Challenge: We had two challenges: create a new website base loosely on some other marketing materials already in use, and create a database of quiz bowl questions that would automatically generate sets of questions for multiple states based on strict guidelines of each state. Solution: We created a new custom website, helped assist client in switching
Challenge: The marketing department at Adobe had been using a FileMaker-based solution for some time that tracked all their marketing activities, from trade shows and in-store events, to advertising and more. Their rapid world-wide growth forced them to move to a browser-based solution that could be accessed from anywhere. In addition, they wanted us to integrate
"Learn from the master, you must!" If you do any development outside of FileMaker Pro (and trust me, if only to learn different ways of approaching problems, you really should), you know that there’s a “gotcha” when assigning and using variables. In several languages, you can assign a FileMaker variable like this: $myvariable = ‘my value';
Über Awesome Sauce for FileMaker Server 13 By Andy Frazier We’re going to take the original default index page on your FileMaker Server 13, and replace it with something a little more interesting, and a lot more useful. FileMaker Server 13 comes with a page you easily recognize. It’s certainly functional. In a way. Sort of.
Looking for a way to get your FileMaker Pro Progress Bars to incrementally change color? Check out this demo!
The Next Generation of the FileMaker Pro Progress Bar Using base64 After we posted the FileMaker Pro 13 Progress Bar demo file using a base64 image last December, one frequent request we received was for a way to have the FileMaker progress bar change color based on its percentage. For example, changing from green to yellow to
eXcelisys Vendor Session at FileMaker DevCon 2014 Tuesday July 29th from 9am-10:15AM in the Periwinkle Room Let’s Explore the BT4 and More! With over 100K downloads, the eXcelisys Business Tracker (eX-BizTracker) has become an essential tool for many successful businesses. You can check out the latest enhancements and learn some additional cool tips-n-tricks as we explore the
Simple FileMaker Pro 13 Popover Close in One Script Yes, this is a common nuisance. Although it depends on what you want to use it for. The intended use for popovers is what is commonly seen on iOS (and more and more websites are picking it up as time goes by) – for example the iCloud tabs
Using Remote Volumes to Host Files in FileMaker Server 13 After a discouraging loss of work due to a virtual machine image crashing, I looked deeper into the FileMaker Server 13 user guide and discovered that FileMaker Server 13 is now supporting hosting files from a mounted network volume. You still cannot back up files to a
Moving Files Without a PlugIn with FileMaker Pro! This FileMaker Pro tip and trick shows a simple method of moving files without a native FileMaker plugin, and works on both Mac and the PC/Win platforms. The idea for this Tip-n-Trick originated when building an updater that required files to be in a predetermined location for automated imports.
