Database Discovery & Intelligence

Database Discovery & Intelligence

In the world of software development, there are few tools you simply can’t live without. A debugger is the first which comes to mind; because no one gets their code exactly perfect the first time. Plus, it’s always a matter of figuring things out until...
Better Drop-down Lists

Better Drop-down Lists

Oh the pain of a slow rendering layout! The other day I came across a painfully slow layout which was literally CRAWLING. It reminded me of one of my own situations where I needed to create a solution for some type of creative data input. This, of course, was based on...
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...