March 3, 2022
Comments Off on Sending SMS Messages from FileMaker using Apple Shortcuts
I couldn’t find any articles about going outbound from FileMaker to Apple Shortcuts. It turns out that Apple’s Shortcuts app support a url scheme, similar to what I used in my FileMaker to SMS demo.
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March 2, 2022
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What I was looking for though, was a free and non-server based option, something that could be done from a standalone database on a Mac computer or an iPhone in the field. This method could also work in a networked setup, it is send only, any responses are not going to show up in FileMaker magically.
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December 17, 2021
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A Simple Solution to avoiding a paywall: Turn off Javascript in Safari (Safari Menu, Preferences, Security Panel, toggle ‘Enable Javascript’) and then the reload (Command R) the web page. Remember to toggle Javascript back on, because so much of the display of the modern web relies on it, that it really isn’t very functional without Javascript turned on. This works for casual use, but if you find yourself avoidi paywalls often, you may want to go the next step.
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November 1, 2021
Comments Off on One Click Access to Your Proof of Vaccine Card on your iPhone
This Shortcut method gives a one-click method of displaying your Vaccine proof card if you want to go to a restaurant or recreation activity, etc.
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August 12, 2021 Comments Off on WTF? Search – Available for Chrome
The web browser plugin we developed is now available on the Chrome store. This plugin was prototyped in FileMaker. We also have it available for Firefox and hope to have a Safari version soon. Please have a look at it and see if it would be useful to you.
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July 31, 2021 Comments Off on Adding .ics files to Calendar on iOS
Try this, email an .ics file to yourself and then attempt to add it to the Calendar app on your iPhone or iPad. Does it work? It didn’t for me as of 2021-07-31. Seems like it used to work. A web search suggests that other people are having the same problem. Possibly for security reasons Apple turned this feature off?
Anyway, this has an impact on a FileMaker Go demo database I made a while back that exports .ics files. Recently a reader, Nellie, wrote to say:
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June 12, 2021 Comments Off on WTF? Search – New Web Browser Plugin
Building this plugin was a passion project for me. I found myself searching the same web sites for things like computer products or royalty-free music, video and photos. I wanted it a way to search once and have many tabs open all in one go with the search already composed and ready to go. I looked around but could not find anything that fit the bill. First I built it in FileMaker and it was useful, but I wanted it in my browser, so it was always handy.
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June 23, 2020 3 Comments
In this time of the COVID-19 epidemic, many people are working from home. FileMaker is often an important part of a workflow, even when homebound. Wouldn’t it be great if you could launch your FaceTime, Skype or Zoom calls right from a database screen?
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May 30, 2020 10 Comments
…a new post specifically detailing this version and how to add these features to your own database.
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May 22, 2020 1 Comment
Someone asked: In a word processor you can highlight text and then hit a button to change formatting, line BOLD, UNDERLINE, COLOR…etc. In Filemaker you use the format drop down menus, but does anyone know how to make a button to change the format of the currently highlighted text?
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July 1, 2019 Comments Off on Finding and Updating 32-bit Codec Video Files on a Macintosh
With Apple phasing out 32-bit applications in the next macOS (Fall 2019), a number of important applications will stop working. One of the most notable and useful is Apple’s QuickTime 7 Player. Also disappearing is support for a number of popular codecs (or file formats). Here is how to find and convert these files before you lose your chance.
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June 25, 2019 Comments Off on How to Launch Right into Movie Mode on your iPhone Camera
Straying from my usual FileMaker blogging routine here, I decided to do something on the Camera app on iPhones for a change. Wouldn’t it be great to have an app that launched your camera app and put you immediately in video mode and start recording immediately? If you are a biker and concerned about crazy […]
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April 8, 2019 Comments Off on Word Cloud D3 Javascript in a Web Viewer in FileMaker
I built a Word Cloud to run in FileMaker using an existing D3 Javascript that generates a Word Cloud. I designed it to work on the Desktop or iOS, using the same layout.
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March 12, 2019 Comments Off on Exporting UTF-8 Files from FileMaker Pro
In FileMaker 16, a new function was introduced called ‘TextEncode’. It was a lifesaver and an answer to my repeated whinging about how much trouble it was in previous versions of FileMaker to export plain Jane utf-8 files.
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January 25, 2019 2 Comments
In an ideal world, this data would be published to a JSON file and FileMaker could easily parse that data into records. Unfortunately, many organizations are not there yet, in terms of sharing their data easily. That is where this parsing routine comes in handy.
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December 11, 2018 4 Comments
In keeping with the principle, “Why use a screwdriver, when I have this hammer right here?”, I decided, instead of just downloading a free utility from the Mac App Store, I would build folder creation functionality using FileMaker Pro Advanced 17.
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November 21, 2018 Comments Off on Elapsed Time Display in a Web Viewer
A simple approach, easy to integrate into other FileMaker solutions. A Web Viewer is being sent an HTML page with a Javascript timer displaying the elapsed time. Using the same FileMaker Start Timer script, a Start Time field is set at the same start time and then ended when clicking a FileMaker End Timer button/script.
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November 16, 2018 1 Comment
Why would you want to delete files in the Finder from FileMaker Pro? Once the files are imported into FileMaker, they are removed from the user’s ‘Scanner Document’ folder on the Desktop of their computer.
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November 12, 2018 Comments Off on How to Delete Attachments from Messages in Apple Mail
Someone recently asked me “I have a malware in my MacBook that Sophos can’t deal with and supposedly, they are all in email attachments. I’d like to get rid of any problems.”
Here is how to get rid of just the attachments in Apple Mail.
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Sending SMS Messages from FileMaker using Apple Shortcuts
Sending SMS Messages from FileMaker
Getting past Paywalls on a Mac with Safari
One Click Access to Your Proof of Vaccine Card on your iPhone
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