Records from 2 different tables in a portal via SQL

von | Nov. 28, 2017 | FM Blog

Hey all,Here’s an odd little question:Can I get records from 2 different tables to appear in the same portal via a SQL filter calculation?Obviously I’d need to have the different fields from each table in the portal and yes it’s probably a kludge but...
Parsing XML into JSON

Parsing XML into JSON

von | Nov. 21, 2017 | FM Blog

In the world of serialized data, there’s only been a few key technologies and XML was certainly the forerunner. It’s been around since the mid 90’s and was originally added into FileMaker around version 5 – if memory serves. The implementation...
iOS Native Looking Tab Panels

iOS Native Looking Tab Panels

von | Nov. 9, 2017 | FM Blog

Hacking away at FileMaker objects seems to be the theme for a few of my most recent videos. In this video, I’m back at it and hacking again on Tab Panels. These ever so useful layout objects allow you to show a ton of information on screen by allowing users to...

Printing to two different printers with one script failing

von | Nov. 2, 2017 | FM Blog

I am using FM 15 advance. I have a printer server (robot) set to print to two different printers. One printer is an Epson receipt printer the other is a Brother QL 810W label printer. The script only sends to one of two layouts. One layout only prints to the Epson...