by William | Nov 6, 2018 | FM Tips
FileMaker Pro has had support for iBeacons for several years now. But with FileMaker 17, some new functions were added which can capture sensor support from iOS devices. Using a new calculation function mobile apps can capture information from iOS sensors in your iPad...
by William | Oct 1, 2018 | FM Tips
FileMaker has provided MD5 encryption for several versions now. But with the release of FM16, they have expanded the capabilities of FileMaker with the following functions: 1. CryptDecrypt ( container ; key ) or CryptEncrypt ( data ; key ) — Decrypts/Encrypts...
by William | Aug 30, 2018 | FM Tips
FileMaker Pro has great integrations with Excel. Not a lot of people realize that you can instantly create a FileMaker database using an Excel file. Here’s how; it’s very complicated, so pay close attention: Drag the Excel file onto the FileMaker icon. That’s it! As...
by William | Jun 28, 2018 | FM Tips
Yes, it is a pretty common ability in almost all programs to add multiple email attachments. But the big news here is that FileMaker has finally joined the rest of software and now can include multiple attachments to any of its emails it sends out. Yay! Now, you could...
by William | Apr 19, 2018 | FM Tips
There are a ton of available keyboard shortcuts for the FileMaker platform. If you become familiar with the more commonly used key commands, you can save yourself a lot of time while working with FileMaker. In fact, the most recent versions of FileMaker have improved...
by William | Mar 14, 2018 | FM Tips
Many people know that FileMaker has a special field called a Container field, which allows you to insert a file into it, and store it within FileMaker. This makes FileMaker a great document storage system. But some people do not realize that while it is great for...