Pro Back in 2002 - 2005, I was running a FileMaker consulting business out of my home in Danville Illinois. I decided to write a collection of FileMaker guides and self publish them in pdf format. These guides covered FileMaker versions 5 up to version 7. In 2010, I decided to integrate the blogs directly into my main website and decided to use SquareSpace as my domain hosting provider. These days, all my fresh content is in the FileMaker Thoughts journal and much of it is a repackaging of previous content.
FMPug.com Overview - Coding Standards - FileMaker Coding Standards Skip to end of metadataGo to start of metadata This web site and the coding standards presented here are for developers using the FileMaker Pro database software application. They are maintained and documented by a core group of contributors familiar with developing FileMaker Pro applications. There are two primary aspects covered on this site. The first is a Coding Style Guide and the second is Best Practices. Icon Disclaimer: These are not official standards from FileMaker, Inc. Coding Style Guide Best Practices This site also provides Best Practices for a wide variety of common FileMaker coding situations. You may also be looking for the Standards Template Files. Special note These coding standards are based on developing a FileMaker solution for use within the FileMaker client/server architecture. Please visit this page for reference on URL character encoding issues from the IETF and how that may impact alternative connectivity methods to a FileMaker solution.
Gallimaufry With FileMaker Pro 12 we got Themes with new design elements. And I am glad to see design changes with checkboxes in some themes. But still, it is not perfect yet. Of course, the new css-based layout system hint some future changes, perhaps even allowing user-created Themes. User-defined Checkbox Images FileMaker knows only predefined checkbox designs. There are workarounds available, using calculation fields and containers. A FileMaker checkbox knows only two states: on and off. Tri-State Checkbox So far so good. Read more … FileMaker 12 is finally here. FileMaker ProFileMaker Pro AdvancedFileMaker ServerFileMaker Server AdvancedFileMaker Go for iPhone & iPad What is new? File Format Many developers already guessed it. Converting files to the new format is easy. New Layout Design and Controls Prominent changes are layout themes. More than once I got a phone call from my clients with a cry for help: “Yesterday I entered a lot of data, but today everything is gone! The Problem
Accounting Programs & FileMaker™ » Michael Rocharde Everything FileMaker™ FileMaker™ is what I do and I've been doing it since 1987 when FileMaker™ was in its infancy and, everybody I knew told me I was completely insane to specialize in it. Well, I might have been insane but I was right; FileMaker™ is an amazing tool for developing solutions for all different business types and over the years, with just a few mis-steps along the way, it has got better and better. For me, it is all about interface design which is what the user sees but which is like an iceberg in that what you see is a small percentage of the whole and all the 'magic' that happens, occurs beneath the surface. I've tried to make this site interesting and informative. michael rocharde Sign up to automatically receive new FileMaker Tips & Tricks from Michael Rocharde We respect your email privacy
Murray's FileMaker Advice Need commercial FileMaker development by Murray? - Read this Introduction FileMaker is a relatively low-powered database program whose primary advantage is its ease of use. The FileMaker Trap... People get off the ground quickly with FileMaker. ...And How To Avoid It By using a little discipline from the start you can postpone the point at which the system becomes too complicated to develop further. It is impossible to completely document a system which is continually being developed. Scripts Use prefixes to indicate how the script is used. e.g. Fields Indicate the source of a lookup or reference by prefixing the field name with the source. e.g. Remove Garbage It is essential to remove any unused part of a system. Unused Fields Do not delete unused fields because that would affect any scripted import orders. Unused Scripts FileMaker will not warn you when deleting scripts which are used by other scripts. White Space in Calculations Use spaces and returns to make your calculations readable.
Excelisys 360Works Free FileMaker Calendar Get to know our Pro Calendar with this free version. This contains a simplified version of the calendar from our Pro solution, using the same dead-simple graph so the calendar can be pasted into your file. The file is completely unlocked for you to explore and modify.For some people, this may be all the calendar they need. Sound good?