Spreadsheets: Copy / Paste / Import

Spreadsheets really suck!… Long live spreadsheets, they’re super useful! This simple contradiction, however, is likely a part of our technological lives for the rest of time. Unless AI removes the need for people to directly interact with data,...

Proper Image Handling

Just because you can click the Create button to add a new container field doesn’t mean you should do it. In fact, you might want to consider never adding a single container field to your main solution’s tables. „Really?“, you ask. Yes, because...

Navigational Indicators

Providing users with some type of indication about where they are within the current layout is always a nice thing. People don’t typically like that feeling of being lost and there are multiple ways to indicate where the user is. A simple header or label is...
Complete Barcode Scanning & Generation in FileMaker

Complete Barcode Scanning & Generation in FileMaker

There’s nothing more fraught with errors than allowing a human to enter a long string of digits. Some people are detail oriented and others less so. Who cares if you transpose the seven and zero right? Well, we developers care, that’s who. We need things...
True Drag & Drop Lists

True Drag & Drop Lists

When FileMaker simply can’t do what’s needed natively, you resort to pulling out the old web viewer and just doing it there. Yes, learning JavaScript may be something you’re resistant to – or – maybe you’ve fully embraced the...

Automating Data Capture of PDF & Images

It’s always interesting to measure the metrics of how long something takes. Adding automation to a process not only saves time, but makes it less mentally taxing. This increases the sense of accomplishment and can make the process itself more gratifying. I...