Fastest Related Record Duplications

Fastest Related Record Duplications

While Claris/FileMaker offers a convenient Duplicate Record menu option, of which there’s always a companion script step for most menus, there’s more to the equation than simply duplicating your primary record. In fact, in most situations, it is necessary...
Populating Web Forms

Populating Web Forms

When you’re dealing with any type of web service which doesn’t offer an API for data exchange, you’ll inevitably end up working with a web form for getting data into that service. Data has to get in via some method and the most common is your...
Mastering Field Indexing

Mastering Field Indexing

When starting out with FileMaker, there’s rarely the situation where you receive any „before you get started“ advice. This is because working in FileMaker is like picking up a blank canvas and having someone say „Go for it! Paint...
Claris FileMaker 2023 v20 Release

Claris FileMaker 2023 v20 Release

Claris International, Inc. released Claris FileMaker 2023 (version 20) of the FileMaker platform on Tue. April 25th 2023. This release, like all previous dot releases, saw just a few major features and some new branding via a new icon. In my opinion, there are...
Variable Field Portal Sorting

Variable Field Portal Sorting

With many native features in Claris/FileMaker, you may end up hitting what you „think“ is a brick wall. In this case, I’m referring to the ability of sorting portals. You’ve only got one checkbox per portal with the options for specifying a...
Mobile Transitions & Effects

Mobile Transitions & Effects

While you won’t have access to as many visual effects as if you had created a native iOS application, there are still some things you can do and take advantage of with native transitions within FileMaker Go. One of my own recent experiences led to making a...