Brilliant Scoops

During our recent discussion of SortValues and UniqueValues, I made passing reference to an article I wrote a few years ago on the topic of “pseudo indexing””

FileMaker does not have a native star, rating, or favorites control similar to common apps we see like iTunes for rating favorite songs. It’s a simple way to select your […]

Extend your FileMaker Pro database solution using the enhanced cURL options of the Insert from URL script step to communicate with other systems.

FileMaker has a new Healthcare portal available to assist with building custom applications for the medical field. This free eBook features LuminFire’s mobile healthcare TrackUS custom app built us

[Update 7/1/17, 12 noon (PDT): demo file has been updated to make the found set tracking more robust; article text has been revised to reflect this.] Today we’re going to […]

Learn how to create cross tab reports using native FileMaker and through the use of a web viewer to make flexible and fast reports.

This post will show you how to schedule GoToMeetings from DayBack Calendar using the new cURL and JSON functions in FileMaker 16, as well as how to do it in […]

FileMaker Cloud, FileMaker Inc’s cloud-based platform for managing and running custom apps, was officially launched in September, 2016. FileMaker Cloud gives you the the simplicity and performance of the FileMaker Platform without spending time and resources deploying and maintaining a server

FileMaker Cloud runs on the Amazon Web Services Cloud (AWS) and was originally only available for customers in the United States and Canada (AWS Regions of Oregon and N. Virginia). This was extended to Europe, the Middle East and Africa in March 2017 (AWS regions of Ireland and Frankfurt). According to FileMaker Inc’s product roadmap the next AWS Regions to be supported will be Japan, Australia, and Montreal.

I am excited to share with you some of the new features now that FileMaker 16 has officially been released. In this post I thought I would start out simple and show the JSON parsing function coupled with a simple API call which allows for simpler data entry when it comes to entering in an address.

Many of you have probably visited websites where you can start entering in an address and a list of predicted addresses appear. The more text you enter in the provided field the closer you get to the address you are looking for. This is the same technique you can use when implementing the Google Places AutoComplete API.

Apple’s venerable database adds new layout and programming tools to make building desktop and mobile apps more powerful, but still approachable.

Scaling FileMaker This Indiana FileMaker Developers Group presentation was by Jeremy Hammond on scaling FileMaker to handle a very large set of data in one table. Some of the lessons learned […]

With FileMaker 16, FileMaker Inc. has released a significant update to one of the world’s most popular database platforms. William Porter looks at some highlights of FileMaker 16 and explains […]

I have been looking for a Web Viewer calendar module to add to my FileMaker solutions. There are some great paid options out there including: SoSimple Calendar FMCalendar SeedCode Calendar […]