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FileMaker and AI: The Future Is Already Here
My take on FileMaker's AI era: native model calls, semantic search, RAG, MCP, and purpose-built ecosystem tools like FM Dojo.
Read moreAdding Weather and Air Quality Data in FileMaker
With the current COVID-19 epidemic, life as we knew it has changed. You know what that means for you. Some inconvenient but some changes are probably good and maybe they are here to stay.
Read moreCreate A Map Using FileMaker I
Today I was asked to create a map using FileMaker to show all the students that are accepted to my client’s school. The client said the Department of Education needs to map out the bus routed for the…
Read moreClean Data in FileMaker
This is something I’ve bee dealing with for years. It hit me like a large hammer in the chest when one of my users replaced the contents of one field in about 5000 records with HTML she copied from…
Read moreGetting Data From WordPress To FileMaker
How many times we find ourselves presented with a new challenge when working in FileMaker? I will say this: more often than not. I like challenges. They make you learn and keep you on your toes.
Read moreUpgrading to FileMaker Pro 13
The long-awaited FileMaker 13 family of products have arrived for Christmas. Some of us FileMaker Business Alliance members or who attended the FileMaker Developer Conference in San Diego last August…
Read moreFileMaker on Android and Web
Well, not natively, but that doesn’t mean you cannot get access to FileMaker data. I’m going to list a few options. Of course, you can always run down to your local Apple Store and grab an iPad Mini…
Read moreNew Development vs. Phase II or Maintenance
The majority of the client work we do is new development. New development is when a client does not have a FileMaker database (or has a very old database that does not fit their process) so we create…
Read moreRobert Kapas Is Now FileMaker 10 Certified
We’re happy to announce that another member of our staff, Robert Kapas is now certified in FileMaker 10. Congratulations, Robi!
Read moreDifferences Between FileMaker And Excel
Everyone I know is familiar with Microsoft Excel to some extent. Some people are more well-versed than others and can do complex data management. Not long ago I met with a consulting company who is…
Read moreNJ FileMaker Developer Group Meeting Recap SoSIMPLE Calendar – 09/28/2011
The September meeting was interesting from several prospectives. We had our core group of people, of which I’m still the youngest, probably by age, as well as time spent in the community.
Read moreNJ FileMaker Developer Group Meeting Recap – 08/31/2011
We had our first monthly meeting after the FileMaker Developer Conference this year yesterday. We moved to a new location: Essex Computers 185 Rt 17 North Paramus, NJ 07652 (201) 576-0001 The new…
Read moreSoftware Development Life Cycles in the FileMaker Development Arena
Software development life cycles are well understood in the industry. However, most of our clients are from fields completely unrelated to software production. With this article I aim to give the…
Read moreNJ FileMaker Developer Group Meeting Recap – 04/27/2011
The evening started with dinner at a lovely Thai restaurant in Ridgewood, NJ, called Malee, where we all had a lively discussion of all non-FileMaker related matters, then we walked over to the…
Read moreNavigating Hidden Tabs On A Layout Via Drop-Down Menu (with demo file)
This post contains a free demo file that will show you how to use hidden tab controls and navigate them dynamically via a drop-down menu. The menu automatically gets generated based on the tabs on the…
Read moreAgnes Riley presented the FOCUS Framework to the NY FileMaker Developers’ Group
On June 10, 2010 Agnes Riley of ZeroBlue presented the FOCUS framework to the NY FileMaker Developers’ Group. The demonstration included the main features of the free FOCUS framework…
Read moreAdding shortcuts to FileMaker on Mac OS X
I have a seen a lot of complaints on mailing lists about shortcuts – that developers are used to – that are now missing from FileMaker 11. I may not be able to help restore those shortcuts…
Read moreConverting Files to FileMaker Pro 12
As you may know by now FileMaker 12 is out. A lot of articles have been written about the various features, so I’m not going to bore you with that. FileMaker 12 for iOS is free, so if you haven’t…
Read moreTrojan On Macs - What To Do
I wish I could write about FileMaker 12 (which I will, soon) but there’s a more eminent issue right now: there’s apparently a new trojan out there attacking our Macs. When I read something like this…
Read moreHow To Hire A Consultant
Why would you want to spend time reading this article instead of just hopping on the phone and calling people? Because it can hopefully save you time. And if you are a small business owner—just like I…
Read moreFileMaker Image Management - Container Field Behavior and Much More
One of my clients called this week and told me his logo got inverted when printing to a PDF. Also, the PDF file size doubled. Previously it did not occur to me to check the file he received from his…
Read moreTop 10 Suggestions If You Want To Hack At A Database Yourself - For In-house FileMaker Developers
All FileMaker developers start somewhere, and that place is definitely not being a certified independent developer. I started by being an in-house developer. Working in a busy environment…
Read moreGood-Looking Progress Bars In Portals
Now the demo file is multi-platform. Hopefully, I am not the only FileMaker developer who would like to see good-looking progress bars in portal rows. It is not the easiest task to achieve this…
Read moreProtecting Customer Data – Solutions For A FileMaker Developer
In the process of creating solutions for their clients, FileMaker developers often find it easier to put the client’s database(s) on their own desktops, notebooks or servers rather than connecting to…
Read moreFileMaker Server-side Scripting
Running scripts from FileMaker Server can dramatically reduce execution time. I have been an avid fan of server-side scripting since it was introduced in FileMaker 9. Now, with the introduction of…
Read moreExporting Container Field Contents To Folders From FileMaker
Someone asked me today to help export container field contents. The additional requirement was to store the images in unique folders (because the container field contents might not have unique file…
Read moreImporting RSS Feed Into FileMaker with XSLT
Per popular request I am revisiting this article. I made some edits and also now you can download the the demo file. Someone sent an email to our FileMaker group to request information about importing…
Read moreDemo of the FMTouch iPhone App with a FileMaker database
Photo by Sandy Hechtman December 11, 2008: Agnes Riley presented a FileMaker-made-mobile solution to the members of the New York Motion Picture Collective and the New York FileMaker Developer Group.
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