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Transform a Company with a FileMaker Pro Custom Solution

Transform a Company with a FileMaker Pro Custom Solution

Courtesy of Michael Rocharde, a short interview with the owner and four department managers of  manufacturing company transformed by a FileMaker Pro custom solution: Fast Easy to use Cut a task that took 7 to 8 hours down to 10 minutes Sped up quotes and followups Reduced stress Decreased turn around time Consolidated information Improved communications Increased manufacturing efficiency And much…

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Parsing Data - FileMaker vs Excel

Parsing Data – FileMaker vs Excel

A couple of short, followup videos from Michael Rocharde comparing (and contrasting) the differences between FileMaker and Excel. This time around, parsing data is highlighted: No, parsing is not a spelling mistake; it’s a term used to describe separating data into different elements. In this short video, we’re going to separate out a single address field, into separate address, city, state and…

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What is a Join table and when do you need one?

What is a Join table and when do you need one?

Short, simple, and to the point: How to make join tables. Michael Rocharde tackles two issues:  videos that are too long and windy, and an explanation of join table in about 5 minutes: I just found a 32 minute video (about 27 minutes too long) on creating a Join table.  Here is a simple 5 minute one explaining what is a join table, when it is needed and how to set one up. Simply put, join…

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Excel vs FileMaker – Part 2

Excel vs FileMaker – Part 2

Michael Rocharde follows up his 5 video Part 1 post on Excel vs FileMaker with a great example of the benefits of relational databases over spreadsheets:  Entering data one time and using it over and over again, without having to type it in again. Excel is an extraordinarily powerful tool for those functions it does well. But it is not, and never will be, an alternative to a relational database…

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Excel vs FileMaker - FileMaker Pro Gurus

Excel vs FileMaker – FileMaker Pro Gurus

Excel vs FileMaker.  Every FileMaker developer is asked to compare and contrast the two.  A lot of data is collected and stored in Excel, as well as output to excel from FileMaker.  So there is the fact that they work together well. But when the observation of the prospective client is that Excel does  great job running their business, and they don’t see what FileMaker brings to the game, it’s…

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