Five interchangeable colored themes for your FileMaker apps, suitable for mobile or desktop use Projects often begin with a custom theme. Sometimes that means taking a built-in theme provided by FileMaker and adjusting it, but more often it means taking an in-house theme and tailoring it to the needs of a project. I’ve been working …
During our Meetups, multiple developers have mentioned the inability to use webhooks directly with FileMaker’s Data API. What is a webhook? A webhook (also called a web callback or HTTP push API) is a way for an app to provide other applications with real-time information. A webhook delivers data to other applications as it happens, meaning …
Get the Most Out of FileMaker & Apple – Direct Impact Solutions During this free webinar you will discover how Auclair & Landry, a company specializing in the distribution and installation of commercial and residential garage doors, saves $70,000 (CAD) per year with the help of Apple and FileMaker (the Workplace Innovation Platform). You will …
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Document storage is a crucial capability of a FileMaker database. Microsoft Word and Excel files are among the most commonly stored files, and portable document format (PDF) has become the go-to format for file sharing. It’s helpful to preview and share Word and Excel files in PDF format in order to avoid sharing the original …
In a previous blog post (How to Display FileMaker Data Online), I wrote about how to export data from a FileMaker database into a table hosted on a website using DataTables. DataTables can also be used with FileMaker to create a layout that displays the results of your ExecuteSQL queries. The table is responsive when resizing …
Exporting data from FileMaker to Excel is simple when exporting from a single table. Exporting related data can also be quick and easy but it might not always come out as expected. I am going to walk through a few basic steps to export related data in a format that makes sense. How to Export …
Here’s a quick way to display data from your FileMaker app on the web. This method is especially useful if you don’t have a FileMaker Server. The example below is using DataTables (datatables.net). Before we begin There are multiple ways to display data on the web from FileMaker Server (WebDirect, Data API, CWP…). The options are more limited when …
FileMaker and Cyberimpact mass e-mailing tool integration Access the recording “Overview of the integration of Cyberimpact with FileMaker®”. Discover the benefits of this Canadian-based email marketing tool which offers a bilingual interface and is a fully compliant with the Canadian anti-spam legislation.
JSON has now become a FileMaker developer’s standard method to store and manipulate data in memory. In other words, when you want to create a variable to store anything more complex than a simple string, number, or return-separated list, JSON is the way to do it. If you’re not using it already, you must learn …
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Integrating a Google Chart API with a FileMaker Solution A Google chart API can be integrated easily with FileMaker Pro using just the WebViewer. This simple approach can be accomplished in minutes and has few moving parts. First, here is the wide array of Google charts available. There are simple charts like bar graphs and …
