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Contacts Template to Relational Database

Contacts Template to Relational Database

Bob Kelley, of Scarpetta Group, started a series of blogs showing budding developers how to take the FileMaker Contacts starter solution and transform it into a fully relational (read useful) database.  In his 2nd post, Kelley adds the basics of a communications module to the starter solution by adding a new table and linking it to the Contacts table:

Last time we worked on the Contacts Template…

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PSoS - Perform Script on Server Part 2

PSoS – Perform Script on Server Part 2

James Scarpetta continues his new series on Perform Script of Server (PSoS) with Part 2, deleting a record on the server:

Welcome to PSoS – Perform Script on Server Part 2. In PSoS – Perform Script on Server Part 1I showed how to create a record on the server and come back to a portal row to fill in the information. In Part 2 I decided to show how to delete a record using Perform Script on Server.

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PSoS - Perform Script on Server Part 1 - The Scarpetta Group, Inc.

PSoS – Perform Script on Server Part 1 – The Scarpetta Group, Inc.

The Perform Script on Server (PSoS) showed up in FileMaker Server 13 back in November of 2013.  Since then, there have been several good sources for learning more about it:

PSoS FileMaker Perform Script on Server – YouTube

PSoS FileMaker Tutorial – Perform Script on Server – YouTube

PSoS 100x Faster – Flight Testing FileMaker 13 Perform Script on Server – Part I | the beezwax buzz

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Great Looking jQuery Charts in FileMaker

Great Looking jQuery Charts in FileMaker

For the more adventurous developers out there, Aaron Giard brings the fourth in his series on using jQuery inside a FileMaker webviewer to build and display charts.  But don’t be intimidated!  Using jQuery for charts can be broken down into a discrete set of actions:

Download the Chart.js library from Github (there is a zip download button on the right about half way down)–all of the charts types…

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FileMaker Get(WindowMode) Function

A simple little twist that leads to an improved user interface.  Bob Kelley of the Scarpetta Group combines the Get(windowmode) function with “Hide Object” feature in FileMaker 13 to only show/hide certain buttons when in Find mode, making it less confusing to users, and limiting their ability to change course in the middle of a paused script:

This week we want to review Get(WindowMode) that was…

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FileMaker Function Get(WindowMode)

BOB KELLEY of Scarpetta Group takes on object visibility by combining it with the Get(WindowMode) function from FileMaker’s built in functions:

This week we want to review Get(WindowMode) that was introduced in FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier. As you know it returns 0 for Browse Mode, 1 for Find Mode, 2 for Preview Mode, 3 if printing is in progress and 4 (FileMaker Pro Advanced) if evaluating the…

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FYI - iOS Status Bar In FileMaker Go

FYI – iOS Status Bar In FileMaker Go

THIS IS AN ISSUE I probably would never notice without it being pointed out:  adjusting your layout size to allow for showing more data once the iOS status bar (the area where the time, battery status, and signal strength are shown) is turned off.  And now that it has been pointed out, I will be hyper aware of it.  Thanks, James Scarpetta!

Seriously, hand held devices already suffer from a lack…

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FileMaker Developer Joe Scarpetta Interview

Joe Scarpetta – Scarpetta Group – Interview

LEARN MORE ABOUT JOE SCARPETTA of the Scarpetta Group–How he ended up becoming a FileMaker developer, how that lead to more and better things, and how the Scarpetta Group is now a Platinum member of the FileMaker Business Alliance.

Just a year ago, the Scarpetta Group was a couple of full time developers with several sub contractors working with it. Now Joe has a staff of developers in house,…

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