Storing Secured Information

Storing Secured Information

Every once in a while you need to store something with an extra bit of security. Maybe it’s a password or some super secret text with a winning stock market strategy. Whatever it is, you don’t just want to rely on the authentication, privilege set and...
DataTables Deep Dive – Replacing Portals – Part 2

DataTables Deep Dive – Replacing Portals – Part 2

This is Part 2 of a series about using the DataTables JavaScript library in order to simply pull data you wish to display and doing so within a Web Viewer. While standard FileMaker Portals present one of the easiest methods for showing related data, it’s now a...
DataTables Deep Dive – Replacing Portals – Part 1

DataTables Deep Dive – Replacing Portals – Part 1

Portals and list views represent one of the biggest reasons for using a database for managing data. You can view the data in a myriad of ways and FileMaker provides the tools to modify the views quite easily. FileMaker’s list view happens to be the most powerful...
Formatting Date, Time & Timestamp Values

Formatting Date, Time & Timestamp Values

What’s the easiest way to format a FileMaker date, time or timestamp value? Using a custom function? Maybe… In this video, I’ll show you a unique trick for getting a formatted date, time or timestamp value without using a Custom Function or any of...
UI Portal Enhancements

UI Portal Enhancements

Anyone can just throw everything they need within a portal. Adding a new field? Just throw it in the portal. But WAIT! The question is „Should you?“. The fine art of determining what should end up in your portal is based on how the data and/or actions are...