FileMaker 17 introduces a new script step: Perform Script by Name. FileMaker Devs have been asking for this feature for a long time. It sounds like a useful idea, but we should probably try to understand how it works before we just adopt it willy-nilly, for all our script calling needs. Let’s explore this idea together.
The newest release of the FileMaker platform is here, and we’re excited to discuss it’s game-changing features and the continuous improvement of the platform.
FileMaker custom functions, available to everyone with FileMaker Pro 17 Advanced, gives us more control on customizing our custom apps. Let’s take a look at what custom functions are and how they can be used.
PauseOnError 2018, led by the Women of FileMaker, was an intimate and inspiring gathering set in a beautiful hotel in a beautiful city. The diversity of topics gave everyone plenty of concepts and techniques and thoughts on which to ponder.
Congratulations. You've upgraded to the latest version of the FileMaker platform. That's a good thing. We always recommend folks do that quickly. There's compelling reasons to keep your app fresh. The FileMaker platform, in its current 17 version state, is exciting...
FileMaker Pro Advanced 17 gives everyone the full developer tools in the platform to be efficient in development and analysis. We review all the tools finally available.
FileMaker is not a Product it is a Platform. Platforms are different. They don’t really have a product release every 2 to 4 years. They have regular releases of whatever is ready to go. That’s why I don’t care much about the number 17.
The FileMaker Database Design Report exposes the DNA of a custom app, showing where a field or calculation is used. The report is invaluable to a developer.
Last week, the Adatasol FileMaker Podcast, hosted by Dan Weiss of Adatasol interviewed Todd. He spoke about Geist Interactive: our history, where we are, and things we love.
We are FileMaker Developers. That means we can be JavaScript developers as well. We can learn and use JS in our work to enhance our custom FileMaker apps. Let’s explore why we can and learn JavaScript.
Have you ever been deep into a complex FileMaker script and realized you need to know something about the structure of the app? Maybe you need to know where a custom function is used, or what scripts call the script you are working on. What do you do?
GoDraw3 is a FileMaker drawing tool for users. For FileMaker developers, however, it is full of customization. A developer can do with it what she wants.