Ultimate FileMaker Course – 02 – Settings & Prefs

Ultimate FileMaker Course – 02 – Settings & Prefs

This video discusses the general FileMaker preference settings and file specific settings. ABOUT THE SERIES The Ultimate FileMaker Course is a walk-through of adding essential components found in pretty much any modern FileMaker solution. The course is based around...

Ultimate FileMaker Course – 01 – Environment

This first video discusses the general FileMaker environment and highlights various folders and files any FileMaker developer should be aware of. ABOUT THE SERIES The Ultimate FileMaker Course is a walk-through of adding essential components found in pretty much any...
Critical Values Functions

Critical Values Functions

Working with simple lists of values is one of the most fundamental aspects of building software. FileMaker, like any other development environment, often requires working with lists of values, whether it’s a global field used as a relationship key or multiple...
Finding Scripting Errors

Finding Scripting Errors

As any FileMaker solution grows, it’s inevitable that errors will creep in as methods and scripts are updated with newer features. And with every new script you add, you’re also introducing new opportunities for errors. For the longest time, we’ve...
FileMaker 2025 (v22) – GetRecordIDsFromFoundSet()

FileMaker 2025 (v22) – GetRecordIDsFromFoundSet()

One of the fundamental methods for loading a found set of records in FileMaker has traditionally been storing and using the key values of a selected set of records. With the powerful Go To Related Record script step, you can easily load any number of records. This can...
FileMaker 2025 (v22) – Grouping Enhancements

FileMaker 2025 (v22) – Grouping Enhancements

Aside from the welcome user interface refresh in FileMaker 2025, a valuable enhancement has been made to the existing grouping feature. This update encourages greater use of grouped layout objects and helps reduce the number of layout-based calculations, a point of...