FileMaker 14 Script Triggers
The team at Soliant has created a handy cheat sheet and a demo file that you can use to learn when a FileMaker trigger fires and when the associated action or object is affected.
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When disk space is not disk space…
A strange question pops up on the various FileMaker forums from time to time and it goes like this: “How can I exclude my externally stored container content from a backup run?” The reason behind the question is usually a concern for the amount of disk space that is required for the backup. Say that
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Extending Webdirect: Automatically Zip Container Fields
In FileMaker, container fields are super handy. Combined with some database structure, they make it easy to associate multiple stored files with a single record. Even better, container fields are supported in WebDirect. Read more to see how to automatically zip container data and serve it directly to your clients.
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FileMaker-Salesforce Integration via OAuth
Explore different approaches to integrating Salesforce and FileMaker. Here we focus on Oauth with the benefit of keeping all the code within FileMaker (no third-party tools). Demo file included.
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FileMaker: Hamburger Menu
The introduction of FileMaker 13 gave us a tremendous amount of new user interface functionality. One example of this is the venerable Hamburger Menu (a.k.a: Sidebar, a.k.a: Drawer.) Regardless of how you feel about this widget, this example is meant to demonstrate a technique that you can use how you wish in your own solutions. The ultimate implementation is up to you.
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Extending WebDirect: URL Parameters
Learn about how to bring back the ability to pass in parameters via URL to WebDirect in this strategy from Soliant Consulting.
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How to generate a PDF and store it in a container field in FileMaker Go
When the PDF is created, we need to temporarily store it on the file system, so that it can then be inserted into the container field. However, the Insert PDF script step doesn’t seem to work properly in FileMaker Go when the created PDF is saved to the temporary path: Get(TemporaryPath). The local variable used
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FileMaker and Javascript: AJAX POST
As a follow up to my post, Getting Started with Javascript, this time we will take a look at extending the functionality of FileMaker by providing a means to submit to a url using the POST method by utilizing AJAX. What is POST? POST is a http method of submitting information to a web server.
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Lessons from Joe Cool at Dreamforce
I had the pleasure of seeing legendary NFL quarterback Joe Montana speak at Salesforce.com’s annual Dreamforce conference recently. Joe is 56, but looks like you could stick him in a jersey now and he could still play. Joe’s storied ability to keep calm and lead his team to victory when it counted earned him the nickname “Joe
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The Psychology of Developing Software
Learn more about some of the guiding principles we use and other considerations that go into developing software solutions for our clients.
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