The Problem: FileMaker Pro 12 is turning out to be a great document and image management system with some of the new features to do with Container Fields. However there is one little annoying ‘feature’ holdover from previous versions —when using Drag and Drop of images from a Web Browser or Web Viewer (Sarari or Firefox) into container […]
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Building a Barcode System in FileMaker Pro
December 18, 2012 
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I had a discussion recently from someone wanting to know how to setup FileMaker Pro with a barcode scanning system. I have setup a FileMaker Pro system called PassTracker that employs barcodes to keep track of membership activity at gyms. I was able to provide him with an overview of how to do this and […]
Continue reading Getting Foreign Exchange Rates into FileMaker
November 19, 2012 10 Comments
2016-10-16 Update: Apparently this parsing code for XE.com broke. XE.com changed the html formatting of their currency table. I have created an updated version (in .fmp12 format) and it has replaced the demo file link below. Here are the steps I changed: In the script “Get Exchange Rate Batch of Currencies” Change these variables (Set […]
Continue reading UTF, WTF! Writing HTML and JSON from FileMaker
September 5, 2012 9 Comments
Recently, I was working on a Timeline creation database. A FileMaker Pro database is used to store the events that will be displayed on the timeline. When the data has been entered, the database is designed to export two files, one an HTML file for the main page display and the second a JSON file […]
Continue reading How to Automate ‘Paste and Match Style’ in FileMaker
August 28, 2012 6 Comments
Copying text from another application, such as a Web browser or Word document, and then pasting that text into a field in a FileMaker database field, can be annoying when the text pasted arrives with an undesirable style, color, font, or font size. In many programs, such as Numbers, Pages etc, there is the capability to […]
Continue reading Made changes to a FileMaker Layout and want to back out of it?
August 14, 2012 1 Comment
Ever modified a layout and then wished you hadn’t? This is a common occurance for FileMaker developers, or at least me. If you are like most developers (or me), you long ago turned on the option for Saving Layout changes automatically. Up until FileMaker 12, there was only one Undo move available. With FileMaker 12 […]
Continue reading How to find lost image files in your Mac Mail folder
August 8, 2012 Comments Off on How to find lost image files in your Mac Mail folder
I recently saw mention of an app for the Mac that helps you find your photos lost in your email attachments. It is called Lost Photos and sells for $2.99 in the App Store. Although the price is a bargain and not to take the thunder of out of this app, which does some other […]
Continue reading Replacing a Time Machine Backup Hard Drive
July 21, 2012 2 Comments
There are a number of good articles on setting up Time Machine backup hard drives. This blog entry is a little different. A client recently encounter a problem with their Time Machine backup. This article is if you already have a Time Machine hard drive that is giving you troubles. Get a new hard drive […]
Continue reading Getting Help about FileMaker – FAST!
July 10, 2012 1 Comment
I recently saw a useful tip from the folks at Skeleton Key on speeding up access to the FileMaker Help System. View the video version of their tip here. This tip is primarily for Mac Users. I tested this in FileMaker Pro for Windows using Parallels and it doesn’t look like this is really an […]
Continue reading Simple Static Map Overlays in FileMaker Pro
July 2, 2012 7 Comments
This is an idea I had about creating static map overlays in FileMaker Pro. The gist of it is to create a base graphic map using a program like Photoshop and then add a number of transparent overlays to the map. Save the base map and overlay layers as transparent PNG files and import them […]
Continue reading Macworld Article: When and why to use group email services
July 1, 2012 1 Comment
Good overview article in Macworld of why you might want to use a group email service. MailChimp gets a mention. It does not appear to attempt to evaluate the services mentioned, merely make people aware of the options. For my money, MailChimp rules on features, friendliness and use. Related Articles: MailChimp Integration with FileMaker Pro – […]
Continue reading Where Am I? Using FileMaker Go 12 to track your Location
June 28, 2012 11 Comments
FileMaker Go 12 has a new mobile function called “Location()”. Location() only works on Mobile devices at this point, so to test this demo file you need to have FileMaker Go 12 installed on your iOS device, an iPhone, iPod or iPad. FileMaker Go is free and available here for the iPhone and here for […]
Continue reading Making FileMaker interact with Google Translate
June 5, 2012 8 Comments
2017-12-31 Update – It has been a while since I looked at this file. Reader Jose, informed me that it was no longer working, so I set out to modernize it using the new JSON functions in FileMaker 16. I have created a new demo file, which requires FM 16 to use. The interface is […]
Continue reading Interactive Charts driven by Virtual Javascript files
April 17, 2012 2 Comments
Check out this demo of cool interactive charts by Logicurio. They use an interesting technique with their handling of Javascripts. Instead of writing the file out the drive, they store the .js file in a global field and then throw the text of the .js files into Global Variables on launch. Define Global text fields […]
Continue reading Using FileMaker 12 Runtime files with FileMaker Go 12
April 15, 2012 23 Comments
Did FileMaker just open the door for developers to create databases that will run on Macs, Windows, iPhones and iPads, all for free? Runtime + Go = Free Distribution Platform The recent launch of FileMaker Pro 12 has been getting rave reviews around the web. A big bonus of the new version is that FileMaker […]
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