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AutoNavigator, Foundation Database Systems - FileMaker Pro Consultant, Web and Database Development specializing in FileMaker Pro, and AppleScript. We create custom database solutions for you, with you.
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1. Navigation control of FileMaker Pro™'s built-in tab objects. Delete the scoop?
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FMDroid allows you to: Enter and Save your Favorite Server Select From Available Databases Chose your Layout View, Find, Sort, and Edit Records Download Container Data Run Scripts (including plugins on the FMS WPE)
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SeedCode offers simple, easy to modify calendars and templates for FileMaker Pro users and developers.
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ProMaps - Demo Time-limited demo of ProMaps. (The demo runs for 30 days and you won’t be able to edit scripts or layouts as you can in the purchased version.) Price: $0.00 ProMaps - Site License An unlocked copy of ProMaps for use at a single site. Price: $299 Delete the scoop?
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If you have upgraded a customer’s runtime solution, you can include scripts in the new runtime solution files that allow users to import records from the old runtime files. The old files must first be converted to the new file format.
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1. Create a folder named “Old Solution Files” inside the folder that contains the new runtime solution database files.2. Place copies of the old runtime solution database files in the Old Solution Files folder.3. In each upgraded file, create a script to convert the old solution file and import records from it to the new file.The functionality of the script should include: •Convert File [<filename of the old version of the solution file>] •Import Records [<old filename with the new solution’s extension>] •Close File [<old filename with the new solution’s extension>]4. Add a button to activate the script.5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each upgraded file.
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After a user has run the installation program for your runtime application, the files are installed on the user’s hard drive. The solution’s three-character filename extension is registered with the operating system (Windows) or in the system preferences (Mac OS X). This registration allows the operating system to locate and launch the runtime solution if the user double-clicks the primary or auxiliary solution files. If a primary or auxiliary solution file is double-clicked before the runtime application has registered the extension, the runtime application won’t be found.
Important Your users should start your solution by double-clicking the runtime application icon, not the solution file icon. Double-clicking the icons for the solution or auxiliary files might result in errors, depending on whether there are other copies of the runtime application on their hard disk. If your users have more than one solution on their computers associated with the same three-character extension and they double-click the icon for the solution file, the first solution installed will attempt to open the file, and this might not be the correct application for the specific solutions file. Delete the scoop?
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Use the Developer Utilities to produce a stand-alone runtime database solution that users can access without running FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced.
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11. For Bindkey, type a key between 1 and 24 characters long.Important The binding keys are case-sensitive.The binding key links the runtime application to the database files and ensures that the bound files will only open in the appropriate runtime application.Important Binding installs system files pertaining to each platform. See Preparing files for a runtime solution (FileMaker Pro Advanced) for more information. Setting the binding key: •If you need to add auxiliary files later to the existing runtime database solution, rebind the files using the same key. •Use a binding key you’ll remember and record it in a safe place. (You can do this by saving the Developer Utilities settings file. See Saving solution settings (FileMaker Pro Advanced)) If you forget your binding key and want to change a runtime database solution, you’ll need to rebind all of the database files using a new binding key and then redistribute the entire solution, including a new runtime application.
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Hot Tip #2: Learn all about the eight critical steps that a FileMaker Pro Guru should take before firing up FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced. Delete the scoop?
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We are trying to integrate the FileMaker application with Gmail without using any plugins.?. Delete the scoop?
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Thanks to those of you who attended the recent webinar on Desiging for FileMaker Go. A number of people have asked about getting the demo files and slides used by Dawn Heady in the session … there’s a link to them below: Download the slidesDownload demo filesWatch the videoDelete the scoop?
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Windows 8 Standard and Pro editionsCPU: 1 GHz or fasterMac OS X v10.6.x* Delete the scoop?
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Philadelphia FileMaker Pro Development Expert IT Solutions demonstrates integration with SMTP servers that can send email without interacting with a user's d... Delete the scoop?
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Disclaimer: This article contains speculative and experimental techniques that are in the proof-of-concept stage. Use at your own risk and test thoroughly. In part 1 of this series, we defined radi...
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In part 1 of this series, we defined radical separation as a separation model scenario in which the developer no longer has access to a data file once a solution had been deployed. Updates to the solution are delivered in the standard separation model manner: by swapping in a new interface file. Delete the scoop?
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XtraBuild Application Framework - Software Development Tools for Database and Reporting Applications. Explore data management, asset management, resource scheduling, and inventory solutions for businesses of all sizes. Delete the scoop?
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Copying text from another application, such as a Web browser or Word document, and then pasting that text into a field in a FileMaker database field, can be annoying when the text pasted arrives wi... Delete the scoop?
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2013-03-22 Update: It has been pointed out by reader Roberto Galzignato that the demo file is no longer functional. Google has moved to a version 3 of their API deprecating v2. Fortunately it looks... Delete the scoop?
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Window Controller opens properly sized and aligned windows on both platforms and remembers window settings for every user. Works with FileMaker v8-10. The main functionality could be reworked to work in v7, but there's no custom menus that make it convenient to save settings.
Grab the sample file and see the controller in action and then see what it takes to use it and to install it. The Details describes internal mechanics and why it's set to be so. Delete the scoop?
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Power failures, hardware problems, or other factors can damage a FileMaker database file. If your database solution becomes damaged, your users will need to recover the damaged file.
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To recover a damaged file: •On Windows machines, press Ctrl+Shift while double-clicking the runtime application icon. Hold the keys down until you see the Open Damaged File dialog box. •On Mac OS X machines, press Command-Option while double-clicking the runtime application icon. Hold the keys down until you see the Open Damaged File dialog box.What to expect during the recovery processDuring the recovery process, the runtime application: •creates a new file •renames any damaged file by adding Old to the end of the filenames (for example, Contact Manager is renamed to Contact Manager Old) •gives the repaired file the original nameIf users experience unusual behavior in the recovered files, they should revert to a backup copy that was made before the file became corrupt, or contact you for technical assistance.
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Before you bind files into a runtime application, decide if you want to:
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•Let users open and close auxiliary files: In the runtime application, there are no menu options to open or close files. If you want users to open and close auxiliary files, you must provide scripts in your solution to perform these operations. In each auxiliary file you must place a button or startup script that returns users to the primary file. •Let users modify the database: Unless your runtime database solution files are password-protected, users can open and modify the files in FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced. You can also make your files permanently unmodifiable. See Removing Admin access to databases (FileMaker Pro Advanced). •Create a cross-platform runtime database solution:If your solution will be used in Windows, bind it using the Developer Utilities for Windows.If your solution will be used on Mac OS X, bind it using the Developer Utilities for Mac OS X.See Binding files into a runtime solution (FileMaker Pro Advanced).If you’re creating a solution to be used on both Windows and the Mac OS, create two separate runtime solutions by binding the original solution files twice: first using FileMaker Developer Utilities for Windows, and then using FileMaker Developer Utilities for Mac. Use the same binding key on both platforms. •Provide updates for your users: You can make it easier for users to update your runtime database solution files by providing scripts in your primary file to export their data and import it into the updated solution.See Importing data into upgraded runtime solutions (FileMaker Pro Advanced).
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With FileMaker Pro Advanced, you can bind FileMaker database files into runtime solutions, which are solutions that do not require FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced in order to be used on a computer.
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FileMaker Pro Advanced features are stripped from runtime applications. None of the commands on the File menu > Manage submenu are available in the runtime application. Runtime applications cannot be shared over a network and do not include the ability to Save/Send Records as Adobe PDF files. ODBC import, the Execute SQL script step, and using ODBC data sources in the relationships graph are not supported in runtime application. For a feature comparison of the runtime application with FileMaker Pro, see the FileMaker Pro Advanced Development Guide at www.filemaker.com/documentation.A runtime database can, however, be opened in either FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced. The full functionality of these applications will be enabled, except if full access privileges have been removed. See Removing Admin access to databases (FileMaker Pro Advanced).
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Have you ever wanted to export a single field and maintain all the characters in that field? This article explores the possibility with XML Export and the use of a simple XSLT. But first we'll expl... Delete the scoop?
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Get started on tailoring layouts for FileMaker Go with our free FileMaker Go Toolkit!
The FileMaker Go application for the iPhone and iPad provides real-time access to your FileMaker databases directly from your mobile device. While any existing FileMaker database can be accessed, your users will have much better experience if they are interacting with an interface that has been tailored for the device. For example, this means objects that are sized properly to select with a finger rather than a mouse, and layouts configured to work well in both portrait and landscape orientation.
To help developers learn how to work in this new medium, Soliant Consulting is pleased to offer a FileMaker Go Toolkit for free download. It contains a wealth of assets and examples for developing FileMaker Go interfaces, including: Delete the scoop?
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Announcement: New FileMaker Blogs
Two new FileMaker blogs are now available: Delete the scoop?
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You then will have this window pop up. In the "Outgoing SMTP Server:" window type "smtp.gmail.com".In the "Port:" window type "465".In the "Connection encryption:" drop down choose "SSL".In the "Authentication:" drop down choose "Plain Password".In the "User Name:" field put your Gmail user name. (note: not your email - the example below is because I use a customized Gmail hosted email)And finally, in the "Password:" field add you Gmail password.
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FMStudio Pro is a Dreamweaver extension that enables you connect your FileMaker database to your web site using Dreamweaver. This allows you to create dynamic database driven web sites with FileMaker and PHP. FMStudio Pro creates a live connection withing Dreamweaver so that that you can see your FileMaker data inside Dreamweaver as you build your site.