Learning Claris FileMaker

Claris FIleMaker 19 introduces more complete functionality for using JavaScript in FileMaker.

This new feature set solves almost all the past issues.

The FileMaker Web Viewer Bridge raises our interaction between FileMaker and JavaScript to the next level.

Let’s take a high-level view of this framework.

JavaScript libraries bring additional and deeper functionality to a FileMaker custom app that are not yet available inside the platform.

One widget that I(Jeremy Brown) ’ve used occasionally in the past was a Date Range Picker.

This particular integration is pretty simple to set up and to use.

It allows us to add a picker to our custom app that is customized to our locale and easily sends the selected dates back to FileMaker.

So let’s study how to work with this FileMaker Date Range Picker, just as we’ve done now with DataTables and C3 Charts.

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Geist Interactive enjoyed FIleMaker DevCon 2018. We enjoyed the community, the sessions, and FileMaker in total. We're inspired and ready for the future.

The Web Viewer Integrations Library contains web integrations that enable you to extend the functionality in your custom application.

Jeremy Brown introduces the library, talks about its structure, playing with a web integration, and implementing a web integration with your custom FileMaker application.

Taking Add-ons Over the Finish Line - JEREMY BROWN & TODD GEIST:

With FileMaker 19.1 comes a powerful update to how we create apps. Add-ons are complete install-and-drop packages of functionality for FileMaker custom apps, and they bring more power to the problem solvers (us).

From now on, we FileMaker developers will use add-ons as part of our work.

Need a calendar? Grab a Calendar add-on.

Need a progress bar? Install one and drop it into the corner of the screen.

Knowing how to use a FileMaker Join table ( though not exclusive to FileMaker) can solve many data-model related questions for us.

As we fiddle with the Entity Relationship Diagram to work out the exact relationship of entities for our custom apps, we can rely on this join table technique to properly structure seemingly complex data models.

Let’s take a look at how this concept is used in our work.

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Using JavaScript in FileMaker brings great functionality.

In this post and video, we will review how to integrate a FIleMaker Audio Player.

We all want our custom apps to be faster, right?

As problem solvers, we design our system and complex processes to happen quickly so that the user can get on with her task.

Well one method we have at our fingertips is FileMaker Perform Script on Server.

Let’s discuss this script step, its features and things to watch out for.

As we study it and use it properly, we’ll use this script step like a boss.

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On April 12, 2018 we hosted the FileMaker Pro User Group in Minnesota (FMPUG-MN ) with guest speaker Jeremy Brown of Geist Interactive.

He shared some great information regarding JavaScript & the WebViewer. 

With Jeremy’s permission we are sharing the video of that event.

The Web Viewer Integrations library is a file meant for anyone’s use in their own learning and as a resource for deeper, richer functionality to any custom app.

But it does take a moment to walk through to learn how it is set up.
The library is set up to give you the ability to find an integration that you need and push it into your own custom app with very little effort.

As a test, I was able to push the photo album into a client’s app in about 30 minutes.

That time includes setting up the table structure, importing the code and revising the script for the specific app. One-half hour is not bad for a slick-looking photo album.

Let’s walk through the file and let me acquaint you with it.

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