Scripts to look up Foreign Exchange rates seem to be something of a recurring item on this blog. It is because the Internet keeps changing and what worked last year, doesn’t necessarily work this year. Also, this time, I had a need for looking up foreign exchange rates on a specific date. I found another […]
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Simple Pick Lists in FileMaker Pro
November 7, 2022 
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Download Demo File Recently, I was explaining the Pick List technique for a friend and thought there might be a good example online, but couldn’t find one, so here is my version. This is a pretty simple technique and can be adapted to many different aspects of a solution. Whenever you want to get data […]
Continue reading Export Calendar Files from FileMaker – the easy way!
June 27, 2022 Comments Off on Export Calendar Files from FileMaker – the easy way!
I have written about this multiple times in the past and thought I was done with this, but apparently not. A reader from Germany reported that there was a problem with a certain type of export and could I just tweak the script to make it work.
Why fix something minor, when I can rewrite the entire script?
Continue reading Word Processing Functions in FileMaker using Buttons and Scripts
May 30, 2020 11 Comments
…a new post specifically detailing this version and how to add these features to your own database.
Continue reading Word Cloud D3 Javascript in a Web Viewer in FileMaker
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.
Continue reading Building Folder Structures in the Finder with FileMaker Pro 17
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.
Continue reading Using AppleScript to send FileMaker data to Apple Notes App
July 18, 2018 3 Comments
Recently, a friend asked me about automating the export of data from FileMaker to Evernote. A web search found that someone had already figured this out. I thought this might be useful to send data to Notes, the app that I use.
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