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How We Put FileMaker’s Low-Code Rapid Development Platform Into Action Again

John and Kate just returned from the annual CLEAN PACIFIC Conference in Renton, Washington, where they talked with attendees about how crafting custom software for their business is not as intimidating as it may sometimes seem. Using the simplicity of the low-code aspects of Claris FileMaker allows the ideas in your head to become elegant solutions quickly, in a matter of weeks or months. Read on to learn more about this app built for those in Incident Management. If you’re in a different field, we can help you and your team get more done in less time, too.

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FREE DEMO: The Continued, Steady Power of the Command Line

Get your FREE DEMO of simple command line tasks that can be used in Claris FileMaker. In a world of expanding API integrations and Claris Connect workflows, the command line is one tool that often gets overlooked. One of our recent projects needed to perform some video editing tasks using videos stored in the Claris FileMaker solution. Our first reaction was to start looking into some APIs to perform the specified tasks and while researching that I was reminded of FFmpeg. This post explores FFmpeg and other command line options further.

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Export All Data From FileMaker Pro: FREE DEMO!

Use our FREE, updated modular export script to export all data from FileMaker Pro! In FileMaker Pro 19.4, Claris introduced the new FileMaker_BaseTableFields table to the metadata tables accessible via the ODBC interface and the Execute SQL function. Rather than containing one record for each field in each table occurrence, the new table contains just one field for each base table that exists on the relationship graph. We used this update to make our modular export script more bulletproof and more useful.

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**Updated** FileMaker Button Bar Portal Sort Header

We are excited to announce an update to the Portal Sort Header demo and video that we had posted back in 2016. We have refactored the process a little. It now uses JSON for variable passing. This change has removed the need for any custom functions. We also updated the object names so they are easy to see in the left panel object viewer.

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Map Widget: Now Free!

In September of 2018 we were excited to offer the Map Widget, a FileMaker solution that provided you with the ability to display your FileMaker data as locations on a Google Map, using the Google Maps clustering functionality. Implementation was easy and didn’t require in-depth knowledge of the Google Maps API. Today we are announcing that we are now offering the Map Widget fully unlocked and free of charge!

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Joe’s PauseOnError 2021 Recap

It’s been three weeks since John Newhoff and I attended PauseOnError and I’m still unpacking from the experience (literally and figuratively). Not only did I have the opportunity to take part in some great sessions, the amount of knowledge gained from others in the FileMaker community is invaluable.

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