Insightful articles to help you expand your FileMaker knowledge.
Refactoring Primary Key/Foreign Key Relationships in FileMaker Pro
Relationships are the basis of relational database design. When set up properly, table relationships will ensure your database runs like a well oiled ...
Using Version control with FileMaker
When developing FileMaker solutions, one of the issues that always comes up is the lack of Version control options. How can you use ...
4D World Tour 2019
FileMaker gets a lot of attention in our blog, but we are doing ongoing development and support on 4th Dimension applications ...
RazorSQL
Developer’s have been able to run SQL queries against their FileMaker data for many years. In the early days it required a 3rd party ...
Sharing FileMaker Variables in Multi-file Solutions
When working with multi-file solutions in FileMaker, sharing variables can be a stumbling block. In this blog, I will explain the process we chose ...
Aggravating Differences with Aggregate Functions
Aggregate Functions are the lifeblood of data analysis. However, aggregate functions can often be a little confusing. Things like variable field references, ...
Pause on Error – Tulum
The FileMaker community’s big conference every year is the annual Devcon sponsored by FileMaker Inc (this year in Orlando) and our ...
FileMaker Admin API solutions: Review & comparison
A review and comparison of FileMaker Server Admin API solutions.
Simple Javascript Tasks
FileMaker’s web viewer is often referred to as a “black box” within the FileMaker framework. There are seemingly endless uses ...
Walking VR Adventures & Storytelling in VR
Imagine experiencing a story from inside the story world. To freely walk in that world and interact as though it were real.
Isn’t Google Maps Free?
If you have been using Google Maps in any of your solutions or projects, you might have noticed some changes recently. You likely ...
FileMaker Devcon 2018 Recap
Grapevine, Texas in August may not be the first place most people would choose to spend a week in August. It's ...
FileMaker Devcon 2018
The annual FileMaker developers conference (Devcon) is coming up soon. Something we always look forward to at Portage Bay, this year the ...
Navigating Multiple Windows in Windows
With the introduction of FileMaker 16 for Windows, the FileMaker interface was redesigned to handle multiple windows, more akin to the Mac OS. ...
Web Forms and FileMaker Integration Options
Need to do some data collection from users who don’t have FileMaker? A survey, application, or registration? As with most things FileMaker, there ...