NVL Laboratories provides complete Industrial Hygiene services including testing and environmental safety services for their clients. For many years, NVL has utilized FileMaker to manage their business internally. Using FileMaker WebDirect, we created a Web-based portal to allow their customers to view and pay invoices online.
As Claris FileMaker developers, we all have an array of resources and techniques to make development a little easier. Here are six tips to help improve your FileMaker game.
Determining which method to use for your FileMaker web apps depends on several factors, including development time, cost, and performance. In this article we take a look at the options of using FileMaker Web Direct, FM BetterForms, or going with a full stack approach.
Last month we announced that Mike Ross and Ross Digital have joined the Portage Bay Solutions team. This month we’re delighted to share that we’ve also welcomed Charles Wiltgen and Anastasia Woyna, a brother and sister duo who are behind the success of Seed System Solution, a highly versatile data management solution for the seed sales and seed production industry.
At the urging of one of our clients versed in the Incident Command System (ICS), we developed a FileMaker-based app for use during emergency responses, specifically to improve the resource ordering process.
In the realm of database management and application development, staying current with software advancements is more than a luxury. It’s a necessity for maintaining a competitive edge and operational efficiency. Over the years, FileMaker, a cornerstone platform for developers and businesses, has evolved. Here we will distill the essence of these changes, focusing on the leap from FileMaker 12 to FileMaker 2023, to aid in your decision-making process about upgrading.
What is it about the FileMaker Platform that keeps developers coming back when there are so many newer products around that may claim to offer a similar range of features, or better?
We have been using FM BetterForms for several years to readily create modern, fully web standards-compliant applications for our clients. After attending the recent Claris Engage conference in Austin, Texas, our team has a new-found enthusiasm for building even more applications with BetterForms!
When I meet people and tell them I build custom apps in FileMaker, the number of people who recall the platform from years and years ago with a nostalgic smile is impressive. Perhaps the loyalty FileMaker users have toward the platform is an important reason Claris FileMaker has thrived for so long. Along with PowerPoint and Microsoft Word, FileMaker stands with some of the few software applications nearing 40 years old. It has become a software platform that has stood the test of time. But in today’s age, your FileMaker Pro database management system is no longer a stand-alone solution. It needs to become the hub to connect your existing business applications and integrate them with custom solutions in the cloud.
