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.
Extending Webdirect: Automatically Zip Container Fields Learn More ❯
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.
FileMaker-Salesforce Integration via OAuth Learn More ❯
The introduction of FileMaker 13 gave us a tremendous amount of new user interface functionality. Get your demo of the venerable Hamburger Menu.
FileMaker: Hamburger Menu Demo Learn More ❯
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.
FileMaker: Hamburger Menu Learn More ❯
Learn about how to bring back the ability to pass in parameters via URL to WebDirect in this strategy from Soliant Consulting.
Extending WebDirect: URL Parameters Learn More ❯
Mike Duncan demonstrates how to bring back the ability with WebDirect to pass parameters via a URL or “Deep Linking” in FileMaker.
Extending WebDirect: URL Parameters Demo Learn More ❯
Learn how to extend the functionality of FileMaker by providing a means to submit to a url using the POST method by utilizing AJAX.
Using Ajax and Post Methods to Submit Data in FileMaker Learn More ❯
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
How to generate a PDF and store it in a container field in FileMaker Go Learn More ❯
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.
FileMaker and Javascript: AJAX POST Learn More ❯
Taney Baseball is an instructional league in Center City Philadelphia serving almost 1,000 kids each year in ages ranging from 3-15. Each year in February, players in the 9-15 age ranges are evaluated by Mike Bucci, a former Major League player for the Texas Rangers. Mike sits in a gym for two weekends and evaluates
FileMaker at the Little League World Series Learn More ❯