Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 3rd, and for the first time FMburgh’s history, we are taking the FMburgh show on the road as we look for an opportunity to do something fun and different for our end-of-summer meeting. Instead of meeting in the evening at Bakery Square, […]
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A Discussion/Question/Tip: Relationship Graph Structure Level: Medium By: Laura Betz Relationship graphs are vital to how FileMaker database files function. They are unique in that there are table occurrences (TOs) instead of the actual tables, unlike in an entity relationship diagram (ERD). ·The structure is different when it is possible […]
A Discussion: FileMaker 15 Level: Beginner By: Laura Betz On May 10, 2016, FileMaker Inc. (an Apple Subsidiary) announced the release of FileMaker 15. This version was released approximately one year from the release of FileMaker 14. This is the quickest release of the FileMaker Pro whole numbered version. Even with the quick release of the latest version there are several changes and additions. Some […]
Today, FileMaker, Inc. announced the release of the FileMaker 15 Platform. It includes a number of improvements and enhancements in the areas of Mobility, Automation & Integration, Security, Performance, and Ease of Use. To learn more about this simply powerful software for creating custom apps that work seamlessly across iPad, […]
An Explanation: Layout Themes and Styles Level: Beginner-Medium By: Laura Betz http://www.filemaker.com/help/html/fmpa_custom.23.7.html FileMaker 14 has several new design features since version 12 including button bars and SVG icons. Taking the presentation of solutions developed within FileMaker to a new level. These change allow FM developers to showcase the diversity of […]
Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 1st at 6:30 PM. We will once again be meeting at Bakery Square in the Pitt RST conference room. The agenda for the evening includes a roundtable discussion centered around the topic “FileMaker 15”. With the release of the FileMaker 15 Platform […]
A Discussion: Data GUI Method Comparison Level: Medium By: Laura Betz Any beginner to FileMaker will soon learn the vast developmental capabilities the platform offers. The flexibility offered within the FileMaker product is a unique database with an effective GUI (Graphical User Interface). Most platforms focus on SQL or HTML. […]
A Tutorial/Tip: Layout Coloring Level: Beginner-Medium By: Laura Betz One of the first things developers start working with in FileMaker is designing a layout. Being able to choose the right size, shape and color of objects allows a lot of opportunities for development. This post will focus on the use […]
Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 4th at 6:30 PM. We will once again be meeting at Bakery Square in the Pitt RST conference room. Please join us for “Script Scheduling Methods in the FileMaker Platform”, presented by our own Todd Weller from Cross IT Services & […]
MacAdmins is the premier East Coast conference for anyone who deploys and manages Macs and iOS devices. In 2015 we featured 60 sessions and five workshops with top notch speakers in the Mac OS X and iOS deployment community. MacAdmins offers an incredible level of expertise, value, entertainment, and a great opportunity […]
The agenda for the evening included a roundtable discussion centered around the topic “Creating User Workflow When There is None”. What do you do when a client wants a database for a process they have never performed? Whether you are a consultant working with a client or an in-house developer working […]
At this meeting of FMburgh, we were pleased to welcome Mike Beargie, an Application Developer with MainSpring, Inc., to the virtual podium for the evening’s presentation, “The Road to Rapid Development”. On the way to developing his first native iOS app, Mike realized how truly lucky FileMaker developers are. FileMaker […]