On September 27 2016 FileMaker, Inc. released the newest product to the FileMaker Platform, FileMaker Cloud. Now that the dust has settled, we wanted to evaluate what this means for FileMaker and what it could mean for your FileMaker solutions. The first thing to do is look at how FileMaker Cloud […]
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A new year means new resolutions to improve ourselves and our lives in hopes that next year, we can reflect on what we have accomplished and then take on new adventures. Also, unlike what I see at the gym in the beginning of the year where high attendance drops off […]
Christmas as a developer can be a very interesting time of year. In talking with my family about the plans, presents for the kids, and who is attending what day, one though kept coming to mind: “I can just make an iPhone App for this.” While the thought of making […]
Lately, I have been studying for the FileMaker Certification, which for those who have taken it, know the difficulty of the exam, and others may have heard of it. As much I would like to take most of my time to study for it, I also have to do work […]
As I was driving into work today and watching people who drove very unsure of themselves through the fresh snow from the night before, it made me realize something. When we are developing solutions, especially to the customer, it may sometimes when we are developing solutions and to the customer […]
As I sit here in front of my computer, enjoying some pumpkin pie cheesecake leftover from last week’s Thanksgiving Day feast, I am reminded of tradition that many families follow on this particular holiday. This may even be a tradition in your own family. I am referring to those few […]
FileMaker developers are a unique phenomenon. In a wide world of software development we find ourselves wearing many hats: project manager, database admin, tester, graphic artist, user interface designer. We often find ourselves involved at all levels of the project, from beginning to end, from being on the front line […]
By: Robert Hritz Level-Intermediate To close out our three-part series on SVG icons in FileMaker we wanted to give some helpful tips for formatting your SVG icons to ensure they display properly in FileMaker. Some of these tips are straight from the FileMaker website, while others we have figured out […]
By: Eric Lewis Individuality in programming is much like the expression of one’s self in being able to wear clothing that best describes your character and makes you comfortable. While some people like to dress to impress and other enjoy wearing pajamas even to the fanciest of restaurants you get […]
Like everyone else, I have a wide variety of interests. Two of these interests came together at the August meeting of FMburgh, the Pittsburgh FileMaker Developer Group. (Yes; I realize it is the end of October. One of my other interests is procrastination, but I’m not ready to get into […]
By: Laura Betz The one constant every day is time ticks by and never ends; in the world of instant information we now have to have a way to track and measure time to the smallest fraction of a second. We race against it and use it up, trying to […]
Level: Advanced By: Robert Hritz We’ve mentioned the benefits of using Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) icons in a prior blog post, https://crossit.wpengine.com/an-intro-to-svg-icons-and-filemaker/; however, many people still are not aware of what an SVG icon truly is. SVG icons are XML files defined as an open standard by the World Wide […]