Insightful articles to help you expand your FileMaker knowledge.
FileMaker Favorites Launcher
Through the years, the concept of favorites has become a standard in most software user interfaces. File browsers, media players, and web browsers ...
Creating MySQL Tables from FileMaker
How to use FileMaker to generate MySQL syntax and easily create matching tables in MySQL.
Joe’s Seattle Visit
I recently made a trip out to Seattle to visit with clients and coworkers. Being from Nebraska, I tend to jump ...
FileMaker Devcon 2019
I’m sitting in the Hyatt, Orlando International Airport, just having finished a slice of key lime pie while I wait for my flight ...
Updating FileMaker Files in iOS
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
Navigating Portals Like a Spreadsheet
We had an interesting request on a recent project where the client wanted to navigate two portals on a layout using the keyboard. ...
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 ...
Master Detail Slide Control
FileMaker 17’s new ‘Master Detail’ interface object allows the user to see and interact with a portal of the current found set and the ...
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 ...
Revisited: Hashtags In FileMaker
It’s been 3 years since our post “Hashtags in FileMaker”, so we decided to give the demo a bit of a ...