Blog – FileMaker

Makah talks about the inspiration behind the newly launched Humanitarian Committee and how Soliant completed its first pro bono project.

Anders shows how to use drag and drop plus Insert from Url on a file to split repeating fields.

In some cases, a FileMaker developer needs to determine if two date ranges overlap. That is a daunting task with standard techniques using complex relationships or a long ExecuteSQL query. In this post, we examine a simple way to determine if two date ranges overlap. It solves some real-world problems and is extremely easy to…

We frequently turn to JavaScript and jQuery for elegant user interface features we pull into our FileMaker solutions. In this post, Ross attempts to leverage this power in a proof-of-concept UI enhancement providing an interactive Export Records alternative.

There are certain situations in FileMaker development where the current FileMaker found set needs to be recreated. A good example of this is when the Perform Script On Server (PSoS) step is used. Since it runs on the server, the current context (including the found set) is lost and has to be reconstructed. I used…

The lessons of Palm Pilot’s simplicity and clarity of purpose still resonate with mobile designers and the user experience of contemporary smartphones.

Naming styles according to use rather than appearance helps us keep track of what unique types of element we have, making it more intuitive when to reuse an existing style and when a new one is needed. Try an interface inventory to help get a handle on what you have, why you need it, and…

Presenting a 10 step guide to setting up a FileMaker Server in the cloud using Amazon Web Services. Learn how easy it is to use this powerful cloud based service, and can even be free.

Flat designs — and other forms of minimalism also very popular at present — look very pretty, very modern, but sometimes go too far in stripping away design elements.

In this post, Mike focuses on showing you how to translate your FileMaker solution for different languages.