by William | Sep 23, 2019 | FM Tips
FileMaker 18 added a number of long-requested features to their capabilities. You can now do some very cool data FileMaker 18 commands: 1. Create Data File: Creates an empty, closed data file, to then open with the Open Data File script step and add data to...
by William | Aug 27, 2019 | FM Tips
FileMaker Pro Advanced 18 has a ton of new features, but sometimes it is the little ones like speed arrow keys that make life easier which get our attention. They have added this option now: Shift + Arrow = 10 pix jump In layout mode you now have the ability to use...
by William | Jul 30, 2019 | FM Tips
Some of the most exciting products to make are the mobile tools, iPad or iPhone apps, which can be used to conduct business in out-of-office locations, like on-site at a client’s business, or even out in the field for some construction, oil well, or vineyard apps...
by William | Jun 18, 2019 | FM Tips
There are three primary models, or ways of arranging the data architecture in FileMaker Pro. These are: 1. Hub & Spoke (HS) 2. Anchor-Buoy (AB) 3. Selector-Connector (SC) HS has been around for a long time, and is perhaps the oldest and often original method for...
by William | May 13, 2019 | FM Tips
A nice change which they made in FileMaker 17 is an enhancement to the Master-Detail portal. If you don’t know what that is, a Master-Detail portal is a UX design in which a portal is on the left-side (typically) of the screen, and displays all the records for that...
by William | Mar 13, 2019 | FM Tips
You may not have noticed this in FileMaker 17, but there is a very nice new display feature called “My Apps”. Under the File menu there is the usual, “Open”, “Open Recent”, and “Hosts”. But there is also one called “My Apps”. This is basically a ‘favorites’ list. It...
