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
Tag Archives: macintosh
Time Picker for FileMaker Go on iOS
September 3, 2018 
3 Comments
I watched this short video by Angel City Data and was inspired to create my own Time Picker for FileMaker Go on iOS.
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.
Continue reading Set a Keyboard Shortcut for “Save as PDF” in Mac OS
July 10, 2018 1 Comment
This is a really useful shortcut. I think it should be built in to Mac OS, but until the powers that be get around to doing this, you can add this feature for yourself. It is now second nature for me to go Command P, Command P to create a PDF.
Continue reading How to Automate Saving the First Page of a Batch of PDFs as JPGs
November 30, 2015 Comments Off on How to Automate Saving the First Page of a Batch of PDFs as JPGs
Not specifically a FileMaker challenge today, this is an Apple Macintosh Automator/Shell Script routine. I recently had the requirement of generating a set of images for a large set of PDFs—I just needed the first page of a batch of PDFs converted into JPG files.
Continue reading Running FileMaker Scripts from Your Desktop with Launchy or Alfred
September 12, 2013 2 Comments
Here is a cool trick, a method of running FileMaker Pro scripts directly from the Desktop on Mac or Windows computers. My friend Joshua Paul of Neo Code Software sent me an email with the headline “Launchy/Alfred + FileMaker FMP URI = AWESOME“. Josh is often coming up with innovative approaches to technical challenges, so I […]
Continue reading How to Automate Webcam Photo Capture Within Filemaker Pro (Mac)
September 10, 2012 7 Comments
2018-08-16 Update Reader Tim Fox from Miami pointed out that this demo file wasn’t working any more. I have updated it to FM12 format and edited the Automator routine a bit to make it a little faster and smoother running. If you have already attempted to use this and are re-downloading the file, please delete […]
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 All the Access you want on a Mac
November 14, 2011 Comments Off on All the Access you want on a Mac
A recent project required accessing MDB files from Access. I found this useful utility in the Mac App Store. Bare Bones Microsoft Access Table Viewer app MDB Viewer available on the Mac Store is really just a bare bones table viewer for Microsoft Access MDB files. It sells for $6 and for the right situation […]
Continue reading Move Selected Files into a New Folder using AppleScript and Automator
August 17, 2011 4 Comments
Mac users, do you find yourself doing this more often than you like? You select a batch of files or folders, then realize you want to put these items into a folder to facilitate moving them about. You have to back out of your selection, create the folder, then move the files into the newly […]
Continue reading
HomeBase Software 