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[jsfmp]

A Bookmarklet to restore FileMaker WebDirect Toolbar buttons in Chrome 62+

UPDATE: Google Chrome 63 was released on Dec. 6 and this problem is now fixed :-)

Google Chrome 62 was released on Oct. 17, 2017. With it came a situation on some (older?) Macs running El Capitan (OS X 10.11) in which the buttons in the FileMaker WebDirect Toolbar do not appear, even though they still function. UPDATE: FileMaker’s Testing department has been able to reproduce this also in Sierra & High Sierra (macOS 10.12.6 & 10.13), although I haven’t seen that. (link)

I've created a bookmarklet that should restore the button images.

 How to create the bookmarklet:

  a) Copy the JavaScript code (below)   b) Right-click (or hold the “option” key and click) on your Bookmarks Bar in Chrome   c) Select “Add Page…”   d) Enter a Name for this bookmarklet   e) In the URL field paste in the JavaScript   f) Click “Save"   g) Log into your WebDirect solution and then click your new bookmarklet.   (gone are the days when you could just drag a bookmarklet onto your bookmark bar :( )

javascript:(function(){var newcss=".fm-statusarea-container .v-nativebutton, .fm-statusarea-container .v-menubar{background-clip: content-box;}";if("\v"=="v"){document.createStyleSheet().cssText=newcss}else{var tag=document.createElement("style");tag.type="text/css";document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(tag);tag[(typeof document.body.style.WebkitAppearance=="string")?"innerText":"innerHTML"]=newcss}})();

FWIW: The issue seems to be connected to CSS, so the bookmarklet injects some CSS (via JavaScript) so that the buttons are visible again. For whatever reason, the elements that hold the buttons have something weird going on with their background CSS. Using background-clip: content-box; seemed to be the simplest fix, even if it’s not exactly changing the root cause of the problem.

You can see more about the issue and follow for updates at: WebDirect Toolbar buttons no longer display in new Chrome 62 on El Capitan on FileMaker Community.

(The bookmarklet was modified from this one. It might not be the most efficient, but it works ;) )

[jackrodgersjr]

#filemaker WebDirect FAIL

FileMaker WebDirect is its best attempt to date to provide easy web pages created by less than experienced FileMaker scripters with no HTML experience. However, the PDF file for WebDirect lists exception after exception and things that don’t work so all is not rainbows.

However, there is one security flaw that FileMaker must address and that is a typical browser scenario.

When WebDirect exits…

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[menerso]

How to make an office map using Filemaker Pro

I have looked for years on a way to make an office floor plan map using FIlemaker Pro.  I wanted the map to be usable via the web and update whenever I changed an employee's contact information, such as office number, picture, name, etc.

Well I figured out how to do it and it is a very easy setup.  It does take time on the front end because you have to set up every location individually.  Once it is set, you don't have to touch it again.

One of best things I found that discusses how to do this is an article about showing multiple records on one layout.  Check it out.  I also used a simple switch from Seedcode for viewing name, office numbers and if any offices are empty currently.  Seedcode makes some sweet Filemaker Pro stuff.  You can download the switch file from them directly Here.

To download the example files I created, Click here to download   It includes a contact database and a database for the map.

To read more about how the database is set up, click below

To start off, I needed to create a table in the map database with a field for each office location.  In that table, you will have one record with each office number that correlates to the office numbers in the Contact database.  I imported an Excel spreadsheet instead of manually creating each field in Filemaker.  See spreadsheet here.

Basically, you have make a duplicate of the Contacts table in the Relationships that matches each office location.  Then you connect each field from the Globals table to a separate instance of the Contacts table.  I renamed each instance of the Contacts table with the name of the office field.  This helps out when you are selecting what information you want to show in each field.

For each office location I created a field that would show the employee's name.  These fields are all different instances of the Contact table that you create in the Relationships area.  Below that field I created an invisible popover button.  Clicking the field would run a script that would show the popover.  I used a single script with a scriptparameter to use for each field.

I know this is not a lot of information, but it is the first database I created that I am letting people use.  I just was so frustrated trying to find what I was looking for, I wanted other people to not have the same problem.

Good luck and happy database'ing.

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