It is August 5th 2018 and you are walking out of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. It’s a blistering 96 degrees Fahrenheit, the historical average for Dallas around this time of year. You reflect that somehow you have found yourself in an extraordinarily hot place during the summer for a […]
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The FileMaker 17 Platform has arrived. While the newest release provides many performance and feature enhancements for both the user and developer, I would like to share my thoughts on a few of the changes that have made an immediate impact in my little corner of the world. First, there […]
FileMaker Workshop 2018-06-05 Automating tasks in a FileMaker solution is an essential component of a fully functional system. It improves the user experience in the areas of navigation, data entry, data validation, and reporting to name just a few. Cross I.T. Services & Solutions is partnering with ProFile Developers to […]
What is Find Mode? There are many different application development platforms which have many features. One feature that FileMaker has in their platform is “Find Mode”. Find Mode is a mode specifically where searching for information is constructed. It varies from “Browse Mode”, where information can be entered and stored, […]
Make a simple popover menu in FileMaker to enhance an application to be more user-friendly.
When I was first introduced to FileMaker there were many things I needed to pick up on; however, coming from a position that dealt mostly with SQL and data mining, my main focus was trying to compare it to what I already knew. It’s a couple years later, and I […]
The FileMaker DDR, not to be confused with the video game Dance Dance Revolution, is a tool featured in FileMaker Pro Advanced that allows users to get a snapshot of their entire solution. The actual acronym stands for Database Design Report, but it offers much more than just table and […]
The Holidays are here! For us at Cross, it not only means a time for food, shopping, food, and being with loved ones (Did we mention food?), but it’s a time for remembering all the things we are thankful for and reflecting on the year that has passed since the […]
There are always new transitions to our lives where we move on to something better. Some transitions are small and others that are larger most likely require careful planning in order to progress. Then with the plan in place, it lessens the likelihood of problems and may create a better […]
Last week in this space, I shared some thoughts on Workflow as they related to the presentation I was honored to give at the 2017 FileMaker Developer Conference, held last month in Phoenix, AZ. In Part 2 of my post, I would like to share some of the key points […]
This past week, I had both the honor and the privilege to present a session as part of the Intermediate Track at the 2017 FileMaker Developer Conference, held in Phoenix, AZ. My topic was “Workflow Automation with Script Triggers”. If you will indulge me, I would like to share some […]
At FileMaker DevCon 2017 in Phoenix, AZ July 24-27, Todd Weller will be a featured speaker. The title of Todd’s presentation is “Workflow Automation with Script Triggers”. Eric Lewis will be a panelist on FBA Day hosted by Ro Parry at FileMaker in a session titled, “Pro Tips for FINISHing Projects”.